Outman hasn’t started the past three games against a left-handed starter, but manager Dave Roberts says that’s more about his .129 average than any platoon
The Dodgers’ James Outman runs out a flyout in the rain against the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth inning March 30, 2024, at Dodger Stadium. CHICAGO — When the Dodgers signed Kiké Hernandez in February, Dave Roberts dismissed the idea that Hernandez would be a right-handed platoon partner for the left-handed hitting James Outman.
“No, it’s not,” Roberts said. “I just think James has to get untracked offensively. So for me, talking to the hitting guys, allowing him to have a couple days’ work and then he’ll be in there all three days against Minnesota. But my plan is definitely not to platoon him. Right now, I do want him to get that swing kind of a little more dialed in.”
“Right now, it’s kind of where he was at in the middle of last season. Hopefully we can get him back to squaring the baseball up and swinging at balls in the strike zone.”
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