Today’s biggest news is actually yesterday’s news, but with the holiday weekend we haven’t had a chance to write about it. Last night Brandon League, rehabbing from shoulder surgery, was …
Read More »Brandon League Helps Clear Up The 40-Man Roster Crunch
So earlier today, I noted that the Dodgers would need to find some 40-man spots for Hector Olivera and (probably) Sergio Santos. Giants @ Dodgers Glendale, Ariz. SS Rollins RF Puig …
Read More »2014 Dodgers In Review: RP Brandon League
G IP K% BB% ERA FIP xFIP WAR MLB 63 63.0 13.9% 9.9% 2.57 3.40 4.09 0.1 What Happened In 2014: Wasn’t worth his contract, but surprisingly useful (with a …
Read More »Brandon League And Symmetry
One story we have been tracking for most of the season at Dodgers Digest is the resurgence of Brandon League. I wrote a story about him being actually useful in …
Read More »Brandon League Was Actually Very Good Last Night
Brandon League faced six hitters last night in the 9-3 loss to Milwaukee. He retired exactly one of them. Three runs scored while he was on the mound. He got hung …
Read More »Should We Be Frightened About Ned Colletti Trading For A Reliever?
This Dodger bullpen, it is, well, not good. Kenley Jansen isn’t the problem, of course, and neither is J.P. Howell. We’ve talked a few times about how Brandon League is …
Read More »Brandon League, Valuable Major League Reliever
One of the least-remembered parts of last night’s 1-0 win over San Diego is going to be that Brandon League got through the seventh inning on only seven pitches, keeping …
Read More »Time To Step It Up, Dodger Bullpen
What’s the best way to evaluate a major league bullpen? There’s not really an obvious answer in the way that I would go to WAR or wRC+ for hitters, or …
Read More »Brandon League Is Good Now, Apparently
Brandon League has been one of the most unlikely success stories on the Dodgers this year. Not unlike Juan Uribe last year, he’s doing his best to make fans forget about previous …
Read More »Giants 3, Dodgers 1: Brandon’d To Death
The Dodgers continued their frustrating stretch tonight, dropping the contest by a score of 3-1. The team has lost six of their last eight games and cannot seem to beat …
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