Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Hello to Yu and goodbye to you
The Dodgers made the big splash at the last second to save what had been a very disappointing trade deadline day. Until 12:59:05 Dodger fans were trying to reconcile with the idea that the biggest moves the Dodgers had made were to bring in Tony Cingrani and Tony Watson. All that changed when this tweet …
Farmer joins the Dodger party
Kyle Farmer may not be around long in August but he can rest assured he will now forever be part of the winning lore of 2017. Getting a walk off double against the Giants would already be enough to be part of the fabric but when your first major league hit is a walk off …
A helping Hand could be all the Dodgers need
Getting Brad Hand might be all the Dodgers need to wrap their arms around a 2017 World Championship. They clearly don’t need any help regarding the lineup. They could use a stud starting pitcher but questions abound if Yu or Gray are really stud pitchers and if the cost is Verdugo or Walker Buehler I …
Cavalry coming?
Adrian Gonzalez has been out for several months and the Dodgers have not missed him a lick. He has been taking batting practice and will head out for a rehab assignment that should last at least a week to shake off the rust. Adrian should be rejoining his teammates by at least mid – August. …
More needs to be made of Morrow
Much of the talk this year has centered around the amazing seasons that several Dodgers have had who started the year in AAA. That talk has always been about Cody Bellinger and Chris Taylor. For good reason. But, Brandon Morrow would like to you know he is kicking ass as a 100 MPH throwing setup …
Dodgers get their pitcher
Well, not quite, but they did acquire a starting pitcher today. His name just wasn’t Yu Darvish, or Sonny Gray, or Justin Verlander. It was Luke Farrell and the cost was considerably less than Alex Verdugo. Actually, the cost was simply cost. The Dodgers paid cash for Farrell. Farrell is 6’6, and was born June …
Katoh from Fangraphs kicks things up
Chris Mitchell over at Fangraphs has an experimental tool called Katoh that it he uses to do prospect rankings based on how much fWAR they would expect to generate over the next six years. I would really recommend reading the link above before checking out the list so you get a good idea of what …
Befuddled Giants
Last year around this time the Giants were in first place and the Dodgers were for the first time having to confront a rotation without Clayton Kershaw. Things didn’t look good and I even said they didn’t look good. Jon Weisman said no problem, and we know who was right last summer. The Giants went …
Fantastic Font
Wilmer Font has done everything you could ask in 2017 to get a shot at some kind of major league role. In most organizations, he would have gotten a few starts by now but in the deep Dodger organization, he bides his time behind a deep major league rotation. With the injuries to Kershaw and …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 