{"id":81930,"date":"2024-07-31T18:21:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T22:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=81930"},"modified":"2024-07-31T18:21:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T22:21:21","slug":"dodgers-tommy-edman-nearing-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/07\/31\/dodgers-tommy-edman-nearing-return\/","title":{"rendered":"New Dodgers Utility Man Making Steps Toward Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the newest Los Angeles Dodgers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/edmanto01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tommy Edman<\/a>, is hoping for a quick return and looking forward to getting back to playing on a big league diamond. He took batting practice before the game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park last night. The super-utility man hasn&#8217;t played all year due to a surgically repaired wrist. Unfortunately, he is also recovering from a sprained ankle he sustained while rehabbing in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. Edman was part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/07\/29\/dodgers-three-team-trade\/\" target=\"_self\">three-team trade<\/a> between the Chicago White Sox, the Cardinals, and the Dodgers on Monday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tommy Edman taking BP. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=roberda07,roberda05,roberda06,roberda03&amp;search=Dave+Roberts&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave Roberts<\/a> didn\u2019t have a timeline on when he would play. <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dodgers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Dodgers<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SAQN2vng6f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/SAQN2vng6f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Vassegh (@THEREAL_DV) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THEREAL_DV\/status\/1818436571928154232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Tommy Edman Making Steps Toward Return for Dodgers<\/h2>\n<h3>Floating Position Player<\/h3>\n<p>Edman is expected to provide added versatility to an already flexible roster. The former Gold Glover has spent some time at third base, second base, shortstop, and center field. When healthy in 2023, the former Cardinal proved he can provide punch with the bat. He had a .248 batting average and 17 home runs. Although the former career Cardinal&#8217;s return from the injured list appears imminent, the Dodgers have not yet set a date.<\/p>\n<h3>Reinforcements Coming<\/h3>\n<p>The Dodgers have had a plethora of players on the IL recently,\u00a0 essentially a starting rotation worth of pitchers and a good amount of bullpen arms. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bettsmo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mookie Betts<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/17\/shohehi-ohtani-dodgers-leadoff-spot\/\" target=\"_self\">broken hand<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=muncyma01,muncy-002max&amp;search=Max+Muncy&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Max Muncy<\/a> (strained oblique) are missing from the infield. \u00a0In addition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/freemfr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Freddie Freeman<\/a> is on the family emergency list, as his son is in the hospital. Betts and Freeman are scheduled to return soon. Muncy&#8217;s timetable remains unclear. As these All-Stars return, the Dodgers will have to make some difficult roster decisions soon.<\/p>\n<h3>Trade Pieces Arrive<\/h3>\n<p>These roster moves will have to take into account the other players Los Angeles acquired by trade. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kopecmi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Kopech<\/a> also came in the 3-team trade with Edman. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/07\/30\/dodgers-land-jack-flaherty-trade\/\" target=\"_self\">New acquisitions<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/flaheja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Flaherty<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rosaram01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amed Rosario<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kiermke01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Kiermaier<\/a> are all expected to be placed on the 40-man roster. For the Dodgers, all this depth is a good problem to have.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the newest Los Angeles Dodgers, Tommy Edman, is hoping for a quick return and looking forward to getting back to playing on a big league diamond. He took batting practice before the game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park last night. The super-utility man hasn&#8217;t played all year due to a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5226,"featured_media":81959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33,1071,35],"tags":[1517,206,3207,2240,250,28673],"class_list":["post-81930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dodgers","category-mlb","category-news","tag-amed-rosario","tag-freddie-freeman","tag-jack-flaherty","tag-max-muncy","tag-mookie-betts","tag-tonny-edman"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}