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Dodgers decision time coming with Mookie Betts returning
TL;DR
Mookie Betts is set to return from the injured list, prompting the Dodgers to decide between keeping Alex Freeland or Hyeseong Kim, or designating Santiago Espinal for assignment. The team has until Monday to make this decision.
Key points
- Mookie Betts returning from injury
- Decision between Freeland, Kim, or Espinal
- Espinal's contract includes an advanced consent clause
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“I think that he’s done a much better job of controlling the strike zone,” Roberts said. “I think that’s something that we felt he could be exposed by balls at the top (of the strike zone), spin down below. He’s done a much better job of managing that, I think, so that’s probably the biggest thing.
“He’s got the ability to put the bat on the ball, get hits, steal bases, play good defense. And I think he’s done all that. I think for me, just the plate discipline piece has been much better.” Katie Woo at The Athletic added a detail of Espinal’s $2.5 million contract: The Dodgers included an advanced consent clause in that deal, per multiple league sources, a provision that permits a team to release a player within the first 45 days of a contract without paying the remainder of the player’s owed salary. According to those sources, that deal was restructured and the deadline extended.
That would indicate that the Dodgers are planning to keep Espinal, at least for now, leaving the decision down to Freeland or Kim.
Links
- A bad throw by Justin Wrobleski opened the door to a four-run second inning in Sunday’s loss, but he still remained in until two outs in the ninth inning. From Maddie Lee at the Los Angeles Times, Wrobleski said, “It’s just,one half-inning of being pissed off about it, and then you’ve got to keep going back out there and doing your thing. … So yeah, it’s frustrating. It’s annoying because now I look back at it and, yeah, that’s what cost me from having a good outing.”
- Ted Turner died last week at age 87. Marc Normandin at Baseball Prospectus looked at how Turner helped change baseball during his time as owner of the Atlanta Braves, and the advent of the first television “superstation” TBS.
Q&A
What is the status of Mookie Betts with the Dodgers?
Mookie Betts is set to be activated off the injured list after missing over five weeks due to a strained oblique.
Who are the potential roster moves for the Dodgers with Betts returning?
The Dodgers must decide whether to keep Alex Freeland or Hyeseong Kim, or designate Santiago Espinal for assignment.
What is the significance of Santiago Espinal's contract for the Dodgers?
Santiago Espinal's $2.5 million contract includes an advanced consent clause, allowing the Dodgers to release him without paying the remainder of his salary within the first 45 days.
