It used to be that a flood of players joined big-league teams on or around September 1, as active rosters expanded from 25 players to as many 40. The September flood is more of a trickle these days, with rosters just going from 26 to 28 players. But for the Dodgers this year, it’s a pretty important trickle, as it will allow them to activate a couple important players who have been sidelined with injuries.
In addition to getting starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw back from the IL, it appears the Dodgers will use the September 1 roster expansion to bring back high-leverage reliever Blake Treinen, according to J.