Dodgers Remain Confident In ‘Uber-Talented’ Gavin Lux

Gary A. Vasquez/USA TODAY SportsThe Los Angeles Dodgers boast one of the deepest 40-man rosters in all of baseball, and that was evident when they optioned Matt Beaty and Gavin Lux to Triple-A Oklahoma City last week.

They were the corresponding moves to activating Mookie Betts off the 10-day injured list and recalling Darien Núñez.

Neither player had been receiving regularly opportunities, with Lux only recently returning from a hamstring strain. The former top prospect is in the midst of another down season but the organization still has high hopes for him.

“We still obviously value the heck out of Gavin. It’s his journey. It might not be the way he or we envisioned it, but this is where…