Category Archives: 2017 Dodgers
Jacob Rhame and AJ Alexy join MLB LAD top 30 prospects
Just noticed the updated MLB LAD top 30 prospect list. Andrew Toles who had been ranked 9th before spring training was removed, and Austin Barnes who was ranked 11th was removed. I’m guessing because they are on the MLB LAD roster. Everyone moved up two spots, and they added Jacob Rhame at 29, and AJ …
Extended spring training is loaded
William Boor of MLB.com puts out the whereabouts of the LAD Top 30 prospects. That extended spring training team is loaded 2. Yadier Alvarez — Extended spring training 7. Gavin Lux — Extended spring training 13. Starling Heredia — Extended spring training 16. Imani Abdullah — Extended spring training 17. Josh Sborz — Extended spring …
Buehler and Bellinger deliver
Many things went right last night but ultimately the Cubs and Jon Lester came out on top once again. For Dodger fans, most of Monday was spent watching the Cubs take what seemed like hours to celebrate their 2016 World Championship, and then defeat the Dodgers in a walk off. With the big club struggling, …
The confounding Lester
The lasting image of Jon Lester beating the Dodgers for the NLC crown is of Enrique Hernandez dancing like a fool off of 1st base. His job was to rattle the man who had thrown over 2,000 innings while being one of the best October pitchers of his generation. Predictably it did not work and …
LAD System POTW – 4/10/17
Dodgers: Pitching – I’m going with Hyun-Jin Ryu simply because he made his first start in Coors, and no one really thought he’d ever get there. He didn’t win his game but he pitched well enough to win and more importantly, he looks very much like the Ryu who was the best number three starter in …
Weekly summation 4/9/17 – Runs a plenty, wins not so much.
With a week of baseball in the books, the Dodgers managed a 4 – 3 record which puts them smack in the middle of the NL West. It was a strange week where the offense scored in double digits three times in seven games. When you outscore your opponents 40 runs to 22 you’d probably …
OK O’Koyea
Cody Bellinger, Willie Calhoun, Rob Segedin, Edwin Rios, and Alex Verdugo will have to wait their turn because this weeks LAD Farm Factory award goes to O’Koyea Dickson who out muscled every hitter in the system. O’Koyea started hitting with authority last May and has yet to stop. He hit all summer. He he hit …
Weaver time
Jered Weaver is a pitcher, not a very good pitcher anymore, but nonetheless, he’s a pitcher. At one time Weaver was one of the best in the game, but that time has long past. He gets by on guile alone now, with a fastball velocity that is the lowest for any right-handed major league pitcher …
Hill cruises, Puig goes boom
Rich Hill toyed with the young Padre offense for fifteen outs, and then let the new Dodger bullpen build the bridge to Kenley Jansen. Sergio Romo and Alex Wood got their nine outs and Jansen finished things up with a perfect ninth. The right fielders traded home runs in the 4th, with Renfroe taking Hill …
Trading value?
David Hood at TBLA put up a post ranking the Dodger rookies/prospects by trade value. His number one option to be traded was Alex Verdugo and he gave excellent reasons for ranking him as number one. 1. Alex Verdugo: Talented offensive player that might have more hype than ceiling, a year away from reaching the …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 