Destiny s Dodgers

The salary would have been a hard thing to deal with, but imagine, if we had Greinke in addition to Kershaw and Wood. 14-2, 11-4 and 11-0 Wow.

Alex Wood: 11-0 – 1.56 ERA/$2.8 Million

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Zack Greinke: 11-4 – 2.86 ERA/$34 Million + $34 Million + $35 Million + $35 Million

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Is there anyone with 2 brains cells who still thinks the Dodgers should have resigned Greinke?

Sorry for writing this comment someone did on another page, but I found it interesting

”Speaking of ex-Dodger co-ace Zach, how cool is it to have a co-ace in Alex Wood at 10-0, with a sub 2.00 ERA at a very reasonable salary, while Arizona chokes on the $206M it’s paying Greinke? He’s having a fine year, but not sub 2.00 fine.”

Wood is the first Dodger starting pitcher (since 1913) to start the season with 11 wins. Burt Hooton in 1975 had 12 consecutive wins in the middle of the season, that’s the record.

If Alex Wood keeps this up, he will steal the Cy Young from Clayton!

For all the bitching and moaning about FAZ and their signing injury-prone players, signing Cubans, making bad trades and their inability to judge talent, it appears that the naysayers were all dumbasses!

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The farm is still loaded and the MLB team is the best in baseball. Spin that!

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Welcome to reality – we are now leaving the fantasy world.

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This Dodger team is well built! End of story!

We have now won eight straight games, and not miss a beat, after the Allstar break, and that is pretty amazing!

Bellinger:

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.272/26 HR/61 RBI/He might win the Gold Glove and ROY and he missed the first month of the season.

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The future (and present) is bright thanks to the 4 C’s: Clayton, Corey, Cody, Chris!

When its all said and done I think Cody will have a better career than Judge. You can call me loco but that’s how I feel.

Cody Freaking Bellinger.

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See why I don’t worry about him “adjusting?”

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What a kid!

Cody has a cycle.

I totally agree with you Watford. We need a LHRP and that is all. If not, maybe Ryu and Kasmir may fill the bill.

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I just do not like Puig’s attitude. Pitch was inside but so what. In the 5th he strikes out and he pouts. Grow up. I will still keep him, but I do not like his antics.

What a team we have become.

Power all the way through the lineup.

Dingers from Cody & Grandal with 2 outs after JT hit into a DP and then Joc doubles

Then Puig comes up & takes a 12 pitch walk.

We are the team to beat and I wouldn’t tinker with the chemistry apart from a LHRP.

I still have a feeling AGon and Kazmir make a late season appearance and contribute something. Neither has any trade value and are both a sunk cost so why not get what you can from them. They both add some veteran leadership for a stretch run as well. Right now it comes from Utley, JT and Kersh, and to an extent Jansen. Sept 1st when rosters expand and especially after the minor league playoffs end will be an interesting time. Double switches, pinch runners, a deep bullpen and the like could keep the team fresh and rested for the playoff run to come. It’s more and more likely the team has a big lead the last month.

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The Rockies are a streaky team and have all those bats so a winning streak could happen at any time. Their young starters are beginning to wear down and they could use one at the deadline. The Snakes have some good bats too and better starters but could use some bullpen help. Unless there is a total collapse by these two West teams I don’t see the Cubs or Cards making the wildcard but they will try. Their best hope may be catching the Brewers who have overachieved all year. The Nats are probably the main obstacle from reaching the World Series and they have a good mix of starters and bats but a suspect bullpen, the Dodgers are deeper and play better defense. What these teams do at the deadline will be interesting and at least 2 need bullpen help which could drive the price up. With so many AL teams still in the wildcard hunt no telling who else wants bullpen arms as well.

As much as I would like to have JD Martinez or Marcel Ozuna, these guys are tight and picking each other up. I know FAZ won’t overpay for a rental… and he would be a rental because he is going to get 5 years/$75+ million. That’s not the way to long-term success.

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I would overpay for Zach Britton however (providing he is 100% healthy). If he was added to the Dodgers pen, they would be set. Jansen , Stewart, Stripling and Britton and maybe Morrow and Baez can all pitch 2 innings.

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Lots of people were down on Baez, but he is a work in progress and is incrementally better than last year. Add Fields and Buehler to that mix and WOW!

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Would the Orioles give up Brach and Britton for Maeda, Alvarez, Sborz and Calhoun? I’d throw in Fields…

Any trade should be for success in the postseason. That’s why dominant relief pitcher should be the target. No offense is necessary. Postseason is IT. We need dominant 2 inning guy. Who is that? No one in the division. White Sox. Tigers. Marlins. A’s. Rays. Take your pick. Maybe Orioles.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/07/diamondbacks-interested-in-j-d-martinez.html?fv-home=true&post-id=97170

AC, if we can get Wilson for Calhoun and Sheffield, I would do it . A LHRP is all we need. We do not need Martinez. Do not give up some more farm kids for a rental that is not needed. Detroit will not trade with anyone until the end to drive up the price.

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I wan to thank Mark and AC for their work. I enjoy coming to this sight every day to see what you guys have written and the posts.

https://www.truebluela.com/2017/7/15/15976384/will-smith-right-hand-fracture-disabled-list-dodgers-tulsa-drillers

I like Dustin Nosler (Dodger Digest) for his knowledge of Dodger minor leaguers. He comes out with a top 100 Dodger prospects every spring, and there are names on that list that most have never heard of, including most of us die hard minor league fans. As most Dodger fans have speculated, the two areas that may need some additional support are LHRP and RH Power bat. While some pundits have suggested, the Pirates (McCutcheon and Watson) seem plausible, most have settled on the Tigers (Martinez and Wilson),as the logical trading partner. Nosler has suggested three credible trade scenarios with the Tigers for Martinez and Wilson individually and as a tandem. In his opinion, no trade should include Buehler or Verdugo.

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For Martinez – Alverez, Alexy, Sborz (I am not on board with this one, but I do agree that is the cost of a deadline trade). While the buyers for LHRP may be a long list, there are only three teams that have been linked to JD Martinez; Dodgers, Cardinals, and DBacks. The price should not be this high.

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For Wilson – Calhoun and Sheffield

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For Martinez and Wilson – Alverez, Calhoun, Angel German, Sheffield, and Sborz

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While I am not convinced that Alverez is a potential Ace, I am not convinced that he is not. So while including him in a trade for a reliever and rental might be steep, it just might be what can take the Dodgers to a WS victory. That would move Taylor to 2nd and make Logan Forsythe available to the Red Sox or Yankees to partially recover for some of the prospects lost. BUT too many ifs, and probably too many changes for a team that may not need them, and not the FAZ way.

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If the Dodgers can get Wilson for Calhoun and Sheffield, I do not know why it has not been made. My sense is that with the number of buyers for LHRP, the Tigers will want more, and will probably get it. LHRP is the one area the Dodgers need to improve. While RH power bat would be nice, it is more of a luxury that needs other changes to make work. This can be addressed in the off season.

Devin Smeltzer had a very good game at RC yesterday, but AJ Alexy had a forgettable outing. Josh Sborz had a good game as well. That’s back to back for Josh. Hopefully he has a great final two months. Tonight the Dodgers minor leaguers have four pitching prospects to watch.

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Walker Buehler at Tulsa

Jordan Sheffield at Great Lakes

Carlos Felix at Ogden

Yadier Alverez at Rancho

What I like about the Dodgers it is a different guy each night. They may never go into a slump because of the depth. On most teams you have 3-4 guys doing the damage. If a couple of those guys go into a slump, you have problems. If the Dodgers have couple of guys go in a slump, the other guys just pick them up. Remember, before Puig’s HR, Pederson and Grandal had to do their job. They did and passed the baton on. Doc, do not put Puig in another position in the batting order.

Incredible game! If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Haven’t had this much fun watching the Dodgers since Koufax, Drysdale and Wills were leading the way.

Great Victory last night. Enjoying basking in the glory of it. Doesn’t look like it will be necessary to gut the farm to improve a whole lot this year. But today is a new day and we must also look to the future.

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Here is a can’t miss article on our EIGHTEEN year old catching phenom. I have seen the future and the future looks good!!

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http://www.milb.com/milb/news/los-angeles-dodgers-prospect-keibert-ruiz-settling-in-with-rancho-cucamonga/c-242230424/t-185364810

Just watching the 9th inning right now. Shaking my head. New day, new hero.