The most intriguing question at the trade deadline will be whether the Los Angeles Dodgers decide to stick with Mookie Betts as their everyday shortstop, or more him to second base. Betts is having another fabulous season and could be the leading MVP contender, but it's been a rough adjustment learning shortstop on the fly, making nine errors with a .957 fielding percentage - third worst among all shortstops.
Ultimately, the Dodgers will be judged on whether or not they are the last team standing. The question of how they handle the shortstop position is significant.
The Dodgers have a great defensive shortstop in Miguel Rojas, and he has been quite solid offensively, slashing .303/.347/.438, with 12 runs, 27 hits, one home run, and 11 RBIs in 89 at-bats. If Rojas can keep this production up, the Dodgers' brass might not need to explore a trade for an everyday shortstop.
As for Gavin Lux, the ship sailed on him at shortstop in spring training. He's played all 58 games of his games this year at second base, starting 51.
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