TODAY : The Dodgers officially selected Freelands contract, and placed Kim on the 10-day injured list in the corresponding move. Kim is dealing with bursitis in his left shoulder, and manager Dave Roberts said that Kim had been dealing with shoulder discomfort for about a week. JULY 28 : The Dodgers are calling up top infield prospect , . They already have an opening on the 40-man roster, so theyll only need a corresponding active roster move. Freeland, 23, ranks third among Dodger farmhands at and sixth at . A switch-hitter who mostly divides his time between shortstop and third base, Freeland has raised his stock since being selected in the third round of the 2022 draft. The University of Central Florida product has hit .253/.372/.416 acro s four Nikolai Knyzhov Jersey minor league seasons. Thats almost an exact match for this years .253/.377/.421 showing over 453 plate appearances at Triple-A Oklahoma City. Evaluators praise Freelands advanced strike zone discipline. He has walked at a ma sive 16.6% rate while very rarely expanding the zone in Triple-A. He takes a lot of strikes as well, leading to deep counts and slightly elevated strikeout rates despite relatively few whiffs. Freeland has shown solid bat speed. He hit 18 homers a year ago and has connected on 12 longballs and 26 doubles this season. His Triple-A exit velocities are strong as well. Freeland is viewed as more of a solid athlete than a spectacular one. Many scouts believe he fits better at third base than shortstop as a result. Third base is obviously the much cleaner positional fit for his first MLB action. Since the Dodgers lost to the injured list on July 3, their third basemen have hit .203/.261/.359 in 70 plate appearances. Most of that falls on , who has been mired in a three-month slump after an excellent April. Edman is capable of playing plus defense almost anywhere on the diamond, so hell remain a regular lineup presence. That could come more at second base, where is hitting .204/.218/.222 this month. Muncy is expected to begin a minor league rehab a signment tomorrow. Thatll put him in position to return to MLB action not long after the trade deadline. Its unlikely the Dodgers wouldve called Freeland up if they anticipated sending him back down in a week or two. Even after Muncy reclaims the third base job, Freeland could stick as a multi-positional bench bat who plays three or four times a week. The Dodgers have gotten rookie catcher his first MLB action in that type of role. Egor Afanasyev Jersey