We’ve spilled much Internet ink about the Dodgers’ struggles against left-handed pitchers, but we haven’t talked a ton about their abundance of lefties — both in the rotation and the …
Read More »How the NL West was (possibly) won by the Dodgers
The hand-wringing over the state of the Dodger bullpen this season and (season’s past) has been extremely present. While I’ve chimed in multiple times about my dislike of Pedro Baez, he …
Read More »Dodgers’ bullpen has been great, but overwork is concerning
So, how ’bout that Dodgers’ bullpen? It has been rather remarkable at times this season, despite the perception that it’s the worst one ever constructed. It got off to a rough …
Read More »Adam Liberatore has been good this season, but can he keep it up?
In the offseason, I wrote about the Dodgers needing a left-handed fastball-slider reliever to pair with J.P. Howell and, before he imploded, Luis Avilan. There were some decent free agents, but …
Read More »The Dodgers Need To Make Their Own Bullpen Luck
Depending on which numbers you use, the Dodger bullpen has either been decent or terrible this year. Neither answer is necessarily wrong. By context-neutral stats, their numbers are quite good. …
Read More »Attempts by Dodgers to acquire premiere relievers have fallen short
The Dodgers’ bullpen has been a point of much contention for many years — but it’s been especially true in recent years. While lamenting the lack of upgrades, some have …
Read More »Early bullpen implosions evidence Dodgers need to pay Kenley Jansen
The bullpen has been bad the first few opportunities this season. One cannot deny that. And if Andrew Friedman and Co., ever needed a reason to extend Kenley Jansen‘s contract, …
Read More »Dodgers’ bullpen is going to be fine, probably
On a team as deep as the Dodgers are, it’s hard to find areas of concern. Sure, there’s no legit No. 2 starter (and the “No. X starter” thing doesn’t …
Read More »Dodgers invite Jamey Wright to spring training
Because you can never have too much pitching … the Dodgers on Tuesday signed old friend Jamey Wright to a minor-league deal with an invite to spring training. Wright, 41, …
Read More »Looking at some fastball-slider lefty options
The term “lefty specialist” has a certain connotation to it. That is, it’s a lefty who has a nasty breaking pitch (usually a slider) that is hard for opposing left-handed …
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