Chin-Feng

Chen

We’ll be interested to see if anyone grabs Chen. He hasn’t been in the Dodgers’ plans for quite some time, so he wouldn’t have been expensive to acquire previously. Now he’ll come at just the price of a waiver claim. The 27-year-old Chen, once a top prospect, hit .289/.359/.584 for Triple-A Las Vegas last season. He could be a useful right-handed bat off the bench.

With Chen unavailable, the Dodgers would probably call up Cody Ross should they lose an outfielder to injury.

Chen didn’t get a start during his three games with the Dodgers.

Chen has been on a hot streak for Las Vegas, raising his OPS about 100 points to 874 over the last month. However, he’s probably not up for the long term, even though the Dodgers are desperate for offense. Don’t pick him up right now.

Chen hit .289/.359/.584 for Las Vegas this season. He’ll be a pinch-hitter for the Dodgers.

Each of the three will be invited to spring training as non-roster players. It’s unlikely that any will make the team.

Chen, who has moved back to left field this year, is batting .284 with 3 HR, 15 RBI, 21/12 K/BB and 5 SB in 81 AB. From a fantasy standpoint, it’s nice to see him running again. Chen was a 30-30 man in 1999, but he attempted just one steal last year.

Chen, who was batting .287/.359/.519 for Las Vegas, will join the outfield rotation until Ricky Ledee comes off the DL. He shouldn’t have any fantasy value.

Chen went 2-for-8 with two RBI. He’s already cleared waivers once this year, and he’ll probably do so again this time.

Even with all their offensive problems, Chen wasn’t considered for a job this spring. Illustrating just how far he has fallen is that he was given only half the number of at-bats that Wilkin Ruan, Luis Garcia and Franklin Gutierrez were.