Cut the Crap, Friedman!

Incredible that there are still people who care about the idiots from SD, no one cares about those faggots!

The only team you all should worry about is the Dodgers.

And it’s not even time to worry about them yet.

A game changing trade would us getting the A’s top prospect Jacob Wilson, son of former MLB player Jack Wilson. It’s a position of need for the Dodgers this guy is a player. OKC just played the A’s triple A team in Oklahoma City and they couldn’t get him out. They shouldn’t feel bad because no professional team has figured out how to get Wilson out. Overall he is two places below Rushing on the top 100 but Wilson will be in the top ten before next season. Don’t know what it would take but I’d offer any of our catching prospects and any right handed pitching prospect to get him.

I don’t understand why we would want Bichette. From what I have read, he’s only an average defender. Shortstop is an important position. We already have Betts which could become a better defender than Bichette. I would prefer Dejong over Bichette if we are going to spend the Prospects. I agree that Vargas needs to be given a chance to play 3rd. No to Bichette.

07/07/24 Los Angeles Dodgers traded LHP Matt Gage to New York Mets for cash. Gage was on the 40 man roster which opens a spot for Wrobleski.

Before Spring Training, here is how the Top 10 SS were ranked:

1. Corey Seager, TEX (Last year: 4)

2. Francisco Lindor, NYM (5)

3. Xander Bogaerts, SD (3)

4. Dansby Swanson, CHC (6)

5. Trea Turner, PHI (1)

6. Bo Bichette, TOR (7)

7. Carlos Correa, MIN (2)

8. Willy Adames, MIL (NR)

9. Bobby Witt Jr., KC (NR)

10. J.P. Crawford, SEA (NR)

Bichette has got off to a slow start this year, but even with his slow start, his career BA is .291 with an .800 OPS.

According to BA, his average season is 25 HR, 92 RBI, 39 Doubles and an .800 OPS. I do not let one bad half year out of six worry me and his defense has improved, but like Seager, he is a bat first SS. However, he has worked hard on his defense and look at his errors:

2021 – 24

2022 – 23

2023 – 8

2024 – 7

His coaches praise his defensive work ethic, and why would anyone think a guy who has hit nearly .300 for five years has suddenly become a .225 hitter? It’s more likely he reverts back to what he was, just as it’s very likely Miggy Ro does the same.

I don’t get why anyone would not think Bichette was a big upgrade. I just worry if the Dodgers will pay the price?

I would also bet that Bichette will end the season with a higher BA and OPS than Rojas. He has been rumored to be traded all year and maybe it’s messing with his head.

4:10 PM ET

Brewers (52-38)

Dodgers (55-35)

SP Dallas Keuchel L

0-0 6.75 ERA

SPJustin Wrobleski L

0-0 .00 ERA

Confirmed Lineup

DH S. Ohtani L

C Will Smith R

1B F. Freeman L

RF T. Hernandez R

CF Andy Pages R

SS Miguel Rojas R

LF M. Vargas R

3B E. Hernandez R

2B Chris Taylor R

82° Wind 1 mph Out

As predicted earlier:

07/07/24 Los Angeles Dodgers optioned RHP Gus Varland to Oklahoma City Baseball Club.

07/07/24 Los Angeles Dodgers selected the contract of LHP Justin Wrobleski from Oklahoma City Baseball Club.

I think the acquisition of Rengifo makes more sense with the questions about Muncy at third and Lux at second. This moves Vargas to left field only and the Dodger’s outfield has Vargas, Outman (vs. lefties), Pages, and Hernandez. Heyward is a pinch hitter and spot starter. If not Rengifo, I would kick the tires on a trade with the Cards for Nolan Gorman. He would a pricey addition given his age and power numbers at 24 but he can play 2nd or 3rd and the Cardinals need young starting pitching. Dodgers have young starters galore from the MLB roster through out the minors.

Fedde makes sense as an add at the deadline given the cost and durability.

Dodger FO getting River Ryan for Matt Beatty, Justin Frasso for Mitchell White, Ferris and Hope for Busch all look like shrewd moves at the moment.

love it when the 2 of you go back and forth!! both have good arguments, but this time, i vote Bichette!!

Fair enough Bear! Has nothing to do with the way mookie plays SS. i believe he will benefit from playing 2nd base. Sign bichette to an extension and infield is pretty much set for the future!

Wow,

I get to see Bichette around 20x’s a year.

If you have not seen him play a bunch your missing out on a very good baseball player

Got to look at the big picture , you get a chance to get a top 10 talent at a position that is in flux if not now certainly moving forward you take it.

The outfield is fine especially if Vargas steps up. Add Pham if you need a rental

Rojas being able to float gives the dodgers tremendous flexibility . Very good chance Rojas reverts back to career stats.

Mookie is not a shortstop.

make Rojas your super sub. No more Kike and no more Taylor..

Thats worth our top 20 prospects alone. (sarcasm)

I’ll just copy and past.

From: Just Baseball

Bichette had a nightmarish defensive season in 2022, but improved significantly in 2023, and his growth defensively makes him a pretty special player when you considering his offensive contributions.

Over the last three season’s the 26yr old Bichette is second to only Trea Turner — more on him in a minute — in hits among shortstops, with 555. Across that same period, Bichette has an .815 OPS and has made two All-Star Game appearances.

The most encouraging part of Bichette’s second All-Star campaign in 2023 was how much he improved defensively. Bichette had 47 errors between 2021 and 2022, but cut that down to just eight in 2023. He went from having an unsightly -16 defensive runs saved in 2022 to five in 2023.

2024 -7 errors and a fielding % .970.

He is an excellent hitter having a bad first 1/2 of the season so far.

Dejong is a worse defensive SS in 2024 with 12 errors and offensively not very good.

Some power with below avg bat to ball skills.

He already has struck out 94x’s and his strikeout rate is almost at 34% TY.

We have enough of those guys already.

Bichette frees up Rojas to be your number 1 infielder to come off the bench or come on in late innings as a defensive replacement were needed

I don’t believe Rojas keeps up his current offensive stats as we get into sept/oct.

I would rather make no move if we can’t get Bichette, and hope Rojas can hold up and continue to hit.

Off season I would look at Adames if they can’t get Bichette.

And if Muncy can’t come back or is unable to stay healthy, Rojas can play 3rd in the playoffs or if Mookie is needed in the outfield Rojas could play 2nd in the playoffs.

Would you rather have Lux/Taylor or Kike starting at one of those positions or both of them in their if Max can’t go or Mookie is needed elsewhere?

Dejong is nothing more than getting another Kiki/Taylor clone who can’t play the outfield.

There has been a lot talk about getting a starting pitcher. How about one starting pitcher no one has mentioned and that is Trevor Bauer.

There has been plenty of talk about getting another starting pitcher and I agree. How about one SP nobody has mentioned………..Trevor Bauer.

Bear, you may be correct when you say that pitching should be the first priority. Problem is we won’t know for sure until after the deadline when we see what we have with YY, CK and Buehler.

On the other hand, I think the infield is a major problem. Lux simply isn’t cutting it and who knows when Max will come back. When he does, he’ll have missed so much time that he may not be worth much offensively this year.

That’s why I think we absolutely need to add a good infielder, whether that be Bichette, Hoerner, Rengifo (if healthy),

or someone else. It will then be up to Doc to move the guys around the infield as he sees fit but we aren’t going to win a World Series with the infield as presently aligned.

For what’s its worth.

Per USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, the expectation is Betts will move back to second base because the Dodgers “believe it would be unfair” to ask him to handle such an important position in the playoffs after he just got acclimated to it this season.

Filthy stuff from Wrobleski so far. Looking good early.

Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!

so unless they are going to have rojas play ss every day, there might be some deals in the works!

Mark, does Lux have any trade value?

Some observations.

-wrobleski has great stuff, would hate to trade him, will turn 24 in a week

– I think I’ve seen enough of Yarbrough, we use him for 2-3 innings, gives up a couple of runs, then we can’t use him for another 3-4 days.

4.67 era over last 15 games.

Would rather have a 1-2 inning guy that can go 3x week.

Ryan won’t be on the playoff roster.

– I think RVS is rubbing off on Pages ( that’s not a good thing) (see Vargas)

Everything lately is can of corn pull side lift. Leave the kids alone. Spend your time with Taylor/ Kike/Barnes and Hayward.

– .190 WRISP on this home stand.

Needs:

-#1 Starting caliber infielder (SS and or 3rd base).

– #2 Pitcher – ( a number 2 or 3 starter or no thanks)

– #3 Outfielder

-The new position players will fix another major issue,

(The Bench)

Man, what is our record on Sundays?

Go Dodgers !!

Kershaw (shoulder) threw a two-inning simulated game Sunday in Los Angeles, the Associated Press reports. “It was good to see him throw two innings. We accomplished what we wanted to,” manager Dave Roberts said after Kershaw’s workout.

“Kershaw has resided on the injured list all season after undergoing surgery on his left shoulder last November, but he looks like he could be ready to make his 2024 debut for the Dodgers at some point within the next month. The 36-year-old had previously made a three-inning rehab start for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga on June 19, but he was then shut down from throwing for the next week after experiencing lingering soreness in his shoulder. According to Roberts, Kershaw is in line to resume his rehab assignment next Saturday, likely with Triple-A Oklahoma City. Kershaw is expected to cover three innings in that outing, and he’s likely to require at least two rehab starts beyond that one before the Dodgers bring him back from the 60-day IL”.

Pitching sucked, although Wrobleski made two bad pitches, but the bullpen did not help. Bats were worse. The whole team sucked. Rolled over on too many pitches and stranded way too many runners. It figures they scored all their runs on a homer from a guy hitting below .150. Not commenting on Bichette anymore. He is not the solution. Not this year anyway. And I have no faith that coming to another team will change his year. I have more faith that his GM is telling the truth and he is not going to be traded. Same with Robert Jr.

Per MLBTR. Yankees are interested in Crochet, and the Phillies are interested in Rooker. Phillies outfield except Marsh, has not been productive. Yankees rotation woes have been well documented.

Maybe I will skip the Sunday games in the future. Waste of time.

Wrobleski has good , filthy stuff. As Bear said just two bad pitches at the wrong moment.

At the very least he should be an excellent trade chip.

Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Giants traded Austin Slater to the Reds for LHP Alex Young and optioned him to their AAA team.