The Padres didn’t “win” the Matt Kemp trade when Kemp drove in three runs in Los Angeles on Opening Day. The Dodgers didn’t “win” the trade when Yasmani Grandal had …
Read More »How Dodgers’ hitters and pitchers fared ‘After 0-2’
I was listening to a recent episode of Effectively Wild, (Baseball Prospectus podcast), and one topic being discussed was the “After 0-2” split. Sam Miller brought it up and focused …
Read More »Yasmani Grandal May Want To Put the ‘Catch’ In Catcher
Yasmani Grandal is here for two reasons. One is that he can hit, and that he’s likely to hit better than ever in 2015. (And lest you think that this …
Read More »Don’t fret about Yasmani Grandal from the right side
GLENDALE, Ariz. — If you just look at the stat line, you’d think Yasmani Grandal was a poor right-handed hitter. For his career, he owns a .225/.335/.379 line, and just five …
Read More »Dodgers Finally, Finally Complete Matt Kemp Trade
Well, that took long enough. For days, I’ve been reminding people that it really hasn’t been that long since Matt Kemp took his physical (48 hours or so), but after …
Read More »Dodgers Continue To Rework Organizational Catching Depth
Good holy lord, do we all need another topic to discuss right now. Let’s go with this one: Earlier today, the Dodgers acquired minor league outfielder Matt Long from the …
Read More »Dodgers-Padres trade being held up by Matt Kemp’s arthritic hips
Oh look, another post about still-Dodger Matt Kemp, this time regarding his hips. The holdup in Matt Kemp trade is because the physical revealed arthritis in both hips. The #Padres continue …
Read More »Matt Kemp, Right Now, Is Still A Dodger
Real talk: I’m sick of talking about Matt Kemp. I don’t have anything new to say about Matt Kemp. I just want this deal to finally get done so we …
Read More »Yasmani Grandal could make trading Matt Kemp palatable
I’m not going to lie: I am quite happy the Dodgers’ primary catcher is Yasmani Grandal. I’ve been on him for about a year, and with Andrew Friedman’s front office …
Read More »Report: Dodgers trade Kemp, FedEx to Padres for Grandal, Wieland, Eflin
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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