The Dodgers activated veteran outfielder from the injured list yesterday and optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Hernandezs return wont cut into the playing time of hot-hitting 24-year-old , it seems. Manager Dave Roberts told the Dodgers beat last night that Jordan Ford Jersey Pages is an everyday player wholl see only occasional off-days (including last night). It would indeed be hard to cut into Pages playing time based on his performance of late. The former top prospect posted a league-average .248/.305/.407 slash (100 wRC+) as a rookie but has raked at a .280/.333/.494 clip with nine home runs in just 177 plate appearances in 2025. He and Hernandez have been far and away the teams two most productive outfielders this year. There are some reasons to take Pages breakout with a grain of salt. He hasnt made substantial changes to an approach at the plate that still seems like it could use work. Pages fanned in 24.4% of his plate appearances as a rookie and walked at just a 6.5% clip. Both marks were worse than league average. In 2025, hes slightly pared back the strikeouts (23.2%) but has seen his walk rate dip as well (5.6%). The league-average strikeout rate is 22%; for walks, its 8.7%. Pages is making more contact on pitches within the strike zone, jumping from a slightly below-average 84.8% last year to a healthier 88.2% in 2025. (League-average hovers between 85% and 85.5%.) However, hes also chasing off the plate more frequently this season and swinging more often in general. Of the 165 qualified hitters in Major League Baseball, only 15 have swung more often than Pages, whos offered at just under 54% of the pitches he sees. Hitters can certainly succeed with an aggre sive approach swings more often than any hitter in the National League but Pages has well below-average quality of contact. None of this is to say Pages cant or wont be a solid hitter but continuing on at a pace thats about 30% better than average seems unlikely without some refinement to his approach or an uptick in hard contact. Even if hes only around 10% better than average at the plate for the rest of the season, hes a clear everyday player, given his glovework in center field and his plus speed. With Pages locked into regular or near-regular reps in center field and Hernandez back to his post in right field, the Dodgers will look to a combination of and in left field. Edman figures to be out there on days that gets the nod at second base, although Kim has also played some center field and pushed Pages to left field. Broadly speaking, left field will be handled in more piecemeal fashion. The 32-year-old Conforto, signed to a one-year deal worth $17MM this offseason, has struggled immensely thus far but still seems like hell get the lions share of playing time for now. Both that contract and some positive traits that run counter to his bleak .168/.304/.273 slash through 171 plate appearances should net him a bit more leash. Conforto is walking at a huge 13.5% clip, and hes averaging 91 mph off the bat while putting 47% of his batted balls in play at 95 mph or greater. Hes not expanding the zone all that often, and his contact rate within the zone is nearly 86%. At some point, the results will need to be there for him to continue getting chances, but its understandable right now if the Dodgers are convinced better days are ahead. Conforto mashed at a .273/.329/.529 pace in a near identical playing time sample of 173 plate appearances following the 2024 trade deadline, which helped him secure that contract in the first place. Luke Kennard Jersey