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When I wrote the title, I wondered if I was really serious and let me assure you, I am! Before this season started, I wrote that Ross Stripling just needed to accept that he s a reliever and even if he was a starter, he would never be any more than a #5 or #6. Boy, was I wrong! Dead wrong! Ross never bought into accepting he was a reliever and
Right- hander Marshall Kasowski was selected by the Dodgers in the 13th round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of West Texas A M. The 23-year-old native of Conroe, Texas had transferred to the Division II college after two years with the Division I University of Houston Cougars. His time with the Cougars was limited to a total of 33 innings over two seasons. Kasowski was injured in a severe
One day, it s 12 runs, the next day it s 3. It can be pretty. It can be ugly and it can be pretty ugly! It s just about doing the little things necessary to win like Kike Hernandez acting like a ballerina around a bat and a catcher. Just win, Baby that s all! I thought Yasmani ended it in the 9th that s as far as you can hit the
Arizona is hot again. The Dodgers are hot. Both teams are 8-2 in the last 10 games as they start pulling away from the pack. The Dodgers are breathing down the D-Bags backs. The Dodgers are now back to leading the National League in Home Runs and are just six runs behind the Braves for the league lead. The even better news is that the Dodgers pitching staff has moved
That s what THEY say. THEY always say stuff like that. Who is THEY? They must make the big bucks Since Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi (FAZ) took over the Dodgers, they have shown nothing if not patience. Depending upon the day, Dodger fans have wanted to demote, trade or get rid of Max Muncy, Logan Forsythe, Cody Bellinger, Chase Utley (well he is on the DL), Joc Pederson, Matt Kemp,
A lot of Dodger fans mocked and ridiculed Farhan Zaidi for saying three weeks ago that the Dodgers needed to hit more Homeruns? What? That s stupid! Shows what he knows Here we are, three weeks later and the Dodgers were leading the NL is homeruns and were on a 16-5 streak . well, after last night they are 16-6 and 2nd in HR. Maybe Farhan should say How do you like
Editorial Note I wrote this before the Buehler injury. The 2018 Amateur Draft is now over. All that is left is the signing of the draft picks. The Dodgers did not select a high school player in Round 11 indicating to me that they expect the top 10 to be close to the bonus pool + 5%. There will be some savings with picks #9 and #10 as
In the first 45 days of the season, the NL West could have buried the Dodgers, but they didn t and then the Dodgers went 15-5 in their last 20 games, so they are right back in it. You can call them lucky for what they have done in the past 20 games and you might be right, but they were about as unlucky as you can get before that. This
DODGERS ANNOUNCE SELECTIONS FROM THIRD DAY OF 2018 DRAFT LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers today announced their final 30 picks from the third day of the 2018 Draft. The Dodgers made 40 overall picks in this year’s draft, selecting 19 pitchers (13 right-handers, six left-handers), 13 outfielders, five infielders and three catchers. Of the 21 drafted position players, 10 are right-handed hitters, 10 are left-handed hitters and one
DODGERS ANNOUNCE SELECTIONS FROM SECOND DAY OF 2018 DRAFT With the final two picks on Day 2 of the First-Year Player Draft, the Dodgers picked up senior outfielder Josh McClain from North Carolina State University in the ninth round and junior infielder Deacon Liput from University of Florida in the 10th round. Both McClain and Liput were selected by Los Angeles in the 2017 First-Year Player Draft in the 14th
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers today announced their first two selections in the 2018 First-Year Player Draft, picking Brandon High School (MS) right-handed pitcher J.T. Ginn with their first pick (30th overall) and West Virginia University right-handed pitcher Michael Grove with their second selection in the second round (68th overall). This season, Ginn appeared in eight games (seven starts), going 5-1 with a 0.36 ERA (2 ER/39.1 IP)
2018 MLB Amateur Draft Preview for Dodgers By Always Compete The 2018 MLB Amateur Draft begins on Monday June 4, and continues through Wednesday June 6. Rounds 1 and 2 will be completed on Monday; Rounds 3-10 will be completed on Tuesday; Rounds 11-40 will be completed on Wednesday. If you believe the organization has multiple good but not great prospects, this year’s draft does not figure to turn things
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