Not “Jaunted” Anymore
After trade rumors of Juan Uribe to the Braves died Tuesday afternoon, they picked back up late in the evening. Nothing has been made official as of now, but Uribe was not seen on the Dodgers bench last night and his locker has been cleaned out. It appears a trade has been finalized with Atlanta that will send Uribe along with RP Chris Withrow to the Braves and in return, the Dodgers will receive IF utility man Alberto Callaspo, left-handed pitchers Eric Stults and Ian Thomas and right-handed pitcher Jaun Jamie.
Uribe was signed away from the then World Series Champions San Francisco Giants back in 2010. Uribe truly only had two good years in Dodgers’ blue which was the 2013 and 14 seasons. This year he struggled mightily from the get go and saw his playing time diminish.
In the immediate scope of things, this allows hot hitting Justin Turner to remain in the lineup playing third base and also allows Alex Guerrero to play the hot corner occasionally if and when Carl Crawford and Yasiel Puig return from injury to man their outfield positions.
In the bigger scope of things, this shows the Dodgers are getting ready to pave the way for highly touted prospect, Corey Seager, to reach the Major League’s sooner than later. Seager continues to play shortstop in Triple-A Oklahoma City, but is slated to be a third baseman in the majors because of his size and lack of footwork. Seager appears poised to bring a combination of power and batting average to the Dodgers lineup for years to come.
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