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The Dodgers are now one week away from playing for real. Kershaw vs Bumgarner to kick off the season. While Kershaw has not been automatic in the playoffs, he is unbeatable in opening games. The Dodgers have been 7-0 in Kershaw’s opening games, including 2 games against the Giants. The Giants fans I know have been drooling especially since JT broke his wrist, and the Dodgers and Giants face off
During the 2017 First-Year Player Draft the Dodgers selected five players from the high school ranks. FAZ has shown they are not afraid to select a high school player with their first overall pick having chosen shortstop Gavin Lux in the 2016 June Draft. They also have an interesting high school history with their 11th round picks. 2015 right-hander Iman Abdullah 2016 right-hander A.J Alexy 2017 shortstop
It happens! Players get hurt it s just too bad that it is Justin Turner who went down, but if you stop and reflect maybe it will be a blessing in disguise. Justin Turner will likely miss a month or more of the 2018 season for the non-displaced fracture on his left hand. Really, he could miss two months, but the blessing is three-fold: The Dodgers get to see how others
I ll get right to the point: You always worry about pitching! So, there is that. However, I do not think we should be overly concerned about pitching on this 2018 version of the Dodgers. A number of Dodger Fans are questioning the Dodgers rotation as well as the Dodger bullpen. Some say that the Dodgers only have one pitcher who can start and go more than four or five innings.
Don t think about that too long. It might hurt your brain. I know it did severe damage to mine well, I ll blame it on that anyway! Here we are less than two weeks from OPENING DAY and we know a lot, but we don t know what we don t know, and that is the conundrum under which we currently operate. What We Know We Know OK, I ll get this first
Last week DC discussed a Dodger reliever from every level in the organization. Every reliever on that list has the potential to be at least a MLB middle reliever. Some may become high leverage relievers. Zach Pop was certainly drafted last year for just that reason. One other that I started to follow last year in the DSL was Elio Serrano, who could be special. But at 19 he has
On November 2, 2017, still reeling from a World Series loss, I wrote this: Kike Hernandez is looked at as a “super utilityman” because he can play anywhere… especially SS, but a lot of people are dismissive of his offense. Me? I think there is a possibility that he could be a huge offensive force in the future. Quit laughing and listen to this: Through age 25, JD Martinez was
Will Corey Copping get a call to climb the hill at Dodger Stadium during the 2018 season? Now 24, the 6’1”/175-pound right-hander was selected by the Dodgers in the 31st round of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Oklahoma. He was one of the first young Dodger pitchers to benefit from the Driveline Program. Copping said his fastball was clocked between 86 and 88 mph at
Some Dodger fans were worried about Corey Seager s elbow after last season when he missed the NLCS. Many felt that he needed surgery but there was no surgery. Some fans even blamed FAZ for not forcing him to have surgery (yeah, that would work out well). However, yesterday Corey Seager saw his first action in the field and (according to him) made two throws without any issues. But, the truth
It sounds funny to mention Grandal and Kemp in the same sentence because it was not that long ago that they were traded for each other. Yesterday, they were a version of the Bash Brothers as Yasmani Grandal takes back his starting job and Matt Kemp takes over in LF. If they both stay on this path of hitting, it could be a long season for anyone that doesn t have
I think it was DodgerRick who coined the moniker El Gasolino in reference to Pedro Baez. He has also been called The Human Rain Delay because an infielder can make a sandwich and drink a beer between pitches. I also call him Dumb because you can t get major league hitters out with a fastball as your only pitch unless you can throw it 120 MPH! The offensive explosion caused by
Kenta Maeda appears close to mastering a changeup, which could help him pitch deeper into games. We will see. Kenley Jansen did not make his appearance yesterday due to a tight hamstring. Hopefully it s just tight and not pulled. The Dodgers have 18 players OPS ing 1.000 or more. That s sick! Kyle Farmer leads the way at 1.579. Toles and Verdugo have shown they belong although Verdugo wil likely go to
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