The Los Angeles Dodgers are one of the deepest teams in baseball, particularly in position players, and especially after the non-waiver and waiver trade deadlines when they added the likes of veterans Manny Machado, Brian Dozier and David Freese to the organization.
While boasting an abundance of talented players certainly isn’t a bad problem to have, it definitely does take some sacrifices as only eight players can be in the lineup on any given night.
The Dodgers have World Series aspirations though, so players have willingly given up playing time for the betterment of the team. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts explained how he’s navigated that and praised his players for making those sacrifices, via Alden Gonzalez of ESPN:
“A lot of conversations,” Roberts said of what it entails, “and selling them on giving us the best chance to win a championship.