Trouble in paradise

I'm torn on this. Roberts did the right thing benching Bellinger. I was shocked when I saw hin standing at second after hitting it to Triples Alley. A faster runner might make it all the way around the bases. I get that he didn't want to record an out on the bases, but there's no excuse for not hustling. If he got thrown out on the bases giving a full effort, tip your hat to the outfielders. I at least would appreciate the hustle. It seems Cody has a pattern of this and he needs to know that this will not be tolerated.

Having said that, Roberts also needs start standing up for his players. A lot of things happened this week. The balk, the Giants throwing at their hitters, Maeda getting squeezed by the home plate ump. Yet not once did Roberts show any push back or get in the umps face to protect his team. It may not seem like a lot, but getting kicked out and getting in the ump's face can do a lot to a dugout. It shows that the manager has their back and he won't tolerate any BS, from umps or teams taking cheap shots.

We'll see where this takes us, but things need to change and fast. It may still be April, but if we don't show up in Arizona, we may find ourselves in a hole too big to climb out of. As Yogi once said, "It gets late early out there."

Boy, your just full of good news tonight dk 😷 ...... 😜

Or maybe he can handle it.  And is making everyone accountable.

It wasn't a secret why Bellinger was pulled.  Lying about it later just makes it worse.

now seager is done for the year, I knew this was going to happen, just not this soon. Should have took care of business after the WS. time to bring up help from the minors

Easy to say now.  The idea is to avoid surgery when possible.  It's not the first option like some want to think.

And it wouldn't matter if he did it in November.  He would still likely miss the whole year.  5 to 6 months after TJS is not realistic.

And he said he was ok, until this past weekend.

Said Seager, "I was pretty good through spring, and pretty good through the beginning, but then -- like I said -- this weekend I had a few bad throws that really irritated me.

"In the physical sense, it hurt, had some numbness, and it was time to go get it looked at."

The "resetting the luxury tax" is going to put a real damper on this team.  I don't want to be negative, but this whole thing is driving me insane.  We want to reset the luxury tax so we can go after a guy like Machado and Bryce Harper next season....and here's a potential chance to get Machado NOW, and we're probably going to pass...lol.  It's not my money so obviously it doesn't matter to me, but play for the championship!  Our window is NOW and you don't know how long it will last.  Go get these guys while you can and make a run at the WS.  Stop saving on the hopes of signing one of these next year when you can get them today.  And forget Bryce Harper- although I would love to have him- 15 teams are going to be legitimately vying for his services in the off-season.  What do you think the chances are of us getting him?  It's not worth the risk.

EDIT- Under no circumstances do I think the Dodgers should trade Walker Buehler to get him!  That is the one prospect that I deem to be untouchable.  The article suggested that, so I just wanted to make it clear that I would love to get Machado but not if we have to give up Buehler to get him.  I like the idea of dumping Grandal to free up the luxury cap space...we'd be selling at a high before Grandal's inevitable regression to the mean.  And let's face it- Machado is a huge get!  Grandal is definitely a loss, but we gain more than we lose in a trade like that, especially if we re-sign Machado to a long term deal.