The Dodgers made a move to strengthen their bench by trading for infielder Ronnie Belliard from the Nationals. He should be in L.A. in time for Monday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Belliard is a right-handed hitter in his 12th year in the majors. He's a career .274 hitter with 107 home runs. This season his numbers have dipped, as he's hitting .246 with 5 homers and 22 RBIs in 86 games (187 at-bats).
My guess is that he's probably thrilled to get out of Washington and onto a contender. This isn't an earth-shattering move by any means, but it could give the Dodgers another decent option off the bench.
As for the bench, they now have Mark Loretta, Brad Ausmus, and Juan Castro as righties and Juan Pierre as a lefty. So there's some pretty good, veteran options to turn to late in games.
One thing I believe the Dodgers have done very well this season is just that - great bench play. Belliard can only help that.
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