The Dodgers are working in some younger faces, but their depth took a big hit with the season-ending knee injury to Gavin Lux as they prepare for an NL West battle with the Padres.
The Dodgers’ depth took a big hit with the season-ending knee injury to Gavin Lux. With Lux out,instead of the multi-position backup he was originally slated to be. The rest of the bench figures to be the rotating group of platooned outfielders. The signing of J.D. Martinez represents a philosophical change by the Dodgers. Martinez will be the dedicated DH, a position the Dodgers used to rotate players through in the past.
Shocking as their first-round exit from the postseason was last October, coming as it did on the heels of a historic 111-win regular season, Dave Roberts largely escaped blame. The loss to the Padres wasand less time was spent this winter performing an autopsy on Roberts’ postseason decision-making than previous winters. But the pressure will be on Roberts again this season .
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