Gavin Lux was a shortstop throughout his time in the Dodgers’ minor league system, but when he got to the big leagues, he shifted to second base because of the presence of Corey Seager and then Trea Turner. Well, Seager and Turner have both left for greener pastures (that’s green like money, not green like grass), which left an opening at shortstop.
All offseason, the presumption has been that Lux could be the starting shortstop if Los Angeles didn’t sign one of the free-agent shortstops or trade for Willy Adames or another starter-quality shortstop.