By assembling organizational depth and versatile players, the Los Angeles Dodgers are constructed to absorb nearly injury. No further proof of that this season has been the emergence of Cody Bellinger.
He was promoted from Triple-A Oklahoma City as a means to offset the losses of Franklin Gutierrez and Joc Pederson, and now Bellinger is filling in at first base for an injured Adrian Gonzalez. Another example is at second base, in the absence of Logan Forsythe.
When the 30-year-old sustained a fractured toe, Los Angeles turned to a platoon of Chris Taylor and Chase Utley. Forsythe recently suffered a setback during his rehab assignment, and is expected to remain sidelined for at least the next week due to hamstring tightness.