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Chris Taylor Begins Rehab Assignment

By Connor Byrne | August 15, 2019 at 9:47pm CDT

Injured Dodgers utilityman Chris Taylor began a rehab assignment at the Single-A level Thursday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com relays. There’s no word on how long it’ll take Taylor to return to the majors.

The Dodgers have been without the versatile Taylor since July 14, when he fractured his left forearm. The hope then was Taylor would only sit out four to six weeks, but he obviously won’t make it back to the Dodgers at the low end of that timeline. Unsurprisingly, the depth- and talent-laden Dodgers have continued to thrive in Taylor’s absence. They owned a 62-33 record after the game in which he incurred his injury and now sit 81-42, which is easily the best record in the National League and places them a ridiculous 19 games up in the NL West.

Los Angeles’ roster figures to become even formidable with the return of Taylor, who overcame a slow start to post respectable numbers prior to his injury. While the 28-year-old’s overall production has fallen short of the figures he recorded from 2017-18, he has still slashed .261/.334/.452 (105 wRC+) with eight home runs and seven stolen bases.

Defensively, Taylor has logged double-digit appearances at both middle infield positions and in left field. LA has been in good hands in those spots without Taylor, however, as Max Muncy has manned the keystone and Corey Seager has handled short. As for the corner outfield, although Alex Verdugo’s also on the IL, the Dodgers have largely deployed NL MVP candidate Cody Bellinger, Joc Pederson and Matt Beaty to successful results of late.

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  1. Ejemp2006

    3 years ago

    The Dodgers are smart.

    Reply
    • jeremy

      3 years ago

      They were smart not to buy in all these quick fix over the years and that made them build a soild minor league.

      Reply
  2. BlueSkyLA

    3 years ago

    Taylor’s numbers after his slow start were far more than just respectable, they were actually terrific. You could look it up.

    Reply
  3. bigkempin

    3 years ago

    CT3 hit .300/.347/.557 in May, .312/.371/.570 in June. With a combined 7 HR, 30 RBI, and 5 SB. He was on fire before he went down.

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    • Donkatsu

      3 years ago

      Its almost like he absorbed Corey Seager while Seager was on the IL….

      Reply
  4. WereAllJustGuestsHere

    3 years ago

    Considering how awful his start was his numbers look good. A very nice utility player. Dude can play.

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