Andrew Friedman is a smart man. Whether you want to believe it or not, he’s smarter than you. Yes, you. He’s one of the — if not, the — highest-paid executives …
Read More »Left Field Is A Platoon Because Most Left Fields Are Platoons
One day we’re just going to up and rename this site “Too Many Outfielders,” because we’ve been talking about it for literally years. You’d have thought the trade that sent …
Read More »Brief look at the Dodgers’ defense via Inside Edge Fielding
Defensive metrics are far from a finished product. Looking at a player’s UZR/150 or defensive runs saved aren’t the only things defense should be evaluated on. So, let’s have a look …
Read More »Searching for the 2016 Dodgers’ leadoff hitter
With Howie Kendrick back (almost), the Dodgers’ roster is pretty well set, aside from your multiple-time-a-year Andre Ethier and/or Carl Crawford trade rumor. There is a question about the lineup, …
Read More »Dodgers add three prospects, one vet to NRI list
The Dodgers initially announced there would be 16 players who would be at camp via the non-roster invite. I recapped that last week. Now, they’ve added four more. Brandon Beachy, …
Read More »Not much intrigue around Dodgers’ 16 non-roster invitees
The Dodgers on Monday announced their 16 non-roster invitees to spring training. That just means these players are not on the 40-man roster but will be with the MLB club …
Read More »Dodgers’ pitcher-heavy 40-man roster isn’t a problem … yet
The Dodgers’ 40-man roster is full after the signing of Joe Blanton. And yet, it feels far from complete (because it isn’t). There are a lot of pitchers on the …
Read More »Dodgers make a couple trades, signings and front office addition
The Dodgers have made a few moves over the last couple days, and we’re here to catch you up on all the happenings. Player personnel Yaisel Sierra, reportedly, has a …
Read More »The Dodgers Rank Highly In The 2016 Projections
You may have noticed that FanGraphs’ initial 2016 projections came out, and… whoa: Cubs, 95-67 Red Sox, 92-70 Dodgers, 90-72 The Dodgers, the third-best team in baseball! This should come …
Read More »It’s Actually Not Hard To Piece Together 162 Starts From This Rotation
Ideally, when you look at a rotation, you have five starters who are successful and healthy and last you all season, making their 32.4 starts. It doesn’t happen often — …
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