Tag Archives: Clayton Kershaw
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 …
Rotation has turned on a dime
With that seven-inning masterpiece by Kenta Maeda last night, the Dodger starting rotation starting with Brandon McCarthy has been brilliant over the past six games. In five of the six games, each starter has walked only one hitter with Urias having the only blemish. That helps if you want to get more than fifteen outs per …
The LAD just got way younger, did they get better?
With 21-year-old LAD 2017 top prospect Cody Bellinger joining the Dodgers today and 20-year-old 2016 top prospect Julio Urias set to join the team on Thursday the LAD 25-man roster just got a whole lot younger. But will it make them better? Joe Davis said tonight that Dave Roberts said Urias is here to stay …
King of Victory Blvd
Eight years ago I lost a pet very close to my heart. I wrote about it over at TrueBlueLA as his passing coincided with the emergence of Clayton Kershaw. You knew at the time that Clayton was going to be special but I never thought he or anyone could reach the heights he has reached …
Hatcher and Stripling survive final cuts
Adam Liberatore and Josh Fields were optioned to the minors yesterday giving the Dodgers their full pitching staff. Not quite full with Baez headed to the DL. The pitching staff looks set for the time being, but it won’t be long before changes are made. Starting Rotation – Kershaw, Maeda, Hill, Ryu, McCarthy Right-Hand Bullpen …
LAD Prop Bets for 2017
You might know by now I’m a betting person, and while I don’t always bet I always like to look at the odds. Below are the odds for the 2017 MLB season brought to you by Bovada, (www.Bovada.lv, Twitter: @BovadaLV). I’ll only list the odds relevant to the LAD (and Matt Kemp). Who would you …
Kershaw 33/1 to win MVP
Bovada odds came out today and this one jumped out at me. The 2014 MVP Clayton Kershaw is at 33/1. I know pitchers don’t win MVP awards, but this guy already did, and it is the NL, and he could easily be the best player in the NL again in 2017. Corey Seager is 12/1 …
MLB Network Top 100 show
You can make light of how MLB Network comes up with their top 100, but it is still a fun show to watch. With the Red/Angel game blacked out for us in Los Angeles they showed the 2017 Top 100 countdown. Kershaw came in 2nd, and Mike Trout won for the fourth year in a …
Rotisserie rotation
Rotisserie drafts are about to start in earnest and preceding these drafts are all sorts of analysis about who to draft and why. I’ve already finished two drafts and will be finishing up a 3rd this week. I peruse Rotowire, BaseballHQ, and Fangraphs to help me get a leg up or at least stay relevant. …
Pitching fWAR in the twenty-tens decade
Bobby Down in the comments at http://www.truebluela.com posted the top fWAR for players in this decade. With his permission lets take a look at the pitchers. Below are the top 20 pitchers sorted by fWAR showing any top ten finishes in fWAR for that season. Clayton Kershaw had the best fWAR in 2016 even though …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 