Fergie Is Awesome!
I ve always like Fergie Duhamel, back to when she was originally with Wild Orchid, and now she does her own music. In High School, she was a cheerleader, straight-A student, spelling bee champion, and a Girl Scout. She s just the All-American Girl. However, her rendition of The National Anthem at the NBA All-Star Game was a low point. But who can forget her in this song by the Black Eyed Peas? So, Fergie is
I’ve always like Fergie Duhamel, back to when she was originally with Wild Orchid, and now she does her own music. In High School, she was a cheerleader, straight-A student, spelling bee champion, and a Girl Scout. She’s just the All-American Girl. However, her rendition of The National Anthem at the NBA All-Star Game was a low point. But who can forget her in this song by the Black Eyed Peas?
So, Fergie is really good, right? What? Not that Fergie? What Fergie? Ferguson? Caleb? Oh, who knew? Well yeah, heck yeah, Caleb Ferguson is pretty dang good too. It has been suggested that he looks like Kershaw on the mound, in some respects. Shoot, I thought Clayton went seven, but it turned our Caleb Ferguson (“Fergie”) went the last four.
But seriously, folks, Fergie gave us something to talk about. Who was the moron who said he should be sent back to OKC? Oh, that would be me! Well, I am glad I was wrong. He went 4 innings last night and struck out 6. He also got out of a couple of jams. It might delay his development as a starter, but he might be a really nice piece in the Dodger’s bullpen. When Striker Buehler returns, I think I would keep him in the pen for a while. The Dodgers might not have to trade for a pitcher that way.
Scott Alexander is really getting into a groove and Edward Paredes is pitching extremely well as the Dodgers LOOGY. Fergie can be the LH Chicken Strip out of the pen. Today, Rich Hill goes for the sweep. Hill is ready for a really, really good game and it could come at the expense of the MUTTS. The Dodgers team ERA is up to 7th in MLB and within .24 points of the league-leading Cubs. I think the pitching is just fine… they could use another hitter.
I really would like to see someone in RF other than Puig. He’s not bad, but we are always going to wonder if he will ever play up to his potential. Include him in a trade… it’s time to move another direction. I don’t hate him – I just don’t see it working. Speaking of other options, Alex Verdugo went 3-5 and is up to .347 with a .907 OPS. Rios has been playing a lot of 3B at OKC lately. Will Smith hit his 11th HR last night and after a fast start, Conner Wong has fell off the face of the earth – he’s down to .233. However, Rylan Bannon continues to rake (16 HR; .976 OPS), while Jeren Kendall continues to look like a flop (.227).
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Injury News
- Striker Buehler still has a little soreness in his rib area. It sounds like he could be out another 2 or 3 weeks.
- Ryu stopped throwing off a mound and is just throwing off flat ground after experiencing soreness in his injured leg. It sounds like his return is in August.
- Julio Urias is still set to pitch in games by the end of July.
- Dennis Santana will not be back until early-to-mid August… at the earliest!
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Discussion (43)
Disagree, not disagreeable
If there is a concern that baseball is losing viewers then Puig is one of the answers. He does things that are fun to watch, both good and bad. I could do without the bad though.
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Puig needs to hit lefties. Turner needs to get it going. Without both happening, the Dodgers are going to be weak, maybe too weak, against lefties.
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Last year Bellinger arrived earlier than planned and made a difference. Maybe Verdugo can do the same thing.
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I don’t have a problem trading Grandal to the Nats.
1. What can the Dodgers get back?
2. Do the Nats want him bad enough to take Forsythe?
3. Could Forsythe and Grandal to the Nats get a player the Mets would want?
4. Is there a contract the Mets want to get rid of that the Dodgers could absorb if Grandal and Forsythe were traded to the Nats?
5. Do the Dodgers need Realmuto more than they need deGrom?
6. Do the Marlins have a contract they want to dump if the Dodgers free up payroll with the Grandal and Forsythe trade?
7. Can Puig and Donnie Baseball coexist?
8. Is a desirable batting order contingent on having power hitters in RF and LF?
9. Does an outfield of LF Pederson, CF Verdugo, RF Kemp have enough power in the corners?
0. Do you prefer Toles over Verdugo?
Super impressed by Ferguson
Looked like a classic dodger battler out there. We can almost make two separate rotations: buehler/wood/stripling/ferguson/santana vs. Kershaw/maeda/ryu/stewart/urias
I also consider banuelos an option
So our rotation now is Kershaw, hill,maeda,stripling, and wood with Ferguson the next man up. I think this is rather thin. Kershaw may or may not hold up, hills blisters could return anytime, maeda who knows always something plus inconsistent, wood extra days to keep him off the dL so is that over, ryu may not be back, urias same oft-injured kidgloves, now Buehler is probably after all star break. Not a very dependable group. I wouldn’t go out an overpay for a pitcher but I maintain we are not out of the woods yet. After Ferguson we have nothing except maybe banuelos. Stewart is not capable and Santana is not available. It could go south in a hurry but with good health we don’t need another pitcher.
I agree that this teams needs some more offense rather than pitching. With the pitchers Mark mentioned slated for a return from the DL, I think the FO has to put a priority in getting some more bats. Who that might be, I have no idea but the team needs to find an offensive piece or two to carry them forward.
With the D-Backs getting healthy and Goldschmidt hitting again the Dodgers are going to have to track them down and some offense just might be the ticket. Gennett, Realmuto, Corey Dickerson, Adam Jones, Jed Lowrie are some options.
It’s going to be fun to see what FAZ does and they will do something.
It wasn’t just that Rylan Bannon hit his 16th and Will Smith hit his 11th, it was that they were both 2 out 8th inning 3 run HR’s that gave their teams the lead that they did not relinquish. That is a positive sign.
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I have no idea right now how Kershaw is going to pitch for the remainder of the year. I would hold off on saying no need for more pitching until we know how Kershaw really feels and how Buehler and Ryu come back. With respect to starters, I would not overpay for Happ or Hamels,nor take on the excess salary. I would consider Jacob deGrom.
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I would have pursued Kelvin Herrera, but that ship has sailed. I would consider Blake Trienen or Kyle Barraclough. But I am not really sure whether either pitcher is really available. Craig Stamman is a good middle reliever and a Padre. So that is out. Brad Hand was never going to go to the Dodgers. The O’s are not going to pay down on Britton and I would not want Brach. Bottom line, I agree that the Dodgers will not go for any significant difference making pitcher.
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Offensively, the only real potential upgrade being dangled is Scooter Gennett. That is the one player I would target who could actually be a difference maker. Wake up from your dream if you really think Machado is in play for the Dodgers.
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Trade Puig? What is his value? Forsythe has negative trade value. The Dodgers are pretty much stuck with what they have (not that that is a bad thing). They cannot pursue a difference maker with any salary attached, and the current Dodger players are better than what else may be available out there.
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Sit back and enjoy a bumpy ride to October.