Tag Archives: Joc Pederson
What’s next? Cutch or Cain?
With the trade of the three onerous contracts this weekend the Dodgers have opened up some financial flexibility for 2018 even as they hope to stay under the luxury tax and reset the fines that MLB has been hitting the team with ever since they decided to be the $250M pound gorilla of major league baseball. Eric Stephen as always does a …
Are the Dodgers in decline?
Craig Minami in the TrueBlueLA comments asked this question. Is this a team on the rise, a team at the pinnacle or a team that be in some small decline? I started to answer but realized why I stopped posting lengthy comments at truebluela. By tomorrow, they will be gone, so I thought I’d answer …
Can Chase or Granderson pull a Baez?
Javier Baez entered the game last night without a hit in the 2017 postseason. I’m sure Cub fans weren’t thrilled he was back in the lineup, but after his two home runs propelled the Cubs to their first victory I expect they forgot how unhappy they had been with Baez. With left-hander Jose Quintana pitching tonight …
Dodgers roll a six
Beating the Cubs 6 – 1 and winning their 6th straight postseason game to remain undefeated in October. Dating back to the regular season the Dodgers have now won eight games in a row. Yu Darvish gave up a home run in the first to Schwarber, add in a couple more hard-hit singles and things …
Dodgers go with Andre/Joc and keep Barnes at catcher
Maybe this was expected by those who follow the team but I was very surprised to see the starting lineup tonight include Joc/Andre/Barnes instead of Hernandez/Granderson/Grandal. Barnes has started every game since game one of the NLDS and I fully expected Grandal to get the gig tonight. I guess you don’t mess with an undefeated postseason. …
Baez in, Joc out
The Dodgers finalized their NLDS roster by adding embattled relief pitcher Pedro Baez to the roster thus going with twelve pitchers and thirteen hitters. I had surmised that Farmer would make the team, and felt that Joc would be the last man standing with eleven pitchers and fourteen hitters but the Dodgers decided they needed …
Is Cody Bellinger going to be wasted as a 1st baseman?
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 …
Is AAA/OKC where Dodger outfielders go to die?
Normally when a proven major league outfielder struggles and gets sent to AAA they blow back up and are quickly promoted back to the major leagues. Case in point Keon Broxton of the Brewers was their starting CF for most of the season. In an extended slump, Broxton was sent to AAA on July 21st …
FFA August 28th – Sept 4th
The minor league regular season ended last night so I thought I’d wait a day and get a final Farm Factory Award in with eight days instead of seven. The final eight days had quite a few notable performers so without further ado The Contenders: Yusniel Diaz – AA/Tulsa – Diaz had four multi-hit games, …
Alex Verdugo is on his way
Alex Verdugo will be joining the team this Friday Alex Verdugo will join #Dodgers in SD when rosters expand. Joc Pederson will not. Likely later when AAA season ends — Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) August 31, 2017 , and if Corey Seager still has problems with the elbow I could see him getting some playing time. …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 