In a stretch of struggles for the Dodgers, one player seemingly has caught the most of the struggle bug. On the season, slugger Edwin Rios is batting .093 in 20 games this year. Even worse, he’s riding a 0-for-24 hitless streak with 9 strikeouts.
It’s safe to say that this is not the start of the 2021 season Eddie envisioned.
The narrative has been growing for the infielder — he needs to build some confidence and see some pitches. And that’s something that would be best done away from the big leagues, much like teammate Matt Beaty did last week.