Changes…

Bobby Witt, Jr. had quite the game.

I like Senzel better than Freeland at this point.

WBC 2026 Tournament Status (as of March 10) Pool Team Record Status A Puerto Rico 3-0 Qualified Canada 1-1 In Contention Cuba 2-1 In Contention Panama 1-3 Eliminated Colombia 1-3 Eliminated B USA 3-0 Qualified Italy 2-0 In Contention Mexico 2-1 In Contention Great Britain 1-3 Eliminated Brazil 0-4 Eliminated C Japan 3-0 Qualified South Korea 2-2 Qualified Australia 2-2 Eliminated Chinese Taipei 2-2 Eliminated Czechia 0-3 Eliminated D Dominican Rep. 3-0 Qualified Venezuela 3-0 Qualified Israel 1-2 Eliminated Netherlands 1-2 Eliminated Nicaragua 0-4 Eliminated Key Quarterfinal Details Qualified Teams: Japan, South Korea, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, and the United States.

Senzel is definitely interesting

It’s March 9th. Almost 3 weeks left… and things can change quickly, but Alex Freeland is trending down. Espinol is still the flavor of the week, but watch out for Nick Senzel. He is closing in on Espinal in OPS and has more thunder in his bat. He now has more ABs.

Playing Words With Friends with Kiké would probably be 30% word game, 70% clubhouse banter, with the energy of a playoff dugout and the vocabulary of a dictionary that occasionally wandered into a tequila bar.

BANG!

Well, I would not want it to happen this way.

Exactly! Well Kike…. Not a brain trust. Great teammate. Won’t beat anyone in “Words with friends”

It’s not about winning it’s about winning for your country. Some people have patriotic beliefs and some don’t. Some appreciate what their country gave them and some don’t care. Some leave, some stay. Baseball players have one opportunity to represent their native or ethnic countries and that’s the WBC.

There’s been no comment because AF is seething and knows the Dodgers are bigger than the whole damn WBC. This will be remembered.

Mark, you may get your wish about Freeland making the Opening Day roster: “Team Korea advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic behind a 7-2 win over Team Australia on Monday despite not having Hyeseong Kim in their lineup. Kim missed the thrilling victory because of a left hand injury he suffered while stealing a base in Korea’s previous game. The Dodgers have not yet commented on or provided further details of Kim’s injury at time of publishing. Any sort of lingering issue would be another blow for the Dodgers and disappointing development for Kim. He fared well in Cactus League play before leaving Spring Training for his second time participating in the WBC”.

4:10 PM ET Dodgers (93-69) Brewers (97-65) SP Emmet Sheehan R 0-0 .00 ERA SP Aaron Ashby L 0-0 .00 ERA Confirmed Lineup 2B A. Freeland S LF T. Hernandez R 3B Max Muncy L DH Nick Senzel R C D. Rushing L RF Zach Ehrhard R 1B James Tibbs L SS Noah Miller S CF M. Siani L 78° Wind 5 mph R-L

Treinen is a lock, bank on it. Hurt has options, Ward already sent to minors, Freeland going down is an easy decision.

Its all BS any of these guys would trade a WBC title for a World Series title….

Miggy is the Dodgers version of the Phillies Lenny Dykstra, nicknamed “Nails”. Tough and dependable. And yes Espinol will get his shot along with Kim. Good luck to both of them.

If Espinal is good enough to make the Dodgers, he is good enough to get something back in trade.

I’m starting to think Espinal will win the 2B job outright.

Trea Turner hit a grand slam in the last WBC. He said it was the biggest hit of his career. So Hernandez isn’t the only player to feel the way he does.

Damte Bichette comeback tour

WBC better than the WS Kike? Playing well for a couple, three weeks right up your alley.

There are two options for Espinal/Freeland: 1. DNF Espinal and add Freeland to the 26 man roster. 2. Add Espinal to the 26 man roster and have Freeland play every day at AAA. Option 2 allows the Dodgers to see if Mark or DNS are right. If Mark is right then Freeland is brought up. But if Espinal is real then the Dodgers have a better lineup and position variability. Option 2 provides the Dodgers with the most flexibility for the season. Option 1 locks the Dodgers into a position with less flexibility. I see the Dodgers decision based solely on that

Wrobo was great in the WS too. And a bit spicy!

Hey, Trayce was in the starting lineup in the postseason while Belli was on the bench!

Yep… I think Miggy’s heroics in the WS altered the timeline for Freeland. Rojas was talking about retirement but then Game 7 happened,. The oldest guy on the squad turned out to be The Man. The Dodgers can give Kim ample runway to see how good (or not) he might be. He really didn’t get a full opportunity as a rookie, in part because Roberts prefers veterans. I expect some “load management” among the aging position players.