Dodgers may soon have to juggle a crowded infield

Sometime this week, if the Dodgers’ projections are accurate, they will at last confront the juggling act that has been forced upon them by the impressive debut of shortstop Corey Seager.

The team thinks it will have five healthy, capable infielders for three positions. What will they do with them all?

On Monday, third baseman Justin Turner said he expected to be back in a “couple of days” from a knee injury. And on Tuesday, Manager Don Mattingly said shortstop Jimmy Rollins, who has an injured knuckle, could also be back “in the next couple of days.”

The two will join Chase Utley and Howie Kendrick in a crowded infield. Mattingly’s approach has evolved as Seager has continued to produce. Initially, Mattingly said Rollins would be the everyday starter at shortstop.

Seager, though, has reached base in all 17 major league starts, a Los Angeles Dodgers record, and has made removing him from the lineup more difficult. On Tuesday, Mattingly summarized his approach toward Seager as, “Well, just keep writing his name down.”

Seager has played two games at third base, but has much more experience at shortstop. And a platoon may not make sense at third base. The right-handed Turner is hitting 83 percentage points higher against right-handers than left-handers this season.

Meanwhile, Mattingly said he is growing wary of Seager’s workload. Seager has more at-bats at all levels this season than any other Dodger.

“We want to be careful with Corey,” Mattingly said.

Jansen cleared for Colorado

The last time closer Kenley Jansen pitched in the thin air of Coors Field, he suffered from what he said was high blood pressure, a bout so severe that it required intravenous fluids and an EKG.

The Dodgers will play a three-game series in Denver starting Friday. The team is taking precautions to keep Jansen healthy, but, Mattingly said, “I’m expecting him to be available for sure.”

Short hops

The Dodgers added left-hander Adam Liberatore to the active roster. He is the 37th active player.

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Former Dodger Steve Garvey was at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday with Ed Randall’s Fans for the Cure, an organization that promotes awareness for prostate cancer. “You’ll look on this field, and one out of five players will be affected by it,” said Garvey, a cancer survivor and chairman of the organization.

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