HUGE BLOW TO THE DODGERS NLCS ROSTER!!!
Oct 20, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager (5) singles in the first inning against the Chicago Cubs in game five of the 2016 NLCS playoff baseball series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
Wow! This is a gigantic blow to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Announcing their 25-man roster against the Chicago Cubs in the NLCS, one of their biggest stars will NOT be joining the team.
Dodgers shortstop and 2016 NL Rookie of the Year will not be playing against the Cubs. This can be a big blow as Corey powered the Dodgers lineup from the middle of the order. It is said that Corey has a back injury, which is keeping him off the roster.
In fact, his back had been flaring up for a while and toughed it out during the NLDS against the Arizona Diamondbacks. With several off days, Corey had missed workouts in hopes to rest the back. It apparently hasn’t healed up much, and if you have dealt with back issues, they SUCK!
I have suffered from back/spine issues for a while, something that I have basically learned to deal with. I have limited mobility and flexibility, and some days the back decides it just doesn’t want to cooperate. This is even with consistent treatment. So I can only imagine the issues this would present a professional athlete (heck I play baseball as well and it limits everything I can do).
If he is off the roster, this isn’t a very good sign.
Here are the two team’s rosters:
| Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| Pitchers | Catchers | Infielders | Outfielders |
| Tony Cingrani | Austin Barnes | Cody Bellinger | Curtis Granderson |
| Yu Darvish | Kyle Farmer | Charlie Cullberson | Enrique Hernandez |
| Josh Fields | Yasmani Grandal | Logan Forsythe | Andre Either |
| Rich Hill | Justin Turner | Joc Pederson | |
| Kenley Jensen | Chase Utley | Yasiel Puig | |
| Clayton Kershaw | Chris Taylor | ||
| Kenta Maeda | |||
| Brandon Morrow | |||
| Ross Stripling | |||
| Tony Watson | |||
| Alex Wood |
| Chicago Cubs | |||
| Pitchers | Catchers | Infielders | Outfielders |
| Jose Quintant | Willson Contreras | Anthony Rizzo | Jason Heyward |
| Kyle Hendricks | Alex Avila | Ben Zobrist | Albert Almora Jr |
| Jon Lester | Javier Baez | Jon Jay | |
| Jake Arrieta | Addison Russell | Kyle Schwarber | |
| John Lackey | Kris Bryant | Ian Happ | |
| Wade Davis | Tommy La Stella | Leonys Martin | |
| Pedro Strop | |||
| Carl Edwards Jr | |||
| Mke Montgomery | |||
| Brian Duensing | |||
| Hector Rondon |
You make it sound so good but that’s what you club supporters do good luck with that with or without him the Dodgers will win
Read the very next article. The Cubs went from huge underdog to favorite because of this.