The Los Angeles Dodgers entered Spring Training with few storylines to follow, as much of their roster for Opening Day was already set in stone.
But one spot was up for grabs, and the Dodgers held a competition between Alex Freeland and Hyeseong Kim for the strong side of the platoon at second base with Miguel Rojas.
Although Kim outperformed Freeland statistically, the Dodgers ultimately decided to option Kim to Triple-A on Sunday. That paved the way for Freeland to make the Opening Day roster, and the Dodgers let him know that is going to happen, according to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic:
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