The Los Angeles Dodgers are 27-15 on the year. They have a half-game lead over San Diego in the NL West entering play today. The Dodgers lost to the Athletics last night. Reports indicate they are calling up the MLB’s 15th-ranked prospect today. Dalton Rushing will be joining the Dodgers ahead of game two of the series with the Athletics. To make room it looks like fellow catcher Austin Barnes will be designated for assignment.
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Dalton Rushing
The Dodgers will be be calling up Dalton Rushing from Triple-A. The 24 year old catcher has had a great start to the year in Oklahoma City. In 31 games this year he has a .308 batting average with a .938 OPS. Rushing has 33 hits, five doubles, one triple, five home runs, 17 RBI, and 23 runs scored. The 15th-ranked prospect in baseball aims to maintain his impressive performance. He will do so with the Dodgers in the challenging NL West.
Austin Barnes
It’s reported Austin Barnes will be designated for assignment by the Dodgers to make room for Rushing. Barnes has played in 13 games this year so far for the Dodgers. He has a .214 batting average and a .519 OPS. Barnes has four runs scored, nine hits, three doubles, and two RBI on the season. Barnes has fallen off this year as his average is well below last years .264 he ended the season with. The Dodgers want to evaluate their top prospect. Barnes’s struggles made the move easier at this time. It will be interesting to see what they actually do with Barnes. One would assume some sort of minor trade will develop now with Rushing on the scene.
