Blue Jays annoyingly contribute to Dodgers' depth after waiving potential spark plug

For the past couple seasons, Steward Berroa always seemed to be on the cusp on breaking on the MLB stage with the Blue Jays.

While Berroa isn't a complete player, he boasts tantalizing speed and solid defense, so it wasn't hard to imagine how he could make an impact in the bigs.

And he might get a chance to do that now — just in the most annoying way.

On Monday, the Los Angeles Dodgers claimed Berroa off waivers after the Blue Jays designated him for assignment last week, which means that he should get a chance to make an impact for the defending world champions.

Blue Jays annoyingly contribute to Dodgers' depth after waiving potential spark plug

As mentioned above, Berroa isn't a complete player. In fact, he only hit .189 in 28 games last year in his first taste of MLB action. But he's incredibly quick (89th percentile in sprint speed) and is a solid defender.

While that skillset is a bit redundant on a Blue Jays team that has Myles Straw, Nathan Lukes and Jonathan Clase, it's still a skillset that holds a lot of value in the league.

It's not a surprise that the Dodgers claimed Berroa considering that Tommy Edman and Teoscar Hernández (another former Blue Jay excelling in Los Angeles) on the injured list. which has led to a revovling door in center field.

Andy Pages looked like an option before the season but they've moved him to right field, which means that James Outman (who is hitting .067 in five games) and Hyeseong Kim (who is hitting .318 in nine games) are the team's two current main options in center.

It wouldn't be hard for Berroa to crack that rotation.

The switch-hitting Berroa has stolen at least 40 bases in each of the last four seasons, and swiped 34 bases in just 79 games in Triple-A last year.

He hit .278 with one home run and four RBI in 17 games in spring training, but he also struck out 10 times against just one walk, which is perhaps the biggest flaw in his game. He can easily swipe a base once he gets on base, but he doesn't get on base at a clip that worthy of that speed.

The Dodgers' acquisition of Berroa is just another example of them making a move that wins on the margins. Earlier this year they acquired former Yankees reliever (and top prospect) Yoendrys Gómez on waivers in another move that made the baseball world roll its eyes (though in a bit of irony, the Berroa took Gómez's spot on the roster after the Dodgers designated him for assignment).

Yes, the Dodgers have Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts, but they're also great at making moves on the margins.

Last year they nabbed Tommy Edman at a depressed cost at the trade deadline. Three months later, Edman won ALCS MVP after he hit .411 in the series with 11 RBI.

Although Berroa isn't on the same kind of level as Edman, it's not hard to imagine him having a starring role for the them in October.

While the Blue Jays made the right room in designating Berroa for assignment since there wasn't a spot for him on the roster, it's still annoying that their move resulted in the Dodgers' roster getting even deeper.