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Struggling Loons
Just about one year ago the Dodgers drafted Gavin Lux with their first pick, and twentieth pick overall. He was considered the best SS in the draft not named Delvin Perez who was picked by the Cardinals with the twenty-third pick. Perez has yet to play in 2017 and Lux so far in 2017 has …
One fairly tough decision down, two to go
The Dodgers activated Franklyn Gutierrez off the DL and sent Scott Van Slyke to AAA. Van Slyke will join Trayce Thompson in an effort to find his swing with full-time at-bats. The last time Scott Van Slyke was in the minors that did not involve a rehab assignment was 2013. This seemed like the obvious move. …
Give the people what they want
Ha ha, yesterday someone started following me on twitter for the simple reason I had made a reference to Dennis Santana. That got me one of my best responses to a farm report so in that vein here is an in depth report on Dennis Santana the best pitching prospect in the system that no …
Should I stay or should I go?
The Dodgers are coming up upon a moment of decision. They brought up their best prospect Cody Bellinger to fill the void of Joc Pederson who hit the ten day DL. The first few games saw Bellinger struggle which led to Dave Roberts proclaiming that no matter what Bellinger did he was going back to AAA …
Dodgers aren’t cleaning up
Many things are going right for the Dodgers but the number one problem for the Dodgers in 2017 is the lack of production from the clean-up spot. The numbers don’t lie, the LAD are 25th in wRC+ out of 30 teams. The Angels are right below the Dodgers, maybe something in the water in Los …
Ryan Zimmerman owns April
Last year Ryan Zimmerman looked like a 1st baseman who needed to find a bench. He was the weakest link on the Nationals but his manager continued to bat him 4th or 5th in the lineup. Does that sound familiar? Fast forward to May 1st, 2017, and you will find that Ryan Zimmerman just had …
LAD Minor league roundup week ending 4/30/17
Weekly Farm Factory award goes to………..Edwin Rios who hit in every game last week, including going 5 for 5 on Monday. Rios ended up the week with thirteen hits, four doubles, and only struck out five times. Rios now leads the Texas League with eight doubles. His TSL can be found in the monthly breakdown …
Dodgers close out April with a sweep
The in an out of April ended with the Dodgers sweeping a three game set from the Phillies giving them a winning record for April at 14 – 12 and a nice four game winning streak to take into May. The offense basically did it on the backs of Justin Turner and Corey Seager with …
All Justin Turner, all the time
The LAD April leaderboard is loaded with Justin Turner. Hits: Player Split Year H PA Rafael Furcal April/March 2008 43 130 Andre Ethier April/March 2011 41 121 Mike Piazza April/March 1996 40 118 Matt Kemp April/March 2011 39 121 Steve Garvey April/March 1975 37 108 Justin Turner April/March 2017 36 99 Matt Kemp April/March 2012 …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 