IP K% BB% HR/9 ERA FIP xFIP WAR MLB 46 26.8 11.3 0.39 2.93 2.96 3.36 0.7 What Happened In 2017: Pitched well, but was supplanted by a pair of …
Read More »Dodgers get Scott Alexander, Jake Peter in 3-team deal that costs Avilan, Oaks, Mejia
The Dodgers acquired left-handed pitcher Scott Alexander from the Royals and utility man Jake Peter from the White Sox in a three-team deal that saw them deal away Luis Avilan …
Read More »2016 Dodgers in Review: RP Luis Avilan
IP K% BB% HR/9 ERA FIP WAR MLB 19.2 34.2 12.2 0.00 3.20 2.13 0.4 MiLB (AAA) 34 24.0 10.4 0.79 4.24 4.37 N/A What happened in 2016: Luis Avilan …
Read More »Dodgers avoid arbitration with Yasmani Grandal, others; trade Micah Johnson to Braves
The Dodgers avoided arbitration with all their eligible players on Friday, marking the 10th consecutive year there will not be any hearings to determine a player’s salary. Source: Dodgers avoid arbitration …
Read More »Dodgers reliever Luis Avilan did it again
Last year, former weblogger Mike Petriello wrote about Luis Avilan and how he was the best in baseball at limiting exit velocity from his pitches. In 134 batted ball events last …
Read More »How Do You Feel About the Alex Wood / Hector Olivera Trade Today?
Remember last summer’s oddest trade? Let’s modify from Baseball-Reference: July 30, 2015: Luis Avilan, Bronson Arroyo, Jim Johnson, Jose Peraza and Alex Wood acquired by the Los Angeles Dodgers. The …
Read More »The Thing Luis Avilan Was The Best In Baseball At
You didn’t think much about Luis Avilan last year. Why would you? He was arguably the least notable part of the huge July trade that netted the Dodgers Alex Wood, …
Read More »Looking at some fastball-slider lefty options
The term “lefty specialist” has a certain connotation to it. That is, it’s a lefty who has a nasty breaking pitch (usually a slider) that is hard for opposing left-handed …
Read More »It’s Official: Latos, Wood, Peraza and More Are Dodgers
Finally: It’s official. There’s so, so much here to unpack, but let’s start with the details. Coming to Los Angeles: FROM ATL: SP Alex Wood, SP Bronson Arroyo, RP Jim …
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