Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Giant preview 4/24/17
Rarely over the past decade have the Dodgers faced a last place Giant team. I’ll let someone else figure out when was the last time but I know it has been a while. At 6 – 13 the Giant are now 43 – 57 since June 30th, 2016. At that point, the Giants were 50 …
MLB Weekly Notes 4/23/17
The Rockies swept the Giants and are now 13 – 6 to top the NL West. Conversely, the Giants are 6 – 13 and sit at the bottom of the NL West. The Rockies didn’t just sweep the Giants they shut them down. The Giants were shut out on Sunday and scored only eight runs …
Will Smith heats up
and wins the LAD Farm Factory Award for the week. Smith hit in every game this week, collecting eleven hits, three home runs, five walks, and stole three bases. For the season Smith now has a robust .333 / .421 / .625 triple stat line. Baseball America prospect report pointed out something I had missed. Smith …
Justin Turner closing in on LAD double record for April/March
With nine doubles already on the books, Justin Turner has a good shot to match the most doubles ever hit in the April/March time frame by a LAD. Player Split Year 2B PA OPS Rafael Furcal April/March 2008 12 130 1.063 Hanley Ramirez April/March 2014 11 110 .834 Cesar Izturis April/March 2002 10 107 .708 …
Meanwhile
While Rich Hill tries to figure out how to pitch effectively with a constant blister, Jharel Cotton, Frankie Montas, and Chase De Jong all pitched in the same game last night with solid to excellent results. Cotton started and got eighteen outs, something not that unusual for him. In four starts this year he has …
AJ Alexy turns 19 in style
When it comes to Dodger pitching prospects AJ Alexy doesn’t get the attention that the higher ranked pitching prospects get but if he keeps pitching like this, he might start drawing some attention to himself. Alexy turned nineteen today and celebrated by pitching three scoreless innings and threw in an extra out as icing on …
Oops
Dodgers went into the game tonight with two interesting stats. Alex Wood had not allowed a hit to a left-handed hitter in twenty-six at-bats dating back to last year. David Peralta was the second left-hand hitter he faced and he gave up a single but it was innocuous. The real damage came in the 5th …
1st place Diamondback preview for 4/21/17
The Diamondbacks head home after a quick California road trip that saw them go 4 – 5 against the Giants/Dodgers/Padres. They had started the trip 6 – 1 and in 1st place, they ended it 10 – 6 and tied for 1st place with the Rockies. This team has alot going for it but I see …
MLB storylines – from Storen to Thames
Drew Storen threw an immaculate inning on 4/18. Until Tuesday I had never heard the term but it means the pitcher struck out the side on nine pitches. My first thought was it can’t be that rare since Juan Nicasio did the same thing last year, but it turns out only 76 pitchers had turned …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 