Category Archives: 2017 Dodgers

Dipping into DIPS

♦ January 13, 2017 ♦ 1 Comment

Fangraphs released their 2017 Dodger DIPS a few days ago. I like to compare projection systems from the previous year to see what they got right. These were the 2016 Dodger DIPS, and this was the 2016 Actual Dodger stats.  You can click on the links to see the details but for this comparison,  I’m going …

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21st Century Cuban-born 2nd/SS/3rd

♦ January 8, 2017 ♦ Leave a comment

have mostly been left wanting. The Dodgers signed one today, his name is Jose Miguel Fernandez and Eric Stephen gave the lowdown on what he’s done in Cuba and this past winter. Skepticism seems warranted because of the recent Dodger history with Cuban-born middle infielders. I’m going to include 3rd baseman here because while both Alex …

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Alex Wood’s time may be now

♦ December 27, 2016 ♦ 1 Comment

When you play the what if game for 2016, Alex Wood plays a prominent part in my mind. If not for the injury would Wood have kept pitching at a high level as he had from April 29th – May 30th before going down with the elbow debridement?  Could a healthy Wood have helped the …

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