With Dodgers battling more injuries, Alex Freeland could make debut

Cincinnati – Dodgers are facing more injuries for their alignment.

As a result, one of their best hopes could get its first high league opportunity this week.

Alex Freeland, the upper high level player of the Dodgers agricultural system, will be in Cincinnati on Tuesday in case Tommy Edman (who had his persistent ankle injury on Sunday while rounding the bases) or Hyeseong Kim (who fought a shoulder problem during the last week) needs the list of wheels, manager Dave Roberts said that on Monday of the night.

“He will come and we will see what direction we are going, with whom,” said Roberts. “We just try to understand … if we need to take a step for one of these guys.”

Freeland, a choice of third round in 2022 from the University of Florida Centrale, is the overall perspective n ° 3 of the team according to the MLB pipeline and the 35th baseball perspective.

The 23-year-old Switch-Frapper spent the whole season with Triple-A Oklahoma City, where he hit 0.253 with 12 circuits, 71 products produced and 0.799 OPS in 94 games.

Now he could get his first crack on the list of big leagues, the dodgers facing another series of headache with injury after the match on Monday.

In the short term, Kim’s shoulder injury seems to be the most urgent problem.

The South Korean recruit fought powerfully on the plate recently, with a performance of 0 for 3 Monday, leaving it only three for 24 since July 19.

“You can just see offensively with the bat, it’s just not himself right now,” said Roberts.

Dodgers’ interior field player, Hyeseong Kim, who faces a shoulder injury, had a hard time during the recent games.

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Edman, however, represents the largest long -term concern for Dodgers, with his persistent ankle injury since early May.

“This is something that is still there,” said Edman. “But I would say it was quite normal.”

At least it was until Sunday, when Edman said that he “had a small fit” while running the bases at Fenway Park.

While Edman was not available for Monday’s match, he maintained the optimism he could avoid what would be a second injured list this season and be back in alignment on Tuesday.

“I don’t feel like it’s a big problem,” he said. “I was at a time when I did not feel like I was being able to run at full speed today. I have received a good treatment today, so I hope I will be back available tomorrow. ”

However, dodgers could decide that a prolonged break for the Utilitymanman is justified – especially since he could not play on the field while trying to manage his injury.

“Obviously, if I couldn’t hit him tonight, so that he couldn’t play three defense heats, it’s not a great feeling,” said Roberts.

Freeland will wait in the wings in case.

Originally from Louisville, Ken., He made a major jump in the agricultural system of Dodgers last year, when he went from High Triple a little by hitting .260 at three levels of minor league.

Disciplined striker with 228 career walks in 345 career games in the minor League, Freeland received high notes for his defense at the Cop and Third goal. He also has 81 interceptions during his four seasons in a minor league.

How will dodgers determine if Kim or Edman – or both – will they have to go on the IL?

“This is a blurred line,” said Roberts. “The players obviously feel that they are not injured, where they can play and publish, which is great. But the line of, you always hurt the team, you injure, this is the thing that the organization, the training staff, we must make this decision.”

When and if they do, dodgers know who will be used as a potential replacement.