Through three starts, Hyun-Jin Ryu has not been good. A 5.87 ERA, a 6.95 FIP, and a 6.02 DRA are his numbers after 15-1/3 innings. It’s three starts, and normally …
Read More »D-backs @ Dodgers April 15, 2017: Jackie Robinson Day
Kenta Maeda has a difficult act to follow. The evening after Clayton Kershaw‘s gem, he will try to clinch a series win against the otherwise-surging Diamondbacks. Maeda has looked a little …
Read More »Report: Dodgers to re-sign Chase Utley
Not content with adding one player to a crowded roster on a late Friday night, the Dodgers are apparently about to add another. According to a report by Andy McCullough …
Read More »The Muslim Ban and Sticking to Baseball
Baseball is an international game. This statement is fundamental to MLB’s growth in the US and abroad. In 2016, players from 22 countries and territories played in Major League Baseball. …
Read More »Grant Dayton’s elite fastball
The original title of this post was going to be ‘Grant Dayton is Good Enough for the Eighth Inning.’ The whole point of the article was that he has a very …
Read More »Important: Kenta Maeda Can’t Draw
While we wait until the end of time for the Dodgers to get a second baseman, from Japan comes an oasis in our baseball-less desert. And it’s a fantastic insight …
Read More »A look at the Dodgers’ 2017 ZiPS projections
It’s Jan. 13 and baseball news is pretty boring. The Mariners have probably made another five minor trades between the time this post was written and the time it was …
Read More »Shohei Otani wants to be posted next year, creates high-stakes confusion
For years, both fans and teams alike have wondered “When will Shohei Otani be posted?” I’ve been asked this question dozens of times, but the answer was always “We don’t …
Read More »Alex Verdugo shines, Adrian Gonzalez recruits in international play
The finals of the 2017 World Baseball Classic are not until next March, but that has not stopped several nations from preparing early. This week, Japan hosted four exhibition matches …
Read More »It’s Finally Time to Talk About Shohei Otani
In order to properly sum up Shohei Otani‘s talent, one only has to go back to July 2 of this year when his Nippon Ham Fighters were playing against the …
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