This is the introductory offering in my 11-part series about the Dodgers’ Top 100 prospects, ranked by yours truly. This is how things will break down: 100-76: Short write-ups with best tool, 2015 location and estimated time of arrival in the majors 75-51: Same as 100-76 50-41: At least a solid paragraph, with scouting grades, 2015…
I have no intention of writing up every single non-roster invite that the Dodgers hand out, but when it’s a fun name like Erik Bedard, who per Ken Gurnick has agreed to a minor league contract, it’s probably worth a quick look. Bedard, 36 in March, was once one of the top starters in the…
G IP K% BB% ERA FIP xFIP WAR MLB 61 48.1 24.2% 13.0% 4.66 4.29 4.25 -0.4 What Happened In 2014: That was money well-spent! Have we really not done a Brian Wilson review yet? Still? Sigh. I don’t want to do this any more than you do. Then again, it’s a cold January Sunday…
Mailbag! Email us through the form at the right or at thedodgersdigest at gmail dot com. Kirk: I am not too concerned about the #4 & #5 starters and spot starters during the year. The Dodgers should hold up through some patchworking. I am more concerned of a shortage in the play-offs. Perhaps that is…
Like the Dodgers were really going to go to arbitration, right? In the days after coming to terms on one-year deals with A.J. Ellis and Chris Heisey, the Dodgers have now done the same with Kenley Jansen, Justin Turner, and Juan Nicasio. Each get raises, because that’s how arbitration works, no matter how you think…
This is a BREAKING Yasiel Puig update of the utmost importance. Much maligned Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig has responded to criticism by presenting a new 2015 version of himself that throws shade at his critics in English and proves he’s self-aware. Do you see ? He was safe because he hit the cutoff men haha…
Hooray, content to knock the Jamey Wright review off the front page! As expected, not all of the Dodger arbitration cases were going to make it to the actual arbitrator, and after A.J. Ellis‘ agreement, we now have news of another, Chris Heisey: Chris heisey, dodgers settle at $2.16M — Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) January 16,…
G IP K% BB% ERA FIP xFIP WAR MLB 61 70.1 17.5% 8.8% 4.35 3.47 3.80 0.1 What Happened In 2014: Got into 61 games, and yet you don’t remember a single one, do you? Last December, we heard that Jamey Wright was deciding between the Rays and the Dodgers, and despite the fact that…
It went somewhat unnoticed on Tuesday, but the Dodgers had four players file for arbitration, sans A.J. Ellis, who agreed to a $4.25 million contract for 2015. Chris Heisey, Kenley Jansen, Juan Nicasio and Justin Turner all filed for arbitration on the deadline day after failing to reach agreements with the Dodgers. Now, this doesn’t mean they’re…
In November, the Dodgers traded for the little-known Mike Bolsinger as part of a flurry of minor moves. We noted it as inconsequential, especially since the Dodgers acquired him for cash considerations. That Bolsinger started the brawl with Erisbel Arruebarrena last year was probably the most interesting thing about him. He’s almost 27, was never really…