The Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday called up one of the best prospects in baseball: Cody Bellinger. He is the premier first-base prospect in the minors with the potential to provide a .350 OBP, 30 home runs and 100 RBIs while also providing Gold Glove-caliber defense. The only problem is he's blocked by veteran first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. This is why in spring training the Dodgers worked him a lot in left field to give them a second option to play him.

Now that he's in Dodger blue, will he be in the bigs to stay? Well, let's hold off on that for a bit. But his potential talent was so alluring that it wasn't too far-fetched for me in February to think of him as the Dodgers' everyday left fielder:

"Here is where it gets tricky. To be conservative, the right move would be for Bellinger to start the year in Triple-A and be ready in case [Adrian] Gonzalez gets hurt in the middle of the season or once rosters expand in September. However, Bellinger's bat is ready now -- he's arguably the Dodgers' best hitter after Corey Seager.

That's where my bold prediction comes in. I think the Dodgers will play him in left field some during spring training and quickly realize that he is more than adequate out there. He will show them that he's a far more advanced run producer than any of their current candidates in left, such as Andrew Toles, Andre Ethier and Scott Van Slyke."

Bellinger did play adequate defensively, which is why when the Dodgers' big league offense started to sputter, they put him back in left field at Triple-A Oklahoma City. Once again, he held his own. When Joc Pederson went on the 10-day disabled list on April 24 with a groin pull, Bellinger became the logical option from the minor leagues because he's been flat out raking. His slash line in Oklahoma City was an impressive .343/.429/.627 with four doubles, five home runs and 15 RBIs.

Dodgers left fielder Andrew Toles, who has started half of the games in left, has been a big disappointment this season, slashing just .220/.278/.400 with only seven RBIs. With Pederson and Franklin Gutierrez on the DL, the Dodgers could put Toles in center against righties while using Enrique Hernandez against lefties. The Dodgers also could use a combination of Brett Eibner and Scott Van Slyke in both center and left field against certain lefties.

To give Bellinger a short-term call-up makes sense. If he struggles, there are no issues in sending him back to OKC when Pederson gets healthy. The Dodgers can do this without setting back Bellinger's development. However, if his offensive potential shows up, he could do enough damage to not only stay in the Dodgers' lineup for the short term but maybe even for the long term.

It's too early to tell if he's major league ready, but the Dodgers, based on their struggling offense from left field and the injury to Pederson, are certainly making the right call by giving him a chance.