Dodgers Digest Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball Blog
Note: All data used in this is prior to the 4/15 win against Arizona. The only real change would be Clayton Kershaw for his gem, Chris Taylor with a double …
Read More »Individual performance vs. expected outcome through the first two weeks
Improved consistency from Alex Wood is the hope for a more complete 2018
Alex Wood had a revelation late last season, watching Washington Nationals star Stephen Strasburg. Strasburg had completely eliminated the windup from his delivery, and that clearly intrigued Wood. For many …
Read More »Walker Buehler is adding to his arsenal
Saturday night, Dodgers’ top prospect Walker Buehler made his Cactus League Debut against the Chicago Cubs. He was as electric as you could hope, striking out five in two innings …
Read More »Could the Dodgers dive into the Rule 5 Draft to find a reliever?
The Rule 5 Draft is usually a place where non-contending teams fill out their MLB roster with cheap talent. Rare is the time a contending team — a World Series …
Read More »Dodgers are about to face an onslaught of curveballs from the Astros
The first two games of this World Series have been entertaining, even if Game 2 didn’t end the way Dodger fans had envisioned. Many have written about how this is …
Read More »Clayton Kershaw’s flat slider is back, but there’s hope
At the beginning of this season, Clayton Kershaw didn’t look quite right. This was before his homer problem took hold, and his ERA still looked basically Clayton Kershaw-ish, but he …
Read More »6 concerns that Dodgers fans should actually worry about
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 »