One Pitch, One Swing
Quite often, that is the difference between success or failure for a pitcher or hitter: One Pitch – One Swing! Look at Bobby Miller yesterday. He struck out the side in the first inning and could not get out of the second inning after allowing five runs. One Pitch! Several…
Quite often, that is the difference between success or failure for a pitcher or hitter: One Pitch – One Swing! Look at Bobby Miller yesterday. He struck out the side in the first inning and could not get out of the second inning after allowing five runs. One Pitch! Several Times! The Dodgers are 7-3, which is on pace to win 113 games, and some Dodger fans are losing their minds. “Michael Grove is killing us.” Last week, it was Alex Vesia – now his ERA is 1.80. “Max Muncy needs to sit.” Yeah, we go through this every year.
If I were a James Outman hater like some of you think, I would call for his ouster, but I won’t because it is way early. He has 30 ABs. He has earned the opportunity to play. Let’s see what he has at the 130 AB mark. No knee-jerks! Lux is scuffling, as are Kike and CT3. Give them time. The team is 7-3, and Ohtani and Freeman are not untracked. Instead, fans all over the blogosphere want to send players back to AAA or trade for someone else. Are you freaking kidding me? Have you ever watched baseball before? The team is 7-3, and we have barely gotten started.
Maybe Grove needs to go back to OKC, or maybe he just needs a little time. One Pitch at the right time makes all the difference. I will defer to Mark Prior, Conner McGinnis, and the rest of the pitching gurus, whose jobs depend upon performance. Grove gave up all three runs in his first inning and then shut them down the last two innings. He has the stuff… he just needs to learn where, when and how to use that. That’s why he is still here… the Dodgers see it, too. Maybe they will send him back, but if they don’t, I respect the decision.
Yamamoto today. Let’s win!
Minor League Report
OKC won 3-1 as Eduardo Salazar went six innings and gave up one run. JP Feyereisen got the hold, and Kevin Gowdy struck out two to get his second save. Miguel Vargas was 1-4 and threw out a runner from LF.
Tulsa won 6-4 after giving up three runs in the bottom of the 9th. But, to me, the biggest story is Diego Cartaya, who looked like an entirely different player from last season. He was 2-3 with a double and two walks. Justin Wrobleski threw five innings of three-hit, one-run baseball while striking out six. Sauryn Lao just about gave the game away as he allowed four hits and three runs in the bottom of the 9th.
Great Lakes won 3-2 in 11 innings on an RBI by Noah Miller, who had two hits as he led off. Jackson Ferris started and went three innings, allowing three hits and one run while striking out 4. Lucas Wepf also went three innings, allowing one hit, two runs, and three strikeouts. Joel Ibarra got his first save of the season.
Rancho Cucamonga was the only team that lost, 11-5. However, there is Hope (as in Zyhir). The 19-year-old had two hits, including a HR. George singled and walked and scored two runs with an SB, and DePaula singled and drove in two runs with an SB as well.
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A highly implausible proposal, but I wonder what the Angels would want for lefty Reid Detmers, former first-round pick who seems to keep getting better and better.
Today he struck out 12 and walked only 1 in six innings against the Red Sox. Allowed one run on 3 hits. Threw 95 pitches, including 64 strikes.
Good to see Buhler progressing. This might be his last season with the Dodgers, given the $$$ commitments to Glasnow, Yamamoto and Shohei, plus the fact that Miller, Sheehan, Stone and Knack are under team control for a few years–and the report that Sasaki wants to join the Dodgers. And oh yeah, Gonsolin and May are coming off an injury, and Kershaw has an option for 2025 too.
That said, I would love to see Buhler kick ass and stay with the Dodgers. (Who doesn’t want to see Ferris and Buhler in the same rotation.)
I’ve been pretty hawkish on Luzardo….
So what the hell? How about an offer to the Angels for Detmers?
Highly unlikely, but the Angels’ rotation is heavy on lefties–which was one argument against Snell or Montgomery.. So let’s start with a young righty who could step into the rotation, such as Stone or Sheehan. Maybe add Grove for depth. (Would the Angels consider guys on the IL like May or Gonsolin? Would the Dodgers consider dealing them?)
Now add some offense.
The Angels will want Rushing to share C/DH with O’Hoppe, but they might settle for Vargas…. if the Dodgers sweeten the pot with some intriguing prospects to spice up their second-rate farm system.