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 …
Read More »Dodgers’ struggles vs. lefties tied to underperformers who hope to improve
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, …
Read More »Quick update on Dodgers’ launch angle, home runs and scoring
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 …
Read More »Dodgers’ offensive struggles tied to lack of homers, launch angle
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 …
Read More »Dodgers’ offense taking different approach to scoring
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, …
Read More »Dodgers’ spring training W-L record doesn’t mean anything, data show
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. …
Read More »Dodgers could benefit from Royals’ contact-oriented approach
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 …
Read More »Dodgers have easy Rule 5 protection decisions
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. …
Read More »Pedro Baez is Quietly Breaking Out
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 …
Read More »Cody Bellinger’s power surge bodes well for future
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 …
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