Marcus Semien. (Via) It’s been a relatively quiet offseason around the game, and the World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers are no exception. Aside from the Corey Knebel trade and …
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I think we’ve all accepted the inevitability that Matt Kemp was going to be traded for a few days now, and today, as painful as it is to contemplate, that …
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The Dodgers have agreed to send outfielder Matt Kemp, catcher Tim Federowicz, and ~$30 million to the Padres for catcher Yasmani Grandal and right-handed pitchers Joe Wieland and Zach Eflin, …
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PA AVG OBP SLG wRC+ HR WAR MiLB 329 .328 .383 .555 142 14 n/a MLB 78 .113 .158 .197 -1 1 -0.5 What happened in 2014: Lost backup catcher role …
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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 …
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Yesterday, the Red Sox designated catcher A.J. Pierzynski for assignment, and it caught my interest. It shouldn’t have — Pierzynski is 37 and hitting .254/.286/.348 for a last-place club — but …
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It’s been a tough few games for Dodger catchers, but then again, it’s been a tough season for Dodger catchers. Tim Federowicz not only went 0-5 in the loss to …
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In a reveal that seemingly came out of nowhere, the Dodgers official Twitter broke news that A.J. Ellis would be undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee for a meniscus …
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On Monday, Baseball Prospectus published an article introducing new methodology to quantify the impact of catcher framing. Dan Brooks and Harry Pavlidis collaborated to create the numbers, which they have been …
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Age BA OBP SLG wOBA wRC+ WAR A.J. Ellis 33 2013 .238 .318 .364 .304 95 2.2 ’14 ZiPS .244 .337 .367 .306 n/a 2.4 ’14 Steamer .243 .337 .367 …
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