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Segedin a product of all-hands-on-deck system
- Updated: August 15, 2016
LOS ANGELES — A mass of roster moves by Dodgers management this year has the side benefit of keeping Minor Leaguers on their toes, because in this organization you never know when you’ll get the call.
Non-roster players like Rob Segedin can spend the first half of his first season getting passed over by other Triple-A infielders like Charlie Culberson and Chris Taylor and not feel hopelessly buried. Segedin kept to the task and finally got the call Aug. 7. He’s played in every game since, going 6-for-20 (.300) with six RBIs and starting the last two games at third base because of Justin Turner’s bruised hand.
The Dodgers have made 140 roster moves since Opening Day, many dictated by a record-breaking number of injuries. They have recalled 40-man roster players 26 times and selected non-roster players nine times.
While front-office manipulation around the roster fringes might seem like an obsession to some, the players most affected appreciate the club’s willingness to spread opportunities around in the search for incremental improvement.
“You never know what the move’s going …
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