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PA AVG OBP SLG wRC+ HR WAR MiLB (Tacoma/OKC) 344 .322 .397 .474 128/165 3 N/A MLB (SEA/LA) 65 .213 .262 .361 63 1 -0.1 What Happened in 2016: Acquired from …
Read More »2016 Dodgers in Review: IF Chris Taylor
Dodgers could protect three players from Rule 5 Draft
Last year, the Dodgers had some easy Rule 5 protection calls to make. Jharel Cotton and Ross Stripling were protected and both served a purpose for the 2016 Dodgers. This …
Read More »2016 Dodgers in Review: LHP Grant Dayton
IP K% BB% HR/9 ERA FIP WAR MiLB (Tulsa/OKC) 52 45.9 5.5 0.35 2.42 0.37/1.71 N/A MLB (LA) 26.1 38.6 5.9 1.37 2.05 2.96 0.5 What Happened in 2016: Dominated in …
Read More »Dave Roberts wins NL Manager of the Year
Dave Roberts became the first Dodger manager in 28 years to win the National League Manager of the Year award on Tuesday. Tommy Lasorda won the award in 1983 and …
Read More »Kenley Jansen, Justin Turner, Yasiel Puig (probably) do the obvious
In news that floored everybody, Kenley Jansen and Justin Turner rejected the qualifying offers of $17.2 million to play 2017 with the Dodgers. kenley jansen will, of course, decline the …
Read More »Corey Seager wins NL Rookie of the Year, surprising no one
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America has unanimously voted Corey Seager the 2016 National League Rookie of the Year. With all due respect to Trea Turner and Kenta Maeda, this really shouldn’t …
Read More »J.D. Martinez, the perfect outfield fit for the Dodgers
Despite the Dodgers publicly saying they aren’t looking for a left fielder, it might be one of the easiest positions to upgrade in 2017 — you know, after second base. Eric …
Read More »Alex Verdugo shines, Adrian Gonzalez recruits in international play
The finals of the 2017 World Baseball Classic are not until next March, but that has not stopped several nations from preparing early. This week, Japan hosted four exhibition matches …
Read More »Re-signing Turner & Kenley (& Hill?) is a boring plan, but also the correct one
Even if you disagree with the end product, I thought Dustin’s article on Monday about the Dodgers offseason plan was well worth the time spent. Sure, there were sections I disagreed …
Read More »Dodgers trade Howie Kendrick to Phillies for Darin Ruf, Darnell Sweeney
The Dodgers made their second trade in a week on Friday, sending utility man Howie Kendrick to the Phillies for first baseman/outfielder Darin Ruf and utility man Darnell Sweeney — …
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