The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled Hunter Feduccia from Triple-A after placing Freddie Freeman on the injured list. This decision leaves top prospects like Dalton Rushing and Hyeseong Kim in the minors. Manager Dave Roberts cited the need for a left-handed pinch-hit option and the desire to avoid disrupting the regular playing time of young prospects. Feduccia's addition provides depth as a catcher, while the team remains hopeful about the eventual contributions of its top minor league talents.
"We just landed on Hunter because it just gives me a left-handed pinch-hit option," Roberts said. "With young prospects (like Rushing) ... it's not always of benefit when they're used to playing every day and you want to keep them logging at-bats and innings."
Roberts previously mentioned if - or when - Rushing earns a promotion for his first Major League action, it is expected to come at catcher rather than left field, which he started playing last season.
Feduccia is a left-handed option off the Dodgers' bench. That would've applied to Rushing as well, but the Dodgers don't see value in top prospects being added to the roster without a clear opportunity to make regular starts.
Feduccia joining the Dodgers roster gave them three catchers and meant the likes of top prospect Dalton Rushing, Hyeseong Kim, James Outman and David Bote remained in the Minors.
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