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Age BA OBP SLG wOBA wRC+ WAR Alexander Guerrero  27 ’14 ZiPS .252 .324 .386 .313 n/a 2.5 ’14 Steamer .266 .330 .437 .335 n/a 2.5 Dee Gordon 25 2013 …
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Where Is Corey Seager’s Future?
Yesterday, Ken Gurnick posted a story at dodgers.com about Hanley Ramirez, mainly focusing on Ramirez’ intention to be healthy — he claims to be pain-free in his back and his …
Read More »Projection Systems Don’t Like Chris Withrow, Should We Be Worried?
Chris Withrow had a surprisingly good season in 2013. After being stuck in AA for over three years, he managed to make an impact at the major league level, which …
Read More »Report: Dodgers to sign Cuban SS Erisbel Arruebarruena
About 30 seconds ago, Enrique Rojas of ESPN reported that the Dodgers are about to sign Erisbel Arruebarruena. And we already have a full post written on him. Funny how that …
Read More »Dodgers sign Kenley Jansen to $4.3 million deal, avoid arbitration
And just like that, all is right in Dodger camp. Word came down on Tuesday the Dodgers and Kenley Jansen agreed to a 1-year, $4.3 million deal that allows the …
Read More »2014 Spring Training Preview: First base
Age BA OBP SLG wOBA wRC+ WAR Adrian Gonzalez 32 2013 .293 .342 .461 .346 124 2.8 ’14 ZiPS .282 .339 .453 .335 n/a 3.2 ’14 Steamer .292 .358 .486 …
Read More »Kasten: Mystery Player Headed To Dodgers Camp
Stan Kasten is just the best. Sometimes I think he just gets a blast out of messing with everyone. Like this from tonight, for example: Stan Kasten tells fans at …
Read More »2014 Spring Training Preview: Catchers
Age BA OBP SLG wOBA wRC+ WAR A.J. Ellis 33 2013 .238 .318 .364 .304 95 2.2 ’14 ZiPS .244 .337 .367 .306 n/a 2.4 ’14 Steamer .243 .337 .367 …
Read More »So, So Many Dodger Pitchers In Camp
Baseball is happening! Pitchers and catchers — most of them, anyway — are already in Dodger camp, ready to get to work. But maybe that should say “pitchers and pitchers …
Read More »Paul Maholm Is Apparently Going To Be A Dodger
It didn’t take long for spring training news to happen, did it? After being tied to Bronson Arroyo (who signed with Arizona on Fridy) for so long, the Dodgers have apparently and …
Read More »Pitchers and Catchers Report, Life Worth Living Again
The Super Bowl ended like 10 minutes ago, the Winter Olympics just got moving yesterday, much of the nation is still gripped by frigid temperatures, seemingly half of the free …
Read More »Best tools of the Dodgers’ farm system
Tools are what scouts look for when evaluating a player. I tend to fall on the side of “The higher the upside, the better.” But there’s nothing wrong with a …
Read More »What Happened to Paco Rodriguez?
For most of the year, Paco Rodriguez was one of the most dependable pitchers in the Dodgers’ bullpen. He was unhittable against lefties and nearly as good against right-handed hitting. …
Read More »Does Bronson Arroyo Help the Dodgers More In Arizona or Los Angeles?
Conversation about Bronson Arroyo and the Dodgers seems to be picking up steam, so I guess it’s time to address it here. We first heard about possible interest weeks ago, …
Read More »PECOTA Loves the Dodgers
Yesterday, Baseball Prospectus released their initial PECOTA projections for 2014. Nate Silver, noted political projectionist/analyst, introduced PECOTA in 2003. After Silver departed, Colin Wyers took over, and the Astros recently …
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