Changes…
The Dodgers optioned OF Ryan Ward and LHP Ronan Kopp to Triple-A Oklahoma City, and sent pitchers Carlos Duran , Carson Hobbs , Garrett McDaniels , J ackson Ferris, Wyatt Mills , Jordan Weems , and Lucas Wepf, catcher Griffin Lockwood-Powell, and OFs Josue De Paula and Kendall…
The Dodgers optioned OF Ryan Ward and LHP Ronan Kopp to Triple-A Oklahoma City, and sent pitchers Carlos Duran, Carson Hobbs, Garrett McDaniels, Jackson Ferris, Wyatt Mills, Jordan Weems, and Lucas Wepf, catcher Griffin Lockwood-Powell, and OFs Josue De Paula and Kendall George to minor league camp.
That should narrow it down to 50-something players in Camp. Ryan Ward had his shot and did almost nothing… The field is narrowed…
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Disagree, not disagreeable
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.
Its all BS any of these guys would trade a WBC title for a World Series title….
Treinen is a lock, bank on it. Hurt has options, Ward already sent to minors, Freeland going down is an easy decision.
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
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”.
There’s been no comment because AF is seething and knows the Dodgers are bigger than the whole damn WBC. This will be remembered.
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.
Exactly! Well Kike…. Not a brain trust. Great teammate. Won’t beat anyone in “Words with friends”
Well, I would not want it to happen this way.
BANG!
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.
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.
Senzel is definitely interesting
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.
I like Senzel better than Freeland at this point.
Bobby Witt, Jr. had quite the game.