He had 9.51 ERA at the end of June, having made only six starts in the first three months because of multiple stints on the injured list.

Brandon Lowe, 30, 2B, Bledsoe: The left-handed-hitting Lowe has exceptional power for a second baseman, but he’s spent an inordinate amount of time on the injured list, playing more than 110 games just once in seven seasons with the Rays.

If this were June, he would likely be placed on the injured list and miss at least a couple of weeks.

His mechanics were so out of whack that, during a month-long stint on the injured list in the summer, he went to a private facility in Florida, searching for any shred of consistent effectiveness.

By the time Betts was close to being activated from the injured list, the Dodgers knew they wanted him back in right field.