Dodgers Analysis

About a week ago, Jon Weisman sent out a tweet from the Dodger Insider account talking about how shifts aren’t as hot a topic among fans or the media this …

It’s no secret the Dodgers have struggled mightily this season against left-handed pitching. They’re 14-14 against lefty starters, even after taking down Eduardo Rodriguez and David Price over the weekend, …

Last week, I wrote about the Dodgers’ problem with the launch angle on their batted balls and how it might correlate to their lack of run-scoring. “What I’m getting at …

Trayce Thompson‘s walk-off home run was a welcome sight on Tuesday night. Any time the Dodgers hit a home run, it’s a welcome sight (no matter what Steve Lyons might …

In the early going, the Dodgers’ offense has looked pretty good. The team is 8-6 and scoring runs generally hasn’t been much of a problem. Through 14 games this year, …

Even without looking at numbers, it should seem logical that how a team fares in the standings in spring training ought not to have bearing on their regular season performance. …

One thing was evident for the 2015 Dodgers: They struggled, at times, to make contact. The Royals just won the World Series by being one of the best bat-to-ball teams …

Mike reset the 40-man roster on Monday, and it’s already pretty full. Sure, there will be guys who opt-out, get designated for assignment/released and traded at some point this winter. …

Towards the end of last season, I wrote a post on Pedro Baez after his late-season call-up. Baez had looked impressive in high-leverage situations, generating six shutdowns (+6% win probability …

Cody Bellinger came into the 2015 season with player comparisons of James Loney and Eric Hosmer. While some may cringe at that, those are actually really good comps and Bellinger …