Earlier today, Don Mattingly made some waves when he said the following about the Dodgers’ second-base situation: I like platoons because, basically, it gets you good matchups if you get …
Read More »Mailbag #1: Outfield Shuffle, SP Prospects, Playoffs
A mailbag? Yes, a mailbag. In all our collective wisdom here at Dodgers Digest, I don’t believe any of us have ever tried a mailbag that simply answers your questions, …
Read More »Projected 2017 Dodgers’ lineup
It’s hard to project anything in baseball, especially something like a 2017 lineup. But that’s what I’m going to do here. I usually attach this at the end of my …
Read More »2014 Spring Training Preview: Third Base
Name Age System BA OBP SLG wOBA wRC+ WAR Juan Uribe 35 2013 .278 .331 .438 .334 116 4.7 ’14 ZiPS .242 .293 .390 .297 N/A 2.1 ’14 Steamer .239 …
Read More »The Paul DePodesta Era, Ten Years Later
Ten years ago today, the Dodgers named Paul DePodesta their general manager. Twenty months later, following a 91-loss 2005 season and endless (and largely unprofessional and indefensible) harassment from the …
Read More »2014 Spring Training Preview: Shortstop
Age BA OBP SLG wOBA wRC+ WAR Hanley Ramirez 30 2013 (Dodgers) .345 .402 .638 .442 191 5.1 ’14 ZiPS .276 .342 .486 .357 N/A 3.8 ’14 Steamer .279 …
Read More »The Time To Extend Hanley Ramirez Is Now
The issue of Hanley Ramirez‘s contract status entering the 2014 season has been speculated on for a while now. Going back to November, it was reported that the two parties …
Read More »2014 Spring Training Preview: Second Base
Age BA OBP SLG wOBA wRC+ WAR Alexander Guerrero 27 ’14 ZiPS .252 .324 .386 .313 n/a 2.5 ’14 Steamer .266 .330 .437 .335 n/a 2.5 Dee Gordon 25 2013 …
Read More »Where Is Corey Seager’s Future?
Yesterday, Ken Gurnick posted a story at dodgers.com about Hanley Ramirez, mainly focusing on Ramirez’ intention to be healthy — he claims to be pain-free in his back and his …
Read More »Projection Systems Don’t Like Chris Withrow, Should We Be Worried?
Chris Withrow had a surprisingly good season in 2013. After being stuck in AA for over three years, he managed to make an impact at the major league level, which …
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