Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Brock Stewart has little use for the prospect ladder
When Brock Stewart makes his debut tonight he can be excused for being light headed after climbing the prospect ladder so fast. This will be the last time someone can only reference the baseball reference minor league Brock Stewart page. Tomorrow at this time he will have joined the big boys and have his own Brock …
Julio Urias wins the first of many
It took Julio Urias seven starts to notch his first victory, but that will probably be the longest stretch between wins in his career going forward. Eric Stephen broke down all the first time achievements for Julio , and I must admit I’m having a hard time picking my favorite. Was it the first major league …
Cole Figueroa adds to Dodger AAA infield depth and brain power
Light hitting, good defensive infielder, future engineer Cole Figueroa was added to the Dodgers 40 man roster today. Cole had been released by the Pirates just a few days ago. Figueroa, 28, has appeared in 48 Major League games in three seasons with the Rays (2014), Yankees (2015) and Pirates (2016), batting .208 with nine …
It is both a failure and triumph that the LAD have 3 rookies pitching the next three games
Is it a failure of the LAD front office that the Dodgers have to use a nineteen-year-old, and a pitcher who started out in A ball to start games back to back in June? or Is it a triumph of the LAD front office that they have the best pitching prospect in all of baseball, along with …
Milwaukee Brewer series preview – 06/28/16
Coming into the game tonight the Dodgers are 0 -6 in the first game of the second series on the road, and tonight is such a game. Julio Urias will be called upon to break that bizarre little stat, a lot to ask of a nineteen-year-old making his last start for a while. The Dodgers …
LAD are winless in 1st game of second series on the road in 2016
As the Dodgers fly to Milwaukee, they have to be wary of their winless record in the 1st game of the second series of all six road trips this year. Team Score SF 2 – 3 Col 5 – 7 Tor 1 -5 SD 6 – 7 Cubs 0 – 2 Ari 2 – 3 I …
Dodger Left fielders, by the numbers
I’ll let the numbers speak for themselves. Evidently Dave Roberts has the stats on mute. These stats are the stats only when the player is playing left field. Split PA BA OBP SLG OPS Howie Kendrick 86 0.169 0.256 0.234 0.490 Trayce Thompson 59 0.296 0.356 0.556 0.911 Enrique Hernandez 77 0.174 0.260 0.362 0.622 …
NL All-Star Shortstops, no shortage of viable candidates, but one stands taller
Most Dodger fans feel that Corey Seager was getting shortchanged in the all-star balloting but a late push has Corey in 3rd place after barely making a dent in the previous ballot updates. MLB columnist Anthony Castrovince feels that Seager should be the choice, but the position is not lacking in talent this year. When you …
Howie Kendrick, clean up hitter
Lineup construction may only exist to amuse us, and if so, Dave Roberts is proving to be very amusing. Roberts sat Adrian Gonzalez yesterday, and instead of doing what he normally does, which is put Adrian’s replacement as the clean-up hitter, he put Scott Van Slyke eighth in the order. The amusing part was Dave using …
Six Foot Eight Dodger nemesis J.R. Richard stood in the Dodgers way of history
The 2015 Dodgers hit a home run in fourteen consecutive games but were unable to tie the 1977 team with home runs in fifteen consecutive games. The 1977 NL Champions boasted four players with at least thirty home runs. When the Dodgers did that in 1977, it was the first time in history that had been …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 