Dodgers Lineups: One Conceivable Batting Order at Triple-A Oklahoma City

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With all the endless discussions currently in the news surrounding the prospective layouts of the club’s Opening Day 25-man roster, many fans of the Dodgers can’t help but envision the overwhelming amount of depth and skill lurking on the fringe of the bigs at Triple-A Oklahoma City. If the major league squad stays relatively healthy and productive throughout the regular season, the crew at OKC will not only possess some of the best player talent in the Pacific Coast League, but will also be almost untouchable en route to yet another American Northern divisional crown.

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Dodgers Roster: Which Player Handles the Super-Utility Role in 2017?

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Continuing to break down multiple areas of the Dodgers‘ roster in the days leading to the onset of spring camp, we now move on to the bench portion of the squad, most specifically outlining which players could see significant playing time as versatile utility pieces.

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Dodgers 25-Man Roster: Darin Ruf, Scott Van Slyke or Rob Segedin?

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As we prepare to compose our second edition of 2017 roster projections, three significant questions stand out which may have an impact on which players appear on the Dodgers‘ 25-man roster come Opening Day in April.

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Dodgers Roster: Who’s Backing Up Third Base?

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While many fans of the Dodgers may think it’s entirely too early to think about secondary infield depth, it very well could be a significant issue for the management crew heading into spring training, as pitchers and catchers are officially scheduled to report in exactly eight weeks. Just imagine if the team had not yet reached an agreement with Justin Turner already—the void at the hot corner heading into 2017 would have been a jumble of mass chaos, especially considering the question marks at second base.

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Dodgers Roster: Where Does Rob Segedin Fit into the 2017 Puzzle?

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While it’s entirely too early in the offseason to consider potential batting orders and lineups, it’s definitely not out of line to think about prospective ingredients for the 25-man roster, as the first few moves of the winter promise to dictate which direction the Dodgers will be heading as far as assembling player personnel.

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Dodgers Roster: Putting Together A Working Outfield for 2017

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While it’s probably entirely too early for team management to begin piecing together roster ideas for the upcoming season, it certainly doesn’t hurt when fans begin brainstorming about areas of the squad that could eventually fall under heavy scrutiny about four months from now.

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Dodgers Impressed by Versatility of Toles, Segedin

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While the Los Angeles Dodgers forge ahead and continue to build a recognizable identity surrounding their 2016 campaign, two of the club’s most recent additions, Andrew Toles and Rob Segedin, continue to impress pundits with both their defensive versatility and abilities to generate offense.

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Baby Hold On

“It’s a new day
Let’s look at all we’ve got
It’s everything we thought
We ever wanted
It’s beautiful”

~Dixie Chicks

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The Long Way Round

“Well, I fought with a stranger and I met myself
I opened my mouth and I heard myself
It can get pretty lonely when you show yourself
Guess I could have made it easier on myself”

~Dixie Chicks

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Los Angeles Dodgers during game against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles,California. Photo by Jon SooHoo/©Los Angeles Dodgers,LLC 2016

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Dodgers’ Outfield Options Loaded with Potential

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If any avid Dodgers fan would have predicted in April that the club’s primary outfield group would consist of Howie Kendrick, Joc Pederson and Josh Reddick come the first of August, that particular fan would probably have been ridiculed and eventually ostracized completely from their own individual Dodger community.

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