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Roberts tempers expectations about a trade
- Updated: July 31, 2016
LOS ANGELES — While rumors of a Dodgers trade heated up Sunday morning, manager Dave Roberts was tempering expectations one would happen by Monday’s Deadline.
“I honestly don’t know,” Roberts said when asked if he thought a trade would occur. “I try not to get too far expecting or hoping. The guys we have, we’re obviously doing something right. If something happens, it does.”
The Chris Archer, Matt Moore and Chris Sale rumors were revived Sunday. Some reports had the Dodgers making a run at catcher Jonathan Lucroy. Jay Bruce not starting for the Reds fit the narrative that he is destined to replace Yasiel Puig in right field, where Puig finally started Sunday for the Dodgers after a week off. The absence from Double-A Tulsa’s lineup of Dodgers hitting prospects Cody Bellinger and Alex Verdugo stoked deal speculation.
Roberts, then, had no easy task as sole spokesman for an organization secretive about its intentions. He walked that fine line with references to current roster depth that has allowed the Dodgers to withstand 22 disabled list injuries while slicing the deficit …
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