Gut the Farm… or Not?

If I knew that I had three months to live, I would root for Andrew Friedman to trade as many prospects as possible in order to win the World Series. Of course, only the good die young, so I will live to be 126 years old! Shoot, I’d tell Andrew Friedman to trade for David Bednar, Juan Soto, Luis Castillo, David Robertson, and JD Martinez. “Gut the farm. Who cares, I’ll be dead in 90 days?” Of course, we have no control over that, and sometimes I do think that the Baseball Gods would look down poorly on that, and all of a sudden, the team would be beset by a multitude of injuries.

I trust Andrew Friedman to do the right thing, but I just hope that Stan Kasten and Mark Walter don’t urge him to make some dope-fiend moves. I think the Dodgers can win if they stand pat… and call up Miguel Vargas. Shoot, trade for Joc Pederson and Kike Hernandez! I just wish August 3rd would get here so all of this conjecture can be put to rest, and we can just play baseball.

I have said it before, and I will say it again, “The Dodgers are the best team in baseball, but there is a degree of luck involved.” If the Dodgers stand pat, I am fine with it. If Friedman made a trade or four, I am also down with that. Just get it done. I am tired of all this “Trade Simulator Stuff.” It’s just Mental … well never mind! So, we wait.

Last night was an ugly game and at LADT we don’t do game recaps. You can find them anywhere on the web. I have never understood recaps in the days of streaming. Back in the 70s and 80s, we did not have enough recaps. Now with the internet, we have recaps out the Wazoo! A recap might be valuable if I didn’t see the game, but if I didn’t see the game, I just “speed watch” it. Technology is great.

Rants & Raves

• The Dodgers won 21 out of 23 and were 9-1 in their last 10 games (and nobody praised Doc) before losing these last two to the Nats, and of course, “Dave Roberts Lost the game for the Dodgers.” Rather than say that, you should just have “I’m a Dumbass” tattooed on your forehead. Let’s see, Doc does not have many options in the bullpen due to a lack of available arms. Doc had planned not to use Bickford (he had to anyway), Alex Vesia, David Price, Caleb Ferguson, and Evan Phillips, who were all unavailable in an effort to manage their workloads. The Dodgers have a lot of bullpen injuries, and Doc is trying to manage it. So he brought in Garrett Cleavinger, who was horrible and “DOC LOST THE GAME?” Cleavenger was brought in to do a job, and he failed, so it’s Doc’s fault? This is exactly why I call people “morons” because to say that is moronic! END OF RANT!
• According to the Draft Tracker, the Dodgers have not signed a single draft pick!
• Mitch White had a lot of “seeing eye hits,” but he did not walk anyone and struck out four. He deserved to win.
• When Jo Jo Gray harnesses his terrific movement, he should be filthy.
• Garrett Cleavinger has a major league arm but may not have the major league makeup!
• It’s only one error, but you could see the trepidation in Lux’s throw. I’m not calling it the Yips, but it does concern me… because it affects his entire game… and when a guy has a history of the Yips you have to pay attention. It’s that little hesitation… I’ll just chalk it up to “It happens.”
• Hopefully, the Dodgers can take BP on Corbin, and maybe Heaney can throw 5 this afternoon.
• There’s a “gag order” in effect in the Trevor Bauer appeal… and it’s evidently working!

Future Dodgers Down on the Farm

This one is short and sweet. OKC won 6-5 as Miguel Vargas was 2-4 with a BB and RBI, and Ryan Pepiot pitched 7 innings (84 pitches) and allowed 1 ER on three hits while walking three and striking out 6. Carson Fulmer got the win (he’s 5-1) by pitching the last two innings and allowing 1 H and 3 K’s.

Tulsa won 2-1 as Gavin Stone went six innings allowing three hits and 1 ER while walking three and striking out 6. Trust me… there’s nothing else to talk about.