Trade Deadlines

August 30, 2020

It was suggested that what the Dodgers need is a dominant closer and a dominant setup man.  No mention as to who those players should be.  But they better not allow a base runner as that is what is expected for Dodger relief pitchers.  Below is the pitching line for the top closers (in terms of # of saves) in MLB for 2020.  I dare say that if LAD fans…

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Dustin May and Clayton Kershaw

April 27, 2019

I wanted Chris Sale at the 2016 trade deadline when he was burning bridges with the ChiSox. I cannot fault management because he was not traded until the Winter, and I have no idea as to who Chicago was demanding. We can speculate all we want, but nobody here knows. I was a strong advocate for Justin Verlander at the 2017 trade deadline, but understood why the Dodgers did not…

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What Will FAZ Do???

April 16, 2018

This will be somewhat unusual for me, as generally I am an extremely unapologetic pro-FAZ supporter, and I still am.  But to critically examine any operation, personal biases need to be thrown out, even when it comes to the Dodgers.   Sports team owners do not get into the game for short term profits.  The big profits come when the team is sold.  For the Dodgers, the ownership group has…

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