GLENDALE, Ariz. — Wednesday was a big day at Camelback Ranch. Zack Greinke made his first appearance since injuring his calf on his fourth pitch of the spring on Feb. …
Read More »Paco Rodriguez’ Mechanical Fix
Early last month, I looked into the disastrous end of Paco Rodriguez‘ 2013 regular season. The most common question that I received after posting the article was “was Paco tipping his …
Read More »What it would take for Joc Pederson to make the Dodgers
Joc Pederson is going to be a good baseball player. There’s no denying that. He has a sweet swing, better-than-advertised power and can play good defense in center field (despite …
Read More »Dodgers Cut 5 In Second Roster Trim Of Spring + Players Without Options
The Dodgers made their second round of roster cuts yesterday, parting with five players: Matt Magill, J.C. Boscan, Clint Robinson, Brendan Harris, and Carlos Frias. Magill figures to be one …
Read More »Brandon League Isn’t Making Any New Friends
It’s probably not fair to just talk about Brandon League. But it sure is fun. Not as much fun, I imagine, as Josh Donaldson had when he saw this fat …
Read More »2014 Spring Training preview: Starting pitchers
Age IP K/9 BB/9 ERA FIP xFIP WAR Clayton Kershaw 26 2013 236 8.8 2.0 1.83 2.39 2.88 6.5 ’14 ZiPS 227.1 9.2 2.1 2.26 2.55 N/A 5.7 ’14 Steamer …
Read More »Uncertainty Reigns For Dodgers at Second Base
Dee Gordon reached base three times last night against Seattle, and the first two were pretty much the most Gordon successes ever. In the first inning, he hit a chopper …
Read More »Fifth Starter Day: Good For Maholm, Less So For Beckett
Josh Beckett faced 14 batters tonight against Seattle. Seven reached base, and while that’s bad, look at it this way: only four stayed there! …because three (Jesus Montero, Stefen Romero, …
Read More »Matt Kemp could see game action soon, says Don Mattingly
Matt Kemp could soon return to game action for the Dodgers, according to manager Don Mattingly (via Ken Gurnick). “I think that’s fair to say,” Mattingly said when asked if …
Read More »Brian Wilson and the occasional knuckleball pitcher
After unveiling his new knuckleball in his first appearance of the spring, Brian Wilson followed it up with two more yesterday to two different and puzzled Rangers hitters. GIF Link …
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