This time last year, the Dodgers were thinking that Joc Pederson was going to anchor center field for a third consecutive season and beyond. Fast forward a year and things are the same yet very different. Similar to the fact that they have a guy who they think will cement himself as the primary center fielder, but different because this time it is not Joc Pederson.
This year it’s the 27-year-old Chris Taylor who broke out in a big way during the 2017 season. After starting off the season in Triple-A, he got called up to the big league squad and hit his way to becoming a full-time player.