Name Age System BA OBP SLG wOBA wRC+ WAR Yasiel Puig 23 2013 .319 .391 .534 .398 160 4.0 ’14 ZiPS .284 .354 .485 .359 n/a 3.8 ’14 Steamer .288 …
Read More »Zack Greinke Really Doesn’t Want To Go To Australia, Probably
This is Zack Greinke this afternoon to Cliff Pennington: See that hop there? That’s what is being termed a “right calf strain,” one that ended his day for “precautionary reasons” because …
Read More »It Must Be Baseball Season, Because Carl Crawford Is Hurting
There’s no such thing as “too many outfielders.” We’ve been saying that forever, but can we finally agree on that, please? We already know that Matt Kemp isn’t going to …
Read More »The Recent History of Dodgers Spring Pitching
Putting together the spring training batting statistics run-down was fun, so I’ve prepared a companion post for pitching statistics. The goal of the batting history post was to illustrate that …
Read More »Seth Rosin Makes An Impression On Day One
I’m not really going to “recap” a spring game. I could bother with the four seconds it would take me to verify that it was actually a 4-1 Arizona win, …
Read More »A case for Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke skipping the Dodgers’ Australia trip
It’s assumed by everyone Clayton Kershaw will start the first game of the season. He’s the ace, he pitches the first game — not unlike the second baseman batting second …
Read More »This Is How Dee Gordon Apparently Ruined His 2013 Season
As you’ve no doubt heard, MLB has approved a new rule limiting home plate collisions between runners and catchers, and the reaction from Dodger backstops has been mixed at best. …
Read More »2014 Spring Training Preview: Center Field
Name Age System BA OBP SLG wOBA wRC+ WAR Matt Kemp 29 2013 .270 .328 .395 .316 103 0.0 ’14 ZiPS .274 .339 .473 .342 N/A 2.6 ’14 Steamer .271 …
Read More »Yasiel Puig, Australia, Cricket, Star Wars, GIF
Your browser does not support iframes. Yasiel Puig is ready for the season opener in Australia in this Dodgers promo, where he uses a cricket bat as a lightsaber, complete …
Read More »SNLA Launches Tuesday, And You Probably Won’t Get It Yet
First, the good news: SNLA does in fact launch tomorrow at 7 p.m. Pacific Time. We’ll get to the assorted negatives in a minute, but it’s important not to gloss …
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