They Called Him a Dog… Turns Out he is a Horse!
When the Dodgers traded Ryan Pepiot and Jonny DeLuca for Tyler Glasnow, the naysayers were quick to call Glasnow “Fragile” and “Injury Prone” because they thought they knew what they didn’t know. As it turned out, the pitcher they thought was a dog turned out to be a Workhorse…
When the Dodgers traded Ryan Pepiot and Jonny DeLuca for Tyler Glasnow, the naysayers were quick to call Glasnow “Fragile” and “Injury Prone” because they thought they knew what they didn’t know. As it turned out, the pitcher they thought was a dog turned out to be a Workhorse! Tyler Glasnow had one misdiagnosed injury that cost him almost four years of his career. His UCL was not properly attached to the bone, and it frequently took him over an hour just to “warm up.” He had to be a horse to do that for four years.
Tyler didn’t get the win last night, as he gave up just one hit, but it was a home run. He struck out 10 Padres in his seven innings pitched, and while the second guessers are plying their trade ad nauseum and criticizing Doc for taking Glasnow out, not walking Arraez, taking out Blake Treinen, and bringing in Grove and leaving him in (let’s add “why not bring in Vesia to pitch to Arraez?). Let me address each of these “second guesser” issues:
- Doc should have left Glasnow pitch into the 8th inning. – Why? So we can wear him out by October? That is just counterproductive! This year, it is about managing the workload so that the players will be “fresh” by the playoffs.
- Doc should not have taken Treinen out. This is a really silly one. Treinen has not pitched in two years. Let’s push him now to be a multi-inning reliever? If Doc had done that, the same people would have called him stupid. Get a grip.
- They should have walked Arraez, as Grove is not as good against LHP. I have to say that there is validity in walking Arraez, or maybe bringing Alex Vesia in to pitch to him. There is also something to letting Grove get it done. He has been almost unhittable in his last few outings. Sometimes, Managers have to put players in a position of discomfort to see if they will grow. “Win the war, not the battle.”
There are two real reasons the Dodgers lost last night:
#1 – They didn’t hit. It’s back to “everyone hits or no one hits.” They either win 14-2 or lose 2-1. That drives me crazy.
#2 – James Outman “limp armed” a horrible throw to home plate. Andy Pages would have gunned him down by 10 feet. It was an ugly throw by a guy who is now hitting .158. Every phase of his game is out of whack.
James Paxton is to go today. Let’s see how they handle the Lefty. The Padres Matt Waldron has a 5.82 ERA – he will probably pitch a perfect game.
BTW, I do not believe the Dodgers have enough “Prospect Capital” to trade for Mason Miller. It’s going to take a couple of TOP 50 Players and one TOP 15 Player. The Dodgers simply do not have that.
Down on the Farm
OKC BASEBALL CLUB – Miguel Vargas did not play, leading to speculation that he is on the way to San Diego. Purely speculation!
TULSA DRILLERS – Hyun-il Choi, who has pitched at A+ and AAA, was moved to Tulsa and went 5.1 innings, allowing six hits and 2 ER while striking out n8 for the win. Lao closed it out.
GREAT LAKES LOONS – “Rake” (no longer Jake) Gelof was 3-5 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI. He will move up quickly.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA QUAKES – Kendall George 0-4 (3 Ks). Sam Munoz – is 2-24. Wilman Daz – .182
ARIZONA COMPLEX LEAGUE DODGERS –
DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE DODGERS BAUTISTA – No Game
DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE DODGERS MEGA – No Game
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Discussion (58)
Disagree, not disagreeable
This 2 year, $24 mil deal we have with Max Muncy is beginning to look like a steal.
Number 1 defense currently. Muncy looks like a runaway Hoover down there! I hope they were just getting Kike an at bat. Varland looked good tonight. Paxton 5-0. Feyersen looking better.
Love Teoscar bat flip on the Grand Slam
Ohtani got pulled in the 9th, ’cause his back tightened up. Dodgers gave no prognosis afterward.
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