Category Archives: 2018 Dodgers
Hyun-Jin Ryu game score of 77 was fifth best in his LAD history
Baseball fans forget that when Hyun-Jin Ryu is healthy he is one of the top left handers in the National league, and last night he reminded us of that by twirling one of the best games of his career. Using game score as the criteria, his game score of 77 was the fifth best in his …
Whew!!!!!!!!!!!
Dodger fans leaned in with each pitch that Kenley Jansen threw yesterday and as the cutter velocity and break increased they let out a collective sigh. For one game, Kenley Jansen looked close enough to vintage Jansen that they could breathe again, and have hope that the 2018 season was about to turn around. The …
Ty Blach continues to Jamie Moyer the Dodgers
It is not quite Larry Jaster, but the way in which Ty Blach dominates the Dodgers with a K rate bordering on non-existent is something else. When I started writing this I thought Ty Blach was much worse against everyone else than he actually is. Since 2016, Ty Blach has made six starts against the …
Dodgers have plenty to worry about
It is only five games but here are some concerns. Kenley Jansen – not only has Kenley been ineffective, his skills don’t look good, and possibly worst of all, no one wants to see a pitcher rubbing their pitching shoulder for as long as Kenley was doing the other night. The velocity is down, that …
Dodgers open 2018 different than 2017
Dodger Opening Day Roster Notes: New Dodgers compared to 2017 opening day roster – Cody Bellinger, Chris Taylor, Wilmer Font, J.T. Chargois, Josh Fields, Tony Cingrani, Scott Alexander, Kyle Farmer, Matt Kemp First time on an opening day roster – Wilmer Font, J.T. Chargois, Kyle Farmer Matt Kemp on the Dodger opening day roster for the …
Kiké Hernandez hopes to change his career tune
The fracture of Justin Turner’s wrist during spring games was a setback for the Dodgers but an opportunity for Kiké Hernandez to re-write the story about his career. Until now that story tells us that Hernandez is a utility player who can mash left-hand pitchers but struggles against right-hand pitching. Hernandez is the valued bench player who …
Puig / Clemente and other Puig notes
I’ve long maintained that Puig could have a Clemente type of career and that view took a beating in 2015 and 2016 but Puig is still on pace for it to happen. They are not physically alike but they are both from the islands off of Florida, right-handed hitting right fielders with arms of their …
Alex Verdugo waits for tomorrow
The Dodgers consensus number one positional prospect (not mine) was sent down yesterday ending his futile attempt to make the opening day 2018 Dodger roster. Verdugo with all his skills faced an uphill battle even without Matt Kemp on the 2018 roster. When you add in the fact that Kemp is going to be part …
Dodgers remove four more
Adam Liberatore, Jake Peter, Dylan Baker, and Donovan Solano were removed from major league camp last night. The only surprise here was Liberatore who I thought would be one of the final cuts. We never got to see much of Dylan Baker but he will head to AAA as rotation depth. He has to prove …
Is this the year of breaking bad for the Dodgers?
The Dodgers have won five straight division titles and the only thing probably keeping them from winning six in a row is going to be team health. That health was tested tonight when Justin Turner took a fastball off the wrist and suffered a non-displaced fracture. If you are wondering how long he is going to …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 