Dave Roberts Speaks on Roster Move With Betts Return Looming
The Los Angeles Dodgers have a difficult decision to make when shortstop Mookie Betts returns from his rehab assignment Monday.
Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts is set to return from his rehab assignment, and the Dodgers have a difficult choice to make when he ultimately returns. Betts made two appearances on his rehab assignment, both with Triple-A Oklahoma City over the weekend. He went 2-for-5 with two singles and a walk.
With his return imminent, the Dodgers will have to either option Hyeseong Kim or Alex Freeland to the minors, designate Santiago Espinal for assignment or move Miguel Rojas, who left Friday’s game with a “dead leg,” to the injured list. “We’ve got a tough decision,” manager Dave Roberts said . “All of the options, potentially for the corresponding move, these guys have done a great job and served a very good purpose for our club.
It’s a good problem in the sense of where we’re at. But it’s a (tough) conversation. ” “…I think you’re circling around it as far as who’s going to get the lion’s share (of time), how much is Mookie going to play, the value of somebody going to the minors and playing more versus having some optionality with the roster.
There’s a lot of different kind of ways you can go about it. We’re in the process of having those conversations now. ” Mar 2, 2026; Salt River Pima-Maricopa, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts (50) and manager Dave Roberts (30) talk before a game against the Colorado Rockies at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick.