PT TOMORROW: NL West—Opportunity awaits in the Dodgers OF

Los Angeles Dodgers

The immediate ripple effects of the Corey Seager (SS, LA) injury were covered by Jock Thompson in Playing Time Today earlier this week—with Chris Taylor (2B/OF, LA) more or less moving from CF to SS—creating an opportunity ripe for the taking if one of the Dodgers OFs can get hot in a hurry.

Alex Verdugo (OF, LA), the team’s #1 position prospect and recipient of an 8B rating in the Minor League Baseball Analyst, makes for an intriguing speculation in both the short- and long-term. Verdugo was hitting .276/.309/.474 across 76 at-bats in AAA-Oklahoma City, but the knock on him from a fantasy standpoint has been his lack of power, as he hit only 6 HR in 117 games (433 AB) in the PCL last year—with an uninspiring 58%...

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