The Dodgers announced that they have designated outfielder for a signment. His roster spot will go to infielder/outfielder , who has been activated from the injured list. Robert Murray of FanSided reported the Heyward DFA prior to the official announcement. Heyward, 35, engineered a solid bounceback season with the Dodgers last year. After struggling with the Cubs for many years, he got into 124 contests with the Dodgers in 2023 and hit .269/.340/.473 for a wRC+ of 120. He also continued to get solid grades for his outfield glovework, mostly in right field but with some time in center as well. He and the club reunited on a one-year, $9MM pact, though his results have tailed off a bit this season. He has had a couple of stints on the injured list, one due to lower back tightne s and one due to a left knee bone bruise. Around those, he has hit .208/.289/.393 for a wRC+ of 91. That is hardly disastrous production but the Dodger roster is strong enough that even decent players are getting squeezed off. The club acquired at the deadline but he was nudged off the roster a couple of weeks later when returned from his stint on the IL. Speaking Mark Gubicza Jersey of Betts, his return to right field likely played a role in Heyward getting pushed out. Betts had started the year in the middle infield but it was decided to move him back to his customary right field position when he recently returned. The Dodgers acquired as a glove-first center fielder between the big bats of Betts and in the corners. The club has seemingly given a priority to flexibility in its bench spots. Guys like Taylor and arent having amazing seasons at the plate but are capable of playing all over the diamond. , recently acquired from the Cardinals, has mi sed most of the season recovering from wrist surgery but can also bounce around to multiple different positions. Heyward can play a bit of center, as mentioned, but is mostly a corner guy with some lackluster results this year, so he is the odd one out. With the trade deadline now pa sed, the Dodgers will have to put him on waivers in the coming days. Given his mediocre season and notable salary, its po sible that he goes unclaimed. If that comes to pa s, he has more than enough service time to reject an outright a signment while keeping all of that salary on the table. Perhaps that will see him on the free agent market in the coming days. If that comes to pa s, the Dodgers would remain on the hook for whats left of his salary. Heyward would then be free to sign with any other club, with that team only responsible for paying him the prorated version of the $740K league minimum for any time Heyward spends on the roster, which would be subtracted from what the Dodgers pay. A suming he signs elsewhere before September 1, he would be postseason eligible with his new club. He is likely to garner interest given the low-cost investment that would be required and his competent play. His offense has a bit a bit below par this year but was quite strong as recently as last year and his glovework is still solid. He would likely appeal to a club thats weak against right-handed pitching, given his notable platoon splits. Hes hit .265/.350/.432 against righties for a 114 wRC+ in his career, whereas he has a line of .231/.301/.344 and 78 wRC+ without the platoon advantage. Kevin Seitzer Jersey