Dodgers notes: Gavin Lux, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Will Smith
The <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> had one of baseball’s best offenses during the 2023 season, with the two-headed monster of Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman leading the charge. As good as they were and look to be for the 2024 season, if there is one area of concern in the lineup, it would be their depth at shortstop.
The cost of the Gavin Lux injury
With <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2023/2/28/23618909/gavin-lux-acl-tear-dodgers-2023-injured-list">Gavin Lux out for the year</a>, even if the <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> did want to upgrade at shortstop, Craig Goldstein at Baseball Prospectus <a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/80731/deep-but-playable-dodgers-shortstop-gavin-lux-acl-injury-replacements/">is unenthused at the remaining free agents available</a>, and skeptical that any trade targets might not even be dealt by their current team. Goldstein also noted another cost of Lux’s torn ACL:
Notes: Gavin Lux, James Outman, Rich Hill, salary cap(?)
Gavin Lux tearing his MCL and <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2023/2/28/23618954/gavin-lux-surgery-right-knee-acl-dodgers-reaction">news of his pending right knee surgery</a> and <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2023/2/28/23617816/gavin-lux-injury-acl-tear-dodgers-roster-miguel-rojas-chris-taylor">missing the 2023 season</a> dominated Tuesday in <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> camp. But here are some other recent stories around the team and in baseball.
What Gavin Lux missing 2023 means for the Dodgers
<a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> shortstop Gavin Lux has a torn ACL in his right knee, manager Dave Roberts told reporters Tuesday, after receiving results of an MRI exam. He’s expected to miss the entire 2023 season.
Gavin Lux tears ACL in right knee, out for 2023 season
<a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> shortstop Gavin Lux saw his 2023 season end before it began, tearing his ACL in his right knee <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsNetLA/status/1630323953322565632">while running the bases in a spring training game on February 27</a>.