LOS ANGELES -- Utility infielder Mike Freeman joined the Dodgers from Triple-A Oklahoma City before Monday’s game against the Nationals, but he was not activated. At least not yet.
Franklin Gutierrez is still dealing with effects from ankylosing spondylitis, an auto-immune disease that wiped out all of his 2014 season and has essentially robbed him of his once notable outfield mobility.
But as it stands now, Gutierrez feels good enough to start against Nationals left-hander Gio Gonzalez in the series opener, putting Freeman in limbo.