Defensive metrics are far from a finished product. Looking at a player’s UZR/150 or defensive runs saved aren’t the only things defense should be evaluated on. So, let’s have a look …
Read More »Corey Seager lands atop another Top 100, plus new names
Keith Law dropped his Top 100 prospects list today, and seven Dodgers made the cut — just not in the order you might expect. 1. Corey Seager 5. Julio Urias …
Read More »Yulieski and Lourdes Gurriel Have Defected From Cuba and the Dodgers Should Be Interested
Yesterday morning began with some big, big news in the international baseball community: the Gurriel brothers (Yulieski and Lourdes, previously known as Yulieski Gourriel and Lourdes Gourriel before losing an …
Read More »2016 Dodgers Top 100 Prospects: No. 40-31
Here we go with the next set of prospects. We’re getting to the guys who might actually have a decent chance of seeing the big leagues one day. There are …
Read More »Yimi Garcia’s Hidden Regression
Yimi Garcia is an extremely interesting pitcher. As a result, we write about him a lot. Early last year, he looked like one of the very best relievers in baseball. He …
Read More »How Do You Feel About the Alex Wood / Hector Olivera Trade Today?
Remember last summer’s oddest trade? Let’s modify from Baseball-Reference: July 30, 2015: Luis Avilan, Bronson Arroyo, Jim Johnson, Jose Peraza and Alex Wood acquired by the Los Angeles Dodgers. The …
Read More »Searching for the 2016 Dodgers’ leadoff hitter
With Howie Kendrick back (almost), the Dodgers’ roster is pretty well set, aside from your multiple-time-a-year Andre Ethier and/or Carl Crawford trade rumor. There is a question about the lineup, …
Read More »Dodgers add three prospects, one vet to NRI list
The Dodgers initially announced there would be 16 players who would be at camp via the non-roster invite. I recapped that last week. Now, they’ve added four more. Brandon Beachy, …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 144 – Fan Fest, Kendrick, Seager
On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodger Blue) and I recap the week’s Dodger news, and there was a little bit, for a change. The Dodgers held Fan Fest over …
Read More »Dave Roberts giving Yasiel Puig ‘fresh start’ the right play
Dave Roberts could turn out to be the perfect manager for this iteration of the Los Angeles Dodgers. His first year will be, in large part, graded on how he and …
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