Dave Roberts has alternated Turner and Max Muncy between third base and DH as both struggle offensively, but Turner might start getting the lion’s share at DH
PHILADELPHIA — The Dodgers’ offense, with 58 runs in the nine games before Saturday, has started to fulfill its potential of late.Counted on to add heft to the middle of the Dodgers’ lineup and length to it overall, Turner and Muncy entered Saturday’s game with batting averages below .200, OPS under .640 and subterranean OPS-plus .
“So I’m gonna give Justin more DH days, so he can get more used to that role, and give Max more third base days. … Getting each of those guys more accustomed to a certain role, I think, ultimately could be beneficial.” “It’s not the easiest thing in the world. I think anyone that plays baseball will tell you that. It’s hard to do that.”
“As a DH, you sit in the dugout and you’re just thinking about that last at-bat for an hour or however long before your next at-bat. It’s not as much about staying loose – which is definitely part of it, you’ve still got to stay loose. You don’t want to just sit on the bench for an hour then go up and hit again. But it’s more of finding a way to move on from that at-bat and not be thinking about it for an hour between at-bats.