Los Angeles Dodgers: Three bold predictions for new Dodger, A.J. Pollock

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed an all-star outfielder like the fans wanted, except it was not Bryce Harper and instead was A.J. Pollock.

The Los Angeles Dodgers made the team’s biggest move of the offseason thus far by signing former all-star and Arizona Diamondback, A.J. Pollock, to a four-year deal.

This might not have been the superstar that Dodger fans were expecting (*cough* Bryce Harper) but it is still a signing that makes the team better. Pollock has shown at times that he can be one of the best center fielders in all of baseball and he actually fills a huge void for the team.

The Dodgers do not have a traditional center fielder on the big league roster and really don’t have any organizational center fielders that could start anytime soon. While there are guys like Alex Verdugo and D.J. Peters among the top prospects, both guys suit the corner outfield better.

In fact, the next option the Dodgers really have to patrol center field and do so at a capable level is 2017 first round draft pick, Jeren Kendall. Kendall was in high-A Rancho Cucamonga last season and will likely start the year there in 2019.

So in hindsight, the Pollock signing does make sense, although it still sits sour with some Dodger fans because of Pollock’s inability to stay healthy play a full season. In his professional career, Pollock has just one season with more than 140 games played. That was four years ago.

And while I did not love the idea of signing Pollock before it happened I am going to let his play on the field dictate how I feel about the signing. Which leads us into the focus of the article: here are three bold predictions for A.J. Pollock in his first year as a Dodger.