Dodgers: 3 unexpected standouts from LAD’s first spring games

1. DJ Peters

Are you tired of having outfield depth? Good. We’re not, either.

DJ Peters ranks as the potential Dodgers center fielder of the future — pending a positional change to make Cody Bellinger’s life easier — or an excellent utility man, slotting in at No. 12 in the aforementioned MLB Pipeline top 30.

Unlike the other names on this list, though, Peters’ time was always expected to be now, with a looming arrival date of 2021 stamped on his prospect pedigree.

So far, so good in the spring, as the speedster is making up for a lost 2020 by proving he still belongs at the highest level.

Peters started the second game of the spring in center backing up Trevor Bauer, and got the scoring started with a two-run homer before continuing a game-sealing rally with a single later on. The day prior, he walked twice against Oakland, giving him a perfect 1.000 batting average and OBP through two contests, both spent in center.

Bellinger’s shoulder injury has nominally allowed Peters to shine, though it’s nothing team brass didn’t expect from the 25-year-old.

After all, it’s no secret he’s been placed front and center on a pedestal so far in the former MVP’s absence.

Let’s hope this trio keeps their hot streaks up, because there’s nothing more exciting than falling in love with untapped potential in the desert in Arizona. Hope springs extremely eternal here, especially when you have a developmental pipeline as strong as the Dodgers’ crew.

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