Paul DePodesta once said “If it can’t be quantified, it’s not important!” I am sure that is part of the reason why he in no longer in baseball. He is now the stat guru for the Cleveland Browns. In the book Moneyball, in which DePo was one of the characters, you also heard that he did not value defense very much. I guess that’s why he is so comfortable in Cleveland…
Start with a hungry team who fell just short and age it a year; Stir in a few new players; Blend in growing maturity; Add a dash of experience; Simmer with lots of competition; In a side pan, simmer Turner Ward’s system until gelled; Allow the creation to rest periodically; Boil in a large pan of determination; Slowly combine growing manager experience; and Broil away all vestiges of injury. Cook for…
There have been few players who are as polarizing to Dodger fans as Yasmani Grandal. After all, he was traded for a fan favorite by those who valued style over substance and was a locker room cancer to say nothing of his poor defense. It seems that some value primma donnas and the fact that Yasmani Grandal can not walk on water has hurt his perception. Well, that and the…
That got your attention, didn’t it? Some days I simply don’t have time to write a post, because I have a full-time job that takes me away, but what I plan to do is to post a few relevant and important links: Kershaw and Wood look good We don’t really know what we have in Jose Miguel Fernandez Pujols and Cano are advising Puig – This bodes well Doug PadillaESPN Staff…
I’m talking about the Dodgers 2017 starting rotation. Much has been written about the staff and many fans assume that guys like Scott Kazmir, Brandon McCarthy and Hyun-Jin Ryu, who have extensive injury histories will just be injured again… and they may be right, but I happen to feel the odds are against that. Then again, the odds were against the Dodgers having more injuries than a Chicago Emergency…
Most of you know by now that it has been about a month since I re-started LA Dodger Talk after a year “retirement.” Hey, if Michael Jordan can do it so can I – now we are eternally joined at the hip. 😉 So, give me some input – how are we doing? We have had over 500 people sign up for the site, but of course, most don’t post….
According to a report by Cary Osborne of Dodger Insider, Austin Barnes is a catcher… nothing more: Other news coming out of Camelback Ranch on Friday is that the plan for the versatile Austin Barnes is for him to stay behind the plate for Spring Training. Barnes is competing for the backup catcher job. In 585 career minor league games, he has caught 336 games, played second base in 165…
Darin Ruf never took a swing as a Dodger – The Dodgers freed up a roster spot by urging Darin to sign with the Samsung Lions for a free Galaxy 7 smartphone and $1.1 million bux. One more spot to go… According to Doug Padilla “Dodgers starter Julio Urias will not be pushed to the 200-innings mark this year, team president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said. Urias will proceed…
The purpose of this blog is not to provide the latest breaking Dodger news – lots of other blogs do a great job of this. This is just a safe place to talk about it. Here are today’s best Spring Training New Links: Dodgers.com ESPN.com TrueBlueLA.com – lots of Dodger news here. For those who don’t like the fact that the Dodgers signed Chase Utley, there is this: The Dodgers’…
David Hood of TrueBlueLA has a nice writeup of Alex Verdugo whom he has ranked as the Dodgers #5 prospect. I agree with most of what he says, so there is no need to re-hash what he says. Here’s a sample: There’s little doubt in my mind that Verdugo will at least hit for average at the major league level. I’ve seen few players where contact comes as easy to…