Gavin

Lux

The Dodgers are looking to add a right fielder and push Mookie Betts back into the infield. With Betts in the infield along with Tommy Edman, Max Muncy, and Miguel Rojas, it seems that Gavin Lux may need to find an opportunity with another team. Perhaps the Dodgers could move Lux in their quest to add more outfield depth, but where the 26-year-old ends up will have a huge impact on his potential fantasy value.

Betts played a pivotal role this past season in leading the Dodgers to their second World Series title in the last five seasons, splitting time between right field, shortstop and second base. The assumption here seems to be that Tommy Edman will transition back to the outfield on a more permanent basis next season with Los Angeles bringing in some additional free agent reinforcements. The big development here for fantasy purposes is that it seems highly likely Betts will regain second base eligibility at some point in the early stages of the 2025 campaign.

Lux has reached four times in 11 plate appearances against the Yankees, but just one of those has come via a hit. The lineup: DH Shohei Ohtani, RF Mookie Betts, 1B Freddie Freeman, LF Teoscar Hernández, 3B Max Muncy, CF Kiké Hernández, SS Tommy Edman, C Will Smith, 2B Lux.

Lux was removed from the lineup against the Mets with a hip flexor issue in Game 1 and didn’t play Game 2, but with right-hander Luis Severino on the mound, he’s back at the keystone for the pivotal Game 3. The full lineup for Los Angeles: DH Shohei Ohtani, RF Mookie Betts, 1B Freddie Freeman, 3B Max Muncy, LF Teoscar Hernandez, 2B Lux, C Will Smith, SS Tommy Edman and CF Enrique Hernandez.

With the Mets throwing left-hander Sean Manaea, the Dodgers will sit Gavin Lux, move Enrique Hernandez to second base, and insert Pages into the lineup to play center field. It will be the rookie’s first career postseason start.

If it had to happen, this is at least a decent time for it, as he wasn’t going to start against a lefty in Game 2 and he’ll get another day off before Game 3. Kevin Kiermaier replaced him against the Mets, with Enrique Hernández moving to the infield.

Lux punctuated the blowout with a two-run shot in the seventh inning. He also singled and came around to score a second run. That was his first homer off a left-handed pitcher since he took Hoby Milner deep on Aug. 15, 2022. Lux has done a solid job over the first four games with a .357 average and .571 slugging mark with three RBI.

Lux excelled in July and August, but he came into today in a three-week slump that had seem him hit .174/.304/.196 in 56 plate appearances. He’ll be the Dodgers’ second baseman against righties in the postseason, but he hasn’t done enough to justify any starts versus southpaws.

Lux opened the scoring with a solo homer off Miles Mikolas to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead. The 26-year-old infielder also singled to come around to score on a Miguel Rojas single. Lux has been outstanding since the start of July, and his .251/.311/.381 slash isn’t indicative of what fantasy players have gotten from his left-handed bat as of late

Lux supplied most of the offense for Los Angeles on Saturday night with a run-scoring double off Pirates rookie ace Paul Skenes in the opening frame and a two-run single a couple frames later. The 26-year-old former top prospect appears poised to continue playing everyday at the keystone with superstar Mookie Betts returning to right field when he comes back from the injured list with defensive specialist Miguel Rojas at shortstop. He’s batting an impressive .318 (28-for-88) with four homers, 18 RBI and one steal over his last 30 games. He’s not exactly forcing his way onto mixed-league rosters yet, but he’s putting himself in the conversation.