Dear Mr. Friedman,
I realize that in your tenure as President of Dodger baseball, the LA Dodgers have the best winning percentage of any MLB team and that the organization is the envy of all other teams. In short, the Dodgers are the model organization. I understand that and am even amazed at the…
I realize that in your tenure as President of Dodger baseball, the LA Dodgers have the best winning percentage of any MLB team and that the organization is the envy of all other teams. In short, the Dodgers are the model organization. I understand that and am even amazed at the fact that even though the Dodgers draft near the bottom every year, the farm system is one of the best in baseball. You are to be commended for that… BUT…
But, what is Chris Taylor still doing on this team? Has he blackmailed you? Does he have photos you don’t want leaked out? This is insane – just pay him off – he has to either voluntarily go down to the minors like Jose Abreu did (and it didn’t help Jose), or he has to be DFA’ed. CT3 has been a wonderful Dodger, a great teammate, and a high-class person, and he can no longer jump out of a boat and hit the water… yet the organization keeps rolling him out there. ENOUGH ALREADY! This was published a month ago. It’s worse now:
Last night, Miguel Vargas sat on the bench with his .857 OPS while CT3 and his .326 OPS played. On what planet does that make any sense? Kike Hernandez is also struggling with and not showing much sign of life. I know that with Max Muncy’s return a long way off, you are looking at a third baseman, but why not get rid of Chris Taylor RIGHT NOW and call up Andre Lipcuis? Maybe, like me, you don’t believe he is a true prospect (a suspect if you will). But what could it hurt? You called up Miguel Vargas, and he has shown that he is past what happened to him last season. Put him in LF and let him play his way on or off the team.
Playing CT3 is insanity. I feel sorry for him. He is pathetic, but this is a bottom-line business. Munch on the $25+ Million you owe him. It’s dead and gone. Call up Andre – put him at 3B for a few games. Maybe he is a suspect, but let’s find out now… and just let Vargas play. That’s all I will say about it. Just do it… already!
NH Dodger asked yesterday about a comparison to Dalton Rushing. While I’d like to say he compares to Mike Piazza (and maybe he does behind the plate – he’s not a great defensive catcher), however, I would say his bat has the potential to be a Salvador Perez. He has a long way to go defensively.
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Discussion (74)
Disagree, not disagreeable
Rather than just cut Taylor loose, perhaps the Dodgers could eat about 92% of his salary and include him in the blockbuster offer for Luis Robert…. along with Rushing, Outman, Knack and who else?
Seriously, if I ran the White Sox and was willing to deal Robert, what would be my ask to the Dodgers?
–First, a prospect with power potential that could conceivably replace Robert’s, sooner or later. So that would be Rushing, De Paula, maybe Liranzo. (Probably Rushing because he’s closer to the majors and might be able to stick at catcher.)
–Second, A centerfielder like Outman or Pages to take Roberts’s spot on defense. (Probably Outman because of his ’23 performance.)
–A quality pitcher I could plug into the rotation, like Knack.
That’s a minimum.; I’d probably ask for an extra arm or two.
Remember, Robert is under contract through 2027–a contract that LA can easily handle. He’s a quality defender and could lead the OF for 3.5 years. He won’t be cheap.
Give me Rushing, Outman and Knack and I’d probably we willing to take on Taylor at the ML minimum to be a UT guy and provide some of that veteran presence stuff. Who knows? The change of scenery may help.
But I am not running the White Sox and I don’t really expect anything like this will happen.
But it would be exciting.
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5:05 p.m.: Oklahoma City (Landon Knack) vs. Round Rock (Adrian Sampson)
5:05 p.m.: Tulsa (Justin Wrobleski) at Amarillo (Dylan File)
Maybe a letter directly to AF would be a better idea. I agree totally what you wrote and the fix can not come fast enough.
Holy He!! you would think this team is 23-40 and 12.5 games back in the division.
I get it man it sucks to lose and no one likes losing 1-0.
But cmon this is a 162 marathon and then a 5 week sprint.
Settle down, have a beer and relax.
This team WILL be in the playoffs and the team you see on 6.5.24 will NOT be the team that starts game 1 of the NLDS at Dodger Stadium.
Stick with these guys they are good and they are going to be damn good come October.
Mookie has won 2 WS, Freddie has won 1 WS… let me ask you a question, how many WS titles does Harper have, have many does Judge have, how many does Stanton have, how many does Cole and Nola have???
Ill take Mookie and Freddie over those guys anyday…..