Age BA OBP SLG wOBA wRC+ WAR Carl Crawford 32 2013 (Dodgers) .283 .329 .407 .322 108 2.9 ’14 ZiPS .266 .308 .412 .314 N/A 1.5 ’14 Steamer .274 …
Read More »Erisbel Arruebarruena Getting Closer to Signing For A Reported $25 Million
Since word came out earlier this month that the Dodgers were close to signing Cuban shortstop Erisbel Arruebarruena — and I’m happy to say that this site was the first …
Read More »Looking at Dodgers’ propects on Top 100 lists
Baseball America released its Top 100 prospects on MLB Network Wednesday night. This is the 25th year the publication has compiled such a list. With BA’s list, most of the …
Read More »What Would A Platoon At Second Base Look Like?
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 …
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