Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the team wanted to stay away from having Tommy Edman play center field on back-to-back days while being mindful of his ankle, which is why he started at second base with Hyeseong Kim in center field in Monday's loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Although he was coming off an All-Star campaign when he signed that pact -- he had contributed consecutive four-win efforts earlier in his Dodgers career, too -- his effectiveness declined almost imm...