Of all positional groups on the Los Angeles Dodgers 40-man roster, the outfield perhaps has the most clarity as we sit roughly one month from Spring Training workouts beginning. However, clarity doesn’t necessarily equate to how every role will shake out, but more so who will be involved.
As it stands, the outfield features six players battling for five spots: Andre Ethier, Joc Pederson, Yasiel Puig, Trayce Thompson, Andrew Toles and Scott Van Slyke. Now that is a fascinating group.
Ethier enters the 2017 a wild card. In the final year of his contract, the veteran outfielder is coming off of a season in which he played just 16 games.