The Dodgers are coming off of one of the all-time great seasons in the history of Major League Baseball. Only the 1906 Cubs had a season in the Senior Circuit with more wins and only 4 teams have ever matched or exceeded 111 wins. There’s no doubt about it, last year’s team was great, tainted only by an early postseason exit against a team they dominated all season. That’s not…
Merry Christmas everyone and Happy Holidays to those who prefer that greeting. Buon Natale to my paisanos! Bah Humbug to Dodger’s fans! Were the Dodgers on the naughty list this year? It would seem that way, at least to the sportswriters and bloggers. The presents under the tree seem a bit thin this year. Trevor Bauer is like getting a hand-me-down ugly Christmas sweater from your bully of an older…
A very weird offseason indeed. This year’s free agent class featured some high-end talent and at the top of the list was Aaron Judge fresh off of a record-setting 62 home run season to go along with an astonishing 10.6 WAR. A right-handed bat who plays Right Field and Center Field. Potentially a nice fit for a Dodgers team that seems to have one everyday outfielder in Mookie Betts and…
This is the Wackiest Offseason in recent memory for many reasons. The Dodgers are coming off a 111 win season with few holes to fill and a trio of potential rookies that are ready or very close to ready for the Show. Then the front office decided to create more holes by not picking up JT’s club option while also deciding not to offer arbitration to former MVP, Cody Bellinger…
This is the strangest offseason I can remember in recent years for the boys in blue. They (Kind of) have multiple needs, but also have a lot of high-end talent in the upper minor leagues. They have payroll flexibility ranging from some, to quite a lot, depending on what happens to Trevor Bauer. They’ll have at least one unanticipated change to the coaching staff with the departure of Brant Brown. …
It’s always frustrating losing good, home-grown players to free agency especially when they’re well-liked and have put up huge numbers for the club. Cody Bellinger meets this criteria for some and doesn’t for others. He burst onto the scene in 2017 while arriving a year early by most accounts. He didn’t disappoint. He crushed 39 homers that year and on the way to winning the Rookie of the Year award,…
The first cuts are in and The Dodgers are letting go around the fringes of the payroll by not exercising club options on some lackluster players, insurance policies and one fan favorite. They’ve seemingly cut ties with total bust, Danny Duffy, mostly bust Jimmy Nelson, an underperforming clubhouse pet Hanser Alberto and roster stalwart Justin Turner. All of this adds up to about a $26 million dollars in savings and…
Sometimes when certain voices are elevated, they have the power to do a lot of damage. We see this in a lot of “news” articles these days and we certainly see this during election season with all of the attack ads from politicians on both sides of the aisle. In an effort to keep this a-political, I’m not going to go into any specifics when it comes to politics. Instead,…
Here’s the offseason plan that the Dodgers should do to return to glory… Get a new Bench Coach Change the Hitting Philosophy Player Personnel – 2 Key Moves Batting Order – Back to Old School Innings Eater – Workhorse Starter Other than the epic failure of getting embarrassed by little brother this past season, there’ a ton to like about this team. They generally field very well, especially in the…
I want to apologize for the late post today. I have another post just about ready, but after reading comments for the past couple of days, I just wanted to speak from the heart about the current state of our favorite team. At the same time, I wanted everyone to at least have something new to read. This season’s failure was so much of a mixed bag for me. I…