On Monday, Baseball Prospectus published an article introducing new methodology to quantify the impact of catcher framing. Dan Brooks and Harry Pavlidis collaborated to create the numbers, which they have been …
Read More »This is a Brian Wilson knuckleball tribute GIF
GIF Link Brian Wilson did that. Why? Cause Brian Wilson, I guess? R.A. Dickey, eat your heart out.
Read More »2014 Spring Training Preview: Relief Pitchers
Age IP K/9 BB/9 ERA FIP xFIP WAR Kenley Jansen 26 2013 (Dodgers) 76.2 13.03 2.11 1.88 1.99 2.06 2.2 ’14 ZiPS 70.2 13.82 2.72 1.91 1.96 – 1.7 …
Read More »Buss, Fife, Reed among first 10 cut in Dodgers’ camp
The Dodgers announced their first round of camp cuts on Tuesday morning with few surprises. Optioned (5) Pedro Baez, Chili Buss, Stephen Fife, Yimi Garcia, Jarret Martin Reassigned to minor-league …
Read More »Zack Greinke isn’t going to Australia, and that’s OK
When I opined last week that Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke should skip the Dodgers’ trip to Australia, I had the scenario playing out differently. I certainly didn’t have Greinke …
Read More »Liking Seth Rosin Is Just Going To Make It Harder To Let Him Go
It probably says all you need to know about spring training that for the second time in the first week of camp games, I’m choosing to ignore a less-than-impressive start …
Read More »Things Looking Up For Matt Kemp, But Reality Will Require Patience
Matt Kemp‘s MRI came back positive, he’s back running around again, and Mark McGwire is singing praises about his swing returning. Nobody wants to go all-in on all of this …
Read More »Beckett & Maholm return in style, Guerrero needs sliding practice
The Dodgers tied today’s Spring Training bout against the Padres, 3-3, but it’s the Cactus League, so who cares? The main takeaway from today is that Josh Beckett certainly looked …
Read More »Alex Guerrero on Defense: Two Game GIF Recap
After the first four games of spring training, we’ve only seen Alex Guerrero on defense for ten innings. That’s way too small of a sample to make any judgement of …
Read More »Dodgers, Chad Billingsley, shouldn’t rush his return
When the Dodgers signed Cuban shortstop Erisbel Arruebarrena, if was a foregone conclusion the team would place Chad Billingsley on the 60-day disabled list to clear a 40-man roster spot …
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