For as good as Andrew Friedman has been as the architect of the roster, even he won’t have a perfect batting average with every move he’s made with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.
Veteran outfielder Michael Conforto was brought in over the offseason essentially as a one-year stopgap in left field. Dalton Rushing experimented briefly as an outfielder, and when coupled with the depth in the farm system, Conforto was never expected to be a long-term solution.
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Essentially, he fit the mold as a guy the Dodgers would appreciate.