Los Angeles Dodgers administration was adamant about giving second baseman Gavin Lux a minimal of 150 plate appearances this season earlier than making judgments about his taking part in time. As of Wednesday, he has had 175 at-bats and the Dodgers made a deal for Toronto Blue Jays super-utility man Cavan Biggio.
The writing might be on the wall for Lux, who’s batting .223 since coming back from a torn ACL he suffered throughout spring coaching final yr. His protection at second base has been strong, however his offense has but to return round.
Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts met behind closed doorways with Lux on Sunday earlier than the workforce’s sequence finale in opposition to the New York Yankees. He wished to strengthen to his second baseman that he wasn’t giving up on him.
“It was about, as a result of he’s not getting outcomes, simply maintain making an attempt to take good at-bats,” Roberts instructed Ken Rosenthal from The Athletic. “I complimented him on his protection, the main target pitch to pitch. I’m going to maintain working him on the market. I used to be simply making an attempt to pat him on the butt a bit of bit.”
The 26-year-old instructed The Athletic that he spoke with Roberts about attacking the outer half of the plate, focusing extra on mentality than mechanics. The pep speak labored: Lux produced his first three-hit recreation of the season Sunday night time.
Lux additionally had a great night time Monday, going 2-for-4 with a run batted in, a run scored, and a stroll within the workforce’s 15-2 win in opposition to the Texas Rangers.
“I believe the final like month or so I’ve felt lots higher and clearly the outcomes haven’t proven. A few of that’s simply baseball being baseball and it’s what it’s,” Lux stated. “However yeah, I simply suppose with extra recreation time, extra at-bats, my legs have gotten below me extra. I believe it’ll proceed to be getting higher because the season goes on.”
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