Los Angeles Dodgers

For a Change of Pace – Meet Jacob Cantleberry

December 24, 2019
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Left-hander Jacob Cantleberry was selected by the Dodgers in the 13th round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Missouri. He was born in Greenwood, Indiana and attended Center Grove High School in his home town before heading off to San Jacinto-North Community College, located just outside of Houston, Texas. In two seasons with the Gators he posted a 23 – 4 record through 32 appearances,…

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My Favorite Baseball Books and Movies

December 23, 2019
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When I read about “WAR” and “dWAR” I’m reminded of a couple of songs from my past, “What a Wonderful World” by Art Garfunkel, and “War” by Edwin Starr, whose lyrics I butcher to get my mind around the discussion of the past several days: “Don’t know much about sabemetrics Don’t know much of analytics   Don’t know much about advanced statistics I don’t know what dWAR is for But I…

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Meet Aaron Ochsenbein – Closer in Waiting

December 22, 2019
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There has been considerable discussion on LADT regarding relief pitchers and more specifically what the Dodgers could or should do to strengthen the bullpen.  It is a conundrum in that standing pat might fit the definition of doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Yet with relief pitchers who knows. How many have that dominant year and then what follows is not nearly as dominant…

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Rant & Rave Saturday

December 21, 2019
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Rich Hill won the 2019 Tony Conigliaro Award, becoming the first Dodger to do so. The award has been given out every year since 1990 to a Major Leaguer who has overcome adversity through the attributes of spirit, determination, and courage that were trademarks of Tony Conigliaro. Rich Hill is a worthy recipient and I hope he will accept a reasonable one-year incentive-laden deal. Rich Hill exemplifies what power the…

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What Box?

December 20, 2019
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Most people have a great deal of difficulty thinking outside of the box. In most cases, the box is just a wall they have built around their minds. The past couple of days I have read some really dumb stuff from people I think are very smart, but somehow, when it comes to the Dodgers, they take out their brains, set them on the dresser and come to comment on…

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2015-2016 Winter FA Revisited

December 19, 2019
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Earlier in the week, I read an article from Dodgers Nation on the perceived struggles the Dodgers seem to have with signing elite free agents.  There is no real answer, but a lot of potential scenarios.  And then there was a comment during the week,  “If the Dodgers do nothing much at all, is that good, are we glad that they chose not to try to improve the team, while…

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Help Wanted

December 18, 2019
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We have what I believe is the best Dodger Blog on the web. Of course, it’s the comments and even the readers who don’t comment (thousands a day), as well as the quality of the posts by 2Demeter2 (2D2), Dodger Chatter (DC), and Jeff Dominique or Always Compete (AC) as we have known him. 2D2 is employed full-time as an attorney (watch it or he will sue you, as will…

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Rant & Rave Wednesday

December 18, 2019
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It turns out MadBum was just using the Dodgers to drive up his salary for the D-Bags… or maybe Friedman was driving up the salary the D-Bags had to pay the Bum… Oh nevermind, he is still a Bum! The D-Bags could be pretty good in 2020. They won’t win, but Mike Hazen has done a decent job. On the other hand, the Giants and the Rockies are a trainwreck,…

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Odds and Ends

December 17, 2019
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Just a few tidbits with which some certainly will be familiar.  Gavin Lux: Folks Gavin Lux isn’t going anywhere. He has made major strides in the past two years and there is no reason to think he won’t continue to do so. Work ethic and character do count for something. At what position will he play at the MLB level?  According to the Dodgers he provides more than one option. …

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Much Too Early Prediction Monday

December 16, 2019
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Let’s assume that the Dodgers make no more changes to their roster.   That’s not likely, but for the purposes of this exercise, we’ll make it so.  These are my predictions for how the players presently on the 40 man roster will perform next year:  Pitchers:                      W        L          ERA    IP     H      R       BB      SO   SV   WHIP  Scott Alexander            2           3       4.12       53    48     17      26       48     1      1.235 Pedro Baez     …

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