PA AVG OBP SLG wRC+ HR WAR MLB 87 .185 .230 .235 27 0 -0.9 What happened in 2016: In his final season with the Dodgers, Carl Crawford played in …
Read More »Dodgers replace Carl Crawford with Austin Barnes, making my meme come true
The Dodgers have done us all a solid and designated Carl Crawford for assignment, removing him from the 40-man roster and likely ending his career with this franchise. They’re replacing …
Read More »Carl Crawford’s struggles exacerbates Dodgers’ left field woes
Carl Crawford‘s Tampa Bay homecoming may have brought fond memories back to Rays fans who regard the outfielder as one of their all-time best players. For the Dodgers, though, Crawford’s …
Read More »Carl Crawford & Austin Barnes should benefit from Andre Ethier’s injury
Andre Ethier is going to miss what amounts to at least half the season. The Dodgers are deep enough to mitigate the loss, as Sarah wrote on Tuesday. But losing him …
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 »On Andre Ethier’s 10-5 rights and trading Carl Crawford
You know it’s the offseason when Andre Ethier‘s name comes up in trade rumors. Or the regular season. Or any season. Ken Rosenthal wrote something that we’ve been hearing for years …
Read More »How Do the Dodgers Assemble an Outfield for Game 5?
When I wrote at FanGraphs, it became kind of a recurring thing that I’d write about the overstuffed Dodgers outfield. In November 2013, it was “The Dodgers and Too Many …
Read More »About all those Dodger platoons
The Dodgers have faced a lot of left-handed pitching this month. Because of that, guys like Andre Ethier, Carl Crawford and, to a lesser extent, Joc Pederson, have gotten more days …
Read More »Dodgers’ prowess on base paths leaves a lot to be desired
We all knew that when the Dodgers traded Dee Gordon, they weren’t going to have a legitimate stolen base threat. There is no one in the organization who could swipe …
Read More »Scott Van Slyke could benefit from Carl Crawford injury
Yesterday, I wrote about Brandon McCarthy‘s injury being an opportunity for Zach Lee. Now, Carl Crawford‘s injury is an opportunity for someone — but not a prospect. Scott Van Slyke …
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