Dodgers: Biggest takeaways from the first weekend of Spring Training

Corey Seager’s arm injury may be more serious than anyone thought

Last season, Corey Seager battled elbow issues that led to a reduced schedule and a slump in September. Seager’s throws were noticeably weaker and the shortstop was even “babying” his throws when they did have to be made. Coming from someone with elbow issues, I think we should all be a little concerned about Seager.

The Dodgers and Seager opted to pass on elbow surgery as it was assumed that rest would do the healing itself. That has not been the case, at least as it seems.

Seager is set to take a DH role during Spring Training with Chris Taylor and Enrique Hernandez likely to take reps at shortstop. The plan is to get Seager at least ten starts at shortstop before Opening Day. However, with Seager in yet another trowing program, who knows if he will make any starts at short.

This is a huge concern. The Dodgers are lucky that they do indeed have depth at shortstop, but Seager could miss significant time if LA does not properly manage the situation. And honestly, I do not think they have done a good job at all in doing so.

Seager may require a permanent move to second base in the future if the Dodgers want to get any production out of him. While this is assuming the worst, it is time to stop assuming that this is just a nagging elbow pain.