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 …
Read More »Kenta Maeda also has a fastball problem, but that doesn’t change his 2016
Kenta Maeda is struggling and the Dodgers are searching for an answer, and feeling inspired by Brim’s post about Hyun-Jin Ryu‘s problematic fastball, I decided to look at Maeda’s struggles …
Read More »Hyun-Jin Ryu’s fastball is a big problem
Through three starts, Hyun-Jin Ryu has not been good. A 5.87 ERA, a 6.95 FIP, and a 6.02 DRA are his numbers after 15-1/3 innings. It’s three starts, and normally …
Read More »Grant Dayton’s elite fastball
The original title of this post was going to be ‘Grant Dayton is Good Enough for the Eighth Inning.’ The whole point of the article was that he has a very …
Read More »Luxury tax could impact Dodgers’ offseason plans now and in future
It’s no secret the Dodgers don’t want to operate with a payroll in the $250 to $300 million range. No team does. Part of the front office’s plan — as …
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