The Dodgers' catching depth was decimated in all of two days earlier this month when Will Smith went down (but not onto the IL) with a bone bruise and Dalton Rushing quickly followed with a shin contusion.
Forgotten deadline acquisition Ben Rortvedt was initially called on as a precaution for Smith, but he found himself in the primary catcher spot when Rushing went onto the IL and Smith remained benched while the Dodgers kept an eye on his injury. Waiver claim Chuckie Robinson was called up and sent down twice to replace Rushing, but his first visit was nothing more than a phantom stint, and his second amounted to all of three days.