Brusdar Graterol is known for the heat he brings, pumping fastballs that regularly hit triple digits and exciting with the emotion he displays on the mound. However, it could be …
Read More »Evan Phillips’ slider could make him a valuable contributor in 2022 + a humble suggestion
Back when he was acquired, Evan Phillips was essentially an afterthought. A throw-in note on a Game Thread for the day on August 16, 2021, when the Dodgers claimed him …
Read More »Maybe Gavin Lux was right
As crushing as the moment was at the time, even Dodgers fans had to have a laugh at Gavin Lux‘s bewildered reaction to what he thought was a game-tying ninth-inning …
Read More »Looking at who the Dodgers might protect from the 2021 Rule 5 Draft
James Outman. (Courtesy Of Bob Solorio, Sacramento State) With as much depth as the Dodgers have — even in a down year for it — they still have some Rule …
Read More »Bellinger, Turner, Urias among the 5 arbitration-eligible Dodgers for 2022
MLB Trade Rumors released its 2022 arbitration projections right in the middle of the postseason — as it always does. I touched on it briefly in my 40-man roster reset …
Read More »Michael Grove’s mechanical changes fuel velocity bump & improved results
For the first three months of the 2021 minor league season, 2018 2nd round pick Michael Grove‘s fastball was 92-94 mph, which is where it was prior to Tommy John …
Read More »Kenley Jansen is doing more with less
While it obviously was not the main story in last night’s dramatic win over the Padres, Kenley Jansen‘s 10-pitch save was a fitting exclamation point. He threw 10 pitches and …
Read More »Cody Bellinger might finally be rounding into form … maybe, possibly
Cody Bellinger has had a nightmare of a year. Less than a couple years removed from his MVP campaign, he has a .175/.269/.323/.591 line — and that’s after his recent …
Read More »Blake Treinen might have a new slider
Photo: Stacie Wheeler Writing an analytically-tilted baseball article this time of season is extremely difficult. Doubly so when it’s about a relief pitcher. Samples are too small to mean much, …
Read More »We finally have Statcast data on Jimmy Nelson and he looks amazing
Jimmy Nelson Last week I wrote a piece journeying through Jimmy Nelson‘s 2019 pitch data, comparing it to the career high-water mark he set in 2017. The conclusion was this: …
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