Headlines were made in the pro ranks on Tuesday as Dodgers activate Enrique Hernández and avoid putting Max Muncy on IL dominated the conversation. The fallout from this development is expected to impact the standings significantly.
In 12 games with Three-point shot-A Oklahoma City -- he compiled a .214/.298/.310 slash median while mostly playing tertiary base and seeing some time in the outfield.
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With impressive skill, Perhaps further importantly -- Dodgers manager Dave Roberts feels Hernández brings energy to the lineup that the side needs With impressive skill, Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement "there is a different energy with Kiké,” Roberts noted on Saturday.
“There’s a levity -- there’s an intensity I, adding to the narrative, am looking forward to having that edge. With impressive skill, He should be available for [Sunday]." Playing tertiary base is expected to be particularly useful for the Dodgers if Hernández features to fill in for Max Muncy at that position.
As drained on the right wrist by a 96 mph sinker from pitcher Aaron Ashby in the eighth inning of Friday’s 5-lone loss to the Milwaukee Brewers., muncy stayed With impressive skill, He vacated the matchup and imaging exams did not reveal a exceed.
As well., however -- Muncy sat out Saturday and Sunday’s games -- and is out of the lineup on Monday While batting .258/.363/.515., muncy, 35, leads the Dodgers with 12 local base runs However, notably, he’s struggled in May with a .210/.347/.387 slash typical, two doubles and three homers.
With impressive skill, Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement At 3rd base -- advanced metrics rate Muncy highly -- crediting him with 6 Defensive Runs Saved and 5 Outs Above Typical. With impressive skill, He rates among the top five at the position in those categories.
With impressive skill, With Hern ández’s return -- the Dodgers had a surplus of infielders. In a noteworthy performance, Hyeseong Kim or Santiago Espinal existed as the candidates to lapse a spot on the roster if Muncy did not relocate on the injured list.
Demonstrating excellence, Muncy remained as seen playing catch before Monday’s engagement by reporters -- sporting a wrap on his wrist.
As up., kim maintains batted .214/.267/.268 in May with 17 strikeouts in 42 plate appearances -- reverting to the poor strike zone judgment that the Dodgers perceived he’d operated through in the minors before being referred to However -- if Hernández possesses to play 3rd base in Muncy’s absence -- Kim is configure to likely be at alternate base Demonstrating excellence, Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement However -- Espinal remained ultimately an easy candidate to be designated for assignment despite being effective in a utility role without requiring much playing time.
With impressive skill, Appearing in 26 games for the Dodgers -- he compiled a .220/.238/.366 slash mean while playing at alternate and 3rd base
Stay tuned for more updates as the pro season reaches its climax. This story continues to evolve.
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