Yesterday, Baseball Prospectus released their initial PECOTA projections for 2014. Nate Silver, noted political projectionist/analyst, introduced PECOTA in 2003. After Silver departed, Colin Wyers took over, and the Astros recently …
Read More »Report: Dodgers Sign Justin Turner. Finally.
I feel like we’ve been talking about Justin Turner for so long — months, if we’re including the old MSTI — that the fact that news just came out that …
Read More »Hyun Jin Ryu’s Impending Sophomore Slump?
Without Masahiro Tanaka in the fold, and with the fifth starter role still up in the air, Hyun Jin Ryu‘s ability to be consistent as the Dodgers‘ #3 starter becomes …
Read More »Matt Magill should be Dodgers’ No. 5 starter in April
I know I’m going to catch a lot of flak for this, but Matt Magill should be the Dodgers’ No. 5 starter to begin the season.I’ll wait for you to …
Read More »Yasiel Puig, Leadoff Hitter?
Remember how the biggest story of last winter was “hey, who is going to hit leadoff?” Carl Crawford stepped into the role and batted first 85 times, generally doing a …
Read More »2014 Top 50 Dodgers’ prospects: No. 1-10
This is the finale of a 5-part series detailing my Top 50 Dodgers’ prospects. These are scouting reports for Nos. 1-10. Previous entries Prospect landing page No. 11-20 No. 21-30 …
Read More »Emilio Bonifacio, Yet Another Potential Utility Infielder
Here at Dodgers Digest, it seems like all we can write about lately is utility infielders (or prospects, which are way more exciting). Yet, it still remains the biggest hole …
Read More »Dodgers Expected To Sign Unknown Utility Infielder, So Let’s Get Ready To Welcome Justin Turner
I think we all knew that the Dodgers were going to need to bring in some additional infield depth, because it’s all we’ve been talking about lately. This team may …
Read More »Dodgers, A.J. Ellis avoid salary arbitration
I woke up entirely too early on a Saturday morning. After mustering the strength to get out of a warm, cozy bed and take the dog out, I naturally checked …
Read More »Clutchitude: The Least Clutch Plays Of The 2013 Dodgers Season
Last time around, we covered the most clutch plays of 2013, and you know I had to do the opposite end of the spectrum as well. Because, quite frankly, that …
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