PT TODAY: Dodgers juggle lineup after Taylor injury

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Dodgers | Chris Taylor out at least a month
Updating a previous report, Los Angeles Dodgers SS Chris Taylor (wrist) is expected to be sidelined at least four to six weeks due to a non-displaced fracture on the outside part of his forearm.  Source: The Orange County Register - Bill Plunkett
 
BHQ take: LA's versatility makes this one complicated positionally; names are moving around. Max Muncy and Enrique Hernandez will likely share 2B while Taylor is out. Joc Pederson will spend more time at 1B, giving Alex Vedugo and recently returned A.J. Pollock small OF bumps. Matt Beaty takes Taylor's 25-man roster spot,...

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