Jimmy Nelson

Tommy John – The Surgery

December 24, 2020
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Tommy John surgery repairs an injured elbow ligament. It’s most commonly done on college and pro athletes, especially baseball pitchers. But it’s sometimes done on younger people as well. Tommy John surgery is also called UCL reconstruction. UCL is short for ulnar collateral ligament. During Tommy John surgery, a surgeon replaces the injured UCL with a tendon taken from somewhere else in the patient’s body. The UCL is located on the inside of…

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Agony and Anticipation

December 7, 2020
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Agony and anticipation. That is what the winter meetings have always felt like for me. I am pretty sure many others feel the same. It has been more that way since the advent of free agency. Back in the day when players got no more than a one year deal and were tied to their teams by the reserve clause. For you youngins, that means that the team that signed…

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Construction of A 40 Man Roster – Part One

November 2, 2020
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The Hot Stove League is always fun for us armchair GMs, allowing us to look at ways of improving a reigning World Series championship team.  Not just a WS championship team, but THE consensus choice of the best team in MLB for 2020.  But changes must be made.  Nothing can stay at the top by being stagnant.  Changes can come internally or externally.  AF is a master as to building…

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Dodger Rants & Raves

October 31, 2020
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Over the past few days, I have listened to several interviews, heard rumors and news. Here are few things I would like to share: I am so impressed with Edwin Rios (the person). He is mature beyond his years, poised, thoughtful, determined, and fully understands the role hard work plays in becoming a great player. He has singled-out Justin Turner, Clayton Kershaw, and Mookie Betts for teaching him the importance…

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60 Man Player Pool Review

July 15, 2020
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There is just so much about the 60 man player pool that has not been made clear, at least to me.  As it was first proposed, once a player is announced to be in the pool, the only way of being removed was for that player to opt out or to be removed subject to waiver rules.  With the original list of 51, a reduction of 2 (David Price and…

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Spring Training 2.0

July 7, 2020
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DRAFT RESULTS Let’s remind what the penalties are for exceeding the slot bonus value.  Bonuses that exceed the slot value by < 5% are charged an overage tax of 75% of the amount in excess of the slot value.  If the bonuses exceed the stipulated slot value from between 5% to 10%, there remains  a 75% overage tax assessed for the excess bonus, AND lose next year’s #1 draft pick. …

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Things That Make You Go Hmmm – July 5 Edition

July 5, 2020
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have reported to Dodger Stadium; or at least some of them have.  There are some who have apparently tested positive for the coronavirus, while others (so far only David Price) has opted to sit out the 2020 season.  I am perfectly comfortable with any player or management personnel deciding that it is in their best interests to opt out for the season.  I just hope that…

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Six Man Rotations and a Draft Update

July 1, 2020
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Players are expected to report to camp beginning today and there are a couple of topics that have caught my attention. It has been close to 50 years since MLB moved from a four man rotation into the current five man rotation. However for 2020, in an abbreviated season, the six man rotation is being considered. There are now a couple of teams coming out indicating that they are going…

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Doc and AF Media Zoom Conference Call

June 25, 2020
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Media Questions for AF and Doc – The first several minutes were spent with respect to COVID-19.  The Dodgers are still trying to understand all of the protocols.  It is a brand new scenario, and they are all learning. A question with respect to how many Dodgers and staff have tested positive for COVID-19.  AF indicated that there have been some, but none were considered serious, and that they will…

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2021 LAD Free Agents

May 3, 2020
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There has certainly been a lot of optimistic discussions going on throughout the Baseball World about the possibility of MLB in 2020.  I think most of us want to believe that there will be MLB this year, but have doubts in conjunction with those hopes.  There has been a lot of speculation as to how a season would play out.  How many games?  How many divisions?  What size roster?  How…

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