The Dodgers Don't Need CJ Abrams… But…
Watford Dodger has been CJ Abrams’ agent since Christ was in Cleveland. BTW: Happy Easter to Everyone! I was never a fan because of his youthful immaturity… and he is still there to some degree, but I do think he is going to have a monster bat. There is 30 HR potential in that…
Watford Dodger has been CJ Abrams’ agent since Christ was in Cleveland. BTW: Happy Easter to Everyone! I was never a fan because of his youthful immaturity… and he is still there to some degree, but I do think he is going to have a monster bat. There is 30 HR potential in that bat, and he’s a potential .300 hitter with mid-.800 OPS. The thing is: he is not a good SS… but I do think he could be a good 2B! Maybe even a great 2B.
It’s clear to me that the Dodgers do not value Hyeseong Kim’s singles bat… maybe the Nats do. The Nats are in a full rebuild mold, and Abrams will be gone by the time they rebuild. He’s not part of the long-range plan. I don’t know if Kim is a better 2B than Abram, but I believe he’s a better SS. Abram is arbitration-eligible in 2027 and is a free agent in 2029. He will easily get $10+ Million then. The Nats want no part of that.
The Dodgers have a glut of outfielders and a 1B the Nats could use. How about Kim, JT3, and another player (or two) for CJ Abrams? I love Tibbs III, but you have to give up something to get something. That’s how it works. Freeland could be part of that deal, but I would prefer to keep him as the Dodgers’ future “Swiss Army Knife,” following in Kike’s footsteps.
The Dodgers don’t have to trade for CJ Abrams… but…
On a personal level, I met with my hip doctor on Friday, and the hip I had replaced 16 years ago has at least another 16 years left. That will put me at 90, so I’m good there. The left hip was the one I was worried about, but there is plenty of cartilage left and no signs of arthritis. The Doc thinks a couple of weeks of Physical Terrorism, followed by a continuation of that regimen afterward, will fix it. I also got a referral for my back. This will be the Fifth Back Specialist I have talked to. Some of the back doctors are just hacks and want to fill you up with painkillers – I don’t do that crap! Hopefully, this is the guy. My hip Doc says he’s the only one he trusts with his wife’s bad back. Now… about that brain transplant.
US Water Systems has opened a new branch in Tampa, Florida (right where 4 and 75 intersect). My nephew, who is our VP of Business Development, is moving his family there this month and will oversee operations there as well. My son is living there for this month with his family, but will be back when my nephew takes over. We have one more employee moving there in July, and we currently have five others who live there and work remotely who will utilize that office. Next Spring, we will move West to Phoenix, and we plan to buy a condo or winter home there. I may have to get my Press Passes back then… By the way, we are the ONLY family-owned Major OEM Manufacturer of water treatment equipment in the industry and plan to keep it that way.
There is a lot of great stuff happening in the Minors…
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Disagree, not disagreeable
Need him to come up big against Michigan tomorrow night in the Championship game. It’s going tough to beat Michigan.
Don’t look now, but old friend Miguel Vargas is rounding into form. Great for him!
I like Edman. He can be my starting 2b any day. I also like Freeland, who may be Edman’s understudy and Muncy insurance for a couple years, which is just fine. Kim does appear to be first man out, although we are seeing how quickly that can change. He better play well or the possibility of a trade will increase. He has interesting multi-year team option and coukd be appealing to a low-payroll team. As for Tibbs, he’s fascinating. There’s no spot for him but that doesn’t mean he should be traded. Let’s say he mashes AAA all year long, gets a cup of coffee, then makes us move Teo in tbe offseason with one year left on his contract. Nice problem to have. He’s our #1 prospect now.
https://www.mlb.com/milb/news/dodgers-prospect-james-tibbs-iii-home-run-streak?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage 450 + 427 + 426 = a lot of feet of homers None was a cheapie
Before Mookie proved he could be a high-quality SS, I thought the Dodgers might be wise to shop for a young, talented, gold-glove-caliber SS like the Rockies’ Tovar or the Card’s Masyn Winn. I figured that Mookie would play 2B, and it would be good for the team to get younger with a guy who’d be batting 9th. But it turned out Mookie was the SS of the future….
Mookie to the IL. Kim to LA. Oblique!
Maybe playing second could reduce Betts injuries. For me that would put Freeland at short. Speaking of egg laying, Jeff sure laid one when he said he would not trade Pages straight up for PCA.
I was a big supporter of Miggy Vargas and took a lot of heat from fans who thought James Outman was the best thing since sliced bread. Progress is not linear, and now Vargas is likely going to be an above-average to a star player, while Outman is on his way out of baseball. I don’t always get it right, but I did champion Adrian Belte, Clayton Kershaw, Cody Bellinger, Corey Seager, and Andy Pages… among others. I did whiff on Andy LaRoche, Alex Verdugo, Diego Cartaya, and Keibert Ruiz (I once believed that Kaybear would supplant Will Smith – that was stupid!)
At Great Lakes: Zazueta – 3 IP/0 H/0BB/7 K Davalan – 2-3 /2 HR/5 RBI Quintero – 2-2/2 R Sirota – 2 BB/2R Wagner- 1-2/2 RBI Loons are ahead 11-0 in the 3rd inning.
They are monsters
Sirota looking fleet on the bases
Quintero/Sirota/Davalan Vs. DePaula/George/Hope Who you got?
You were right on Lux too
Wow, I want to eat popcorn and watch that battle
Tibbs/Ehrhard/[Siani] Vs. Elkins/Tunink/Vidourek ain’t bad either Altjough Ko would improve Ontario’s OF Where is Jang btw?
Sirota got rung up on a CB Buckner quality call at the end of game 1. I think the ump wanted out of the cold.
Tough luck 4th for Roki. But another 0-2 center cut pitch by Dodger pitcher killed his day! Need a $100,000 fine to cure that problem.
Thanks Brian. I appreciate you saying that.
He’s still looking for control. Command is a ways away at this point. That ground ball hitting the base cost him four runs, but he’s got to cut the walks.
One week does not make a #1 Prospect.
I do not think Siani is long for this organization. Jang is still at Camelback.
He can pick up an extra 2 MPH in 1 or 2 inning bursts and be successful. Everything I see screams “Reliever.”
Quintero/Sirota/Davalan
Good thing the series in Washington is over. We scored fewer runs each day!!
I really like Alex Call. Always a tough out. Underrated. I bet Kyle Tucker hasn’t been rested after 7 games too often in his career.