Typically a baseball article could be like a Marvel film. The uninitiated rise up and depart as quickly because the credit roll, whereas the consultants stick round to see the post-credits scene.
However even then, some folks suppose, “Now it’s actually over,” and so they rise up and depart, however you, the professional, know to stay round till the very finish, the place the stick one final scene that you really want to see if you wish to be an professional.
The newest Bill Plunkett article within the Orange County Register is like that. You present as much as see what he has to say about Craig Kimbrel and “Let It Go,” and you then keep for the post-credits scene about Danny Duffy and Victor Gonzalez being shut down on their rehab assignments, or perhaps even to the half about Tommy Kahnle hopefully returning this week.
However if you happen to caught round to the very finish of the article, you’ll discover this sudden nugget of Dodgers info:
In the meantime, outfielder Kevin Pillar might begin a rehab project with OKC later this week, based on Roberts. Pillar underwent surgical procedure in June to restore a fracture in his left shoulder socket and is attempting to return earlier than the top of the season.
Pillar, you’ll recall, tore it up in Triple-A this season earlier than lastly getting known as as much as the massive membership in late Might. He performed 4 video games, getting 13 plate appearances and posting a slash line of .083/.154/.167, with only a double and a stroll to his identify.
After that stroll, Pillar went to 3rd on a Gavin Lux double and appeared shaken up on the play. He scored on a Freddie Freeman groundout, then left the sport with what turned out to be a fractured left shoulder.
It was anticipated that Pillar would miss the rest of the season, however he’s been working laborious in his restoration from surgical procedure and is hoping to play once more this yr. It’s not clear whether or not there could be anywhere for him on the Dodgers roster, though with Chris Taylor (and Mookie Betts) obtainable to play the infield, Los Angeles might use Pillar as a right-handed bench bat as an alternative of Hanser Alberto within the postseason. Unlikely, however attainable.
Both manner, it’s good to see Pillar battling again.
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