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Joc Pederson makes Opening Day roster at expense of Andrew Toles

With Spring Training at an end, one of the final roster decisions was (improbably) “who will back up Matt Kemp in left field?” That decision came down to Andrew Toles and Joc Pederson. After the conclusion of last night’s spring finale, news broke that a choice has been made:

Dodgers optioned Andrew Toles to OKC

— Eric Stephen (@truebluela) March 28, 2018

Most will find this news pretty disappointing. In spring Toles hit .283/.286/.566 in his bid to prove that his knee has recovered.