"Barring an injury," writes Tony Jackson of ESPNLosAngeles.com, "infielder Ivan DeJesus has made the club and will be in the big leagues until Blake returns from back injury, a team source said on the condition of anonymity. DeJesus, who will be making his major league debut, likely will get the bulk of the starts at second base during that time, while Juan Uribe will move to third."It's a pretty impressive feat for the infielder, who has remaining options, who had to come back from a 2009 broken leg and was even said by some to be in the Dodgers' doghouse last year.Jackson also writes that the Dodgers will carry four pitchers on their Opening Day roster, and will call up a fifth starter from the minors April 12. That pitcher figures to be John Ely, especially if Tim Redding's
Source: Ivan De Jesus, Jr. to start at second base while Blake is out
Published March 25, 2011 at 5:35 PM
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