Alex Guerrero is a man without a position.
But if the 28-year old Cuban import from Las Tunas keeps
hitting the way he has lately, Dodger skipper Don Mattingly will have to find a
place for him in the lineup.
Guerrero hit two homers in the series against the Giants and is hitting at a .474 clip in limited playing time this year. Guerrero is
9-for-19 with four homers and 12 RBI. His slugging percentage is a crazy 1.211.
The knock on Guerrero is his defense and limited range. He
was an All-Star shortstop in Cuba but does not seem destined to play that
position for the Dodgers. Conventional wisdom says 36-year-old Jimmy Rollins is
a stopgap measure at short until Cory Seager is ready to come up from the
minors. Guerrero’s most likely position is at third base where 37-year-old Juan
Uribe is entrenched as the starter and Justin Turner is the backup.
Uribe has been the mainstay for the Dodgers at the hot
corner for years but has started slow (.250) with the bat this season. If
Guerrero’s bat stays hot, Mattingly will have to find more frequent plate
appearances for him.
Guerrero went yard against Madison Bumgarner in Wednesday’s loss
and then went yard Thursday in LA’s 3-2 loss to San Francisco.
Guerrero defected from
Cuba in 2013, then established residency in Haiti in
order to become a free agent. He signed a four-year, $28 million deal to play for
the Dodgers.
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