Tag Archives: Chris Taylor

2017 NLCS victory was partially driven by the shortstops

♦ October 21, 2017 ♦ 3 Comments

Dodger NLCS Shortstop Stats sorted by OPS with at least eight PA: Series/Player BA OBP Slug OPS 2017 Chris Taylor 0.250 0.400 0.875 1.275 2017 Charlie Culberson 0.455 0.385 0.818 1.203 1978 Bill Russell 0.412 0.444 0.471 0.915 1974 Bill Russell 0.389 0.421 0.389 0.810 1981 Bill Russell 0.313 0.316 0.438 0.753 1985 Mariano Duncan …

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Chris Taylor is what Dodger fans prayed for

♦ October 18, 2017 ♦ 2 Comments

You can’t really quantify the impact that Chris Taylor has had on the Dodger season. You could try it with fWAR but you would be missing the complete picture. Chris Taylor was a 2nd baseman when Logan Forsythe got hurt early Chris Taylor was a left fielder when Andrew Toles went down for the season …

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Forget past failures of October

♦ October 11, 2017 ♦ 6 Comments

I was thinking about something Jon Weisman tweeted yesterday I remember the euphoria after the Dodgers’ NLDS sweeps in 2008 and 2009. It’s sobering to recall what came next. Hoping 2017 is less cruel. — Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) October 11, 2017 and it made me realize the only way to really enjoy this upcoming NLCS …

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That’s a wrap

♦ October 1, 2017 ♦ 5 Comments

The most successful regular season based on wins has finally concluded with the Dodgers topping out at 104 wins.  Even with the Dodgers winning more games in their history it was still a season with a crazy high and a just as crazy low. It was like the Dodgers had two directors this year, with Alfonso Cuarón …

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Is Cody Bellinger going to be wasted as a 1st baseman?

♦ September 27, 2017 ♦ 3 Comments

Few if any major league center fielders could make the throws that Cody Bellinger made last night in helping to preserve the Dodger victory. In case you didn’t know, @Cody_Bellinger can do a lot more than hit. This sizzling 98.9-mph throw to the plate saves the @Dodgers a run! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/PLmPvk36Sk — #Statcast (@statcast) September …

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Dodgers need the return of the four horsemen

♦ September 15, 2017 ♦ 2 Comments

Sure, this is obvious. One of the horsemen was back but hardly anyone noticed because the team kept losing. The second one joined him this week and it directly resulted in two victories for the Dodgers. If they hope to have any chance in October it would behoove the other two horsemen to join Bellinger/Turner …

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All the young dudes

♦ August 16, 2017 ♦ Leave a comment

Much like the Cubs of 2016, the Dodgers great season is being fueled by youth.  The team is 50 games over .500 and the lineup is loaded with players 26 or younger. Chris Taylor and Yasiel Puig are both 26 Joc Pederson is 25 Corey Seager is 23 Cody Bellinger is 21 Five of the …

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Dodgers own the lineup positions

♦ August 14, 2017 ♦ 1 Comment

We all know that Yasiel Puig has been the best number eight hitter in baseball but when Joe Davis said that Chris Taylor has been the best leadoff hitter in baseball that made me turn to Fangraphs and use the batting position split tool to find out how the rest of the lineup stacks up. I …

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The Chris Taylor team

♦ August 11, 2017 ♦ 1 Comment

We like to think that what Chris Taylor is doing this year is kind of unique but is it? Seems like every team in baseball has a player who is doing things he’s never done before.  I decided to run through the league to see if I could build a team of Chris Taylors. This …

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Turner leads all NL in wRC+ on August 9th, 2017

♦ August 9, 2017 ♦ Leave a comment

You gotta take these snapshots when you can. With Justin Turner rocking two home runs last night he took the lead in the NL for wRC+.  Using smart baseball methodology you could make a case that Justin Turner is the best offensive player in the NL right now. The Dodgers have four of the top 11 …

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