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I am not sure that an Andrew Friedman will ever have a set lineup, but if he did, Mad Max should be in it and second base seems as good a place as any. I suggested early in Spring Training that second base was a position Max could play, but most fans disagreed. That s how I know I am on the right track sometimes: when people disagree with me and
So, this is not meant to be contentious, but rather, an exchange of ideas. Yesterday, AC said this: I absolutely agree with Mark that AF will not overpay for anyone. Where Mark and I disagree, is that I believe that to AF it is especially true with relievers. Ummm, Jeff, I mean AC, I agree. 100%. I totally agree that it is especially true with relievers. However, where we may
Uncle Ray Player of the Month Minor League Baseball on Wednesday announced the Uncle Ray s Player of the Month Award winners for each of the 10 leagues for the month of May. Niko Hulsizer was selected as the Midwest League Player of the Month. In recognition of the honor, each winner will receive an award from Minor League Baseball and Uncle Ray s, the Official Potato Chip of Minor League Baseball .
It s hard to imagine a better team in MLB than the Dodger right about now. Yes, I know the Twins are doing well, but I can t see them keeping it up. Their underlying peripherals don t support their record, but they have been a pleasant surprise and great story. They are allegedly talking to Dallas Keuchel and Craig Kimbrel, but I think Dallas goes to the Yankees and Kimbrel goes to
Going into the draft it was thought that the Dodgers were going to pick the best player on their board regardless of position. The Dodgers had enough Bonus Pool money that they could have taken a big HS arm and paid to get them out of their commitment. I thought that Daniel Espino would have been the Dodger selection at #25 if he was available, but the Indians took him
Dave Roberts Many of you wonder why Dave Roberts does certain things, like oh hit Chris Taylor #3? Some fans almost become enraged when he does such things. Why on earth would he have old man David Freese bat leadoff? Kike Hernandez #5? Why, oh why? Well, simply stated, it s because you are playing checkers and he is playing chess. He s about 6 moves ahead of you. You are thinking
While the Dodgers have two first round picks and 3 picks in the first 78 selections on Monday, the DBacks can go a long way to re-establish themselves with this draft. The DBacks own seven of the first 75 selections this year: their regular picks in the first (No. 16 overall) and second (No. 56) rounds, a compensation first-rounder (No. 26) for failing to sign 2018 first-rounder Matt McLain, two
A couple of weeks back I mentioned how good DJLM was playing for NYY and that all of the talk that he could not hit outside of Coors was…well just talk. He is proving that he is a hitter with tremendous bat to ball skills; a skill he can take anywhere. 59inarow challenged me with admonishing me into saying maybe you were right about DJLM but what about all of
The Splendid Splinter Revisited We have seen the obvious similarity in appearance in Ted Williams and Cody Bellinger. When the comparison was originally made, the comparison was only the physical resemblance they were totally different hitters. After Cody Bellinger s makeover the resemblance is much closer. They still have beautiful swings, but Bellinger has more of an uppercut swing. That s now the biggest difference. They both are elite hitters and we
As we contemplate who the Dodgers will select in the MLB Players Draft next week let’s take a journey back and ponder how well they did in the past 30 years. Looking at each year, I’ve listed the first overall selection, any significant players taken in the lower rounds, and how many players made it to the majors. In some years, I also list players that were used in
There are always players at the minor league level that come along without the fanfare of being a high draft pick or a highly ranked international signing. In fact, the majority of players fit that description yet, as my Dad would say, they soldier on and force us to pay attention. Catcher Jair Camargo is one of those players with the 2019 Great Lakes Loons. It was a bit of
Let me start this by saying that Cody Bellinger is one of the best First Basemen I have ever seen. Ever! That said, he will not be playing first base for a long, long time, because he happens to be an elite Right Fielder. Cody Bellinger anchors an outfield that is quite likely the best defensive outfield in MLB. Here s a quote from The LA Times: “Our outfield defensively, collectively,
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