Yesterday, I wrote about how Allen Webster was a highly-touted Dodger prospect who was traded to Boston for Adrian Gonzalez and friends, then went to Arizona in the Wade Miley …
Read More »Dodgers @ D’Backs June 29, 2015: Remember Allen Webster?
Man, Allen Webster starts tonight for the Diamondbacks against the Dodgers. Remember him? Dodgers D’Backs 6:40 p.m. Phoenix, Az. CF Pederson CF Pollock 2B Kendrick LF Peralta 3B Turner 1B Goldschmidt …
Read More »Why Do The Defensive Metrics Hate Howie Kendrick?
Howie Kendrick has worked out pretty well, right? His 111 wRC+ is better than his career average of 108, and just about exactly in line with what he put up …
Read More »Dodgers @ Marlins June 28, 2015: Yasiel Puig, Cleanup Hitter
I don’t know who Marlins starter Jose Urena is and neither do you, so let’s start with that. Dodgers Marlins 10:10 a.m. Miami, Fla. CF Pederson 2B Gordon 2B Kendrick …
Read More »Dodgers @ Marlins June 27, 2015: Good News Is Bad News
It’s indisputably good for the Dodgers that Giancarlo Stanton injured his hand last night and won’t be in the lineup tonight, tomorrow, or for many weeks to come. Dodgers Marlins …
Read More »Dodgers @ Cubs June 25, 2015: Day Baseball
A midweek early summer day game at Wrigley Field is probably the best thing in the world… if you’re there. Baseball, a brat, a beer in the sun, well, it’s …
Read More »Relievers Who Have Thrown More Than Kenley Jansen, Last 30 Days
Presented just about entirely without comment, here’s a list of relief pitchers who have thrown more pitches than Kenley Jansen over the last 30 days. “But worse pitchers take longer …
Read More »Dodgers @ Cubs June 23, 2015: Jason Hammel Is Really Good
If it sounds like I’m pre-emptively making excuses for the Dodgers offense, well, maybe I am, but let’s at least note that tonight’s starter, Jason Hammel, is way better than …
Read More »Kenley Jansen Is Just The Best
Kenley Jansen hasn’t pitched in a while, and that’s disappointing. He’s thrown only 16 pitches since the start of last week, on June 18 in Texas, and that’s it. That’s because …
Read More »Dodgers @ Cubs June 22, 2015: The Endless Bullpen
Sometimes, it’s pretty hard to keep track of who is even in the Dodgers bullpen, and that’s even with the invaluable contributions of “ABsmilebunch,” who maintains the bullpen chart you …
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