Here we are, talking about a pitcher picked up on a minor league deal again. Ben Rowen has sparked some interest since it was announced that the Dodgers picked him …
Read More »2014 Dodgers In Review: SP Hyun-Jin Ryu
G IP K% BB% ERA FIP xFIP WAR MLB 26 152.0 22.0% 4.6% 3.38 2.62 3.03 3.5 What Happened In 2014: Hyun-jin Ryu‘s second major league season was an improvement …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 108 – Prospects, BA list, Ethier
On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodgers Nation) and I kick off the new year with some fresh, hot takes (not really). First, we’re poor. Second, we want …
Read More »2015 Dodgers Top 100 prospects: 40-31
The prospects are becoming a little more … prospecty. Here are the players I ranked in the 40-31 range in the Dodgers’ system. The ETAs are getting better, as is …
Read More »2014 Dodgers In Review: RP Jose Dominguez
G IP K% BB% ERA FIP xFIP WAR MiLB (AAA) 31 33.1 25.8% 11.9% 3.24 3.73 n/a n/a MLB 5 6.1 26.7% 10.0% 11.37 6.61 4.06 -0.1 What happened in …
Read More »Dodgers Sign Submariner Ben Rowen, A Name Worth Remembering
When I saw Baseball America‘s Matt Eddy tweet that the Dodgers had signed pitcher Ben Rowen and infielder Jarek Cunningham to minor league deals, my first reaction was “who?” followed …
Read More »2015 Dodgers Top 100 prospects: 50-41
Now, it’s going to get good. We’re into the Top 50 of my 2015 Dodgers’ Top 100 prospects series. The names are getting more familiar, and the talent level is …
Read More »How Old Is Too Old For the Dodgers Infield?
ESPN’s Buster Olney has recently been ranking his annual Top 10s — rotations, defense, outfields, etc. — and unsurprisingly, the Dodgers fared pretty well. Far more surprisingly, they showed up …
Read More »2015 Dodgers Top 100 Prospects: No. 75-51
Here is the second set of rankings in my Top 100 prospect series. The names are getting a little more recognizable, but there are still some “who?” guys in there. Previous entries …
Read More »Enjoy Your Last Year of Zack Greinke, Probably
I think we knew that, barring serious injury, Zack Greinke was going to exercise his post-2015 opt-out clause from the second he signed his deal back in December of 2012. …
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