Chris Heisey OF Is Recalled By Los Angeles Dodgers

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Updated: June 2, 2015

(Photo of Chris Heisey via Twitter User @truebluela)

According to Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register the Los Angeles Dodgers have recalled outfielder Chris Heisey from Triple-A.

Chris Heisey in starting lineup for Game 1 so #Dodgers daily DL move likely to involve Scott Van Slyke (back). Ian Thomas added as 26th man

— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) June 2, 2015

Heisey was optioned back to Triple-A on Saturday when the club brought up Yasmani Grandal after his rehab stint. The Los Angeles Dodgers confirmed the news via their official Twitter account.

Today, the #Dodgers recalled Chris Heisey from @okc_dodgers and placed Scott Van Slyke on the 15-day DL with left mid-back inflammation.

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 2, 2015

On March 6, Bobby DeMuro wrote about the potential of Chris Heisey:

“Yes, he’s only a career .247 hitter (with a .299 OBP) who strikes out 22.8% of the time, but at most, he’s an extended fill-in as Pederson develops. And with a career 4.4 WAR (including 0.9 last season despite hitting .222/.265/.378), he can be a cheap safety valve as Pederson takes his lumps in extended big league action.

More attractive than Heisey’s power is his defense: a career 0.3 dWAR and better than average numbers in most fielding metrics. He’s played 1,583 innings in left field, 683 in center and 480 in right, so he has the flexibility to move without losing value – a very valuable bench tool for any National League roster.

Reds fans are pessimistic about him after he failed to win a starting job in Cincinnati. But this year, he’s not an everyday player; he’s a safety valve who just needs to be good enough. He will see time in center, right while Puig shifts to center, and as a main bench option.”

The Dodgers lost game one of the double-header 6-3.

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