With the Los Angeles Dodgers still needing a third baseman and right-handed bat for their lineup, the most logical solution would appear to be re-signing Justin Turner, who inexplicably remains a free agent with the start of Spring Training one week away.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has openly stated how much he would like for Turner to return, going so far as to call it his top priority for the team. “I think what Justin does on the field, in the clubhouse, in the community, he’s one of the Dodger greats,” Roberts said in December.
“It’s been six years he’s been with the Dodgers, and he’s in that elite company.