It s Ground Hog Day Again!
I think I will just run this post everyday until something changes if something changes. These guys make Mendoza look like a superstar and it s the same every day. They can t advance runners, can t move runners, can t bunt, can t hit, can t homer, can t pitch. It s the same thing every day and it s going to stay that way as long as these batting averages are next to players names: Taylor
I think I will just run this post everyday until something changes… if something changes. These guys make Mendoza look like a superstar and it’s the same every day. They can’t advance runners, can’t move runners, can’t bunt, can’t hit, can’t homer, can’t pitch. It’s the same thing every day and it’s going to stay that way as long as these batting averages are next to players names:
- Taylor – .229
- Hernandez – .225
- Farmer – .224
- Locastro – .222
- Puig – .208
- Muncy – .200
- Barnes – .196
I don’t care what their OB% is – you can’t score many runs when more than one of these guys are in the lineup on any given game… and last night ALL of those Mendozian’s were in the lineup! I’m just going to leave this post up and there’s not much more to say. Does JT really need a rehab asssignment? He’s can’t be any worse than these guys…
It’s Ground Hog Day all over again…
and again…
and again…
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Discussion (62)
Disagree, not disagreeable
Doc shakes up lineup. Mark gets through to him?!
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Take a look at the lineup on preview, click on statcast, and see stats like ave. exit velocity.
1) Utley…..2B
2) Joc………CF
3) Yas……….C
4) Kemp….LF
5) Cody…..1B
6) CT3…….SS
7) Muncy..3B
8) Puig…….RF
9) Maeda..P
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Taylor dropped to 6 and Utley leads off-Like it, Chase has been playing well lately.
Cody moved out of cleanup, Kemp moved in-Like it, Kemp deserves it and Cody does not.
Puig hits 8th where he killed last year-Like it, except he should never be behind Muncy.
Joc hits 2nd-Hate it but at this point he is walking and trying to make contact.
Muncy hits 7th-Hate it but maybe like a blind squirrel he finds a nut tonight.
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At least Doc is trying to shake things up. Harvey will probably get lit up tonight so I will not make too much out of it if the Dodgers win, but boy do they need not just a win but a win streak. Let’s go Blue!!
Well said dodgerrick! I love the three run home run but you still have to play the game of baseball. You still have to move runners up, you still have to go with the pitch, you still need to be able to bunt…especially the pitchers. I am having a serious problem with the make up of this team. The lack of fundamentals. We played better fundamentally sound baseball in high-school than the Dodgers. We could hit and run, steal a base and we were fined if we made a mental mistake like missing a cut-off man.
Gavin Lux hasn’t played in a couple days. Anyone know why? Perhaps he got promoted to Tulsa?
Taylor called out on strikes again. Harvey (ERA 7.00) pitching better than Maeda?
Harvey would not have pitched well for LA… because he couldn’t pitch against LA.
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Actually, I heard that Harvey maxed out at 92 or 93, but I saw some at 96 tonight.
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Is he that good or are the Dodgers that bad?
Justin De Fratus pitched a 9 inning , 4 Hit Shutout (2.76 ERA) for OKC.
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Henry Ramos needs to be promoted.
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Forsythe is on a rehab assignment at RC.
28 wins 38 losses counting September 2017 and this year. Pathetic not only can’t beat the worst team in the majors but can’t even score on them. I have just never followed a team that strikes out more with a runner on third and less than 2 outs. Taylor needs to go back to the minors. If turner is healthy why rehab him they don’t rehab the pitchers and they get their 4 innings in. He can probably outhit most of these guys lefthanded. Surely he can bat .200. Btw put Maeda in the bullpen or trade him then you could probably solve one problem.
I guess this officially makes us the worst team in the NL. On the bright side, we should be able to get either a number one or number two draft pick!
Last 15 games Grandal is batting .186 he does not belong in the 3 spot. Junior high coaches would know this. The front office is expecting way too much from this minor league team. Utley is over the hill he is not a regular, Pederson is not a 2 hitter and an average mlb player at that and if that., Grandal career .240 hitter, bellinger powerful but an average mlb hitter .270 range, kemp is a productive hitter with health issues, Taylor milb it appears, Muncy my word how in the…., Puig inconsistent slow bat great defender. Turner is the only really good average hitter on the team not counting seager. So, we are just a very weak offensive team. Starting pitching, Kershaw when healthy among the best, wood average stuff needs great command average no. 3-4, hill inconsistent injury risk a 3-4, maeda inconsistent ave. Stuff 4-5, Buehler great stuff probably can be a 2 but will need mlb seasoning. Bullpen we’ll do I really need to go there. Turner will make a huge difference in skill and leadership but doesn’t have enough help. Blow this team up ASAP
Mark:
Love the blog, but is it now time for us to concede the FO has been a bit overrated? I guess it’s cathartic for me to visit the blog and lament about how bad we are and misery indeed loves company I guess. The FO has been so proactive ever since they were brought on board starting with the trade of Dee Gordon, but to see them do so little this off season to improve the team is a stunner.
They used analytics and age performance projections to avoid a bad contract with Grienke but it seems their analytics were a bit off when they assumed a continued upward projection of CT3, Joc, Barnes, Puig and others. This team has no power, BP sucks and no clutch hitting.
I think we’re destined for a 4th place NL West finish and a top ten draft pick next year.
If LA can’t beat the Reds or the Pads and they are 2 of the 3 worst teams in the NL, how do they hope to compete with real baseball teams?
Depth?
Open on www.forbes.comhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/howardcole/2018/05/11/cole-dodgers-depth-is-grossly-overstated/#3b7327f47db0