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 …
Read More »Cubs @ Dodgers October 19, 2016: NLCS Game 4
Cubs Dodgers 5:00 PM PST, FS1 Los Angeles CF Fowler 2B Utley 3B Bryant SS Seager 1B Rizzo 3B Turner LF Zobrist 1B Gonzalez 2B Baez RF Reddick C Contreras …
Read More »Nationals @ Dodgers Oct. 10, 2016: NLDS Game 3
Nationals Dodgers 1:08 PM PST Los Angeles CF Turner LF Kendrick LF Werth 3B Turner 2B Murphy SS Seager RF Harper RF Puig 3B Rendon 1B Gonzalez 1B Zimmerman C Grandal …
Read More »Gio Gonzalez Is Not A Normal Lefty
The Dodgers are currently on their way back to Los Angeles after splitting their two NLDS games in Washington. That’s good, almost! The Nationals are a good team and the Dodgers beat …
Read More »A Brief Note On Kenley Jansen’s Slider
It’s Saturday night. There was supposed to be a game tonight but there wasn’t. Instead, I’m sitting here thinking about the way last night’s game ended. Overnight, Tim Brown of …
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