When I wrote about the projected 25-man Opening Day roster last week, the final bullpen spot was a “who knows,” full of Sergio Santos and David Aardsma and Pedro Baez and …
Read More »Julio Urias, Chris Anderson among first camp cuts
The Dodgers on Saturday reassigned Chris Anderson, Ryan Buchter, Josh Ravin and Julio Urias to minor-league camp. The four were not on the 40-man roster and had almost not shot …
Read More »Joc Pederson Destroyed A Baseball
You know, I thought the Will Ferrell stuff would have been tedious today, but it actually turned out to be pretty entertaining. By the time he got to the Dodgers, …
Read More »Quiet Camp Leads To Simple Opening Day Roster Projection
For what may have been one of the wildest winters in Dodger history — front office makeovers! Superstar trades! Inexplicable accusations of being cheap! — spring training has been pretty …
Read More »Still Fighting The Good Fight
Sometimes I wonder if it’s even necessary to push the pro-stats viewpoint in baseball any longer. The battle is long over. The nerds have won. Just look at how many …
Read More »Your Annual Spring Training Stat Reminder
Spring training games start on Wednesday. There are still several openings left on the roster which players will be fighting for. After a long winter, there’s also the desire to …
Read More »No, The Dodgers Aren’t Being Cheap
I was looking at the mailbag questions — and I swear we’ll do another soon — and I came across this gem, which, what: I read all the time about …
Read More »Don’t Judge The Health Of The Dodger Rotation On Disabled List Trips
What’s the biggest potential weakness of the 2015 Dodgers? Everyone who just said “right-handed power” can go sit in the corner. Stop. Just stop it. That’s not it. That doesn’t …
Read More »Chad Gaudin Is In Dodgers Camp, And You Won’t Like It
Two things I’ve said in the recent past: I’m not going to write about every non-roster invite. The new front office hasn’t yet made a move I’ve disliked. So while …
Read More »A look at Dodgers’ pitchers and ‘pace of play’
Pace of game is all the rage, or something. While the average pace between which pitchers has increased over the last six years, it’s really not that big a deal in …
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