Gavin Lux is absolutely recovered from surgical procedure that repaired the 2 predominant ligaments in his knee and was assured that he can be the beginning shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers coming into camp.
Nonetheless, it’s taking him slightly longer to return to beginning shortstop type.
Lux has been struggling to make constant throws to first base and if it weren’t for a Gold Glove first baseman in Freddie Freeman, he would have greater than two errors this spring.
On Thursday, Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts was even noncommittal about naming Lux his Opening Day shortstop.
Lux remains to be making an attempt to get snug, and made that clear on Wednesday after his tough outing.
“I’m nonetheless making an attempt to really feel out my knee and the whole lot and get snug with that. I haven’t actually performed protection in a yr and a half, so I’m simply getting on the market and making an attempt to get as many recreation reps as doable, and I’m engaged on the again fields and on the minor league facet as a lot as doable to attempt to expedite this course of.”
Gavin Lux through L.A. Occasions
Roberts has religion in Lux and believes these errors could possibly be from him not enjoying baseball in a yr. He expects that Lux goes “to maintain getting higher with repetitions.”
“To do something the place you’re making an attempt to be good is troublesome, and I believe there’s some a part of it the place he hasn’t performed baseball in fairly a while. As he’s making performs and making an attempt to get it throughout the diamond, he’s making an attempt to be too high quality. I don’t suppose it’s the mechanics of it. I believe it’s simply releasing himself as much as be the athlete that he’s.”
Gavin Lux through L.A. Occasions
The Dodgers open their season in two weeks, so Lux doesn’t have a lot time to show to Roberts that he’s able to go as an on a regular basis shortstop.
And if he’s not able to go by Opening Day, the Dodgers have Miguel Rojas ready within the wings — however he doesn’t have the identical offensive pop that Lux has.
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