This is the fourth in my series of 2014 MLB Draft profiles. This time, I look at a guy with the draft’s best name in Touki Toussaint from Coral Springs, …
Read More »2014 MLB Draft profile: RHP Spencer Adams, White County HS
This is the third in my series of 2014 MLB Draft profiles. This time, I look at a prep pitcher from Georgia in Spencer Adams. Previous entries Derek Hill Jacob …
Read More »Dodgers 6, Phillies 0: Josh Beckett throws first no-hitter
Things were setting up to be a rough day for the Dodgers. Matt Kemp was out of the starting lineup for a third consecutive game, Hanley Ramirez needs an MRI …
Read More »Dodgers @ Phillies May 25, 2014: Matt Kemp, Left Fielder, Eventually
Say what you will about this Dodger team, but they’re never boring, right? For the third consecutive day, neither Matt Kemp nor Hanley Ramirez are in the lineup, though for …
Read More »Phillies 5, Dodgers 3: One Game, Two Harens
Dan Haren‘s start of today’s 5-3 Dodger loss can be divided into two halves. The first “half,” the first two innings, required 57 pitches. The second “half,” the last four innings, required 58 …
Read More »Dodgers @ Phillies May 24, 2014: Matt Kemp, Benched Again
This morning, I wrote about whether Matt Kemp‘s defense in center field had deteriorated to the point that Andre Ethier was actually now the best option there. Peter Gammons liked …
Read More »Andre Ethier Might Actually Be The Best Dodger Center Fielder. Really.
Prior to Friday’s game, David Vassegh tweeted that the Dodgers had “good defense behind Kershaw today with Ethier in CF and Arruebarrena at SS,” and it made me laugh. Sure, …
Read More »Dodgers 2, Phillies 0: I Think Clayton Kershaw’s Going To Be Okay
It might surprise you to learn that in certain corners of the Internet prior to today’s game, there was some concern over Clayton Kershaw‘s curveball. This is a thing he …
Read More »Dodgers @ Phillies May 23, 2014: Arruebarrenamania
I’m tempted to find a non-first base infield in major league history with less power than the one we’ll see tonight of Dee Gordon, Erisbel Arruebarrena and Chone Figgins. I’m …
Read More »Mailbag #4: Trade Kemp, Watch SNLA, Bring Back Beltre, Platoon Pederson?
Mailbag! We’ve been terrible at this. We’ll do better. I promise. Do send in more questions using the form on the right sidebar. Dave: “MLBTradeRumors just floated the idea that …
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