At the end of September, the Dodgers are going to have some tough decisions to make regarding their playoff roster. For a club loaded with a ton of talent, several good players are going to miss the cut. With everyone fully healthy, Matt Beaty might have been one of those tough cuts. With Alex Verdugo suffering a setback, Beaty’s odds of making the postseason roster go up exponentially.
With Gavin Lux at second base, and an outfield of Pollock-Bellinger-Pederson, the Dodgers’ five man bench for the postseason would likely consist of Russell Martin (or Barnes), David Freese, Enrique Hernandez, Chris Taylor, and Alex Verdugo, Now that Verdugo is looking shaky to have enough time to return and make his own playoff roster case, that final spot would likely go to Matt Beaty.