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The short answer is “No!” At least… not yet! Will Smith is entrenched as the Dodger Catcher but is not an everyday player. He needs to have a couple of days each week off from catching. Austin Barnes is getting older. Dalton Rushing is the future platoon partner of Smith. Hunter…
Matthew David Sauer was born in Santa Maria, CA, on January 21, 1999. He is barely older than my youngest son. He was drafted in 2017 by the Yankees in the second round with a $2,497,500 signing bonus. That’s pretty dang good for 2017. He had Tommy John surgery early in 2019…
Justin Wrobleski has seized the day. This Spring, he has 9.1 IP, a 1.93 ERA, and a 0.75 WHIP. I can see him in the Dodgers’ Starting Rotation in April. Where does he fit in? Well, they could put Tyler Glasnow on the IL recovering from his injury last season. Hold Glasnow out for…
Just like every season, especially in the Spring, things never turn out the way you think… especially due to injuries, and the Dodgers have quietly had quite a few on the pitching side. Here’s the short list of injuries that will shape the Dodger’s Opening Day Roster: Bobby…
Yesterday, it was mentioned that Clayton Kershaw has never had Tommy John Surgery after seventeen years in the league. It was my opinion that this occurred because Clayton made a conscious decision not to throw with maximum effort on each pitch. There was a time early in his…
Will Smith did not play a game in Spring Training until February 28th, when he had three at-bats and struck out twice. He has been nursing an ankle injury that has kept him out of the lineup, and it turns out that this has been a problem for him since early June of 2024! Many of…
Just to be clear, the Dodgers’ position player roster is pretty well fixed. Barring injury (or trade), we know that these players are a lock to make the team: Will Smith Shohei Ohtani Freddie Freeman Tommy Edman Mookie Betts Max Muncy Michael Conforto Teoscar Hernandez Austin…
A few weeks ago, I predicted that the Dodgers might make a trade or two in Spring Training. I think that is still possible, but it is a long shot. The Dodgers have a glut of pitchers, although I have heard that you can never have enough pitching. The Dodgers do not have to trade…
We were considering buying a condo at Vero Beach about eighteen years ago. It’s a good thing we didn’t, as the Dodgers moved to Arizona. That was our only reason to consider Vero Beach. Well, that was a dope-fiend idea that I had a long time ago… and I had to abandon it. You…
We went to three games, and they did not open the gates until 30-35 minutes before the game started. In most parks, it is 1.5 to 2.0 hours before the game. This was repeated for all three games. I talked to several fans, and they said it was like this last year. There was also a…
Most MLB teams usually open stadiums for spring training games one to two hours before game time… but not the Dodgers. It appears to be that the baseball side of the Dodgers under Andrew Friedman and Company is in incredibly good hands. However, it is very apparent to me that…
For a team that is so very deep and talented, tight about now, there is a lot of uncertainty. WHAT WE KNOW… SO FAR! We know that Mookie Betts is going to be the starting SS. Kim has a better glove at 2B than SS. I doubt that Rojas is an everyday player anymore, BUT Mookie wants…
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