Dealing with a rash of injuries that forced young players into bench roles, the Los Angeles Dodgers addressed their roster depth last week by signing Albert Pujols and acquiring Yoshi Tsutsugo from the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Pujols signing came as a surprise considering he lacks positional flexibility, is an aging slugger and reportedly sought an everyday role. Pujols refuted the notion he only was interested in starting, and said he was fully on board with the plan the Dodgers presented.
L.A. is on a seven-game winning streak since Pujols signed, and though he isn’t necessarily the driving force in terms of production, his arrival nonetheless has not been lost on the team.