Last season, the Dodgers infuriated fans by taking Mookie Betts out of right field, where he won six Gold Glove Awards, to install him as their everyday shortstop.
Betts wasn't the one to initiate the change. Gavin Lux couldn't hack it in spring training, so they swapped Betts and Lux between second base and shortstop. It looked like a massive blow to the Dodgers' defense on both sides for a while. Lux seemed to get the yips at second, and Betts was suddenly playing one of the most difficult positions on the diamond.
He finished the 2024 season with a -5 OAA at shortstop and 3 DRS (defensive runs saved), and fans got ready to cheer whenever the Dodgers momentarily moved him back to the outfield, even if it proved to be temporary.