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Schebler and Joc, a starting path with similar forks
Joc Pederson and Scott Schebler were both drafted by the Dodgers in 2010, they were both left-handed outfielders, and neither were high draft picks. Joc was drafted in the 10th round, and Scott Schebler way back in the 26th round. They both had high strikeout rates headed into 2018 and they have both dropped their …
Dodger prospect notes for May 10th
Dustin May, Dennis Santana, and Yusniel Diaz have done enough this week to already garner some notes for this Thursday. Dustin May made his 2018 debut last week and pitched okay, but last night in his second start he showed why he just might be the highest ceiling prospect left in the Dodger minor leagues. …
Jansen and Dodgers winding into shape
Kenley Jansen still isn’t striking out anyone, but he is getting weak contact and is no longer walking anyone which bodes well for future Dodger fortunes. Date Inngs Dec IP H ER BB SO HR May1 8-GF(8) 1.0 1 0 1 1 0 May2 9-GF S(4) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 May3 9-GF S(5) …
Matt Kemp has blown my mind
As of today, Matt Kemp has the highest wRC+ for National League left fielders. Matt Kemp has the third highest WRC+ for any positional National League player. We are now thirty-five games into the season which is about 21% of the season and Matt Kemp isn’t slowing down, he’s getting better. Many of us hoped for …
Reviewing the updated Fangraphs top 23 LAD Prospect List
Fangraphs dropped their updated LAD top 23 Prospect list today, and I have to admit I have some quibbles with it. Acknowledging they know way more than I do about such things I still feel the need to put in my two cents. This is a good article to read as they also address many …
Papa Down, long may you run
I’m not sure how to best measure a man or if I’m the person who has the right to put a ruler on a man given all of my own shortcomings, but I’m going to give it a shot here. A man passed away today, a man I didn’t know that well but always enjoyed …
Padres can’t fix what ails Dodgers
Normally a series against the Padres can solve whatever ailment a Dodger team is feeling, but this weekend in Mexico, the Padres refused to be the antidote to the Dodgers injury bug. Winning the last two games against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers won the first game of the Padre series and had taken three games …
Gavin Lux turning heads in Rancho
Lux was an easy pick for the Farm Factory Award for the Week of 04/30 – 05/06. For the week Lux went twelve for twenty-four with five walks but that is just the tip of the iceberg for how hot Gavin Lux has been. It took Gavin Lux about two years to get his those …
Bud Norris?
It was twenty-two months ago when the Dodgers traded for Bud Norris to replace Clayton Kershaw in the rotation. It seemed laughable at the time given we were talking about Bud Norris, but Bud had a bit of a comeback season going on in Atlanta and had just thrown seven innings of shutout ball in …
A problematic victory
First the good news. Once Ryu went down and the Dodgers had to turn to the bullpen in the second inning, it seemed very unlikely they could pull out a victory. When they only managed to score two runs it seemed even unlikelier. Yet, baseball being baseball the bullpen shut down the Diamondbacks until Kenley …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 