Alex Wood almost cracks game score leaderboard
During the broadcast tonight, Joe Davis and Orel starting talking about game scores. Orel was wondering if the current game score by Alex was close to the brilliant game that Clayton pitched. Joe correctly said no because Wood only had five strikeouts. At the time Wood had a game score over 80 which is excellent but it was still the 8th inning. By the time the 8th inning had ended it had dropped below 80 because of the Mesoraco home run. Orel was acting like Wood had already pitched his complete game shutout but seemed to forget he still had five outs to go.
Anyway for those who don’t know (like Orel) how a game score is calculated here it is:
Game Score – This is a value created by Bill James that evaluates how good a pitcher’s start was.
Start with 50 points. Add 1 point for each out recorded, (or 3 points per inning). Add 2 points for each inning completed after the 4th. Add 1 point for each strikeout. Subtract 2 points for each hit allowed. Subtract 4 points for each earned run allowed. Subtract 2 points for each unearned run allowed. Subtract 1 point for each walk.
Stan Williams shows up for the first time so I can tell my little Stan Williams story. It actually involves his son. In 1975 my High School Herbert Hoover of Glendale beat Stan Williams Junior’s team at Dodger Stadium to win the CIF Baseball Championship. The game involved a matchup between Stan Williams Junior and our ace Chuck McMichael. Chuck had not given up a run during the playoffs and would outpitch Stan to give Hoover the victory.
Here is an excellent recap of the history of Chuck who actually worked as a scout for the Dodgers in the 1980’s. Chuck was the first fireballing lefty I ever faced in baseball. He was two years older than me and basically struck out everyone he faced. His dad was an ump in every league I played in.
I had expected to follow Chuck’s career as he went from high school phenom to major league star but injuries derailed that career. Instead, he went into scouting and has had a long career and was just a step away from the GM job in Atlanta.
Player Date Rslt IP H ER BB SO GSc Sandy Koufax 1960-08-11 W 3-0 9.0 2 0 1 13 95 Don Sutton 1967-06-27 W 9-0 9.0 2 0 0 11 94 Fernando Valenzuela 1984-08-05 L 1-2 10.0 2 1 6 10 88 Ramon Martinez 1998-04-05 W 1-0 8.0 1 0 1 7 86 Tommy John 1972-08-08 L 1-2 9.0 3 1 4 13 86 Bob Welch 1985-08-03 W 2-0 9.0 2 0 3 5 85 Don Drysdale 1962-08-19 W 5-1 9.0 3 0 1 7 85 Stan Williams 1961-05-22 W 2-1 10.0 4 1 3 8 85 Jerry Reuss 1980-05-26(1) W 4-0 9.0 4 0 0 5 84 Claude Osteen 1971-04-23 W 3-0 9.0 5 0 0 6 83 Sandy Koufax 1964-08-12 W 4-1 9.0 5 1 1 10 82 Pedro Astacio 1992-09-29 W 5-0 9.0 3 0 2 2 81 Ramon Martinez 1990-09-15 W 3-0 9.0 6 0 1 7 81 Bill Singer 1969-06-22 W 5-0 9.0 5 0 3 7 81 Tim Belcher 1988-09-16 L 0-1 8.0 3 0 1 7 80 Claude Osteen 1967-06-26 W 3-0 9.0 5 0 2 5 80
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Howie Kendrick and Yordan Alvarez
While it might seem that everything the Dodger front office turns to gold, it isn’t true.
Last year at this time I was noting how Howie Kendrick could not drive in a run as a starting left fielder. Eventually, Howie got that figured out and was basically the de-facto starting left fielder until Andrew Toles showed up. Even then Dave Roberts went to Howie more often than not in Sept. It wasn’t until October that it seemed that Roberts had figured out that Andrew Toles was a better left fielder than Howie.
Headed into 2017, Howie didn’t like what he saw for himself and the Dodgers and asked to be traded. They obliged and sent him to the Phillies where he was supposed to be their starting LF. Amazing in baseball how things don’t work out as planned. Howie did indeed start out as the Phillies LF and was hitting the hell out of the ball when he got hurt on April 15th.
Enter Aaron Altherr. Aaron took over in LF while Howie was on the DL, and he’s not giving the starting job back. Aaron has a wRC+ of 133 and so when Howie came back they moved Aaron to RF.
Howie came back On May 29th and started ten games in LF and continued to pound the ball. On June 11th the starting 2nd baseman for the Phillies, Cesar Hernandez was hurt and is not due back until late July. No problem, Howie took over at 2nd base and if you happened to be watching MLB network last night you got to see Howie make an amazing play as a 2nd baseman diving to his right on the grass in CF and throw out the runner. This year Howie has a TSL of .330 / .393 / .485.
Logan Forsythe, not so much.
In time they might pass each other headed up and down but maybe not. A year ago in the spring of 2016 you wouldn’t have traded Howie for Logan straight up would you? Logan had one successful season to his name, Howie had a career. They were both 2nd baseman. The older one stayed healthy in 2016, the younger one did not. Winter of 2017, one was given away, while one was acquired for a talented young pitcher. It was probably the right move and time could easily prove the Dodgers correct.
I just think the Dodgers should rethink this policy of trading veterans who ask for a trade. To much can change and the same reason you signed Howie Kendrick in the spring of 2016 still applied in the winter of 2016.
Last summer the Dodgers made a deal acquiring Josh Fields from the Houston Astros. The price was Yordan Alvarez who had yet to play on the mainland. The Dodgers had given him a $2,000,000 bonus so they must have liked something about him given the cost was $4,000,000 with the tax included.
Just before this year’s international signing period closed in June, the Dodgers landed Alvarez for $2 million (plus a $2 million tax for exceeding their allotted spending pool). Now, without playing a single game for the Dodgers, he’s on the move to Houston. He’s around 6-foot-5 and 220 pounds and earns high marks from scouts for his smooth lefthanded swing. He also has average or better power from the left side, though he needs to work on getting more leverage in his swing to tap into that power more often. He’s going to have to improve his defense at first base, but he is an offensive prospect first and foremost.
Read more at http://www.baseballamerica.com/majors/dodgers-acquire-josh-fields-fresh-cuban-signee/#hRw4a1Octcj8Ubsg.99
At the time of the deal, I was happy to get Josh Fields and didn’t give much thought to the price being a kid who had never played on the mainland. I probably should have given it more thought.
That price is looking mighty high right now. The 6’5 19-year-old Yordan Alvarez is making a name for himself.
Chad Moriyama didn’t seem to think it was a big deal since they had basically just traded 4 Million for Josh Fields. And if money was just the deal that would have been correct. But it wasn’t. Yordan Alveraz was the deal, and it is very possible he’s the real deal. It is the rare 19-year-old who carves up the Midwest league.
Per the Baseball America Hot Sheet on June 2nd.
4. Yordan Alvarez, 1b, Astros (19)
Low Class A Quad Cities (Midwest)Alvarez is moving beyond just an interesting back story. The 6-foot-5, 225-pound Cuban has feel to hit—he’s one of the best hitters in the Midwest League’s Western Division, a scout said—and now he’s pairing it with tremendous in-game power (.280 isolated slugging).
Read more at http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/prospect-hot-sheet-june-9/#3Ku8KdhxVxVqI0bs.99
That was two weeks ago. Since that time he’s continued to hit and leads the MWL in OPS at 1.1326
Josh Fields did help out the Dodger bullpen in 2016 and did pitch in the 2016 postseason. Was he a difference maker? No. He was also one of the best bullpen options early in 2017, but after watching him give up key home run after key home run in June, I can’t help but wonder if Dodger fans won’t be looking yonder toward Yordan in the future.
Do the Dodgers have a pitching problem?
Maybe?
The Houston Astros currently have four of their five starters on the disabled list. Their projected rotation the next five games reads like this.
Fiers, Paulino, Musgrove, Peacock, Martes
That from the team with the best record in baseball. Their best pitcher Keuchel will be back shortly but the Lance McCullers won’t be. Colin McHugh out until July. Charlie Morton late June. Musgrove is in the rotation but just came off the DL last week. It is pretty iffy right now in Houston. Not that they have to worry about their division which is a hot mess after Houston.
The Boston Red Sox just got David Price back but they didn’t get back the good one. The Red Sox went about nine deep this year in the rotation. Four of the nine are on the disabled list. Last year’s Cy Young Award winner is pitching like he’s headed for the DL. Chris Sale has lived up to his billing and price. Drew Promeranz cost the Red Sox a princely sum and is not returning dividends. They had to give Kyle Kendrick two starts and that is never a good idea.
The Washington Nationals have Max Scherzer and Steven Strasburg. They have the two aforementioned pitchers with a FIP below 4.00. They have thrown away three starts to Jacob Turner and Jeremy Guthrie. They traded their best pitching prospects so they don’t have alot to turn too.
Should I even mention who is in the Twin rotation after Santana and Berrios?
The first place Brewers have thrown away starts to the likes of Tommy Milone, Pablo Espino, and Brent Suter. Along with letting Wily Peralta blow up until removed to middle relief. They finally have some health with Davies/Guerra back. Nelson has been good and might continue to be good. Chase Anderson? Probably not. Matt Garza definitely not. That is their top five. No depth, no one to turn to when at least two of those five hit the skids.
How about the World Champion Cubs. They have Lester and he has not exactly been a world beater this year. His ERA is just 3.89 and the FIP says he could have some improvement. Arrieta is a long way past his the days he was compared to Kershaw. John Lackey really might be done. Hendricks is hurt and wasn’t impressive before he got hurt. The Brett Anderson experiment went exactly as expected leaving Mike Montgomery to take his spot. Montgomery did great work in relief but has made only two starts and it is still up in the air if Monty came handle the work of a rotation piece. Rockie reclamation project Eddie Butler is now the number five. They have nothing after him.
The Rockies are using four rookies in their rotation right now. That will change when Jon Gray comes back. Basically, they have already dipped as far as they can dip into their depth. They have done great things, and if they continue to keep the team afloat you can only tip your hat, but anyone who would take the Rockie starting pitching situation over the Dodgers is drinking purple lemonade.
The Diamondbacks have been resilient. They lost Shelby Miller for the year. That might have been a good thing. Robbie Ray has blossomed into a stud and it just might hold. Greinke has bounced back enough to be called a team ace. Taijuan Walker just came back off the DL to give them a solid three. Patrick Corbin is not doing the job to help round out the rotation. Zach Godly and Randall Delgado pitched well. I”m not much of a believer in Godly but time will tell. What they do have is three good to great pitchers fronting the rotation which no one else can say at this time except the Dodgers.
So, do the Dodgers have a rotation problem? Maybe?
They have Kershaw, still the best pitcher in the league.
They have Alex Wood who is just as suspect at Robby Ray at holding these gains, but for now, he’s a solid number two.
Brandon McCarthy has been as solid as anyone could have hoped for.
That is the Dodgers big three and it is as good as any big three in baseball with postseason aspirations.
Kenta Maeda was supposed to be a key part of the first five. He’s been so inconsistent he was the last pitcher to get sent to the bullpen but wouldn’t you bet on him figuring it out to at least get back to a consistent 15 – 17 out pitcher that doesn’t kill you?
That leaves Ryu and Hill fighting for the five spot. I don’t know what to make of either of them. I think either should be good enough to get the ball every five days.
That is the current status.
Back on the farm, the team took a big hit when Urias went on the DL. Not a structural issue but no timetable for return. I think we have to write him off for this year until we see how he bounces back from this.
Brock Stewart is back and just about ready to answer the call if his phone rings.
Scott Kazmir is about ready for some rehab games. Many seem to have written off Scott Kazmir but I don’t know why. He’s taken a lot of time to get healthy, and a fresh, healthy Scott Kazmir could be an important part of the 2017 team going forward.
I am going to mention Wilmer Font because over the last six weeks he’s been the best pitcher in minor league baseball even if he is a 27-year-old minor league journeyman.
I am going to mention Justin Masterson because he was signed for depth, and he remains for depth.
I am going to mention Trevor Oaks. Because is still a part of the Dodger depth.
Could the Dodgers use another pitcher? I think we have to see what Kenta/Ryu/Hill do over the next month. CanKazmir can show something in his rehab starts? I still think all three can at least be part of a rotation even if they aren’t going to be the best they once had to offer.
And I think Brock Stewart could do what any Rockie rookie is doing.
Check back in a month.
This wasn’t how I drew up the Dodger season
1. Adrian Gonzalez was the 1st baseman
2. Andrew Toles was the LF
3. Chris Taylor was in AAA
4. Cody Bellinger was in AAA
5. Urias had settled in as the 2nd best pitcher in the rotation
6. Hill had settled in as the 3rd best pitcher in the rotation
7. Ryu had been released
8. Logan Forsythe was a solid leadoff hitter
9. Corey Seager was doing something like .300/.375/.525
10. Alex Wood had proven to be a force in the BULLPEN
11. Grant Dayton was 2016 all over again
12. Chase Utley was frustrated over his lack of at-bats
13. Puig was having a 26-year-old season like others before him
14. Joc Pederson was leading the team in home runs
15. Kenley Jansen had walked at least one hitter
16. Kenta Maeda has used his work this winter to consistently pitch into the 6th inning
17. Brock Stewart had taken over the 5th spot in the rotation
18. Justin Turner would have 10 bombs
You get the point. This is amazing
Pump the brakes
I blame Vin Scully for my reticence to acknowledge that a rookie has made it no matter what they are doing. I’m startled sometimes by the things that are blazed into my brain when so many more important things fail to adhere.
It was with my full support back in 1983 that Greg Brock had supplanted the venerable Steve Garvey as the Dodger 1st baseman. Brock, after all, seemed to have everything going for him. A thunderous left-handed swing that produced a billion home runs in AAA, and a calm demeanor that should allow him to handle the emotional complexities of the major league game. He had the patience to go with the power and looked like the whole package. Garvey would get on base with hits, Brock would take a walk. Garvey would attempt to drive in anyone on base, Brock was OK with letting someone else do it and wouldn’t widen the strike zone.
Brock started off okay and ended April with an OPS of .846. Pretty good for your first full month facing major league baseball. It was the weekend in Montreal on May 17h that really got me excited. Brock had been on a mini tear in May and had raised his OPS to .938. For all appearances, he looked like the Dodger 1st baseman for the rest of the decade. On May 17th, in the first game of the series against Montreal, he walked five times. Five times!!!. No LAD 1st baseman has ever walked five times. No one. Dusty Baker did it. That is it. Two players in LAD history have walked five times in a game and one was one of the greatest LF to ever play for the Dodgers. Surely that meant Greg Brock was destined for greatness.
Player Date Tm Rslt PA BB IBB Greg Brock 1983-05-17 LAD L 2-3 7 5 1 Dusty Baker 1980-09-28 LAD L 5-7 5 5 0
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It was the game on May 18th that changed me. In that game, Greg Brock hit a grand slam in the top of the fifth. Vin Scully exclaimed something like “He’s the real deal” and so I believed he was. To further seal the deal Brock hit another home run and raised his OPS to an amazing .989.
That would be the high point of the Greg Brock career. May 18th, 1983.
Brock would have a fine career but he certainly wasn’t the Dodger 1st baseman for the rest of the decade.
Since that time I’ve watched Mike Piazza, Eric Karros, Raul Mondesi, Corey Seager not only match their great rookie seasons but build upon them year after year. Yes, I’m assuming Cory Seager does this.
It doesn’t matter, whenever a Dodger rookie gets off to a great start I still remember Vin Scully on May 18th and I pump the brakes.
Maybe it is time I hit the accelerator
Puig – Nobody – Pederson – Seager – Bellinger
Home runs are up all over baseball and nowhere is that more apparent than at Dodger Stadium where rookie after rookie keep launching home runs.
Prior to 2014, the most LAD rookie home runs was the magic 35 by Mike Piazza in 1993. The 2nd most was 23 by Frank Howard back in 1960 before Dodger Stadium was built. Eric Karros and Greg Brock were tied for 3rd with 20.
Eric Karros (20), Mike Piazza (35), and Raul Mondesi (16) combined for 71 home runs from 1992 – 1994.
Joc Pederson (26), Corey Seager (26), and Cody Bellinger (17 and counting) have combined for 69 home runs. It is just a matter of time before Bellinger passes twenty giving the Dodgers three rookies in three years to hit at least 20 home runs.
When you look at the leaderboard below it is crazy that Bellinger has seventeen home runs in only 185 plate appearances.
Player HR Year Age PA OPS Pos Mike Piazza (RoY-1st) 35 1993 24 602 .932 *2/H3 Corey Seager (ROY-1st) 26 2016 22 687 .877 *6/H Joc Pederson (ROY-6th) 26 2015 23 585 .763 *8H Frank Howard (RoY-1st) 23 1960 23 487 .784 *97/3H Eric Karros (RoY-1st) 20 1992 24 589 .730 *3/H Greg Brock (RoY-7th) 20 1983 26 543 .738 *3/H Yasiel Puig (RoY-2nd) 19 2013 22 432 .925 *98/H7 Cody Bellinger 17 2017 21 185 .965 *73/H9 Raul Mondesi (RoY-1st) 16 1994 23 454 .849 *98 James Loney (RoY-6th) 15 2007 23 375 .919 *3/H9 Ron Cey (RoY-6th) 15 1973 25 595 .723 *5/H
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Oh come on now. That was crazy
Cody Bellinger hit one of the most unexpected home runs I’ve witnessed from my kitchen. It was so unexpected I left my chair, and decided this would be a good time to make a brownie sundae instead of watching Andrew Miller carve up the rookie.
Yet, Cody Bellinger is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. And I just saw Cory Seager have a top three rookie MVP season. I saw Mike Piazza.
I ain’t never seen this shit.
Cleveland Indian preview
The Dodgers have made only one trip to Ohio to play the Indians and that was back in 2003. We won’t have any notable game scores or total base games based on a three-game series fourteen years ago.
Just in case you were curious David Ross has the only home run against the Indians in Ohio.
This Indian team came within an eyelash of being the 2016 World Champions, and they did it without two of their best pitchers. Of course, they are always doing it without Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar because Carrasco is always hurt, and Salazar is brilliant and horrible. The Dodgers won’t face either of them in this series so it will be just like the Cub/Indian World Series.
The Indians are a game back of the Twins in the AL Central but like the Dodgers being back of the Rockies that is just a formality and by Sept both teams should be leading their divisions. This could easily be a preview of the 2017 Fall Classic.
The Indians made a big splash this past winter by acquiring possibly the biggest bat on the free agent market when they acquired Edwin Encarnacion. That bat has only recently come into play. On May 15th Encarnacion had a miserly OPS of .670. Since that point, he has been on a tear and the OPS now stands at .803. Seven home runs in his last twenty games. Last 28 days a .997 OPS. That was what the Indians were paying for.
Carlos Santana is still taking a walk but is having his worst year since ………..ever. The 31-year-old Santana is in his walk year so not a good time for a DH/1st Baseman to struggle. Just ask Ryan Howard.
The debate over who is the best Shortstop in the AL over the next decade might focus on Francisco Lindor and Carlos Correa. Lindor is a beautiful defender whose only knock was his lack of power. This year he has added power to his game with a slug% of .496. That has come at the expense of his OBP which last year was .357 and this year is .323.
Jose Ramirez is still showing he’s an above average 3rd baseman and is basically the same guy who broke out last year.
Santana, Lindor, and Ramirez are all switch hitters. The Indians might be the only team that boasts three full-time switch hitters.
Strangely enough, the best hitter on the team so far in 2017 has been Lonnie Chisenhall. He was hurt for a few weeks and rarely plays against LHP so he’ll probably only get the start against McCarthy. With a DH I’m not sure we will even see him as a pinch hitter.
Pos Name Age PA H 2B HR RBI BB SO OBP SLG OPS
1B Carlos Santana# 31 267 51 16 8 35 32 43 .315 .397 .712
SS Francisco Lindor# 23 261 60 17 12 27 22 37 .323 .496 .819
DH Edwin Encarnacion 34 244 51 6 12 26 32 62 .354 .449 .803
3B Jose Ramirez# 24 241 62 13 8 27 21 31 .344 .472 .817
LF Michael Brantley* 30 220 58 11 5 25 18 35 .350 .418 .768
2B Jason Kipnis* 30 181 37 8 7 22 11 36 .265 .393 .658
C Yan Gomes 29 145 30 9 4 15 14 36 .326 .402 .728
CF Lonnie Chisenhall* 28 116 28 8 7 24 10 21 .342 .584 .926
RF Abraham Almonte# (10-day dl) 28 100 19 3 1 6 12 28 .323 .337 .660
C Roberto Perez 28 81 10 2 0 9 8 18 .222 .167 .389
CF Austin Jackson 30 75 18 7 2 7 9 16 .360 .492 .852
3B Yandy Diaz (40-man) 25 71 13 1 0 3 6 17 .268 .219 .486
CF Bradley Zimmer* 24 69 15 4 4 14 8 21 .333 .508 .842
UT Dan Robertson 31 49 12 3 0 4 4 2 .327 .378 .704
Rank in 15 AL teams 15 3 11 8 2 8 7 8
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Fun Note, since Carlos Santana became a full-time player in 2011 he’s the only player with at least 150 home runs and 600 walks.
Below is the list with at least 500 walks and 150 home runs since 2011. Good company.
Player HR BB From To Age PA OPS Carlos Santana 153 633 2011 2017 25-31 4190 .800 Jose Bautista 206 598 2011 2017 30-36 3708 .904 Paul Goldschmidt 154 517 2011 2017 23-29 3632 .932 Andrew McCutchen 156 515 2011 2017 24-30 4294 .874 Mike Trout 184 513 2011 2017 19-25 3764 .975 Miguel Cabrera 204 505 2011 2017 28-34 4123 .979
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Rick Monday was the first
Fifty-two years ago Rick Monday was the first player ever drafted in a major league draft. For most fans it might be hard to reconcile the idea that there was no draft in baseball until 1965. That any kid from any state or country could sign with any team that he wanted too provided he was offered a contract.
Rick Monday looked back at that day with MLB.com a few weeks ago. Most of the interview is your basic stuff but this particular comment struck me.
“It’s been wonderful for the game in terms of competitive balance,” Monday said. “But I’ve always been a proponent of not holding the Draft while there’s still competition, of waiting until the College World Series is over.
“Having seen that empty look of bewilderment and confusion on teammates who weren’t drafted that day … it’s something that has stayed with me.”
I have also thought it strange that they do the draft during the College World Series. As though the kids don’t have enough on their plate now they get to worry about being drafted, then being drafted and where, or not being drafted.
For a number one overall pick, Rick Monday had a great career. In fifty-two years of overall picks, Rick Monday is in the top ten of bWAR. There have been countless overall picks who could never learn to hit or pitch at the highest level. Many more misses than hits. Rick Monday was at least at a triple, almost a home run.
The very next year Steve Chilcott was the overall pick. He never made it to the major leagues. Danny Goodwin was drafted twice as the overall pick. Once out of high school and once out of college. He had a negative career bWAR. The White Sox were glad he saved them his bonus money.
David Clyde was one of the more famous overall picks. He was drafted out of high school and pitching in the major leagues the same year. That didn’t work out.
Dave Roberts (not our Dave Roberts) played in the majors the same year he was drafted but he was a college player. That still didn’t work out.
Bob Horner also played in the majors the same year he was drafted. That did work out. Bob Horner had one of the strangest careers you will ever find, so strange I’ll have to write about it.
The Dodgers have never had the first pick. They came close in 1993 but the Mariners got the first pick and picked HOF Alex Rodriquez, the greatest overall pick by bWAR in history. The Dodgers got Darren Dreifort. Game changer.
The Dodgers, however, have acquired several of these overall picks.
- 1965 overall pick Rick Monday was acquired in 1977 when the Dodgers gave up fan favorite Bill Buckner and Ivan De Jesus. Rick Monday would hit the most important postseason home run in Dodger history until Kirk Gibson eclipsed him.
- 1980 overall pick Darryl Strawberry signed a five-year free agent deal with the Dodgers in 1991. That worked out for one year. He was released in the middle of the 3rd year of his contract.
- 1983 overall pick Tim Belcher was traded to the Dodgers in Sept of 1987 for Rich Honeycut. Tim Belcher would be an important part of the rotation that won the last Dodger World Championship.
- 2012 overall pick Adrian Gonzalez was acquired in the summer of 2012 and is still here.
Year Tm Signed Name Pos WAR OPS 1993 Mariners Y Alex Rodriguez(minors) SS 117.7 .930 1990 Braves Y Chipper Jones(minors) SS 85.0 .930 1987 Mariners Y Ken Griffey(minors) OF 83.6 .907 2001 Twins Y Joe Mauer(minors) C 50.9 .835 2000 Marlins Y Adrian Gonzalez(minors) 1B 43.3 .849 1980 Mets Y Darryl Strawberry(minors) OF 42.0 .862 1977 White Sox Y Harold Baines(minors) 1B 38.5 .820 1985 Brewers Y B.J. Surhoff(minors) SS 34.3 .745 1965 Athletics Y Rick Monday(minors) OF 33.1 .804 1995 Angels Y Darin Erstad(minors) OF 32.3 .743 2007 Devil Rays Y David Price(minors) LHP 32.0 .143 1988 Padres Y Andy Benes(minors) RHP 31.7 .390 2005 Diamondbacks Y Justin Upton(minors) SS 28.9 .821 1981 Mariners Y Mike Moore(minors) RHP 28.5 .000 1999 Devil Rays Y Josh Hamilton(minors) OF 28.1 .865 1976 Astros Y Floyd Bannister(minors) LHP 26.9 .383 1983 Twins N Tim Belcher(minors) RHP 26.2 .299 2010 Nationals Y Bryce Harper(minors) OF 24.4 .897 1978 Braves Y Bob Horner(minors) 3B 21.7 .839 1989 Orioles Y Ben McDonald(minors) RHP 20.9 .000 2009 Nationals Y Stephen Strasburg(minors) RHP 20.2 .401 1998 Phillies Y Pat Burrell(minors) 3B 18.8 .834 1969 Senators Y Jeff Burroughs(minors) OF 17.6 .795 1986 Pirates Y Jeff King(minors) SS 16.7 .749 1992 Astros Y Phil Nevin(minors) 3B 15.8 .814 1996 Pirates Y Kris Benson(minors) RHP 13.0 .337 2012 Astros Y Carlos Correa(minors) SS 12.6 .838 1982 Cubs Y Shawon Dunston(minors) SS 11.5 .712 2011 Pirates Y Gerrit Cole(minors) RHP 9.9 .397 1967 Yankees Y Ron Blomberg(minors) 1B 9.4 .832 1970 Padres Y Mike Ivie(minors) C 7.2 .744 1968 Mets Y Tim Foli(minors) SS 5.5 .593 1974 Padres Y Bill Almon(minors) SS 4.8 .648 2006 Royals Y Luke Hochevar(minors) RHP 3.1 .125 2008 Rays Y Tim Beckham(minors) SS 3.0 .736 2003 Devil Rays Y Delmon Young(minors) OF 2.5 .737 2004 Padres Y Matt Bush(minors) SS 2.4 1994 Mets Y Paul Wilson(minors) RHP 2.2 .271 2015 Diamondbacks Y Dansby Swanson(minors) SS 1.0 .693 1973 Rangers Y David Clyde(minors) LHP 0.7 1972 Padres Y Dave Roberts(minors) 3B 0.4 .644 2002 Pirates Y Bryan Bullington(minors) RHP -0.2 .667 1997 Tigers Y Matt Anderson(minors) RHP -0.5 1979 Mariners Y Al Chambers(minors) OF -0.5 .618 1984 Mets Y Shawn Abner(minors) OF -1.3 .591 1975 Angels Y Danny Goodwin(minors) C -1.7 .674 1971 White Sox N Danny Goodwin(minors) C -1.7 .674 2016 Phillies Y Mickey Moniak(minors) OF 2014 Astros N Brady Aiken(minors) LHP 2013 Astros Y Mark Appel(minors) RHP 1991 Yankees Y Brien Taylor(minors) LHP 1966 Mets Y Steven Chilcott(minors) C
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Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 
Kind of expected the Dodgers to eventually be the best team in the West but I’ll be honest I kind of figured that meant: