New fan favorite, meet old fan favorite. Through his first 18 career games, Zach McKinstry is slashing .302/.333/.585, and it’s even better than that here in 2021 alone. The gritty 25-year-old utility man has quickly become not only a favorite amongst Dodgers fans but has become a key cog in Dave Roberts’ game plan.
Flashback a couple of seasons and Doc used to look at another gritty left-handed batter the same way. The man, Chase Utley became an everything man after a 2015 trade to LA. And when Roberts was named as manager of the club heading into the 2016 season, he got his first exposure to what has now become one of the biggest components to his game plan.