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Some people evidently think I hate Joc, so I went with that catchy headline. In reality, I am not a hater. I don t hate Joc Pederson and I don t even hate the Giants. I don t like the Giants but I don t hate them. I love the Dodgers, but the opposite of LOVE is not HATE. It s ambivalence. When you hate something, it controls you. If you are ambivalent about it,
Let’s go back and revisit the 2006 MLB First Year Player Draft. We Dodger fans remember all too well that Clayton Kershaw was selected as the #7 overall pick that year. But that draft had some other players selected that have gone on and had good ML careers, and potentially another potential HOF pitcher to go with Kersh. 1 – Luke Hochevar 3 – Evan Longoria 5 – Brandon Morrow
I recognize and acknowledge that I have been at the forefront of wanting the Dodgers to acquire elite relievers I have also readily acknowledged that they do not need to make that trade at this time. Their competition in the NLWest is not stiff, but winning the NL pennant and WS could prove to be more difficult without that elite bullpen. Those names will become more clear as that July
Last year when Corey Seager went down with Tommy John Surgery, it was immediately known that he would miss the rest of the season. Thus, the Manny Machado trade. It now appears that Corey will be out a month maybe less, so there is absolutely NO WAY the Dodgers are going to trade for ANY shortstop, let alone anyone named Lindor. It ain t happening! Comparing last season to this season
Losing Corey Seager just when he was rounding back into form was/is a big blow, but unless you are just resigned to failure, sometimes bad news can be good news. I always say that problems are opportunities in drag. The fact that Corey is out means that Chris Taylor and Kike Hernandez are probably going to get almost regular playing time. Of course, that could also be bad if they
Sorry I can’t offer much advice on what the Dodgers should do about the pen so during the past week I jotted down some minor league happenings, much of it with the Loons. Brett de Geus Pitcher Brett de Geus became the 7th player from the Loons to be added to the East roster for next week s MWL All-Star Game on June 18 in South Bend, Indiana. He takes the
Usually when change is involved, things get worse before they get better. That s true in just about everything: life, business and sports. Since this is a Dodger Blog, you might be wondering what that has to do with the Dodgers. So, I am talking about three pitchers in general: Joe Kelly, Kenley Jansen and Clayton Kershaw. I think that before Spring Training, the Dodgers had a plan with each pitcher .
Max Muncy, aka Mad Max just cemented his place in Legendary Dodger Lore after jacking a massive home run into McCovey Cove off of Madison Baumgarner. MadBum allegedly took umbrage when Max blasted the 424 foot home run and enjoyed watching it as it left his bat. I mean, what is wrong with that? However, MadBum yelled at Muncy to stop watching the ball and start running, to which MadMax
The MLB draft has come and gone, and the draft talent evaluators have opined that the Dodgers had a top 5 draft. This year’s draft pool was not considered very good, but the Dodgers were able to draft for value and need. The Dodgers are getting good at finding value in the low order they pick from. They even picked up a top potential HS draft pick in SS/3B Brennan
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 .
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