Earlier tonight, Chad wrote something very, very smart: Puig enters with a .915 OPS, but only 12 homers. And he’s in the middle of a pretty bad homer drought, with …
Read More »Brandon League, Valuable Major League Reliever
One of the least-remembered parts of last night’s 1-0 win over San Diego is going to be that Brandon League got through the seventh inning on only seven pitches, keeping …
Read More »Dodgers 1, Padres 0: A.J. Ellis, Walkoff Hero
I don’t want to take anything away from Paul Maholm, who was obviously incredible tonight. After two months in the bullpen, he was asked to make a spot start with Josh …
Read More »Padres @ Dodgers July 12, 2014: Maybe You’re In Center Field Next
Hey, Andre Ethier is back in center field tonight. I guess that must mean that Don Mattingly has changed his min– Padres Dodgers 7:10pm PT Los Angeles, CA RF Denorfia …
Read More »The Path To Joc Pederson
So here’s what we know, right now: Matt Kemp is not a center fielder, no matter how much he wants to be. Andre Ethier is not a center fielder, though …
Read More »Padres @ Dodgers July 11, 2014: As The Outfield Turns
Hanley Ramirez is out tonight, but you already knew that. Miguel Rojas is the starting shortstop. At this point, I’m no longer “happy” or “sad” about Ramirez news. We’ve arrived in …
Read More »Andre Ethier, Former Center Fielder
Here’s Dustin, a few hours ago: And if Van Slyke is in center again tonight against a righty in Jesse Hahn, you know something is really up. And, as I’ve been suggesting might …
Read More »Hanley Ramirez’ All-Star Break Starts Early
In “news that should shock absolutely nobody, anywhere, ever” news, don’t expect to see Hanley Ramirez soon. From Ken Gurnick: After helping win Thursday night’s game, Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez …
Read More »Maybe The Dodgers Should Try To Add Some Catching Depth
Yesterday, the Red Sox designated catcher A.J. Pierzynski for assignment, and it caught my interest. It shouldn’t have — Pierzynski is 37 and hitting .254/.286/.348 for a last-place club — but …
Read More »Tigers 4, Dodgers 1: Max Scherzer Is Still Really Good
Gross. That wasn’t as painful as last night, but it still wasn’t very much fun. Max Scherzer allowed a mere four hits — one, shockingly, being Miguel Rojas‘ first major …
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