{"id":66024,"date":"2025-05-31T16:54:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T16:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=66024"},"modified":"2025-05-31T16:54:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T16:54:53","slug":"report-news-dodgers-dont-plan-on-moving-mookie-betts-off-shortstop-this-year-says-dave-roberts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=66024","title":{"rendered":"REPORT NEWS: Dodgers Don\u2019t Plan on Moving Mookie Betts Off Shortstop This Year, Says Dave Roberts"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Dodgers don\u2019t plan on moving Mookie Betts off shortstop this season, and for good reason.
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Betts, who is a Gold Glover in right field, made the unprecedented transition from the outfield to the infield. Going from right field to shortstop is a position change that is practically unheard of in the modern era of baseball.<\/p>\n

However, Betts has quietly shown just how athletic he is in his new position as the team\u2019s infield quarterback.<\/p>\n

According to Baseball Savant, the Dodgers star ranks in the 89th percentile in Outs Above Average. Ranking positively in OAA is quite the feat for Betts, a player who is in the midst of his first full season at shortstop.<\/p>\n

Last season, Betts played a portion of the 2024 campaign as the team\u2019s starting shortstop. However, once he returned in August from the injured list, Betts made his return to right field and remained there throughout the postseason.<\/p>\n

In 2025, Betts will only being playing at shortstop, according to manager Dave Roberts.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t see us making a change even as we did last year. I don\u2019t see that happening,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cHe\u2019s a major league shortstop on a championship club.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The Dodgers skipper believes Betts is playing just a bit above league average, and is on an upward trajectory.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would say, right now he\u2019s playing above average shortstop \u2026 a tick above major-league average, which is amazing considering he just took this position up,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cAnd he\u2019s only getting better.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Photo Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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