Sometimes an Example Needs to be Made
I initially said the Dodgers should stick with Michael Conforto, but I’ve changed my mind. Sometimes, you have to make an example of someone, and Conforto is the scapegoat, but very deserving! It didn’t work, it’s over. Move on… there’s nothing to see here, folks. The pitching…
I initially said the Dodgers should stick with Michael Conforto, but I’ve changed my mind. Sometimes, you have to make an example of someone, and Conforto is the scapegoat, but very deserving! It didn’t work, it’s over. Move on… there’s nothing to see here, folks. The pitching situation will fix itself, with Scott, Kopech, Graterol, Hurt, Stewart, Miller, et al due back… and if it doesn’t, then it was never meant to be. Of course, someone will say that Friedman should have traded for Mason Miller. WITH WHO? Do you really think the A’s would have passed on the Padres #4 in all of baseball prospect?
Shoot, put Rushing out there in LF if you have to (won’t happen). Call up Ward (he’s not the answer, but give him a shot). Or, call up Senzel. Play Dean in CF. Just get rid of Conforto. This shows that if you don’t produce, you are gone! Edman, Kim, maybe Kike will be back. Just clear the Conforto stink out of the clubhouse. I also never thought I would say this, but maybe it’s time to move on from Robert Van Socyoc. It at least has to be on the table, as it appears the league may be adjusting to his methods. Either that or maybe he has to change… It won’t happen this year, but I have an idea for the next hitting coach: Justin Turner or JD Martinez!
Play Dean in CF until Edman is back. Get healthy and play a little small ball with Kim and Edman as well. You will see a lot of roster moves between now and October – that’s when the season starts. The Dodgers are tied with the Padres. The season starts now. BTW, I think Blake Treinen will be fine if he is healthy. He just needs reps. Alex Vesia is just overworked. This will end soon.
Dodgers are the #1 Farm System in Baseball
It should be noted that MLB.com’s Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra, and Jonathan Mayo just ranked the Dodgers as the #1 Farm System in all of baseball! NUMBER ONE! Here’s what they said:
Top 100 Prospects: Josue De Paula, OF (No. 12); Zyhir Hope, OF (No. 19); Alex Freeland, SS/3B (No. 43); Eduardo Quintero, OF (No. 55); Mike Sirota, OF (No. 66)
–MLB.com
The Dodgers just keep winning (two World Series titles in the last five seasons, 12 straight postseason appearances) and keep developing talent. They have the best collection of outfield prospects in baseball, highlighted by the four Top 100 Prospects above as well as Trade Deadline acquisition James Tibbs and Ching-Hsien Ko. Even though competing for championships is always the primary focus, four of their top five pitching prospects (Jackson Ferris, River Ryan, Adam Serwinowski, Christian Zazueta) arrived via trades — as did Hope, Sirota and Tibbs.
It is always darkest right before the dawn. This is still the best team in baseball, but right now, the Baseball Gods are taxing us fans. We have all seen a lot worse. The Dodgers will weather the storm, and we will laugh about this in a few weeks. Keep the faith!
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Discussion (72)
Disagree, not disagreeable
Madres already clobbered the Midgets. We are officially in 2nd place as of right now.
Was that 6 or 7 missed pitches by Buckner? 1st inning
One ugly game, from the umping to the pathetic hitting and back end relief. One for nine with bases loaded recently ,another lead blown. This is not Dodgers baseball.
Not sure the guys coming back off the IL will be enough. Certainly not the offense unless Tommy and Kim give us a much needed spark. That will be the end of Conforto.
All is well. Don’t believe the evidence of your own eyes or the scoreboard. This is the best of all possible worlds after all.
maybe they take the white box off the screen. By doing that we wouldn’t have to see how terrible most of these umpires are! It’s one thing to lose a game because the other team played much much better, but to be called out on third strikes with balls 6 to 7 inches out of the strike zone is pathetic! It makes you wonder if some of the hitters throughout baseball are striking out more because they’re afraid of taking pitches. If that’s the case, Theo must be scared to death! Love the guy and I realize he’s probably not 100%, but man he swings at some bad pitches. Still haven’t heard anything on Max, but if Max goes down, the Dodgers are in a lot of trouble! How many of us ever thought we’d be saying that back in April?…. Like the guys on the broadcast said last night I think it was Karros. The Dodgers just can’t buy a break right now. And the bullpen isn’t helping at all! To be honest, did any of you guys think the Dodgers were going to win the game with the one run lead going into the eighth inning? I know I didn’t. … Dave Roberts, maybe close to a coronary! But it’s not his fault, really doesn’t have anybody on the bench. He’s got Jack dryer, and Ben Casparius, who is leaned on very hard and they’ve done an admirable job. The rest of the bullpen just like being on the wheel of Fortune, it’s a shame he keeps spinning the bankrupt.