The Dodgers announced Thursday that they’ve designated outfielder Terrance Gore for assignment and recalled lefty Victor Gonzalez from their alternate training site.
Gore, 29, appeared in a pair of games with the Dodgers but didn’t get an at-bat, as he entered those contests as a pinch-runner and defensive replacement. That’s how things have gone in the bigs for much of Gore’s career. His blistering speed has made him a frequent pinch-running and defensive specialist, but he has just 77 plate appearances in parts of seven MLB seasons, including 2020. The Royals gave Gore a career-high 58 plate appearances last year, and he posted a solid .275/.362/.353 slash in that small sample. However, Gore carries a .213/.307/.269 slash in 492 Triple-A plate appearances.
The 24-year-old Gonzalez will be making his MLB debut when he first gets into a game. He soared through three minor league levels last season, pitching to a combined 2.31 ERA with averages of 9.3 K/9, 3.2 BB/9 and 0.7 HR/9 through 89 2/3 frames along the way. Gonzalez regularly generates strong ground-ball rates and is considered to be among the Dodgers’ top 30 or so best prospects. He worked more in relief than in the bullpen last season, and although the Dodgers have had multiple injuries pop up in their rotation, it seems the ’pen is where Gonzalez will begin.
Manager Dave Roberts announced to reporters today that right-hander Tony Gonsolin will get the starting nod tomorrow (Twitter link via J.P. Hoornstra of the Southern California News Group), so he’ll need to be recalled from the alternate training site tomorrow.
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“He worked more in relief than in the bullpen last season”
I assumed you meant in the rotation
“He worked more in relief than in the bullpen last season” edit
No, they mean he spent more time in the masseurs room giving ‘relief’ to the other players. No edit needed.
Gore is super fast. He should definitely be a key addition to a taxi squad near you. I was thinking of those xtra inning games, when your placing a player on 2nd with no outs. Gore’s definitely stealing 3rd.
He was already used in this role on the Dodgers. He did not attempt to steal third.
Well to be fair the past ball put Pollock on 3rd. So there wasn’t a need for Gore to steal 3rd since he was already there lol
In theory maybe
In reality, stealing 3rd is very difficult and very risky. MAYBE if you’re home and know you don’t need to score that inning you go for the risk. But on the road? Never
Dodgers rolling w/ 4 offensive bn players and even they arent getting any abs, * Shout out to Rios*
They seem to be taking extra pre-caution this year with the arms, I dig that –
Very excited for El Gato Hombre tomorrow
With 16 teams in and no fans… you just need 500 ball to play October baseball. What’s home field with no fans?
So I agree. It’s very smart for LAD and other contenders who are doing the same, to ease guys into the year and basically look at the season as spring training for the real season of extended October ball
Id like to win the West even this year and I think they do as well-
Once the offense starts picking up it will be easier to manage the inns/games
Super excited seeing Urias May Strip Gonzo getting major action on the bump so far –
Interested to see if Ruiz gets a taste of some action this year, I just dont think Barnes is a major league player
I highly doubt it. The injury last year hurt him, and if we’re being honest he was at least a year of seasoning away, def anyway. Personally, I think he’s a piece the Dodgers would be willing to part with in a package.
Guys love throwing to Barnes, and he’s getting on base at a league average clip. You can sacrifice an AB here and there with this lineup and the DH. They might go grab a more offensively inclined 3rd C, wouldn’t shock me. But to say he’s not a major league player is sort of overstating the C position. He’s a backup C that works well with the staff and a good framer which clearly the Dodgers are valuing way more than the bat.
Home field matters to the teams who can’t hit on the road or can’t pitch on the road. That’s about it. There are teams out there who need to be at home more than others.