<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-rumors-do-dodgers-really-want-to-sign-willy-adames-trade-gavin-lux');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: Do Dodgers really want to sign Willy Adames, trade Gavin Lux?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Do-Dodgers-really-want-to-sign-Willy-Adames-trade-Gavin-Lux.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB rumors: Do Dodgers really want to sign Willy Adames, trade Gavin Lux?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-21T09:34:50-08:00">November 21st, 9:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-21T09:34:50-08:00">November 21st, 9:34am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers are moving Mookie Betts back to the infield full-time in 2025, and that leads to much speculation about the team <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5935761/2024/11/21/blake-snell-free-agency-dodgers-mlb-offseason/" rel="noopener">potentially signing</a> top free-agent shortstop Willy Adames and trading second baseman Gavin Lux, but it is not as much of a given as many would believe.</p><p>“Friedman has long admired Adames, whom he acquired for the Rays at the 2014 trade deadline as part of a package for David Price,” Ken Rosenthal wrote. “But Friedman rarely pays sticker price for elite talent, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto standing as a notable exception last offseason, in part because he was turning 25. Lest anyone forget, the Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman contracts all include significant deferrals.”</p><p>Adames would be a great fit <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-walker-buehler-lied-to-pitching-coach-before-world-series-relief-appearance">for the Dodgers</a> on paper, but it remains to be seen whether or not Andrew Friedman would make the financial commitment. He will undoubtedly have a significant market, especially given that he has expressed willingness to play second or third base for a contending team. Adames’ defensive metrics also took a dive at shortstop last season, so there is concern regarding how long he will be able to be a viable option at the position before potentially moving off of the position.</p><h2><b>What are the Dodgers’ options for the infield?</b></h2><p>Current second baseman Gavin Lux had a strong second half, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-roki-sasaki-agent-la-handshake-deal-rumors">so the Dodgers</a> and Andrew Friedman could stick with him if Adames is deemed too expensive. Los Angeles could also trade Lux, making Tommy Edman the full-time second baseman, and move Betts to second base full-time.</p><p>Of course, the Dodgers could end up signing Adames, making an elite shortstop-second base duo with Betts. The Dodgers are arguably the most talented team in MLB, especially when fully healthy. That infield pairing would be one of, if not the best middle infield in baseball.</p><p>However, the part about the Dodgers going for younger players is interesting. The obvious young free-agent this offseason is Juan Soto, who has met with Los Angeles this offseason. It is unknown whether or not the Dodgers will compete financially with the New York Yankees and New York Mets for him, but he fits that mold of the type of player the Dodgers would spend top dollar on.</p><p>Regardless of the offseason moves, the Dodgers are going to come in as a top contender for the World Series in 2025 due to their established core. It will be interesting to see the level of upgrades the roster receives, however.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Do Dodgers really want to sign Willy Adames, trade Gavin Lux?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dodgers-news-gavin-lux-adversity-admission-la-world-series-victory');   ga('set', 'title', 'Gavin Lux drops adversity admission as Dodgers near World Series victory');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Gavin-Lux-drops-adversity-admission-as-LA-nears-World-Series-victory.jpg"></figure><h1>Gavin Lux drops adversity admission as Dodgers near World Series victory</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-29T17:14:27-07:00">October 29th, 5:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-29T17:14:27-07:00">October 29th, 5:14pm</time><address><a>Russell Steinberg</a>Russell Steinberg covers Major League Baseball and the New York Liberty for ClutchPoints. A baseball and basketball lifer, he has written for Boardroom, SLAM, SB Nation, The Next, and more. He graduated from NYU in 2012 and still returns to serve as PA announcer and occasional broadcaster for the school’s basketball and volleyball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-walker-buehler-makes-world-series-game-3">Los Angeles Dodgers are one win away</a> from winning the 2024 World Series and one of their oldest rivals, the New York Yankees, is the only team left in their way. Up 3-0 in what has been a one-sided series so far, the Dodgers can wrap things up on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium.</p><p>While every player on the roster will have reason to celebrate if the Dodgers can finish it off, the championship will mean just a little more <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-gavin-lux-shifted-offensive-attack">to Gavin Lux</a>.</p><p>Lux, the 26-year-old second baseman who played 139 games for the Dodgers this season, missed all of last year with an ACL tear he suffered in Spring Training. He <a href="https://x.com/SportsNetLA/status/1851396976811917420" rel="noopener">spoke to the media</a> before Game 4 and described what a championship would mean to him.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Gavin Lux: "Having it taken away for a whole year, it makes you appreciate the game definitely a little more.  We still gotta win one more game.  Nothing's over til it's over." <a href="https://t.co/jpDxeoEpRh">pic.twitter.com/jpDxeoEpRh</a></p><p>— SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsNetLA/status/1851396976811917420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Having it taken away for a whole year, it makes you appreciate the game definitely a little more,” he said. “We still gotta win one more game. Nothing’s over til it’s over.”</p><p>Lux’s injury came right as his pro career was getting started. Baseball America named him the 2019 Minor League Player of the Year, and he became part of the organization’s taxi squad during the COVID-shortened 2020 season. After playing 102 games in an uneven 2021 season, Lux began to hit his stride in 2022, leading the National League in triples (7) and hitting .276 over 129 games.</p><p>His injury temporarily derailed his career, making the Dodgers’ 2024 run all the more magical for Lux.</p><h2><b>Gavin Lux believes the Dodgers’ focus sets them apart</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Gavin-Lux.jpg"><figcaption>Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Dodgers have made the postseason every year since 2013, but have only been able to win it all once in that span. In Lux’s previous two full seasons in the majors, Los Angeles lost in the NLCS and the NLDS, despite winning more than 105 games both years.</p><p>This year, Lux says, something feels different.</p><p>“That’s the main thing I feel like is different from years past, is the intensity to compete every single pitch and to not give an at bat away or a pitch away,” he said. “Not to say we did in the years past, but the intensity every single pitch, every single inning feels different than it did.”</p><p>The Dodgers won “only” 98 games this year, but won the NL West for the third year in a row and eighth time in nine years under <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-savage-4-word-game-3-yankees">manager Dave Roberts</a>. It looked for a while like this year might end like the previous few did, after the San Diego Padres took a 2-1 best-of-five series lead in the NLDS. That’s when something clicked and the Dodgers found a new level.</p><p>For Lux, the team cohesion could have made all the difference over the past few weeks.</p><p>“We kind of learned from our past mistakes,” he added. “Like this year, where we spent pretty much every day together, and for these last 3-4 weeks, I think that’s made a big difference and we’re all pulling the same direction.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Gavin Lux drops adversity admission as Dodgers near World Series victory

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dodgers-news-gavin-lux-shifted-offensive-attack');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Dodgers infielder Gavin Lux has shifted offensive attack');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-01-24-gavin-lux-featured.jpeg"></figure><h1>How Dodgers infielder Gavin Lux has shifted offensive attack</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-01T17:35:24-07:00">August 1st, 5:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-01T17:35:24-07:00">August 1st, 5:35pm</time><address><a>David Korn</a>David Korn is an MLB associate editor at ClutchPoints. He is also a producer at MLB Network Radio and covers college basketball for A10Talk. David graduated from George Washington in 2023, where he was the radio play-by-play broadcaster for their Men's and Women's Basketball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman. Those are the players that usually first come to mind when talking about the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-mookie-betts-drops-truth-bomb-expectations-shohei-ohtani">Los Angeles Dodgers’ loaded lineup</a>. However, second baseman Gavin Lux has quietly been one of the Dodgers’ best hitters this season.</p><p>The 26-year-old Lux is in his first season back after missing all of 2023 while recovering from ACL and LCL surgery. Lux recently broke down <a href="https://www.ocregister.com/2024/08/01/dodgers-gavin-lux-has-ditched-safe-swings-for-doing-damage/" rel="noopener">what has changed for him</a> and allowed him to become such a great hitter after struggling to begin this season in an article from Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register.</p><p>“I think I finally have some mental peace that my knee is going to be fine and whatever happens, happens, I can’t control it,” Lux said. “If it happens again, I’m going to go down aggressive. That’s just kind of the type of approach I’ve taken with that, too.”</p><p>“I go back and look at old videos when I feel good and the gather and the load and the swing looks a little more like if you’re playing in the backyard as opposed to just being safe,” Lux continued. “I think just looking at that, that stood out to me.”</p><p>Since July 9, Lux has been on an absolute tear, hitting .385 with a 1.162 OPS along with five doubles and four home runs in 18 games. This is a significant change for a player who many were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/one-early-season-moves-dodgers-must-make">calling for to get traded</a> after his slow start. The Dodgers absolutely need Lux’s production right now as well, with Betts and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-freddie-freemans-wife-provides-health-update-on-son">Freeman out of the lineup. </a></p><h2><b>Gavin Lux’s new-look approach</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-01-24-gavin-lux-image.jpeg"><figcaption>© David Frerker-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Lux’s explanation about safe swings and not trusting his surgically repaired right knee enough is a refreshing bit of honesty. Coming back from an injury of that magnitude is always going to be a challenge. While it may have taken Lux a little longer than Dodgers fans may have preferred, it seems like he’s back to 100%.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-reveals-mookie-betts-max-muncy-injury-updates">Dodgers have been ravished by injuries</a> and other absences, both in their lineup and in their starting rotation. Even though they are still in first place in the NL West, their lead has gotten noticeably smaller. The San Diego Padres are just 4.5 games back, and the Arizona Diamondbacks are not far behind at five back.</p><p>In order to keep their spot atop the NL West, Lux is going to need to continue his new-look aggressive approach at the plate and keep contributing at an elite level.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Dodgers infielder Gavin Lux has shifted offensive attack

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A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers are shaking things up in an attempt to overcome two straight early postseason exits after dominant regular seasons. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-mookie-betts-shortstop-gavin-luxs-defensive-woes" rel="noopener">Betts solidified himself</a> as an MVP candidate throughout the course of the 2023 campaign but his production ultimately fell off of a cliff <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-dodgers-willy-adames-trade-gavin-lux-shortstop" rel="noopener">in the Dodgers’</a> shocking sweep at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLDS this past fall.</p><p>Now, Dodgers general manager Dave Roberts is making a big change on defense, as Betts will be switching spots with former shortstop Gavin Lux to open up the 2024 season, per Mike Axisa of CBS Sports (via The Athletic).</p><p>Now, Betts himself is breaking down that change, and <a href="https://twitter.com/FabianArdaya/status/1766249903850918193" rel="noopener">why he believes</a> not much will be different between he and Lux despite the big switch.</p><p>“Nothing’s changed, other than your view to home plate. We’re still up the middle together. We still are doing this thing together. So it doesn’t really matter,” said Betts, per Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic on X, the social media platform formerly referred to as Twitter.</p><p>Of course, the big move of the offseason for Los Angeles was the high-profile free agent signing of Shohei Ohtani from the crosstown rival Los Angeles Angels. Ohtani is widely viewed as the best player in baseball today and raises immense expectations for the Dodgers this year–in short, anything short of a World Series victory will feel like an epic failure.</p><p>Still, it’s interesting to see the smaller moves that Roberts is orchestrating as the season quickly approaches.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mookie Betts’ message to Gavin Lux after Dodgers’ shortstop switch

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His hobbies include running, reading and playing in recreational leagues. Back when he was a kid, Brian stumbled upon an old Larry Bird documentary among his family's collection of movies, which made him a lifelong Celtics fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers are making a defensive switch. On Friday, the team disclosed that superstar Mookie Betts will be fielded at shortstop for the upcoming season, per USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. Betts, who is primarily a second baseman, will be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-doesnt-commit-gavin-lux-as-las-opening-day-shortstop" rel="noopener">switching positions with Gavin Lux</a> due to the latter’s defensive issues. According to team manager Dave Roberts, the <a href="https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1766221874760200454" rel="noopener">decision is “permanent, for now.</a>”</p><p>Betts has experience at the shortstop position himself. Last season, the seven-time All-Star appeared in 16 games as SS, tallying 16 putouts and 27 assists in 98 innings. While the position isn’t new to him, a full-time switch to one of baseball’s most demanding spots is still surprising and the Dodgers trust that their star can pull it off.</p><p>Lux’s move to second base ensures that he’s still in the team’s batting lineup. With the offseason acquisition of Shohei Ohtani, the Dodgers were unable to tag Lux as the team’s designated hitter. In 2023, the 26-year-old was out for the season due to an injury, prompting Miguel Rojas to take on SS duties. It seems that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-dodgers-willy-adames-trade-gavin-lux-shortstop" rel="noopener">Lux is still getting his groove</a> back, as he’s had a slow start this Spring Training.</p><p>The batting department is no problem for Gavin Lux though. Prior to getting hurt, the Wisconsin native slashed .276/.346/.399 as the league leader in triples during the 2022 season.</p><p>As for Mookie Betts, everyone knows what the two-time World Series champ can do. With a slashline of .307/.408/.579 to go with 39 homers last year, Betts won his sixth Silver Slugger award last year.</p><p>All in all, with a fully loaded lineup, the Betts, Lux and the rest of the Dodgers aim for nothing less than a World Series victory this 2024.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.251	10	50	0.703	5

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.251	10	50	0.703	5

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