#dave-roberts

#dave-roberts

Dave Roberts, the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, has taken great care in these past few years not to act smug or entitled about being the man who guides the best-paid team in American sporting history. That Roberts has more or less pulled it off is one of the great achievements of his stint in that role, but even he cannot hold up the charade any longer.

Manager Dave Roberts decided to hit Ronald Acuña Jr second in the batting order for the National League All-Star Game, moving him from his usual leadoff position.

Dustin May has a 4.96 ERA across 17 starts, allowing 19 earned runs in 27.2 innings over his last five outings. His recent performance has raised concerns.

Kiké Hernández is hitting just .206 in 160 at-bats this season, with a .220 average against right-handed pitchers and .188 against left-handers.

"Clayton is a very, very special person. A very special coach. The Marlins got a really good one," Roberts said when McCullough and the Marlins played at Dodger Stadium in April.

I'm excited. Very excited. I exchanged texts with Coach Savage. Given what that baseball program has gone through this year with Jackie Robinson Stadium and things like that, the uncertainty going forward, the coaches, Coach Savage and the players have done a fantastic job of staying focused on winning and getting to the College World Series. So they're two wins away. Got a big series at home at Jackie, so I'm really rooting for those guys.