The rookie started the season as the Dodgers’ every-day second baseman, but he has hit .195 and lost playing time over the past few weeks.
LOS ANGELES — Miguel Vargas’ potential motivated the Dodgers to hand him a job as their second baseman. His performance has prompted them to take it away.
The Dodgers also optioned left-hander Bryan Hudson and activated right-hander Yency Almonte from the paternity list. The every-day second baseman when the season started despite his limited experience — in the big leagues and at the position — Vargas started 69 games there in the first half. But his protracted slump prompted the Dodgers to bench him, particularly against right-handed pitching. Mookie Betts started at second base six times in the Dodgers’ last 13 games before the break.
“There’s a piece of winning here, and there’s also a piece of putting his mind where it needs to be, because clearly right now, he’s pressing. He’s never struggled like this,” Roberts said of Vargas, who has a .313 average and .878 OPS in his minor-league career.
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