The Dodgers have activated second baseman Gavin Lux and right-hander Dennis Santana from the injured list, placed left-hander David Price on the 10-day IL with a Grade 2 right hamstring strain, and recalled righty Mitch White, per Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times. The club also optioned lefty Garrett Cleavinger and outfielder DJ Peters.
The highly touted Lux, 22, began the season as the Dodgers’ starter at the keystone, but right wrist soreness has kept him out since April 14. Before that, Lux came out of the gates slowly with a .220/.244/.317 line and no home runs in 45 plate appearances. The Dodgers utilized Max Muncy, the now-injured Zach McKinstry, Sheldon Neuse and Chris Taylor at second while Lux was out.
Price returned this season after opting out of the 2020 campaign over COVID-19 concerns, though the former American League Cy Young winner has struggled in a full-time role as a reliever. The 35-year-old, who entered the season with 311 starts in 321 appearances, has pitched seven times out of the Dodgers’ bullpen and yielded seven runs (six earned) on a whopping 14 hits with 11 strikeouts against four walks in 9 2/3 innings. Price is going to miss at least “a few weeks,” according to manager Dave Roberts.
Hoping they can give Brandon Morrow a look but the updates about him have been quiet all spring long.
He would be like Superman saving the day right now.
If only DJ laid off ball 4 last night, he would have had a mini-Superman moment with his first MLB RBI
DJ has had such a stellar minor league career (if strikeouts don’t bother you). I hope he gets another chance with the big league club. Having seen him in the minors and spring training, he sure looks like a major leaguer.great defense fleet of foot and light tower power..but this go around was a bust
Morrow has been injured since 2017.
rough couple days for Dj peters
He looked like he was WAY into his head and wasn’t having too much fun. I get that it’s a job and you want to be serious about it but sometimes you have to take a different approach. I think it’s messed that his family came for his first game and the cameras kept showing them at every at-bat making it more awkward if he didn’t get a hit or struck out. Anyways, it was rough to watch.
He and Luke Raley have looked over-matched. I can’t believe how badly the Dodgers are struggling with RISP.
DJP had chances for hits 1st hit yesterday with men on base but couldn’t come through.
I don’t understand why people are so shocked that Peter’s looks way over his head. Peters has had about two good months in AA, and beyond that he’s been pretty average to below average. Pitcher’s figured him out. His K% is staggering, we’re talking about Kyle Russell staggering.
He’s solely there because of injuries, and there’s honestly no path for him in LA.
To be fair, no one in this comment thread said they were shocked. Just taking a passing glance at his Spring Training stats, he struck out in about half of his atbats.
Like you related, there is no clear path to the LA outfield for him. The best case scenario is he hits well, other teams notice and the FO can flip him for someone with less minor league service time. DJP is in year five, so AFTER next year (year 6) he can become a free agent and the Dodgers would get nothing for him.
He’s a big dude with a long swing. Nearly half a foot taller than AJ Pollock.
They are both beyond awful
I really wish the Dodgers bunted more…You’d think w/ Roberts at the helm……. but those damn computers are making all the calls these days
Just so many situations where a bunt coulda won a game with us the last week……. They just are not moving runners over or taking productful abs with RISP
I know Im yelling at the wind here but I do feel a tad better now!
You’re not yelling at the wind. I understand more than you know.
It’s frustrating to see such a talented team flail at the plate. Seager, despite a home run yesterday, has fallen hard back to earth. Betts, though a smart runner, hasn’t been able to get on base nearly as much to showcase it. Max Muncy has turned into the West Coast version of the Greek God of Walks (Boston’s Youkillis as per Moneyball), but with the lineup behind him being a blackhole on offense, there’s no one to drive him home. What good is a 450 OBP when you’re left stranded?
Will Smith, for some surprising reason, has gone from being a highly valued offensive catcher to being abysmal and as I said much earlier, Raley and Rios…. Oh Boy. OvEr-MaTcHeD! Rios created such a buzz about himself with his play in the shortened season but he hasn’t been able to replicate any of it.
It’s one thing to be missing Bellinger, but who knew that this $257M team would be missing some guy named Zach McKinstry?
I agree with everything you’ve said! We can see these guys struggling but it must be hard building championship chemistry with the new guys.
Also, I’m not sure if that guy was responding to my comment or not bc I said Peters looked way INTO his head, like you could just tell he was talking to himself the whole time. Can’t get hits when you’re overthinking that much. It was an overwhelming moment for him.
Besides walk-master Muncy, everyone needs to pick it up
Why didn’t Kershaw at least attempt a safety squeeze?
I’ve always felt they don’t let Roberts get innovative enough to make gutsy calls
Its one thing to be struggling to get the big hit, that happens, but the lack of manufacturing runs is just downright bad baseball; I don’t care what era you play in.
I love Sd’s approach of taking every base that isn’t bolted down no matter the score. Dodgers get far too comfortable up 3 runs, almost feels like they think they deserve to win and the other teams just out there as pawns
Id like to see them loosen the leash on Roberts a bit, lets harness some of who HE WAS as a player onto the team…….that has worth, but I feel we’ve always ran away from that angle not into it strangely
“ Why didn’t Kershaw at least attempt a safety squeeze?”
So he could bunt into a double play and leave Mookie standing in the on deck circle? Too hard to fielder? They go home. Too soft? Pitcher shovels to catcher, who then has easy DP at first.
Guys. They have at least 5 offensive guys on the IL or seriously banged up. That timeline of injuries directly coincided with the offensive struggles. It’s hard to win games when 1/3 of your lineup is rookies and there’s two more vets on the bench, but they’re too hurt to play 9 innings. Bellinger, Lux, McKinstry, pollock+ Taylor have all been hurt to some degree and it’s likely affecting them offensively, or they’re simply off the field. That’s both the starters and immediate backup for 3 diff positions injured. That’s a lot!
But blaming a computer that 5 quality hitters are simultaneously injured seems misguided. That horrible front office is why the only real Q around this team is how many Ws over 100 do they end up with? Cmon
You get the ball down its 75% you win on a saftey squeeze – Chance of a DP is slim, more likely outcome Mookie gets up with 2 outs still loaded than a DP-
I don’t think anyone’s looking past the injs…..but even with the injs they could still be winning by moving along runners better…that’s the argument…you kinda created a false one just now Imo
My point is Id like Roberts to put a little of his own game into the current LAD roster…If you disagree with that, thats cool, but thats my gripe here not the W-L record to date….I realize theres a lot of “Never bunt” folk that exist and thats fine….hence my yelling into wind……
Maybe this isn’t to you Cap then as much as this thread, but there’s clearly people here overreacting to how players have struggled while filling bigger roles because of injury
With the Robert’s adding his spin thing. I’d be fine with it, but who are you expecting him to do all this? Mookie stole a base this weekend, but let’s be real, who wants to see your 360M guy be out for the year because he tore a ligament in his hand trying to steal 2B? He’s not the guy to hope he steals 40 anymore. He’s way more valuable elsewhere+ the risk is too high
Taylor has a bum back. Cody is out. McKinstry is out. Peter’s can’t reach base to use his speed. Who’s fast enough to play Robert’s game?
Heck, Rios DID try to beat the shift with a bunt against Cincy just yesterday. What would please you guys? How much you need? Sorry, but Seager or Smith or any of the other power hitters are never gonna be bunting with a guy on base, if that’s what people here want.
“ Will Smith, for some surprising reason, has gone from being a highly valued offensive catcher to being abysmal “
Hahahahhaha. Now here’s the dumbest statement of the thread. Smith this year has an 805 OPS, good for a 128 OPS+. That’s bad!?
Player A has a career 259/367/551/917 OPS. Good for a 144 OPS+
Player B has a 296/370/587/957 OPS, good for a 156 career ops+
B has a $341M contract. Player A is will Smith. Relax
For crying out loud, I didn’t mean he was an abysmal player and always will be. Lately, he has been abysmal. His last 7 games he is 4 for 25. The last game alone he has TWO GIDPs.. That’s bad.
I can’t get on board with some of your arguments. Here’s why –
We’ll never know but based on his experience with the bat, I’m willing to bet Kershaw doesn’t bunt into double play. I won’t get too far into the weeds with numbers/stats but in 670 official at bats, CK has had 15 GIDPs and 108 Sacrifices. That’s about a 2% vs 15% comparison. I’m playing the odds and having him try to sacrifice. When the bases were loaded, the runners were Seager (3rd), Muncy (2nd) and Taylor (1st). They are not slow runners.
Your following argument was Mookie was on deck so you can’t jeopardize Kershaw bunting into a DP. That was the comment that forced this reply to you – Mookie was no where close to being on deck. After CK, it was the black hole of rookie outfielders. Earlier in the game it was Luke Raley who was hitless with 2Ks and in his place was DJ Peters who wasn’t productive during this 1st stint with the team. Then afterwards it was Austin Barnes, then Edwin Rios who like the other young players, hasn’t done much.
I recognize they have players who are hurt, Bellinger being the glaring spot, the surprisingly productive McKinstry is next, and Lux who is fighting to regain his draft expectations but I don’t give a pass on Pollock.
And I don’t give a pass on the team for losing the series to San Diego. They should have at least split 4 games. The first game was definitely the sore spot for me. The Padres were coming off a 3 game sweep at the hands of Milwaukee and in the last game they used 7 relief pitchers! All this while the Dodgers had the day off. I can’t justify them losing that first game. They were rested and gearing up to play at home while their opponents were flying in from a losing series.
Don’t need speed to sacrifice bunt – I dont need them going all crazy on the base paths but they could have about 3 more wins this year with some simple sacrifices –
Its not hating on the Dodgers to say they are playing bad fundamental offence right now. My fear is that instead of trying different things (bunting) they will rely more on just algorithms (computers) time after time .
We’ve seen these struggles past postseasons, Im not the first to speak on this subject…Im not a total old school guy, I see the value in saber, Im just saying perhaps just perhaps the pendulum has swung a bit too far…… throw the Roberts connection in and it is quite odd. Ive always dreamed Mike Scioscia would join on as an asst coach and bring these elements back within the org…. We dont need to be the 15 Royals but we could sure gain value in having those tools at our disposal (especially playoffs)
And that wouldnt be me McCourt …
I made a post 2 weeks ago how bad Raley Peters Reks of the past were for Dodger OF depth and ofc it was met with “3rd world problems ” eyes and disapprovals by all …
Yes they are dogshit and there’s nothing to worry about long term , but maybe in the meantime lets try and mix it up a little with what we got. Walk off saftey squeeze’s from from designated( Sp) hitter is what gives the team life to survive the hard 6 months. We seem a tad robotic Rn
And like I said, he’s not always going to be bad. Tonight –> 3-run HR.
@neuro, with will Smith. My point is simple. Is a fantastically long year. But he’s shown over parts of 3 years that he’s an excellent offensive catcher. A mini-slump is annoying and noticeable when others are hurt, but it’s what 25 at bats out of 600? Guess I just don’t react as strongly to a small slump
With CK to Mookie thing, I misunderstood what game you were talking about honestly. Thought you were talking when he walked in a run vs darvish. By the time I put together what game you guys were discussing, my edit meter was up. With that said, I rescind the strength of my denial. Was thinking a totally different situation
I will say this. Seager/muncy/Taylor. There’s a total of one fast guy there, and Taylor has had a bad back so it’s questionable how he’s running(and he’s on first, last guy to get DP’d on a bad bunt). Seager and Muncy are prime DP/forceout candidates at home or 3rd on a bad bunt tho..
“ Lux who is fighting to regain his draft expectations but I don’t give a pass on Pollock.”
Why? He lead the team in bombs last year. He’s been playing with a bad wrist but stayed off the IL because our depth is such crap rn. He gets no leeway?
Honestly cap, don’t think I was really replying to your opinions even if I replied to your comment, reading back. That’s my bad
I disagree on Soc, I think he was a huge hindrance to the angels for a lot of years honestly, but otherwise I’m with ya. Wouldn’t surprise me if we make some small deal for more AAA OF depth (or target that as part of a bigger return)
But, The reality is also kinda tough. If they’re McKinstry good, they deserve a spot on an MLB team and likely will be tough to pry away. But if they’re Raley or Peters tier, that guy is just a duplicate x2 on the dodgers AAA roster. Ya know? It’s a tricky spot to be in. Really, 2/3 of your starting AAA OF was in the LA OF last few days. And they were meh. Unless the trade target is better than Raley/Peters, the acquisition of another OFer is prolly a moot point.
It will be interesting how strongly they work to fill that, or if they let their depth play out and simply expect The OF’ers to get healthy
Ive been wanting an OF prospect for awhile – Id trade an arm/Inf to get it as well. I have zero faith in Pollock to even be an avg player the remainder of his contract Its going to be a min be4 Pages Rodriguez Vogel are here
I think Soc was held back by Arte….the last years got ugly but he led them to their greatest results/stretch ever … Wouldnt want him taking over for Roberts but as an asst I think there would be a lot to learn (Not to mention the young C)
Unless May and June are like April with injs I dont see any trades really for outside help, tho that Trauchman price was intriguing today ….
The reason I don’t give a pass to Pollock is because I’m biased against him – I was never a fan of his signing, at least not at $55m. As a Dodger fan, I was envious of the Pollock that the Diamondbacks had in 2014/2015. That’s the player I enjoyed watching – lead off hitter, played CF, fast, could hit for power. He was an All-Star and a seemingly MVP-caliber player. But he couldn’t stay healthy after 2015 and just wasn’t the same player. I didn’t believe $55M was a great investment. He’s taking up payroll on a roster that the FO will have to decide if Seager or some other high profile shortstop will be worth another generational money contract. So unfair or unreasonable, I don’t give him much leeway.
Will Smith’s mini slump is magnified for me because he hits AFTER Turner and Muncy. With Mookie and Seager largely scuffling, JT and Max have been the most consistent. They get on base but are left on base because the bottom of the lineup isn’t getting it done. I just expect more from Smith given his history. He is a good hitter, but as re-iterated, his struggles are magnified with the young players hitting behind him.
And I think you’re underestimating how fast Muncy and Seager are. They are not slow but average fast. They’re stats are measured on baseballsavant.mlb.com/sprint_speed_leaderboard
And I think Taylor’s back is fine, He had a home run that game.
Just gonna reply to both you guys in 1 post because you guys hit real similar points+ I’ll try to keep thread clean
@cap+Neuro with Pollock. How I see it, his first year he got hurt. Second year(2020) was when he was fully healthy, and he put up an 880 OPS/134 OPS+. He had a positive UZR in LF and was a solid 7 hitter. He tied for team lead with Mookie for bombs. It’s not like this was a surgery ago. This was just last year. Honestly, I’m not worried about any dodger hitter yet. Maybe my tolerance early in the year is a bit longer than you guys, that’s just preference. But Pollock has the track record, even if it’s not perfect. If he’s healthy, he’s gonna hit very well for a 7 hole hitter behind Lux in front of Smith
Maybe he really needs an IL stint to heal 100% from something nagging. I can’t say. But after last year, I don’t think he’s done. If his 2020 sucked, okay that’s a new conversation. But he looked real good most of last year, playoff aside
Yes, he’s not the same fast guy he was when he was 26. Surgeries suck. And looking at fangraphs, I can see why 2019-21 pollock would disappoint on defense. In all 3 years in LA, he has made nearly every “easy” and expected play by LF’ers. But starting even at “even” balls (chance of catch), he drops significantly and has made zero amazing plays, per fangraphs. That’s rough lol. His sprint speed+breaks are not what they were. That’s reality. Is he overpaid? Sure probably. But that lack of a legit LF prospect is why we signed him, not vice versa blocking someone. We had to pay free agent prices once because our system wasn’t perfect. Is that really that horrible a thing? And He’s not stopping us from keeping seager, cmon. 11M is a drop in the bucket when you spend 258M. Kenley leaving+ Corey’s 2021 salary pays for Corey in 2022, if they want
Then, and maybe most of all to me, go read about Pollock’s daughter. It’s heartbreaking and really hard to root against him, for me, after knowing what he went thru and kept it together for his wife
@neuro w/ Smith. I hear ya on the batting order. But that just goes back to injuries. He’s supposed to be in a supporting RBI spot, 6/7/8. He’s hitting 4/5 lately. That’s a lot of pressure if you’re not Buster posey. If Smith is in his normal spot, aka our lineup is full strength, his 25 at bat slump is unnoticed prolly. It goes back to injuries suck but their impact can resonate in multiple spots in the lineup. Bellinger+Lux add an insane amount of depth the lineup before Smith. He was getting pitches to hit last year because the lineup was so long. It will be the same when we’re healthy imo. I think it’s reasonable to say, Smith has a good enough track record of avoiding long slumps that the HR tonight can easily be seen as him turning a corner. He has some bad luck in that 25 AB SSS. He’ll be fine
I think the only runner on 3B Robert’s would have bunted with was Mookie. Not sure anyone else gets the call. Robert’s needs to be 100% sure the runner will make it to call it. Fair or not to each their own. I don’t think of Max or Corey as fast for any amount of distance. Sprint speed is his fastest 1 second. Not scaleable to get his total speed down the line. They’re different. I think of them as average to above average. But hardly a burner
Cap, I would not have minded Tauchman at all. He would have been a solid get. I have to assume the price for us would have been significant enough that Friedman checked on it, and passed. Not that he missed the boat
I understand your point of view. And as far as personal lives go, I try to leave their struggles off the field out of my on-the-field disappointment as much as possible. I have previously read about Pollock’s daughter but that doesn’t temper my disappointment when he does’t do well or comes through in situational hitting. Also, I want to make it clear that I don’t actively root against him. I’m just not enthusiastic having him on the team. Rich Hill was in a similar situation as Pollock and after reading his story, I rooted hard for him every time he pitched. I wish he was with the Dodgers last year to earn a ring.
Again, I think Smith will be fine too. His slump was magnified at the bottom of the lineup with JT and Max getting on base but no one being able to drive them in. In last night’s game, Matt Beaty had one hit. – that was more than Betts, Seager and Muncy combined. I know the other guys along with Smith put up some runs that game, but this team overall is struggling huge. Having the bases loaded for the offense is almost like giving Superman kryptonite. I know it’ll change – at least it has to for them to repeat.
Im w/ You Nuero on Pollocks opportunity cost …felt they bid against themselves at the time ….. ida preferred a 3 year deal and having the team outs or just say pass….but live and learn…
Im aware of Pollocks daughter…..I typically have my GM cap on when I post here for better or worse. I wish the best for him but like Nuero said theres just so many kids I wanna see stick around down the line….guys like CT3 Seager Kershaw then later Urias May Buehler etc etc ….at some point the money just runs out……I liken it to fantasy baseball 101 “Never the player always the price” …it may sound cold but thats the way I want my GM running things
Hopefully this is the beginning of the end for Price in a Dodgers uniform.
His contract is immovable. Just pitch him out of the pen until the deal expires and be happy that’s the only tax it took to get a once in a generation player.
Right?
The guy’s a lefty and only pitched a few innings.
He’s worth the dodgers keeping as starter insurance.
The starting staff has been really healthy but you can’t bank on that all year long.
Once in a generation player plays 40 miles or so south of Dodger Stadium but Betts is a HOF’er in the making and worth taking on Price.
Maybe there are two of them and they both play in SoCal
they are definitely 1-2 in the league right now. Well played.
True, Tatis is in San Diego.
this is getting out of hand! now there are two of them!
stop it!
I didn’t realize Price is making 32M this year. So ridiculous haha
“The Price Ain’t Right” wonder if he’s heard that before? Ahahahaha!
The Dodgers only pay $16 million. He would be starting for most teams, or at least a good number of them. I’m surprised he hasn’t been traded. The Dodgers would have to eat some of his remaining salary, but I think he would be reasonable at about $8 million per year.
Unless it’s a fantastic prospect, and it won’t be, why the heck would the dodgers trade him to another contender? Just to face him Oct, and possibly have him beat you? BecauseThat’s the only type of club taking him at 8M in July.
He won’t drop them below the tax line. He won’t net a star in return. And he has the potential to be David price of 2018+early 2019, really not that long ago playing wise for him. And if not? He doesn’t make the postseason roster. Who cares?!
But what if he goes back to a 3.00 ERA-in-the-ALE starter going 6 strong, but now in the NLW? Phew what a free trade acquisition, essentially. No reason to trade him. Zero zilch
he is but dodgers are only paying half of his contract…..
Yeah, but Boston is paying a lot of the 32 mil.
Meanwhile McGee has 7 saves with the Giants.
Reminds me of Tony Watson all over. They both got very cheap 2 year deals. Wish the Dodgers had brought him back.
Tough break with Price. He didn’t seem to have injured himself during the game, at least it wasn’t obvious. He reminds me of the problem the Padres have with Pham – oft-injured. But even more expensive.
I like the idea of calling up kids like Mitch White for the bullpen.
I almost feel like Andre Jackson, Josiah Gray, Gerard Carrillo, would be better off getting looks than some of the lower tier bullpen arms. Scott Alexander and Dennis Santana included.
Price will be kept on the injured list as long as they can get away with it. Dodgers are playing for October. Hopefully he figures something out by then. If not, he’ll be off the playoff roster then off the roster completely after the year.
Still can’t believe Boston traded away Betts. I’m glad he’s out of the AL East. I know Met fans were hoping he would reach free agency.
You just get the feeling that at some point Price will be one of those players the Dodgers pay to go away. Similar to the way they ate Brian Wilson’s contract after 2014 and told him to hit the bricks.
It’s more likely he’s starting a playoff game for LA than it is the dodgers pay another team to take him in 2021
They’re playing for a title. Not to cut costs
I don’t know how anyone could believe otherwise. Price was done when the Doyers took him in order to get Betts. So tired of hearing him even mentioned as a starter for them!
Price had a 3.00 era in Boston (and ALE) in 2019 before deciding to play injured because the announcers were being tough guys in the booth. He should have stopped that moment, and his numbers would be way better overall. He’s still throwing strikes with fantastic control in his “good” outings this year.
Wouldn’t be shocked if LA decides to bring him back to the rotation instead of the pen when he returns. But he’s a vet who 3 years ago was the most wanted pitcher in FA. Pretending he’s done is folly
5 of Price’s 7 runs allowed came in the first series in Col. Hardly worrisome
He settled in quite nicely, 4 straight scoreless appearances with a 8-2 K:BB. Then SD got to him last night and now the IL
Last night aside I thought he was hitting his stride finally. Grade 2 means he probably has a bit of time til he’s back unfortunately. If he comes back throwing strikes like those 4 scoreless appearances, he’ll be a great asset down the line, no matter what complainers say here
@before. Agreed. He’s actually been throwing well, including ST. It’s a hammy not throwing related. And it’s April. Plenty of time to get him going and find a suitable playing role. I’d want him on my team.
@Brewer88 …for a Price.
Of course we miss Belli big time. However not having Gonsolin is what’s really killing them
Lotta truth in that statement – Gonzo woulda soaked up a ton of inns helping the whole pen
I would also argue (even if erratic) Joe Kelly is needed. He is another arm option we haven’t had at all. Having Belli this long on the IL, our hot hitter McKinstry going down, and Lux barely coming back makes things even more frustrating. I’ll probably get the whole “every team has injuries” spiel for someone which I acknowledge but this team got hit in some rough spots. The chemistry is lacking since Kike and to an extent Joc signed elsewhere. Guys aren’t having fun with all the rookies trying to figure it out.
With all that said, I’m not giving up on them. The Ls are concerning when they start adding up.
Oh, I would love to see a pitching roster limited to 10 and the disabled list set back to 15-or-21 days, Maybe then, every other game wouldn’t be such a snore-fest.
Can’t see much chance for White as a starter for LAD. Does he project well as a starter if with another team?
Mop up duties …think Stripling
Stick a fork in Price?
Brusdar “I throw one pitch 100 mph and it’s completely straight and I have no control over it” Graterol could use some time at the alternate site.
He was breaking off some sliders against San Diego. But it’s clearly a work in progress
Raley and Peters are absolutely terrible
The relief pitching has been turbulent/subpar since the start of the season. Bullpens around the league are basically a crapshoot from season to season. Late arrivals, new arms and injuries have no doubt taken their toll, just like they have on every aspect of the team. But Freidman always seems to be able to put an above average unit together one way or another. The Dodgers definitely have the chips needed to make one or more significant upgrades down the line, and Im confident they will if need be.
As shaky as that part of the roster has been, I’m actually more concerned with the lack of hitting with RISP and especially with the sloppy defense. The offense should see a significant increase in output when a few of the key contributors return from injury. That combined with some of the lineup’s main/steady contributors turning around their slow starts and becoming more productive as the season progresses.
Bellinger will definitely help the outfield defense when he returns, but I have some major concerns with the infield defense and the major defensive shortcomings at catcher. Hopefully the Smith/Barnes combination can somehow get significantly better in the coming months.
But it only April, we’re still in first place, and we know this team is capable of playing much better all around baseball
Neuse should be starting
He has started plenty of games. His defense sucks so he rarely makes it the full game
Truthfully his bat seemed awful until about 3 days ago, but now his OPS is 1.000. baseball+SSS. Gotta love it