Adam Lind on trade to Brewers: 'I don't think it's really hit me'

For the first time in his major league career, Adam Lind is set to wear a jersey that isn't bedecked with the Toronto Blue Jays logo. 

Shipped to the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon, Lind admitted just 48 hours later that the reality of leaving the only team he's ever played for hasn't really sunk in yet.

"I was away for a week and had everything turned off," Lind told Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. "When I landed back in Florida, I got the information from my agent. I really don't have a reaction yet. I don't think it's really hit me. Everything happened so fast."

Lind enjoyed a nine-year tenure with the Blue Jays, who selected him in the third round of the 2004 draft, but started to generate trade interest in the weeks following the conclusion of the regular season. Speculation regarding Lind's future with the Blue Jays only intensified after the club claimed Justin Smoak off waivers last week.

Though Lind was an integral part of Toronto's offense for the last two seasons, the former Silver Slugger award winner has dramatic platoon splits and provides negligible value beyond his ability to hit right-handed pitching. Eager to reconfigure the complexion of their roster, the Blue Jays traded Lind and his $7.5 million contract option to Milwaukee for right-hander Marco Estrada.

Lind, however, hopes to dispel his reputation as a platoon player with the Brewers.

"I'd like to play as much as I can and have an impact on games," said Lind, who batted .354 against righties last season. "I know there's a lot of good lefties out there but it's more fun to at least have a say on the game then be on the bench. You never know; if they leave one over the plate then I have a chance to do a little damage."