One of the more interesting spring training battles is between super utility player Enrique Hernandez and infielder Chris Taylor. Outside of Charlie Culberson (not on the 40-man) and maybe Logan Forsythe …
Read More »2017 Dodgers Prospects: Projected 2020 Lineup
Predicting something in baseball 3-plus years away often times looks foolish. And I have the evidence to back that up. This is a fun exercise to see what a future …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 189 – Ross Stripling interview, Urias, Seager
On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodger Blue) and I welcome back to the program Mr. Ross Stripling. It’s his fourth (!) visit. He’ll never admit this publicly, but we …
Read More »Looking at how Dodgers’ prospects rank, globally
Prospect season is just about over. We’re roughly three weeks from Opening Day, so that makes sense. I’ve released my Top 100 Dodgers prospects, while others have released their Top …
Read More »2016 Dodgers in Review: LHP Julio Urias
IP K% BB% HR/9 ERA FIP WAR MiLB (OKC) 45 29.2 4.8 0.40 1.40 2.72 N/A MLB 77 25.0 9.2 0.58 3.38 3.17 1.6 What happened in 2016: Began the …
Read More »Kyle Farmer, Jacob Rhame, others among first spring cuts by Dodgers
It seems like Spring Training has been going on for months now, but really, we’re just three weeks into it. As such, the Dodgers have made their first round of cuts. …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 188 – Puig, Ryu, Thompson, Kazmir
On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodger Blue) and I attempt to amuse you with as little Spring Training play-by-play as possible. Jared is the worst. Is this the …
Read More »2016 Dodgers in Review: OF Joc Pederson
PA AVG OBP SLG wRC+ HR WAR MLB 476 .249 .352 .495 129 25 3.5 What happened in 2016: Avoided the sophomore slump and ended up being the Dodgers’ second-most productive …
Read More »2017 Dodgers prospect rankings from other publications, plus ‘consensus’
I wrapped up my Top 100 series last week. In the meantime, folks from around the Internet have been busy ranking Dodger prospects. Let’s take a look to see how …
Read More »A first prediction of the Dodgers’ 25-man roster for Opening Day
We’re 12 games into the Cactus League season and there haven’t been a ton of surprises just yet for the Dodgers. So, let’s take a first guess at what the …
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