{"id":16688,"date":"2024-12-10T08:08:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T08:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=16688"},"modified":"2024-12-10T08:08:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T08:08:55","slug":"dodgers-update-mookie-betts-to-play-shortstop-for-dodgers-in-2025-what-does-that-mean-for-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=16688","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Update: Mookie Betts to Play Shortstop for Dodgers in 2025; What Does That Mean for LA?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes said Monday at the Winter Meetings in Dallas that Mookie Betts is planning on playing shortstop in 2025.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/QAr0sz5TT3nsFn7jmtzTbTQB4RI=\/0x0:4560x3040\/1200x800\/filters:focal(1831x420:2559x1148)\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/73705610\/2182029261.0.jpg\" alt=\"Mookie Betts set to return to the infield in 2025, per GM Brandon Gomes - True Blue LA\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p>With Betts at shortstop, Tommy Edman would mostly be playing in center field.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=noahcamras&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1866248240519430175&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersnation.com%2Fmookie-betts-to-play-shortstop-for-dodgers-in-2025-what-does-that-mean-for-la%2F2024%2F12%2F09%2F&amp;sessionId=4c72e5bcebfe96fe1133f8af380929172bc33901&amp;siteScreenName=dodgersnation&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1866248240519430175\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>With Betts at shortstop and Edman in center field, the Dodgers would technically have room for Gavin Lux at second base.<\/p>\n<p>Lux has been\u00a0considered a trade candidate\u00a0ever since Gomes announced Betts was moving back to the infield. However, with Betts at shortstop, Lux would be able to remain at second base in 2025 and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Betts graded out as a below-average shortstop in 2024. However, he was trying to learn the position on the fly after Lux struggled in spring training.<\/p>\n<p>With a full offseason and spring training, the Dodgers are betting on Betts turning into at least an average defender at shortstop. If not \u2014 like they did last year with Lux \u2014 they\u2019ll adjust.<\/p>\n<p>For what it\u2019s worth, Miguel Rojas\u00a0told Dodgers Nation last month\u00a0he\u2019s preparing to help Betts become an even better defender before next season.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cKnowing that Mookie is going to be back, it makes me happy. It makes me excited to keep working with him and to keep going at it with Mookie at short and second base, because I know how better he got when the time was there,\u201d Rojas said to Dodgers Nation\u2019s Doug McKain. \u201cImagine now that we can work in the offseason. He\u2019s going to be working on his own throughout this time, and he\u2019s going to be really good at wherever he has to play.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"stream-item-size\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Beyond Lux, the Dodgers are filling a big need by playing Edman in center field. With\u00a0newly-signed Michael Conforto\u00a0taking up one of the corner outfield spots, the Dodgers just need to add one more to finalize a solid starting core.<\/p>\n<p>If Conforto mostly played against right-handed pitching, Andy Pages would be a perfect platoon option in the outfield.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers remain interested in Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez, but\u00a0have some stiff competition following Juan Soto signing with the New York Mets.<\/p>\n<p>Following the reported Conforto signing and Gomes\u2019 announcement regarding Betts, here\u2019s a look at how the roster stacks up as currently constructed:<\/p>\n<p>C: Will Smith<br \/>\n1B: Freddie Freeman<br \/>\n2B: Gavin Lux<br \/>\nSS: Mookie Betts<br \/>\n3B: Max Muncy<br \/>\nLF: Michael Conforto<br \/>\nCF: Tommy Edman<br \/>\nRF: Andy Pages<br \/>\nDH: Shohei Ohtani<br \/>\nBench: Austin Barnes, Chris Taylor, Miguel Rojas, James Outman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes said Monday at the Winter Meetings in Dallas that Mookie Betts is planning on playing shortstop in 2025. 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