Outman & Kike – Dodger Centerfielders
I took a lot of flack last season because of James Outman. Much of it came from Eric, who disappeared this year when the going got tough for James. Eric evidently can dish it out, but he can’t take it! I sometimes think he loves James Outman more than the Dodgers. He also seems…
I took a lot of flack last season because of James Outman. Much of it came from Eric, who disappeared this year when the going got tough for James. Eric evidently can dish it out, but he can’t take it! I sometimes think he loves James Outman more than the Dodgers. He also seems to hate Miguel Vargas, but many of you do because you hate it when I am right! 😉 To those of you think I do not want James Outman to succeed. I will politely say that you are out of your rabbit-ass minds.
The Dodgers need James to play well, although I have lowered my expectations for him. James is going to start against RHP, and Kike Hernandez is going to start against LHP. End of story! Like I said, I have lowered my expectations. My expectations for Kike and James are that they play great defense in CF and hit .240 with 20 HR between them. That’s it! CF is a key defensive position. James did hit a HR last night. It was his first of the season. Maybe this will get him going. James has struck out 15 times in 36 ABs. Yikes! That has to improve… Right?
Teoscar will likely move to RF, and Miguel Vargas may move to LF. That’s what I see. Miguel does not strike out a lot, and the Dodgers as a team need more contact. Vargas’ bat-to-ball skills should play up well in this lineup. Gavin Lux will figure it out. I believe that. He made a hell of a defensive play last night, and that will help his confidence. It is early for Gavin. I think Gavin will be an everyday play soon enough… maybe!
My hope that James Outman does not totally implode! This is exactly what I was afraid of. He was extremely fortunate last year. It happens. This is a new season and the Baseball Gods are not smiling on him. Hopefully, the home run he hit last night will get him going. The Dodgers need James! They need him a lot! So, there should be no talk of sending him down or things like that. James and his wife are expecting a child, so sometimes “life changes” impact people differently. Give him time!
Taylor Trammell looks like a waste of a roster spot to me. What is happening with CT3? He has a longer runway than Trammell. When will the Dodgers dip down to OKC and bring Vargas up? Probably by May 1st. We shall see. Vargas has 15 RBI so far (no one else on OKC has more than 6). He is OPS’ing over 1.000 and is playing a decent LF. It’s time for another shot for Miguel. Now, with full disclosure – it appears that Miguel Vargas has bought into the Dodgers launch angle and strikeout program as he is striking out at a much higher rate than before – he is also showing more power. It’s early, so maybe it’s an anomaly!
Last Night’s Recap
- Paxton is looking like an excellent pickup (unless he gets injured).
- The bullpen was lights out.
- Ohtani and Freeman are heating up.
- Let’s see what Conner Brogdon has…
- It’s too bad the Dodgers sent Gus Varland back to OKC. He could have opened tonight against his brother, Louie! Instead, it’s that bum… Glasnow! 😉
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Disagree, not disagreeable
Bye bye Brogden.
Told u drama. All they need now is to put Grove in to blow it!
The slider Glasnow threw for his final strike out …filthy!