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Twins adding four-time Gold Glove-winning shortstop Andrelton Simmons – Minneapolis Star Tribune
The move likely will send All-Star shortstop Jorge Polanco to second base, and make Luis Arraez a utilityman.
The last time Major League Baseball held an All-Star Game, Jorge Polanco was the American League starting shortstop.
On Tuesday, he became an ex-shortstop.
Andrelton Simmons, a four-time Gold Glove winner at the position, agreed to a one-year, $10.5 million contract with the Twins, according to a source with knowledge of the transaction, an addition that likely pushes Polanco to second base and Luis Arraez into a utility role.
Simmons, a 31-year-old native of Curacao, reached the major leagues with…
