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Dodgers depth charge Rockies
The 2017 Dodger mantra has been depth depth depth, and on Wednesday night they put that on display. Both teams have had to play with numerous players on the DL and while the names of Enrique Hernandez, Scott Van Slyke, and Chris Taylor don’t put fear into the hearts of their opponents their bats did. …
Thompson and Taylor headed for Oklahoma
All the spring battles were decided yesterday with more players being optioned to AAA to play for Oklahoma. Most of the players who didn’t make the Dodger opening day roster besides the prospects are basically bench players except for one. Trayce Thompson – Thompson started spring late due to his lingering injury from last year, …
Dodgers send down five
Dodgers sent two of their top prospects along with three other players from major league camp to minor league camp and each of them could be back at some point. Alex Verdugo – Verdugo played for Mexico in the WBC and while playing RF could have made the catch that kept Mexico in the tournament …
Having fun with LAD spring stats
By March 20th it is fun to look at spring stats just because they are the only stats we got to work with. Hitting: Grandal leads the team in hits with 14 Grandal leads the team in extra base hits with 7 Brett Eibner leads the team in doubles with 4 Erick Mejia has two …
Is Enrique Hernandez the next Dodger traded?
The current LAD front office has made a habit of trading players they traded for in the first place. With Chris Taylor hitting like a healthy Cory Seager, Charlie Culberson showing that he’ll never embarrass you no matter where you play him, and Darnell Sweeney displaying his versatility, this may leave Enrique Hernandez on the outside …
Will 2017 serve up anything close to the pleasant surprises of 2016?
With spring training about to go full bore this week I was thinking about where we were last year at this time and the shocking developments of 2016. No one could have predicted that the following players would impact 2016: Brock Stewart – Single A pitcher – Climbed from A to AA to AAA to …
Yazmani Grandal and the big RBI game
Since Yazmani Grandal joined the team in 2015, he has had some big games, so how does his big games compare against his Dodger peers over the same time span? Pretty damn good. If we look at LAD since 2015 to have driven in at least five runs: Eleven times in that period a LAD …
Abbreviated Dodger player of the week goes to Chris Taylor
The Dodgers only played three games this week, and Chris Taylor only excelled in one of those games, but what a game it was. 1st LAD to hit a grand slam as his first home run 1st LAD second baseman to drive in six runs 1st LAD to hit a grand slam, a double, and …
Dodger front office wins one on the margin
For whatever reason, the Dodger front office takes a beating from fans and old school newspaper writers. As the trading deadline nears, they are sure to take some heat no matter what they do, but they can take some solace that for the short term, two minor trades have already produced an important victory. When …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 