In a move that Manager Dave Roberts calls “permanent for now,” the position swap comes after repeated misfires on throws from shortstop recalled issues Lux had in previous seasons.
Dodgers infielders Mookie Betts, left, and Gavin Lux, right, are swapping positions – Betts will play shortstop and Lux will play second base – and Manager Dave Roberts said Friday the move is “permanent for now.” The position change comes after Lux had throwing issues earlier this spring. GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Dodgers have decided they can’t wait for Gavin Lux to work out his throwing issues at shortstop.
When he returned this spring, it was once again as the Dodgers’ primary shortstop. But repeated misfires on throws from shortstop recalled throwing issues Lux had in previous seasons and the Dodgers decided to make a move. A second baseman on his way up in the Boston Red Sox system, Betts hadn’t played shortstop since 2012 in Class-A before starting 12 games there for the Dodgers last season.
“You’re not ever worried about the emotional side of things or the psychological side of things as far as the positional change with Mookie,” Roberts said. “The bet is that he’s only going to get better as he takes more repetitions.” Betts said the conversation among the players involved was “cool.” He said he spoke with Lux separately as well.
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