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…
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…
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…
It’s probably too early to make roster predictions, but I am going to make one right about now: ANDREW TOLE HAS MADE THE TEAM… and not only that, he is going to be a big part of this team moving forward. Alex Verdugo looks ready too, but he will go down to OKC, at least for a while. It has been said that there will likely be only 12 position…
Many Dodger fans think that Chris Taylor will move to 2B in 2019 after Logan Forsythe moves on. While that is not a crazy idea, we need to realize that Chris Taylor is a pretty good CF – He is a conscientious Top 10 CF… maybe Top 5 by the end of 2018 (that is to be decided). While I am not against moving Taylor to 2B, who plays Center…
AC provided an Always Complete list of the Top 30 Dodger rookies and it’s not hard to see why the Dodgers still have a Top 5 Farm System. The Dodgers have the most depth at catcher of any team in baseball and have a glut of outfielders to go with a plethora of live arms. Middle infield is the only positions where they have a lack, but a trade of…
Some Weekend Observations: Wilmer Font was extremely efficient and effective. He had excellent command of both his 4 seamer and 2 seamer. He threw his breaking pitch just enough to show it and it was never left out over the plate. If he continues along this path, it will be very hard for the Dodgers to not keep him on the 25 man. On January 2, I posted…
Well, beat the drum and hold the phone The sun came out today We’re born again, there’s new grass on the field A-roundin’ third, and headed for home It’s a brown-eyed handsome man Anyone can understand the way I feel Oh, put me in, Coach I‘m ready to play today Put me in, Coach I’m ready to play today Look at me, I can be centerfield Well, I spent some…
Camelback Ranch is a Holy Place where Dodger Fans convene every Spring to make a pilgrimage to the Big Dodger in the Sky! Yes, there is a Dig Dodger in the Sky… disagree and we have to fight… to the death! [DISCLAIMER: In today’s political climate, I am forced to say that is a joke, otherwise the FBI might be taking me away.] If you don’t go to Dodger Insider…