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2019 Dodger Spring Training Stats – The Pitchers
The 2019 spring training games are over so for fun, let’s take a look at the spring training stats for pitchers. The tables below were provided by the data from Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 3/27/2019. The two pitchers replacing Kershaw and Hill pitched the most innings. If Ross and Julio can replicate their spring success …
Opening Day is just a day away
The Dodgers had about as boring a spring as you can have and with the season opener just a day away everything is basically what Ken Gurnick expected back in Feb with a few minor exceptions. Ken felt that Chris Taylor was going to be the Dodgers starting second baseman. I didn’t agree but felt …
Oh look, an actual roster battle is happening
As usual, the final position spot on the Dodgers 25 man roster has created a bit of controversy. In the end, none of it will probably matter but as fans debate whether they would rather have top outfield prospect, Alex Verdugo make the team or journeyman infielder Brad Miller, keep in mind that last April …
MLB regulates away the Marlon Anderson and Ronnie Belliard’s of the world.
While my two favorite new rules don’t go into effect until 2020, in 2019 MLB will put into effect a rule change with huge ramifications. It may not seem like much but having only one true trade deadline means that teams have to make up their minds thirty games before they are used to do …
MLB is about to get better
The owners and players have agreed to make some changes to how the game of major league baseball is played and I for one heartily cheer several of the new rules. I’ve read numerous accounts of the changes but buried in the lede of just about all of them is a change I’ve advocated for …
MLB 2019 Lineup Projections – Old Friends everywhere
MLB put out there projected 2019 lineups for every team and these lineups are populated with ex-Dodgers or players who had been in the Dodger farm system. Nathan Eovaldi – slated to be number four in the Red Sox rotation Carlos Santana – starting 1st baseman for Indians Hanley Ramirez – starting DH for Indians …
Ty Blach and Larry Jaster
My favorite baseball writer tweeted about Ty Blach today Ty Blach leads the Giants in strikeouts this Cactus League. A huge fan of the idea that Zaidi has known how to turn him into Dallas Keuchel this whole time. — Grant Brisbee (@GrantBrisbee) March 8, 2019 and I remembered I had written about Ty Blach …
The Dodgers can handle all the shit that gets thrown at them
In their quest for the 7th straight postseason appearance, the Dodgers have built the team around pitching. They had so much pitching they moved Alex Wood in the Puig deal for prospects on the dollar. In my previous column, I looked at what could happen if everything goes wrong for the team. The odds of …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 