Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Did the Dodgers acquire a Hill of beans or a King of the hill?
Josh Reddick should provide a consistent bat and glove against RHP and is a very known quantity. Rich Hill, on the other hand, is one of the more bizarre baseball stories of the past ten years. He has been brilliant, and he has been so bad that multiple teams have given up on him. The …
Zaidi breaks down the Dodger deals
A rather pedestrian trading deadline was broken down by Farhan Zaidi but all the fireworks happened after the trade deadline when it was learned that Puig was not on the plane with the team to Colorado even though he had not been traded. As you all know the Dodgers received Josh Reddick, Rich Hill, Jesse Chavez, …
What three players in the LAD minor league system do want to stay that way?
As of 10:00 PCT every single Dodger prospect is still a Dodger. That will change in the next twelve hours but I’m curious who most people think are the most valuable assets the Dodgers currently have. It would be easy to simply pick the top three prospects but it doesn’t work that way because of …
Corey Seager is running down Hanley Ramirez
Corey is chasing Hanley Ramirez in two different years and two different categories. In 2013 Hanley hit 20 home runs as a Shortstop, and that is the record that Seager is chasing for most home runs by a LAD shortstop. Corey has 18 home runs and that record should fall in August. In 2014 Hanley …
Edwin Rios hits first AA home run
Edwin Rios has used the minor league ladder in the proper manner going up one rung at a time, but he is fast stepping it, appearing on three rungs in one season. A MWL Loons – six home runs in 119 at bats A+ California League Quakes – sixteen home runs in 177 at-bats AA …
How wrong can a blogger be? Let me count the ways
Back on July 1st, for fun I wrote a rebuttal of Jon Weisman who had made the case for staying positive, and as the Dodgers conclude an especially satisfying July, I will need to eat some crow. It is never a good idea to bet against Jon, and once again he proves this to …
Grandal has 15 home runs, and 5 of them are 3 run home runs
When it comes to getting the most bang for your buck, Yazmani Grandal can lay claim to being one of the most dangerous hitters in baseball with two runners on. Even before today Yaz had a plus .900 OPS with RISP. He has now hit six of his fifteen home runs with RISP. Say what …
No Kershaw, no problema, no Norris, no problema
The Dodgers continue to see their rotation dwindle but it doesn’t slow the locomotive down one bit. When Bud Norris replaced Kershaw in the rotation the team was expected to take a hit when that spot in the rotation came up, but Bud Norris was able to at least tread water. Today when Bud Norris …
Corey Seager now tied with Eric Karros for most LAD doubles by a Rookie
When Corey Seager hit his tenth double of the month he tied Eric Karros for the most doubles by a LAD rookie. One more double and he’s all alone. Shawn Green holds the all time LAD double record with 49 set in 2003. Green broke the long standing record of 47 set by Wes Parker in …
Corey Seager moves to within one of Eric Karros on LAD Rookie Double leaderboard
With two doubles last night and twenty-nine overall, Corey said good-bye to Raul Mondesi and is nipping at the heels of Eric Karros. The complete list at baseball reference: Player 2B Year Age Eric Karros (RoY-1st) | 30 | 1992 | 24 Corey Seager | 30 | 2016 | 22 Raul Mondesi (RoY-1st) | 27 | 1994 …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 