Batting just .071 this season, Taylor has just seven at-bats this month, with Andy Pages, Kiké Hernandez and Miguel Rojas getting the time at second base or in center field that might have gone to …
The Dodgers valued the versatility of Chris Taylor, left, enough to give him a four-year, $60 million contract when he reached free agency following the 2021 season. That versatility has shrunk with his batting average this season. SAN FRANCISCO — A key component of the Dodgers’ bench the past seven years, Chris Taylor has been relegated to the far end of that bench this year, anchored there by an unsightly .071 batting average.
“It’s very difficult because we’re still trying to win games. If you look at our roster, Kiké and Miguel Rojas have been taking good at-bats. CT wasn’t, quite frankly. Trying to get him involved because you don’t get better if you don’t get opportunities, which I clearly understand. I’m trying to get a couple of those lefties untracked. We’ve run into a slew of righties. So it’s tough. But he’s certainly not forgotten.
Roberts said Taylor won’t start in the Giants series but will likely be in the lineup on Thursday at home when the Cincinnati Reds are expected to start a left-hander, Nick Lodolo.Out since May 5 when he injured his hamstring while playing catch in the outfield, right-handed reliever Evan Phillips has progressed to playing long toss for the first time since the injury on Monday and is hopeful to throw off a mound during the Dodgers’ three-game series in San Francisco.
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