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Dave Roberts: Trayce Thompson-Joc Pederson not a ‘platoon’
- Updated: April 27, 2016
10:58 PM ET
LOS ANGELES — What’s the dirtiest word in baseball? Brace yourself, it’s … “platoon.”
Ask a manager if his shared position is a platoon and he will come up with any number of reasons why that is not exactly what to call it. The word “platoon” needs to hire a new public relations agency.
So with left-handed hitting Joc Pederson and right-handed hitting Trayce Thompson appearing to share time in center field these days, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts does not want to put a label on it. Thompson was starting in center field on Wednesday for the sixth time (10th outfield start). Pederson has started 15 games in center.
“I’ve talked about using the roster,” Roberts said. “Trayce is good out there in center field, and I want to get him in there and get him at-bats. I want to get him in there against left-handed pitching. Joc had a good at-bat against (Marlins left-hander Craig) Breslow last night, so it’s not like I’m pinch hitting every time a …
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