The Dodgers have lost 12 of their last 13, including yesterday’s Clayton Kershaw start, and they’ve seen the Diamondbacks shave 11 games off the division lead. Suffice to say, we’ve …
Read More »Alex Wood’s velocity is down; it’s concerning and the cause of his issues
Alex Wood turned in another quality start in Pittsburgh on Monday — his 12th of the season. Despite that, the start was still a bit worrisome for his season and for …
Read More »Turns out, Brandon McCarthy is the guy we thought he was
Brandon McCarthy has never been viewed as a big strikeout guy. Despite having good stuff, he hasn’t really been a guy who’s going to be mistaken for Max Scherzer in …
Read More »Logan Forsythe is MLB’s most passive hitter, and recent aggression is a positive change
Logan Forsythe has struggled to adjust to the National League thus far in 2017. As recently as the middle of last month, he was hitting below .200, and he’s currently …
Read More »Cody Bellinger does another thing well: he hits in a 1-2 count
Cody Bellinger has been downright amazing in his first two months in the majors. No one saw this coming. He has been the offensive sparkplug the Dodgers have needed since the …
Read More »Chris Taylor’s making more contact and making most of call-up
When you’re OPSing 1.205 and your slugging percentage is 179 points higher than Justin Turner, perhaps it’s time you get a dedicated article. Many argued that Chris Taylor should have …
Read More »Yasiel Puig is hitting into a lot of double plays
In the Dodgers’ blowout victory against the Giants on Tuesday, Yasiel Puig went 3-for-5 with four RBI and two runs scored. On the whole, it was a very good game for him, …
Read More »Let’s talk about Chase Utley
Speaking of injured players, I present to you Chase Utley. OK, he might not be injured, but there is certainly something not right with him at present. On the season, he …
Read More »Clayton Kershaw’s slider is different right now and that might be a problem
If you’ve noticed recently that we’ve been saying some variation of “Clayton Kershaw‘s slider wasn’t sharp today” in the recaps of games he’s started, you’re definitely not alone. It’s been …
Read More »About that 10th inning…
The Dodgers lost in 10 innings to the Giants on Wednesday night, but you already knew that. How they lost was perhaps one of them most frustrating ways in recent …
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