These are the Dodgers' best-case scenarios if Andy Pages is benched amid struggles

Andy Pages' 27-homer, 86-RBI sophomore season was an underrated development for the Dodgers, especially after he spent the first few weeks fielding criticism about his defense and effort and was benched accordingly in April. Not only did the bat improve, but his defense has become the best part of his game, with 11 Outs Above Average cross the outfield putting him in the 97th percentile of defenders.

There was no question that he would be on each of the Dodgers' postseason rosters and in the starting lineup, but he's massively underperformed in October. Through Game 2 of the World Series, he's batting .093 with a .249 OPS and has dropped to the very bottom of the Dodgers' order.

Dave Roberts has been publicly entertaining keeping Pages on the bench in Game 3. He highlighted Pages' stellar defense in center field, but said, "It's front of mind, just trying to figure out where he's at mentally, physically. Certainly, the performance hasn’t been there. Thinking of other options. So, yeah, it's certainly on the table."

The Dodgers do have multiple outfield options on the bench, but which would actually maximize a Pages-less lineup?

Dodgers entertaining the possibility of benching Andy Pages in World Series Game 3

The best of all possible scenarios would be to move Tommy Edman to center field, put Kiké Hernández at second, and Alex Call in left field. But Edman is still nursing an ankle injury that would almost certainly be exacerbated by all of the running needed out in center.

Justin Dean has been taking over there in late innings to give the Dodgers some extra assurance on defense, but he certainly doesn't have the bat to help an already struggling LA lineup. Hyeseong Kim has been on every roster but is still untested in the postseason aside from a lone appearance as a pinch-runner in the NLDS.

What will probably happen is a clean swap between Pages and Call, whose defense is better in center than left field. And Call hasn't been a bad bat by any means, when he's gotten opportunities. He's subbed into four games — one in the Wild Card, two in the NLDS, and one in the NLCS.

He had a pinch-hit RBI single against the Reds, a walk and a single in his first game against the Phillies, and then another single and a key walk against the Phillies in Game 4 on a questionable call from home plate umpire Mark Wegner that spiraled into a bases-loaded walk for Mookie Betts to tie the game.

Call will be a defensive downgrade from Pages, but what the Dodgers are really concerned about now is getting their offense going.