Via Jon Weisman’s Dodger Thoughts, here’s Ned Colletti on the state of the Dodger outfield (in the middle of a much longer interview):
Ned Colletti On The State Of The Dodgers
↵↵“Right now Matty’s the center fielder,” Colletti said. “Andre’s the right fielder. I want to see what Tony can do offensively. He’ll play as much as the offense allows him, I think ... using the whole field, bunting more, figuring out ways to get on base, because his on-base percentage isn’t high even when he hits .270. See if he can become more disciplined at the plate, use his speed more to get on. I don’t expect power out of him. I don’t expect gap power out of him, but I would like to see him get on base a lot more, because if he does it perhaps changes the dynamics in the outfield.
↵↵The funny thing is, it might actually happen. Gwynn’s OBP was just .304 last year, but it was .350 the year before that. Of course, his true ability is probably in the middle somewhere, but could Gwynn do .350 (or better!) in March and April and sucker Don Mattingly into playing him out there regularly? Sure.
↵That’s the problem with giving subpar veterans a shot to win a job. Sometimes they’ll actually do it.
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