Remember last year? When the Dodgers had “too many closers” and an overwhelming amount of veteran presence and all that, in what was the most expensive bullpen ever assembled? And …
Read More »2014 Dodgers In Review: RP Chris Perez
G IP K% BB% ERA FIP xFIP WAR MLB 49 46.1 19.5% 12.5% 4.27 5.07 4.89 -0.8 What Happened In 2014: Challenged the perception that there’s no such thing as …
Read More »Dodgers Add Five Players, Headlined By Pederson And Guerrero
The Dodgers announced their initial round of September expanded roster call-ups today, and the five names aren’t really much of a surprise. Every player listed here can be eligible for the postseason …
Read More »So Long, Chris Perez. Hello, Not Chris Perez
Goodbye, Chris Perez, for now, anyway. The much-maligned reliever has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with, oh, let’s say an ankle problem. (It’s officially “bone spurs,” but really, …
Read More »Pirates 12, Dodgers 7: The Dumbest Game In The History Of Baseball
This game was so dumb. This was so, so stupid. Just everything about this game was the worst thing that ever happened, and know that I’m saying this despite the much-maligned …
Read More »What’s The Upside Of Keeping Chris Perez?
Here’s a secret about Chris Perez: He was never that good in the first place. You might think he once was, and it’s understandable why he’d have that reputation. He …
Read More »Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 2: A tale of two games, but still a loss
This game was pretty tame and boring until the ninth inning. The game was tied at one on the strength of solo home runs by Miguel Montero and Scott Van …
Read More »Dodgers 5, Padres 1: Dan Haren, offense good enough
The Dodgers’ offense finally woke up a bit in a 5-1 win in San Diego on Wednesday night. They recorded the most hits (nine) in a game since March 23 …
Read More »Is There Any Hope For Chris Perez Or Brandon League?
The Dodgers have been relatively quiet this offseason, except in the bullpen. The most confusing signing of the bunch was that of Chris Perez, which doubled their number of “closers who lost …
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