Get Ready for the Greatest Dodger Season…Ever!

February 20, 2020

If everything comes together as planned, 2020 could be the magical season we all hoped for since 1988. 2017 looked to be that season, but the cheating Astros stopped it. 2019 was elite, but they just lacked something more… 2020 it is! This could very well be epic… one for the ages. It’s a great time to be a Dodger fan! The Dodgers didn’t get Gerrit Cole, but Plan B…

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The Best Pitching Staff in Baseball

February 1, 2020

Disclaimer: I am not saying that the LA Dodgers have the best pitching in MLB. However, the possibility exists that they COULD. They certainly have the quantity… the quality is in question by some. At the age of 28, he won the CY Young and the MVP with a 24-5 record and a 2.40 ERA. Over the next few years, here was his ERA: Age 29 – 2.64 ERA Age…

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Holding On To Prospects…Chess or Checkers?

January 18, 2020

One of the problems the Dodgers have of going “big game hunting” is that in order to get someone special, one needs to give up someone special.  More than most teams, the Dodgers are very reluctant to give up their top prospects.  Is it any surprise that teams are requiring Gavin Lux or Dustin May for an elite difference making pitcher (or Lindor or Mookie)? There is a big gap…

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Gavin Lux – Next Dodger Star?

January 16, 2020

In 2016, a rookie was called up at the end of the season and in 95 AB’s he hit .179 with a .263 OB% while striking out 45% of the time. Obviously, he was a ZERO, ZILCH, NADA. Nothing to see here… move on. Many people were unimpressed. “He needs to spend another season at AAA.” This kid was 24 years old and only hit .179? He was obviously way…

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Won’t Get Fooled Again!

January 9, 2020

It is highly doubtful that the Dodgers are done this off-season in trying to improve their roster, but let’s suppose this is it.  If the Dodgers make no further moves this off-season.  How will the season turn out? I say they still win the N.L. West by 7-8 games.  They finish the season with 96 wins.  They prepare for the postseason with a trade deadline deal to put them in…

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Stealing From Theo…If Not Now, When?

January 4, 2020

It is time for a little Devil’s Advocacy.  I have been an unapologetic fan of Andrew Friedman and what he has accomplished, and just as critical as to what he has NOT accomplished.  I was critical when AF did not beat out the Astros offer for Gerrit Cole before the 2018 season.  The Astros traded a #5 SP in Joe Musgrove, a decent but unceremonious 3B, Colin Moran, a RHRP…

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Some Random Thoughts on the Past Season and the 2020 Season

December 30, 2019

Despite the frustrating end to this past season, the Dodgers provided me with some memorable moments in 2019. Opening day with the 8 home runs was a nice start to the season. Bellinger just going insane for the first 2-3 months of the year.   Ryu going 6-0 in May.     Buehler’s 16K complete game against the Rockies.  The rookies’ 3 successive walk-off homerun weekends. Will Smith’s first major league home…

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Rant & Rave Saturday

December 21, 2019

Rich Hill won the 2019 Tony Conigliaro Award, becoming the first Dodger to do so. The award has been given out every year since 1990 to a Major Leaguer who has overcome adversity through the attributes of spirit, determination, and courage that were trademarks of Tony Conigliaro. Rich Hill is a worthy recipient and I hope he will accept a reasonable one-year incentive-laden deal. Rich Hill exemplifies what power the…

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2015-2016 Winter FA Revisited

December 19, 2019

Earlier in the week, I read an article from Dodgers Nation on the perceived struggles the Dodgers seem to have with signing elite free agents.  There is no real answer, but a lot of potential scenarios.  And then there was a comment during the week,  “If the Dodgers do nothing much at all, is that good, are we glad that they chose not to try to improve the team, while…

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Much Too Early Prediction Monday

December 16, 2019

Let’s assume that the Dodgers make no more changes to their roster.   That’s not likely, but for the purposes of this exercise, we’ll make it so.  These are my predictions for how the players presently on the 40 man roster will perform next year:  Pitchers:                      W        L          ERA    IP     H      R       BB      SO   SV   WHIP  Scott Alexander            2           3       4.12       53    48     17      26       48     1      1.235 Pedro Baez     …

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