With their abundance of depth over recent seasons, the Los Angeles Dodgers have been afforded the luxury of utilizing platoons at many positions. It’s held particularly true in the outfield, which again appears to remain the case for 2018.
As it currently stand, the Dodgers have a natural platoon option in left field with Matt Kemp mainly facing left-handed pitching, and Andrew Toles receiving starts when a right-hander is on the mound.
Kemp has never been a platoon player in his 12-year career, however, and despite his game being on the decline a bit in recent seasons, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that he does not see Kemp as such.