Zach McKinstry. Photo by: Stacie Wheeler We’re into the Top 20 of this Top 50 prospect countdown. You’re going to see a lot of familiar names — including a lot …
Read More »Why Jimmy Nelson will rediscover greatness with the Dodgers in 2021
Jimmy Nelson In January 2020, the Dodgers signed former Brewers starting pitcher Jimmy Nelson to a low-risk contract, hoping to seize on his considerable upside. Nelson was the ace of …
Read More »2021 Dodgers Opening Day roster prediction
Jimmy Nelson. Photo: Stacie Wheeler It took a while, but the Dodgers finally made some roster cuts, which paves the way for an Opening Day roster prediction from yours truly. …
Read More »Why was Will Smith’s framing so terrible in 2020? What does it mean for 2021?
Will Smith. Photo by: Max Bay. Since his 2019 debut, the Dodgers Will Smith has been the best hitting catcher in baseball. Over his 333 career plate appearances, he’s posted …
Read More »Spring Notes: 28 cut from MLB camp, May’s 4-seam & curve, Santana’s improvement, Graterol & Kelly behind
The Dodgers continue on in Spring Training, now whittling down the roster, with the continued mission to just keep everybody healthy until Opening Day. —— Speaking of Opening Day, major …
Read More »Dodgers renew contract of outfielder Andrew Toles, continuing the effort to provide support
Photo: Stacie Wheeler Back in June of last year, Dodgers fans got a worrying update about the status of former outfielder Andrew Toles. Fortunately though, a more recent update from …
Read More »How a deadened ball might affect the Dodgers: Part 2 – Pitchers
Major League Baseball released an internal memo last month indicating they were making a change in the physical construction of the official baseball. Their goal was to deaden it by …
Read More »Spring Notes: Lux making adjustments, Nelson & Santana want in on Opening Day, prospect highlights galore
Gavin Lux (Photo: Cody Bashore) We’re reaching the point in Spring Training now where the lull hits, as there’s not many players we aren’t familiar with to get hyped over, …
Read More »Dodgers have some significant, quality catching depth
Will Smith. Photo by: Stacie Wheeler The World Champion Dodgers have the luxury of two catchers who both could be everyday backstops on most teams. With a plethora of catchers …
Read More »How a deadened ball might affect the Dodgers: Part 1 – Hitters
Last week I published an article with Baseball Prospectus detailing a probabilistic model I built to predict the effects of a deadened ball on hitters and pitchers across the majors. …
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