Hey, Didn t You Used To Be A Dodger?
With the trade deadline 20 days away, I thought it would be fun to go back over the years and see some of the names that have been acquired in season. And there are some interesting players on the list. Many familiar names have made stops in Los Angeles since 1958. The first, and only major trade in 58 during the season was a young infielder named George Anderson to
With the trade deadline 20 days away, I thought it would be fun to go back over the years and see some of the names that have been acquired in season. And there are some interesting players on the list. Many familiar names have made stops in Los Angeles since 1958. The first, and only major trade in 58 during the season was a young infielder named George Anderson to the Phillies for Gene Snyder, Jim Golden, and Rip Repulski. You might know George better by his nickname….Sparky.
In a post the other day, 2D2 told you about Chuck Essegian. Most of the important moves for the 59 season came in the winter of 58 or spring. Wally Moon came from the Cardinals for Gino Cimoli, and a SS who would make a huge impact the next few years was returned to the team from the Tigers….Maury Wills.
In the 60’s, these are some of the names the team acquired, some had decent success, others not so much. Ron Perranoski…traded for Don Zimmer. Turk Farrel, Daryl Spencer, Lee Walls, Andy Carey, Bill Skowron, who hit a homer in the 63 series against his former team, Marv Breeding, Jim Brewer, Dick Stuart, Wes Covington, Ken Boyer, Rocky Colovito. I would have loved to have seen Ken Boyer play in LA in his prime. Excellent 3rd baseman. Coolio was way over the hill when he came to the Dodgers.
The 70’s saw players like Duke Sims, Dick Dietz, Juan Marichal, and Boog Powell. Powell did not hit a single homer in his close to 50 game stint. Of course he was mostly pinch hitting. In the 70’s most of the players were home grown guys. Although they did bring back Maury Wills. Hall of Famer Hoyt Wilhelm pitched for the Dodgers in 1971 at 48 years old. His ERA in 9 games was 1.09 with 3 saves. He pitched in 16 games the following year, but was not as effective. They also had guys like Vic Davalillo come in to be pinch hitters.
For some reason, they have always seemed to get older catchers to be the backups. Chris Cannizaro was one such pickup. He was with them for a couple of years. One of their first pickups in the 80’s was Jerry Grote, a former Mets catcher. Others in the 80’s were Enos Cabell, Al Oliver, Bill Madlock, Cesar Cedeno, who I almost forgot about. Phil Garner, Rick Dempsey, Granted, some of those guys were signed in the winter but are interesting pickups to say the least.
The 90’s started off with them getting Eddie Murray. Eddie was 33 when he came to LA. Hubie Brooks came over from the Mets. Then the next year they got Gary Carter from the Mets….another old catcher. Eric Davis, Tim Wallach, Cory Snyder, Greg Gagne, Milt Thompson, Otis Nixon, Bobby Bonilla, Todd Hundley, Devon White. All those guys spent less than 3 years with the team except Wallach. I forgot in the 70’s they picked up Billy North from the A’s. He did not make much of a difference and was really not too happy to have been traded.
Guys like Kevin Elster, Chad Kreuter, Geronimo Berroa, Jim Leyritz, Marquis Grissom, Jeff Rebolet, Tim Bogar came in the early 2000’s. Brian Jordan, Fred McGriff, Rickey Henderson, Robin Ventura and Jeromy Burnitz all came over in 2003. Henderson would stick around a couple of years, but McGriff only played 86 games his only year in Dodger blue, finishing his career 7 homers short of 500.
Steve Finley came over in 2004 and hit a division clinching Grand Slam against the Giants. Jeff Kent came the next season. Some other really familiar names joined the team the next few years, Nomar, Kenny Lofton, Bill Mueller, Sandy Alomar, who was 40 when he came to LA. Luis Gonzalez, Mike Lieberthal, David Wells, Andruw Jones, who was probably the worst FA signing in Dodger history for a position player. Jason Schmidt holds that honor for pitchers. Chan Ho Park came back. Mark Loretta, Juan Castro, Brad Ausmus, Jim Thome, Jamey Carrol, Ted Lilly, another exe Dodger who came back.
There always seemed to be some player Ned Colletti felt that even at an advanced age, they could contribute something to the team. He started off the 2010’s doing the same type of pickups. Aaron Miles, Eric Thames, Mark Ellis, Shane Victorino, Bobby Abreu, Adam Kennedy, Matt Treanor, Jamey Wright, Michael Young, and in his last season as GM, Chone Figgins, and Dan Haren. Colletti also traded for Greg Maddux, not once, but twice. in 06, and 08.
The new era started when AF was hired in 2014 after the season was over. Would he continue the trend and get some senior citizen help?
Not as much as his predecessor so far. but he has gotten some. Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Jose Peralta, who was 39 when AF traded for him. Carlos Ruiz, another veteran catcher, Curtis Granderson, David Freese, John Axford, Ryan Madson, and Russell Martin. So he has shied away from older pitchers for the most part.
Who if anyone will AF target this deadline. One thing is obvious. The team needs a spark. Mookie Betts cannot do it all by himself. None of the pitchers on the current roster are older than 33.
I would have loved to see Thome hit at least one homer as a Dodger, but he had an injury that was bothering him, and he never got on in Blue. Of course his career continued in Minnesota, and he went over 600 for his career.
Myself, I do not see too much movement this deadline except a couple of the teams who are going to be way out of the race may want to try and get some prospects for their stars.
Discussion (108)
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DODGERS ROSTER – 28-MAN
MANAGER: Dave Roberts (30) • BENCH COACH: Bob Geren (88) • PITCHING COACH:Mark Prior (99) HITTING COACH: Robert Van Scoyoc (72), Brant Brown (73)
FIRST BASE COACH: George Lombard (92) • THIRD BASE COACH: Dino Ebel: (91) • BULLPEN COACH: Josh Bard (54 )
ASSISTANT PITCHING COACH: Connor McGuiness (87) • ASSISTANT HITTING COACH: Aaron Bates (65) • GAME PLANNING COACH: Danny Lehmann (0)
NUMERICAL PLAYERS POS
3 TAYLOR, CHRIS IF/OF
5 SEAGER, COREY IF
7 URÍAS, JULIO LHP
10 TURNER, JUSTIN IF
11 POLLOCK, AJ OF
13 MUNCY, MAX IF
14 HERNÁNDEZ, KIKÉ IF/OF
15 BARNES, AUSTIN C
16 SMITH, WILL C
17 KELLY, JOE RHP#
21 BUEHLER, WALKER RHP
22 KERSHAW, CLAYTON LHP
31 PEDERSON, JOC OF
35 BELLINGER, CODY IF/OF
40 NELSON, JIMMY RHP#
41 MCGEE, JAKE LHP
43 RÍOS, EDWIN IF
45 BEATY, MATT IF
46 GONSOLIN, TONY RHP
48 GRATEROL, BRUSDAR RHP
49 TREINEN, BLAKE RHP
50 BETTS, MOOKIE OF
51 FLORO, DYLAN RHP
52 BÁEZ, PEDRO RHP
57 WOOD, ALEX LHP#
64 FERGUSON, CALEB LHP
68 STRIPLING, ROSS RHP
74 JANSEN, KENLEY RHP
75 ALEXANDER, SCOTT LHP
77 SANTANA, DENNIS RHP
85 MAY, DUSTIN RHP
ALPHABETICAL PLAYERS B/T
75 ALEXANDER, SCOTT L/L
52 BÁEZ, PEDRO R/R
15 BARNES, AUSTIN R/R
45 BEATY, MATT L/R
35 BELLINGER, CODY L/L
50 BETTS, MOOKIE R/R
21 BUEHLER, WALKER R/R
64 FERGUSON, CALEB R/L
51 FLORO, DYLAN L/R
46 GONSOLIN, TONY R/R
48 GRATEROL, BRUSDAR R/R
14 HERNÁNDEZ, KIKÉ R/R
74 JANSEN, KENLEY S/R
17 KELLY, JOE R/R#
22 KERSHAW, CLAYTON L/L
85 MAY, DUSTIN R/R
41 MCGEE, JAKE L/L
13 MUNCY, MAX L/R
40 NELSON, JIMMY R/R#
31 PEDERSON, JOC L/L
11 POLLOCK, AJ R/R
43 RÍOS, EDWIN L/R
77 SANTANA, DENNIS R/R
5 SEAGER, COREY L/R
16 SMITH, WILL R/R
68 STRIPLING, ROSS R/R
3 TAYLOR, CHRIS R/R
49 TREINEN, BLAKE R/R
10 TURNER, JUSTIN R/R
7 URÍAS, JULIO L/L
57 WOOD, ALEX R/L#
PITCHERS (15+3)
75 ALEXANDER, SCOTT LHP
52 BÁEZ, PEDRO RHP
21 BUEHLER, WALKER RHP
64 FERGUSON, CALEB LHP
51 FLORO, DYLAN RHP
46 GONSOLIN, TONY RHP
48 GRATEROL, BRUSDAR RHP
74 JANSEN, KENLEY RHP
17 KELLY, JOE RHP#
22 KERSHAW, CLAYTON LHP
85 MAY, DUSTIN RHP
41 MCGEE, JAKE LHP
40 NELSON, JIMMY RHP#
77 SANTANA, DENNIS RHP
68 STRIPLING, ROSS RHP
49 TREINEN, BLAKE RHP
7 URÍAS, JULIO LHP
57 WOOD, ALEX LHP#
CATCHERS(2)
15 BARNES, AUSTIN R/R
16 SMITH, WILL R/R
INFIELDERS (5)
45 BEATY, MATT L/R
13 MUNCY, MAX L/R
43 RÍOS, EDWIN L/R
5 SEAGER, COREY L/R
10 TURNER, JUSTIN R/R
OUTFIELDERS (3)
50 BETTS, MOOKIE R/R
31 PEDERSON, JOC L/L
11 POLLOCK, AJ R/R
INFIELDER/OUTFIELDER (3)
35 BELLINGER, CODY L/L
14 HERNÁNDEZ, KIKÉ R/R
3 TAYLOR, CHRIS
# IL
DODGERS RECALL RHP TONY GONSOLIN
LHP ADAM KOLAREK OPTIONED TO ALTERNATE SITE
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers have recalled right-handed pitcher Tony Gonsolin and have optioned left-handed pitcher Adam Kolarek.
Gonsolin, 26, returns for his second stint with the Dodgers after tossing 4.0 scoreless innings on July 31 in a spot start against the Diamondbacks. He will make the start tonight and in 12 career games (seven starts) with the Dodgers, he owns a 4-2 record with a 2.66 ERA (13 ER/44.0 IP) and 38 strikeouts. The Northern California native has been with the Dodgers organization since being drafted in the ninth round of the 2016 First Year Player Draft out of St. Mary’s College. He earned the Dodger Minor League Pitcher of the Year Award in 2018 after going a combined 10-2 with a 2.60 ERA in 26 starts between Advanced-A Rancho Cucamonga and Double-A Tulsa. He is a combined 20-14 with a 3.33 ERA and 315 strikeouts in four minor league seasons with the Dodgers.
Kolarek, 31, pitched a season-best 2.0 scoreless innings last night, his longest appearance since June 27, 2019 at Minnesota. In five games with the Dodgers, he is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/5.1 IP) and three strikeouts. In parts of four Major League seasons, the Maryland native is 10-3 with a 3.58 ERA (41 ER/103.0 IP) and 71 strikeouts. Since joining the Dodgers on July 31, 2019 from Tampa Bay, he is 4-0 with a 0.53 ERA (1 ER/17.0 IP) and 12 strikeouts in 31 games.
It may well be that the Padres are becoming a better team than the Dodgers, and will start to win the division titles. Maybe that is premature; and of course it is hard to stay on top when you are always drafting low. But this unit we have, has definite limitations. Unless we can count on Bellinger to hit around .275 with 35-40 HR and 100 RBI in a a full year, we do not have enough firepower. Kike’ is a .245 hitter, so is Pederson. Muncy hits .260, and who knows but that he will regress to his pre-Dodgers median, though we certainly hope not. Taylor was another diamond in the rough pickup, and in 2017, he was even in the talk for MVP for a while. But for the last few years, he is a 260 hitter with mostly warning track power, and the value of versatility.. If our lineup consists of Kike’, Taylor, Muncy, Pederson, and a Bellinger who hits ,240, we cannot win a title. Our starting pitching is perhaps not as good as the Padres’ staff. Things are not going to magically turn around, though we of course will win some games and likely make the playoffs.
After last season’s very disappointing finish, I was of the mind that we were starting on somewhat of a downward trend. When we had done nothing in the offseason, I was continuing to feel that way. But then we got Betts, and things looked much better. But the problems remain, in terms of our overall lineup. And whereas the Padres have a mostly young team, which is obviously hungry to finally have some success, the Dodgers perhaps seem blase’, as if they are waiting for the playoffs, or don’t find much excitement in the game. Of course, when you mostly strike out or pop the ball up, it is hard to generate rallies. So the question is, is this just a mini-slump, and we are fine, or are there indeed inherent weaknesses in our ballclub, that we are not at all effective against good pitchers, that we cannot string together base hits, that we do not advance runners? I actually think that we might need an overhaul of the roster for next year, but I am sure that some will disagree, and making major changes is not the organization’s way. We can discuss this further as the short season progresses. I think that a lot of us were hoping for a great Dodgers season, to somewhat take our minds off other things, but this one looks like a slog, and another disappointment at the end.
Pitching change for tonight’s game. Tony Gonsolin will be activated to make tonight’s start. Pushing Urias to tomorrow against Paddack, and Kersh will open the series in Anaheim. No word yet as to who, but you can pencil in Kolarek, will be sent to the alternate site.
Thoughts on last night, besides the obvious:
* lead off Mookie
* Move Belli down in the order.
* All the anti small ball crowd, tell me again why you should never bunt.
* Orel and Joe seemed amazed when Joc bunted for a base hit. The way this team is hitting, I’d love to see more of this under the right circumstances. Manufacture some runs.
* I have no problem with Dino sending Taylor the way this team leaves runners on base. I do have a problem with that slide. I think with a good roll slide away from the tag, he’s safe. Make teams make plays.
* CT3 made a bad play but I think he’s playing great especially at short.
* Orel and Joe have tough job in a blow out but last night they wore me out. Sometimes their attempts at humor aren’t funny and don’t connect. The candy crush deal 2 nights in a row for example. Joe has become the stat babbler. Orel will make a comment and Joe has a stat available in a nano-second. He’s driving me crazy with the “expected numbers” versus “actual numbers” deal now. I guess that’s a stat put into a computer subjectively by somebody to try to quantify a player’s “bad luck”. So a hitter hits one through the box, that was a hit forever, but now it’s right into the shift so that’s “bad luck”? Anytime a ball is barreled up but caught that should have actually been a hit? I need some explanation on this one. Joe loves it especially to explain Barnes.
* I do like Orel’s more technical explanation of baseball especially pitching. I don’t want the Tim McCarver, dumbed down version aimed at the grandma in the nursing home who’s watch her first game ever because she can’t change the channel.
* Last night, Orel talked about reading a batter’s head movement. This is exactly what Badger and I discussed yesterday about Bellinger’s upright stance and excessive head movement. Orel would watch a batter’s head that went forward and pitch east-west and if up-down, north-south. That’s exactly what Bellinger is experiencing now. He is being pounded up in he zone, mostly away (it used to be up and in). Orel was commenting how still Tatis Jr’s head is.
* Belli has hit with that stand up style for years and it’s worked in the past. My point is his complicated swing makes him streaky and susceptible to slumps. His timing has to be way better than folks with a more simple swing (see Nelson Cruz) His low average in 18 games is magnified this year or in short post season series’. 18 games is actually 48 games. I get this from Joe nightly.
* Like last night. Joe said the shorter schedule has added a lot of pressure on players to perform. Really? I sort of assumed that big league players were supposed to be skilled at dealing with pressure and if they weren’t they wouldn’t be here. They had pressure to preform for scouts as prospects, pressure to get to the bigs, pressure to stay and pressure to help their team win. It’s PERFORMANCE BUSINESS.
* I probably need to listen to our opponent’s broadcasts for a few games. I seem to be in an increasingly bad mood watching us lately.
It’s a statement to JUST HOW GOOD AND TALENTED WE ARE, that an 11-7 record (a .611 winning %) is considered a major team struggle, underachieving, underwhelming, etc.
We’re hanging in there, and that allows us to pounce as soon as proven mlb studs wake up. I didn’t look at 2020 as a 60 game season, and that we’re already 30% done.
I looked at it as any other year (minus the fans), where somehow on July 27, each team in the NL West was tied with the same record. The season still ends in late September, so it’s as if we’re just in a normal, fun pennant race. Kind of like 2016 when we won the division on the last day, or 2018 when we beat the Rockies in Game 163. Remember one year, we lost 8 in a row before winning 8 in a row. Another year we lost 17-18. This is LA; we’re drama queens.
This will make for a fun next 6 weeks
We need a player who can hit AND pitch past 4-5 innings. BABE RUTH anyone??
Vengeur
August 12, 2020 at 12:17 am
I feel the same way but can’t put my finger on it.I think part of it’s this covid thing distorting the season and the schedule. It’s taking the fun out of everything.
Well put. The never ceasing pandemic has cast a heavy cloud over just about everything. Impossible to get away from it. This baseball season, with no fans and 60 games, feels forced, almost quixotic. This is a very strange time in our history. With football now very unlikely, college ball already shut down, it sure sets up a long a dreary Fall season. The politics this Fall will continue to rip us apart, and no sports to fall back on? Maybe the year will be saved by a Dodgers World Championship.
Strange days indeed.
I never cared for him, but Manny Ramirez had his time to shine as a Dodger.
Hello Michael . Why do you say Rickey Henderson stuck around a couple of years . He actually played much less games than Mcgriff . Henderson only played 30 games for Dodgers in 2003 and that was his last season in MLB.
Frank Robinson was pretty good.
Maybe without a juiced ball this team is just a warning track power club. If they are hoping the wind will blow those pop ups over the fence they’re dreaming.
The Padres know they can beat us now. I wonder who else out there may also believe it.
Pederson took some ribbing from the Padres about that bunt. It was a hit. Keep doing it. And get Bellinger to do it too. Next guy up.
I think they’ll eventually wake up. In the mean time, the good clubs can beat us. The Padres are a good club. I live about as close to San Diego as I do LA. Too bad their hats are brown. Who wants to wear a brown hat?
Yeah, the Candy Crush stuff was boring. But Orel had some interesting insights into approaches at the plate. He studies hitters. So do I. I’d like to ask him how he would pitch Bellinger and what advice he would give him.
I have finally figured out what I really dislike about Roberts. He is the biggest apologist ever. He also said last night that he liked the teams approach and they squared some balls up…Hey Dave, I thought scoring runs won games and now it is squaring the ball up. How did that work out for you?? You score 3 runs in 2 games, you are going to lose most of the time. If not for the late bombs off of the Giants, you would have a 4 game losing streak. Of a larger concern to me at least would be the fact that they are 4-5 at home. Last year they rarely lost in LA. This year they are making a habit of it. 21 home games left. And 21 on the road…..amazing how that works out. Now the quirkiness of the season starts this weekend when they head south to Anaheim for 3, come home for 2 against the Mariners, then go to Seattle for 2 before coming home for 3 with the Rockies and then heading to SF where they finish the season series with the Giants, and then go to Texas to face the Rangers. They do not get an off day until the Monday after the Rockies series. One other thing, the prattle between Orel and Joe has reached the ridiculous phase. Last night it degenerated to Orel’s preoccupation on the road with playing Candy Crush on his phone. Please, who cares about that crap.
Kolarek and the BP did a fine job last night. They got 2 full innings out of him. Padres are a lot more aggressive hitting team than the Dodgers. The pitch Machado hit out was definitely a hanger. Dave can’t hit for these guys, but one thing is for sure, without Seager in this lineup, they are a different team. JR said something about Taylor bunting, but he was one of the few who hit the ball hard at all last night. Walks will kill you and even though there were only 2 by Strip last night, the first one came right before Machado unloaded his bomb. Roberts said last night about the teams hitting slump ” It will right itself” Really Dave? And you know this how? I do think it is time to send Beaty to the alternate site and bring back either McKinstry or maybe even Lux.
I did forget Butler, a pox on me for that. Brett played 6 full and a part of one more season as a Dodger. The string was interrupted by a short stint with the Mets. He came back in an August trade in 1995. He was also involved in negotiations during the strike in 94 and was pretty cool to the players on the Dodgers who crossed the line to play when the owners were trying to break the union. He actually played longer for the Dodgers than he did any of the other teams he played for. He was a .298 hitter in his years with LA. I always liked the guy, and he was their best leadoff hitter since Wills retired. As to last nights debacle. I shut the game off after the 5th inning. I was just totally disgusted. Watching hitter after hitter just flail away. Mark preaches patience, and I get it. Problem is, there is not that much time to be patient. 2 more games and 1/3rd of the season is gone. And sorry, it does not look like Bellinger, Joc and Muncy are going to remember how to hit anytime soon. As the manager in Bull Durham said, it is a simple game, see ball, hit ball. Toronto played the first MLB game in Buffalo yesterday since 1915 when the old Federal League played there. They did an amazing job transforming that field. Oh, one more thing. This team right now is PAINFUL to watch play. But congrats to Justin Turner who got his 1000th career hit last night. JR, Joc got a bunt single last night. Ended up scoring the first run.. A little small ball might wake these guys up. Oh, speaking of a long swing, someone might tell Edwin Rios his is real long.
Does anyone (hey Chris Taylor) on the Dodgers know how to bunt?
Great piece, Michael – You have become a real icon on this site. I am sure that no one else can write like you do and sing the National Anthem at Dodgers Stadium, as well! Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
Here is what I think about this team and it’s manager right about now:
Fans all have a better idea about who should play where and when because they are much closer to the situation than Dave Roberts. They are in the clubhouse daily with the players and chat with them frequently. The fans talk to all the other coaches and medical staff about each player. The fans know if a certain player is dealing with some personal issue or nagging injury because they are around the players each day for quite some time. The fans communicate with the players frequently by cell phone, obviously because they have the player’s personal numbers.
Fans automatically know what player should play because they have access to the copious amount of analytics spewed out by the nerds in that department. Fans have plenty of time to analyze it every day and make their informed decisions. As a result of this close connection to all the players on a daily basis, the fans know better than Dave Roberts and all the coaches who should play and who should not play. They know that certain players should not take up a roster spot, but that other players will be awesome of just given a chance. They know that Tony Gonsolin, Keibert Ruiz, and Gavin Lux should be on the MLB Roster because they have been to USC observing them on a day-to-day basis and talking with them for hours on end. They know they are ready.
If you think this is sarcastic, you would be right! Think about what you are saying! This is a rough stretch, but we did see some hope: Bellinger at least hit the ball. Muncy got a hit, Barnes got two hits (wow) and Kike got a double. The bullpen was nails and if Chicken Strip could have a couple of pitches back, it might have been a different game. Of course, if Chickens had lips they might be people!
It’s not the manager. Its the players. They will come together, work it out, and come back with a vengeance! Tony Gonsolin will get a spot start tonight, just to push the starters back a day. He went 4 last time. Can he go 5 or 6?
Perspective: They are only 4 other teams in all of MLB with a better record than the Dodgers. Don’t lose your minds. Patience, Grasshoppers.
Nice piece again Michael – totally feel your loss (MP3) – listen to music all day everyday – fishing and music sounds perfect.
Jeff, how we could do with a Brett Butler now – one of my favourites.
He’d probably break all records for the amount of times LOB if he was playing now.
I’m beginning to feel uneasy about this season. Need an awful lot of key components taking a BIG uptick.
And quickly at that.
Bear, you forgot one of the best LAD FA signings and then later re-acquired in a trade with the Mets…Brett Butler. And one of my favorite Dodgers. He is after all going to get his number retired by the Dodgers. Okay, so it going to be because of CK, but Brett wore 22 well.
“As a member of the Dodgers from 1991 to 1995, Butler reached the prime of his career. In 1991, Butler led the National League in runs scored and walks, earned a roster spot on the National League All-Star team, and finished seventh in MVP voting. During the 1995 season, Butler was signed as a free agent by the New York Mets. In August 1995, Butler rejoined the Dodgers in a trade for Dwight Manees and Scott Hunter. After finishing the season with the Dodgers, he again became a free agent and returned to the Dodgers.”
Fortunately, I lost the internet connection on Tuesday, so I was spared from watching the disastrous performance by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Although I did see that Austin Barnes BA is now creeping up on Bellinger (and surpassing Beaty) and that Austin now has half the number of RBIs (3) as Bellinger (6) even though Bellinger has nearly three times as many ABs (72 vs 26). Just kidding (partially). I did read that the team went 2-9 WRISP. Another sparking display of clutch hitting. Better than the 1-8 on Monday. But let’s keep putting Bellinger in either the #3 or #4 hole. He only left 4 men on base on Tuesday,
Looking at the box score, the Pads had two batters with a sub-Mendoza line BA, (Hedges and Profar), while the Dodgers had six (Joc, Smith, Beaty, Belli, Muncy, Barnes). I guess Doc is going to just keep putting them out there and see if anything changes. I understand that Doc says that Lux is not ready, but then Doc doesn’t see anything wrong with the continuation of a lineup that isn’t producing. How about Lux, McKinstry, Raley? Can they really do worse?