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Will 2017 serve up anything close to the pleasant surprises of 2016?
With spring training about to go full bore this week I was thinking about where we were last year at this time and the shocking developments of 2016. No one could have predicted that the following players would impact 2016: Brock Stewart – Single A pitcher – Climbed from A to AA to AAA to …
This is us – The sweetest embrace of them all
The problem with television today is that there is too much good stuff and deciding what to watch can be a daunting task while still putting together a productive life. The one constant over the past few years is that it was rarely the old network TV that would put out a show that was …
For now, the Dodgers choose Segedin / Eibner over Nuno
In an effort to clear a spot on the 40 man roster for Franklyn Gutierrez the Dodgers traded Vidal Nuno to the Orioles for a Moseley. Per the Dodgers press release: LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers today acquired minor league right-handed pitcher Ryan Moseley from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for left-handed pitcher Vidal …
Building a LAD rotation with BPV
If you want to discount scouting and simply go by some analysis to configure a pitching staff, one way to do it would be to use baseball HQ’s BPV formula. Pitching BPV: ((Dominance Rate – 5.0) x 18) + ((4.0 – Walk rate) x 27) + (Ground ball rate as whole number – 40) This formula combines …
Jose Fernandez joins Dodger camp
My worries about Dodger visa’s proved unfounded for Jose Fernandez who joined the LAD spring training camp today. From Dodger spring training notes: ¡BIENVENIDO!: This morning, the Dodgers announced that recently signed infielder Jose Miguel Fernandez (#87) has joined the club’s big-league camp as a non-roster invitee. The 28-year-old Cuban native signed with the Dodgers …
Ruf be gone
That sigh you heard might have been Scott Van Slyke who just saw his biggest competition for backup 1st baseman leave the Dodgers to sign a deal in Korea. Darin Ruf can earn twice as much in Korea and doesn’t have to worry about playing AAA instead of Los Angeles. SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) — South …
Mike Petriello / MLB.com follow up on Dodger depth
A few days ago I looked at how a possible 2017 Dodger rotation might look trying to assign games started to the plethora of options available. The one thing I noted was the depth the Dodger front office has assembled in the rotation. They kind of had too, since that depth included multiple injury question …
TC – 9 – Neil Young – Sleeps with Angels / Freedom
Tape Chronicles: Yup, Neil Young again. I’m going to guess that I got most of my Neil Young out of me in the first ten tapes but hey, his catalog is massive so who knows. I know Weld has to be waiting for me, can’t wait. I won’t’ be able to review this tape because …
Blake Griffin wins POTW
Blake Griffin came back from his surgery in the nick of time. It took him a few games to get back in gear but once he did he has shown once again that when completely healthy he’s one of the ten best players in the NBA. Griffin won his sixth career Player of the Week …
Will Trump’s State Dept handle Baseball Visa’s in time?
Given how inept the Trump admin has been so far, one has to wonder if the new state department is up to the task of getting all the foreign baseball players their visa’s on time for the players to report to spring training. Just a quick peruse of baseball fantasy sites one can see a …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 