May, Kim and CT3
Dustin May Dustin May is 2nd to Yamamoto in innings pitched on the Dodgers. Yamamoto has 40 IP and May has 33. This is after missing two years due to injuries. Dustin May is the Dodgers’ 5th or 6th Starter and is a little rusty after such a long layoff. His ERA sits at 4.36…
Dustin May
Dustin May is 2nd to Yamamoto in innings pitched on the Dodgers. Yamamoto has 40 IP and May has 33. This is after missing two years due to injuries. Dustin May is the Dodgers’ 5th or 6th Starter and is a little rusty after such a long layoff. His ERA sits at 4.36. Bryce Elder of the Braves has a 5.06 ERA. Dustin May throttled the Braves, EXCEPT for Austin Riley, who is a really, really good player. I like what I have seen in Dustin May. Give him time! There are about 29 other teams that would love to have him.
Hyeseong Kim & CT3
For some reason, Dodger fans are fascinated with Kim. They expect him to be an All-Star like he was in Korea. He was hitting .252 at AAA. Chris Taylor could hit that at AAA with his eyes closed. He’s never going to be a huge offensive force, but CT3’s contract is up after this year. So is Kike’s, Miggy Ro and Austin Barnes. Next year, we will see some changes on the Dodgers’ bench. Someone once said that Kike should be a Dodger for Life. I agree, but the other three utility players may have come to the end of the line… after this year. I wrote this yesterday and stand by it:
Like it or not, Kim is still an AAA hitter. The Dodgers signed him for $12 million over 3 years. That is what you pay to utility players… Taylor, Kike and MiggyRo all make more per year.
Kim is up because the Dodgers had an injury… to Edman. He won’t play much and will go back when Edman comes off the IL… unless there is another injury.
I can’t see Freeland playing in LA this year, barring a catastrophe!
Maybe Kim will develop into a regular, but when the team is healthy, he is not needed.
Some fans may not like CT3, MiggyRo, Barnes, or Kike, but they are part of the fabric of this team. They are here for the season… barring injury!
Right now, the Dodgers know that CT3 can play excellent defense just about anywhere. On a team that is the best offensive team in baseball, it is a luxury to have four players on the bench who are excellent defensively. The Dodgers are just fine with this bunch.
Down on the Farm
Just a few notes:
- James Outman: 4 ABs/4 K’s. He has a 41% strikeout rate at AAA. That is horrible! That’ Joey Gallo bad.
- Rushing and Freeland were 0-6.
- Jackson Ferris is turning it around after a bad start: 5 IP. 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
- Jose Ramos was 2-4 with his 9th HR – .290 BA/.977 OPS – He’s way old for AA and needs to move up. Is he just a late bloomer?
- Kendall George 2-3.
- Josue DePaula was -3 with a BB. .275/.894
- Sirota was 4-4 with his 4th HR..364/1.131. Call him up to GL, like now!
- Lindsay hit a 3-Run Shot!
- Elijah Hainline was 3-4. .316/.869
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Discussion (74)
Disagree, not disagreeable
Right-handed pitcher Ross Stripling announced his retirement this morning over social media. He signs off after nine big league seasons with the Dodgers, Blue Jays, Giants, and Athletics.
Thank God Conforto is only a one year deal. Annoncers on all the broadcasts are saying he is late on fastballs. Same is true with Taylor. Both bad contracts, but the Dodgers have to deal with it until the postseason when both can be left off the roster. Unfortuantely we will have to suffer through the regular season watching it.
I agree we need some glove first bench players. But with several holes in the lineup it would be comforting to be able to pinch hit and have a sense ego hope
Conforto has not been a good hitter for several years.
2024 – .237/.309/.450/.759 as a platoon player with 1.3 bWAR
2023 – .239/.334/.384/.718 as a platoon player with .8 bWAR
His last good season was 2020. And notwithstanding last night’s good catch, he’s a horrible defensive OF.
I know that he has a “track record” 5 years ago and that they are paying him a lot of $$, but it’s not working right now. It might work later but doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result?
Can’t disagree with having our current bench or role players. The problem with a glove first bench is when you have two holes minimum in the starting lineup against right handed pitching. Would love to see a hit first guy on the bench to bring up. In last nights ninth inning I was hopeful but not real optimistic.
Pretty bold statement that Kim is a Triple A hitter…. not.
Has Kim had any major league at bats yet? Nope.
Anyway, right now I’d rather see Kim swing a bat than Conforto.
Maybe the veteran earning $17 million just needs a couple of days off for a reset. Put Pages in LF, Kike in CF and Kim at 2B…
Or put Kim in CF and Rojas in 2B. Whatever.
It’s nice that Kim got into a game and stole a base. His speed would add a dimension to the bottom of the order. What’s the point of bringing him up if he doesn’t get the opportunity?
As for the OF prospects, Ramos, Hope and Sirota should all be promoted. They need to get tested at higher level.
And get De Paula a glove to play 1B…
DODGER MINOR LEAGUE STANDINGS 5/5/25
Oklahoma City AAA 22-11 1st place 5 games ahead
Tulsa AA 12-15 4th place 4 games behind
Great Lakes A+ 13-14 5th place 4 games behind
Rancho Cucamongo A 19-8 1st place 6 games ahead
ACL Dodgers Rookie 0-1 last place 1 game behind
I think Ferris could be ready by mid-season next year.