Trevor Bauer: We shall never speak of this again… well, at least not much or not very soon. The appeal process will begin and there will be a lot of machinations and posturing and misinformation. In fact, once the suspension was announced, I stopped believing anything. The MLB PR Machine has cranked up. We hear there may be a third accuser. Was there really a second accuser? You are free…
The Dodgers have not vacillated. To a man, they proclaim that it is” World Series or Bust!” No pressure, but when you have the best team and highest payroll in baseball, nothing but a World Series championship will do. Not only is the big club stacked, but the Minor League Teams are as well. The Dodgers are certainly a Top 10 Farm System – some experts rate them Number One,…
According to numerous MLB sources who are all pretty credible, the Dodgers wanted to re-sign Kenley Janson. However, some fans want to believe otherwise. I will be the first to tell you that every report from an “insider” is suspect and not to be taken to the bank, but when I hear from Kenley Jansen that the Dodgers did want to re-sign him, then I take that as gospel. You…
Let me start this by saying “You can NEVER have enough starting pitching”. That much is true, simply because you never do have enough starting pitching. There will always come a day when you could use another one. That is because of injury, especially issues related to repetitive stress injuries and just the dangers and problems associated with throwing a baseball. I just ain’t natural, I tell you. Do the…
I can give you a definite “maybe” or “maybe not.” Who knows what Andrew Friedman will do? I would have thought that he would have signed Kenley Jansen for $16 million rather than sign Tyler Anderson for $8 million. For the sake of this conversation, I am leaving Trevor Bauer out of the conversation, but why do the Dodgers need another #5 starter? Assuming Buehler, Urias and Kershaw are #1,…
The LA Rams just won the 2022 Super Bowl by going “all in.” They said, “forget about the future – just win now!” They have made lots of moves, trades, Free Agent Pickups, etc., and they have not had a first-round pick since 2018 and won’t have one until 2024. They have been horrid at times, BUT THEY WON THE BIG ONE THIS YEAR! The Rams are currently operating with…
Before I delve into the fact that the Dodgers have been named by Baseball America as the #8 best organization in all of baseball I have something else to say. More about that later. NOTE: IF YOU DON’T LIKE THE POLITICAL PART, JUST SCROLL DOWN TO THE GOOD STUFF! In the past, I used to ban political discussions, but it did not stop people. They would still do it with…
Well, nobody has said that… except me. But, you heard it here first, folks! Baseball America recently released their Top 100 Prospects and it was no surprise to me that the Dodgers had five prospects in the TOP 100. Only the Pirates and the D-Bags had more with six. Of course, the Pirates and Diamondbacks are the Poster Children of how not to run an organization as they have lately…
I continue to read about the sensational LAD prospects. Mark has the Dodgers as a top 10 MiLB organization while no major publication does. After the loss of Keibert Ruiz and Jo Jo Gray, the publications dropped them to mid-level (around 15). Certainly not bad, but also not elite. Just this week DodgerLover said the team needs to clear the deck for the next wave of prospect talent. Is there…
Much has been written about the slow start of Gavin Lux’s MLB career. Mostly by impatient fans. Fans get excited about players when they read stat pages, and claim them to be a can’t miss player. Many are now talking about Andy Pages, Eddys Leonard, Miguel Vargas, Ryan Pepiot, and Bobby Miller in the same context today. And to a lesser degree, Michael Busch, James Outman, Brandon Lewis, Landon Knack…Many…