Thanks for another great year at LADT. I am still looking for additional writers – Bear will continue to write, but I am going to continue to cut back. My book is getting close, and there will be a second one. The book website will be up soon, and you will have a lot more information. This has been an incredible year for me: From Our Family to Yours: Thank…
“The thlot plickens” is used to comment on escalating situations, like a confusing story, a complex sports situation, or just everyday life getting more complicated. Outfield remains a position of need for the Dodgers, as they are looking to add depth. Questions about Tommy Edman’s health going into the season and a desire for a defensive upgrade over Teoscar Hernandez could lead the Dodgers to pursue an outfielder, whether by trade…
Well, here it is the middle of December already. Seems like just yesterday we were watching the Dodgers parade in downtown Los Angeles. There have been some changes already, and more than likely there will be a few more before opening day on March 26th against the Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium. The newest addition to the team is former Met’s closer, Edwin Diaz. He got a 3-year deal with an…
Someone, somewhere, has said that the Dodgers would try to sign Kyle Tucker on a short-term/high-dollar deal. It was even suggested that it might be something like $180 million over 4 Years. Yeah, that worked with Bryce Harper, right? Ha, Ha! I have one question: Why in God’s Green Earth Would Kyle Tucker do that? Answer: He’s an idiot! Oh, wait, maybe he would do that so he would have…
Tarik Skubal is unquestionably the best pitcher in baseball. That is for sure. What is uncertain is how much longer he will be able to sustain that. Personally, I think that at some point, he will be Walker Buehler! Just my opinion, but I say NO to Skubal. However, I am now beginning to think that Kyle Tucker could be an option. When they said, “damn the draft picks and…
Now and then, a player comes along who is something very special… someone like Bobby Witt, Jr., the shortstop for the Kansas City Royals. I think it goes without saying that the Dodgers would love to have a player like this. What if the Royals could become even better by trading him for a deep haul of players? Let’s get right to it. It would take a HUGE “OVERPAY” to…
So far, the Winter Meetings have been only slightly eventful. In a surprise move, the Dodgers signed the best closer on the market, saying, “loss of a draft pick and International Bonus Money be damned – we are getting another closer.” I would assume that signing Edwin Diaz, who is an elite closer, signals the end of Evan Phillips’ time with LA. Of course, closers are notoriously unpredictable, so that…
As baseball fans, we like to make up trades – it’s in our DNA! We can’t help it – it’s a form of BOCD (Baseball Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) and is the root cause of “dope-fiend moves.” Andrew Friedman was a “recovering dope fiend”… that was until he signed Michael Conforto. That was a classic example of a dope-fiend move. He is now back in recovery, and I am hoping that…
It is the holiday gift giving season. Your favorite team has some holes to fill. Just who should they target to fill those holes? Ask 25 fans, you will usually get 25 different answers. I am pretty sure some of the suggestions I would make would get some pushback from other fans. I think they need a pure center fielder. To me, Pages is a stop gap measure and merely…
I have certainly followed the careers of Will Smith and Dalton Rushing, beginning with their time in college at Louisville. So, I decided to dig in and do a comparison of Dalton Rushing and Will Smith. Of course, they both went to college at Louisville, so let’s look at that: Will Smith at Louisville – 503 PA 9 HR 50 K 48 BB .292 BA .392 OB% .810 OPS Dalton…