Los Angeles Dodgers: Five steps to return to the World Series next season

3. Move Chris Taylor to an infield platoon

A direct effect of signing a right-handed hitting outfielder is moving Chris Taylor back to his natural infield position. Taylor is naturally a shortstop that can play second base and third base as well. However, his hot bat and injuries to Joc Pederson, Andrew Toles and Franklin Gutierrez led Taylor to a permanent role in center field.

As great as Taylor was in center field, it makes more sense to move him back to the infield going forward. The Dodgers need a better platoon at second base with Logan Forsythe and Taylor can provide just that. Forsythe cannot hit right-handed pitching, he hit .190 against it last season.

Thus, Taylor can create a platoon at second base that gives him the start against right-handed pitching. Chase Utley assumed this role last season, but father time is likely taking Utley into retirement. Now the Dodgers have no other real option besides Enrique Hernandez, who also cannot hit right-handed pitching.

So Taylor can start in center, Cain/Pederson in center or Pederson/Toles/Martinez in left field. Then, against left-handed pitchers, Taylor can move back into the outfield and Forsythe can start. If the Dodgers sign Martinez than Taylor would move back to center, if they sign Cain he can move back to left.

This seems like such a small and trivial move for the Los Angeles Dodgers but they cannot afford to play Forsythe every day against right-handers and make the World Series.