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. …
Read More »2021 Dodgers Top 50 Prospects: 30-21
Robinson Ortiz. Photo by: Cody Bashore We have reached the Top 30 of my Top 50 prospects countdown. You’re going to see a lot of familiar names, but also a …
Read More »Spring Notes: Gavin Lux’s runway, notable game highlights, Andrew Toles update
Baseball now truly feels back with games starting up again, and we have some highlights from those, as well as the usual news and notes. By the way, the Dodgers …
Read More »Welcome Daniel Preciado & Max Bay to Dodgers Digest
Much like the Dodgers seem to do every off-season, Dodgers Digest has also again made upgrades to its roster, adding Daniel Preciado and Max Bay to the team. We’re excited …
Read More »
Dodgers Digest Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball Blog