The Dodgers have seen a lot go down in the last couple of days with roster movement, so here's the lowdown.
Adam Kennedy has been activated from the 15-day DL, where he was on since July 26 with a strained groin. In 70 games this year, Kennedy is hitting a blistering .250 with 8 doubles, a homer, and 15 RBIs. To his credit, he actually was having a great July before going down with a .342 AVG. Plus, he can play nearly every infield position, which is key late in games when it's substitution time.
Still, I'm pretty confused about why Sands is already going back down. Here I was a few days ago going on and on about how he'll play more first base in addition to the outfield... and then he gets sent back down after one game! Obviously he'll be back up when it's time for rosters to expand to 40 in September, but still, I didn't realize he was just keeping Kennedy's seat warm.
Speaking of biding time until September, a couple of veterans have accepted outright assignments to Triple-A Albuquerque: Bobby Abreu and Tony Gwynn. Both became victims of new blood and declining numbers, and both are willing to stick it out for a few weeks before coming back.
I wasn't too surprised when Gwynn accepted his assignment, but I have to admit, I all but forgot about Abreu. So when his name popped up as heading to the minors, I was really surprised. I actually have to give these two guys a ton of credit for even going to the minors in the first place. There's no way this would have happened if it were early in the season, and understandably so. But with September on the horizon, it's worth a shot.
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