I don’t think the Dodgers had any idea Bellinger would take a grasp of a starting role when they first called him up, but that is exactly what he’s done. Cody has hit cleanup for most of his starts, and that tells you how much the Dodgers believe in him. Even though Dave Roberts and the front office love to play platoon matchups, Bellinger needs to start in left field every day, even against left-handed starters.
In the majors alone, Bellinger is hitting .333 with an on-base percentage over .400 against lefties. While the sample size is only 24 at-bats, Franklin Gutierrez has the same amount of at-bats against lefties, is hitting .