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Post by Blunashun on Nov 1, 2018 22:28:26 GMT
I would like to trade Muncy, he may have some value. His fielding is a problem for me. I wonder if Kemp can be moved as well. Maybe to the AL? Let Yas go, no way should they re-sign him. Maybe Ruiz is close to ready? Just noticed this article. www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-sp-dodgers-next-20181029-story.htmlSo how will the Dodgers address the position this offseason? They could re-sign Grandal, who headlines the free-agent catching crop. Other options on the market include Wilson Ramos, Kurt Suzuki and Martin Maldonado. A wild-card is J.T. Realmuto of the Miami Marlins, who held on to the 27-year-old catcher last offseason but could trade him for a haul after he continued his ascent with his best season. As for internal options, the Dodgers could give 23-year-old prospect Will Smith an opportunity to partner with Barnes. Smith spent the final few weeks of the regular season with the big league club, though not on the roster, after posting a .776 OPS between double-A Tulsa and triple-A Oklahoma City. Top prospect Keibert Ruiz is probably a year or two away. |
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Post by Blunashun on Nov 2, 2018 3:49:05 GMT
Dodgers, Freese agree to 1-year contract
By Ken Gurnick MLB.com @kengurnick
6:07 PM PDT
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers agreed to a new deal with corner infielder David Freese on Thursday, keeping him off the free-agent market.
Freese, acquired Aug. 31 from Pittsburgh, had a contract that included a $6 million team option for 2019 or a $500,000 buyout. He accepted a $4.5 million salary plus the $500,000 buyout from the Dodgers, according to MLB Network insider Ken Rosenthal.
Freese provides the Dodgers with a dependable right-handed bat off the bench and a veteran presence in the clubhouse, a role that has been handled in recent years by Chase Utley, who has retired.
Freese, 35, hit .385 for the Dodgers in 19 games, then went 8-for-22 with two homers and six RBIs in 14 postseason games.
Ken Gurnick has covered the Dodgers for MLB.com since 2001.
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Post by Blunashun on Nov 3, 2018 9:04:33 GMT
Dodgers give qualifying offers to Ryu, Grandal
By Ken Gurnick MLB.com @kengurnick
Nov. 2nd, 2018
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers made $17.9 million qualifying offers to free-agent pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu and catcher Yasmani Grandal on Friday. The players have 10 days to accept the one-year offer and become a signed player for 2019 or reject it.
If either rejects it, he can negotiate with any club, including the Dodgers. If he signs elsewhere, the Dodgers would receive a compensatory Draft pick for losing him.
Ryu had a fantastic season sandwiched around three months on the disabled list with a left groin pull. He finished the regular season ranking among NL leaders with at least 15 starts in ERA (1.97, 2nd), strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.93, 2nd), WHIP (1.01, 5th), walks per nine innings (1.64, 4th) and opponents' on-base percentage (.260, 5th).
He finished the season strong, going 3-2 with a 1.50 ERA (5 ER/30 IP) in five September starts, striking out 30 against only three walks and posting a 1.10 WHIP. In nine starts at Dodger Stadium this season, he went 5-2 with a 1.15 ERA.
In the postseason, Ryu drew the Game 1 start of the NLDS at Dodger Stadium and beat the Braves with seven scoreless innings on four hits. But over his next three October starts -- two in the NLCS and one in the World Series -- Ryu went 0-2 and allowed 11 runs in 12 innings. All three of those starts were on the road.
The Dodgers already have a corps of starting pitchers under control for 2019 -- Clayton Kershaw, Walker Buehler, Rich Hill, Ross Stripling, Kenta Maeda, Alex Wood, Julio Urias, Caleb Ferguson, Dennis Santana and Brock Stewart.
The offer to Grandal is a calculated risk for the Dodgers, as the catcher had an uneven season in 2018, when he earned $7.9 million, and the qualifying offer represents a potential $10 million raise. More likely, the Dodgers are hoping/expecting Grandal to reject the offer in the belief he'll seek a multi-year deal elsewhere.
If Grandal returns, he would be a one-year bridge until the first of the Dodgers' deep group of catching prospects is ready for the Major Leagues. They are Keibert Ruiz (age 20), Will Smith (age 23), Diego Cartaya (age 17) and Connor Wong (age 22). MLB Pipeline ranks them second, fifth, 11th and 16th, respectively, among organization prospects.
Grandal, 30 next week, was one of the first players acquired by this front office, which loves his slugging, throwing arm and pitch framing. But he sometimes has trouble controlling the ball and he had a dreadful postseason. In Game 1 of the NL Championship Series, he committed two errors and two passed balls. He went 4-for-29 at the plate with one homer in the postseason. He started only once in the World Series behind Austin Barnes.
During the regular season, he set career-best marks in games (140), runs (65), triples (2) and walks (72). He slashed .241/.349/.466 with 23 doubles, 24 home runs and 68 RBIs. It was his third consecutive season with at least 20 homers and fifth consecutive season with at least 15 homers. He's the first Dodgers catcher with 20-plus homers in three consecutive seasons since Mike Piazza.
Grandal led qualified National League catchers with a 3.40 catcher ERA, while also ranking seventh among NL catchers with a .994 fielding percentage. He threw out 20 basestealers this season (20-for-72, 27.8 percent), which tied for fifth most in the league.
Ken Gurnick has covered the Dodgers for MLB.com since 2001.
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Post by Blunashun on Nov 3, 2018 9:09:14 GMT
Red Sox, Nationals hit with 'luxury tax'
Yankees drop below payroll threshold for first time since '02
By Do-Hyoung Park MLB.com @dohyoungpark
Nov. 2nd, 2018
The World Series champion Red Sox and Nationals are the only two teams that will be subject to the Competitive Balance Tax (commonly referred to as the "luxury tax") after exceeding the payroll threshold of $197 million for the 2018 season, sources confirmed to MLB.com's Jon Paul Morosi on Friday.
Notably, the Yankees will finally accomplish principal owner Hal Steinbrenner's long-stated goal of dropping below the threshold for the first time since 2002 after paying a cumulative $341 million over 15 straight years from 2003-17. The Dodgers avoided surpassing the threshold for the first time in six seasons, while the Giants and Tigers will also not be taxed after facing the penalty in '17.
Because Boston didn't exceed the threshold in 2017, it will be charged the minimum 20-percent tax rate on any payroll exceeding $197 million, while the Nationals will face a 30-percent tax after exceeding the limit last season as well. Any overages next season will be taxed at the 30-percent rate for Boston and the maximum 50 percent for the Nationals.
With the establishment of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement in 2017, teams will also be charged a surtax of an additional 12 percent on any payroll exceeding $217 million, and an additional 42.5 percent beyond $237 million. In addition, for the first time in '18, teams exceeding $237 million will have its top pick in the following year's Draft moved back 10 spots, unless it falls in the top six, in which case the second-highest selection is lowered 10 places.
The official final payroll totals for the Red Sox and Nationals have not yet been reported. A report in The Associated Press on Sept. 12 put Boston's payroll at $238.4 million on Aug. 31, which would put the Red Sox in the highest surcharge bracket and subject them to the Draft penalty. The report put Washington's payroll in second at $203.9 million.
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Post by truedodger on Nov 7, 2018 18:41:25 GMT
Resign Ryu and go get another high quality starter and maybe a lesser quality one too. If Hill comes back see how he does as a starter, he's up there in age so maybe we move him to the pen? Caleb Ferguson should be a full-time pen guy next year. Maeda in the pen too. Invest in the bullpen and bring in a few more guys to help. Offense is tricky. We could have a major new look next year. Bellinger, Seager, Turner are obvious keepers and everyday guys. Not sure any other position players are a sure thing to come back. Some will and some won't. Machado and Dozier are gone. Freese might resign, probably a good chance. Working backwards. I don't want to give Machado all that money after seeing him up-close and personal. Bye to Dozier too. He is one of those all or nothing guys that did nothing in the World Series. I love bringing Freese back. I know Bellinger is young but I'd look to move him if the price is right and look to lock up Seager. After being hurt this year I can say the guy is golden. I love the idea of bringing Ryu back and putting Ferguson in the pen full time. However, it seems they want him to be a starter. Maeda is tricky because he didn't do as good as I expected this past year going to the pen. |
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Post by truedodger on Nov 7, 2018 18:45:56 GMT
I would like to trade Muncy, he may have some value. His fielding is a problem for me. I wonder if Kemp can be moved as well. Maybe to the AL? Let Yas go, no way should they re-sign him. Maybe Ruiz is close to ready? Just noticed this article. www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-sp-dodgers-next-20181029-story.htmlSo how will the Dodgers address the position this offseason? They could re-sign Grandal, who headlines the free-agent catching crop. Other options on the market include Wilson Ramos, Kurt Suzuki and Martin Maldonado. A wild-card is J.T. Realmuto of the Miami Marlins, who held on to the 27-year-old catcher last offseason but could trade him for a haul after he continued his ascent with his best season. As for internal options, the Dodgers could give 23-year-old prospect Will Smith an opportunity to partner with Barnes. Smith spent the final few weeks of the regular season with the big league club, though not on the roster, after posting a .776 OPS between double-A Tulsa and triple-A Oklahoma City. Top prospect Keibert Ruiz is probably a year or two away. Wilson Ramos as a bridge would be good. |
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Post by 20DodgerMiracle24 on Nov 7, 2018 19:22:50 GMT
Resign Ryu and go get another high quality starter and maybe a lesser quality one too. If Hill comes back see how he does as a starter, he's up there in age so maybe we move him to the pen? Caleb Ferguson should be a full-time pen guy next year. Maeda in the pen too. Invest in the bullpen and bring in a few more guys to help. Offense is tricky. We could have a major new look next year. Bellinger, Seager, Turner are obvious keepers and everyday guys. Not sure any other position players are a sure thing to come back. Some will and some won't. Machado and Dozier are gone. Freese might resign, probably a good chance. Working backwards. I don't want to give Machado all that money after seeing him up-close and personal. Bye to Dozier too. He is one of those all or nothing guys that did nothing in the World Series. I love bringing Freese back. I know Bellinger is young but I'd look to move him if the price is right and look to lock up Seager. After being hurt this year I can say the guy is golden. I love the idea of bringing Ryu back and putting Ferguson in the pen full time. However, it seems they want him to be a starter. Maeda is tricky because he didn't do as good as I expected this past year going to the pen. No, we must lock up Dozier. He's just too capable of being an offensive threat. On the other hand, in this year's draft, we did draft a good number of second basemen, so maybe one at the college level would be ready. You'd deal Bellinger? He's way too good at 1B and CF and his hitting has vastly improved with very good plate discipline. |
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Post by truedodger on Nov 7, 2018 19:34:09 GMT
Working backwards. I don't want to give Machado all that money after seeing him up-close and personal. Bye to Dozier too. He is one of those all or nothing guys that did nothing in the World Series. I love bringing Freese back. I know Bellinger is young but I'd look to move him if the price is right and look to lock up Seager. After being hurt this year I can say the guy is golden. I love the idea of bringing Ryu back and putting Ferguson in the pen full time. However, it seems they want him to be a starter. Maeda is tricky because he didn't do as good as I expected this past year going to the pen. No, we must lock up Dozier. He's just too capable of being an offensive threat. On the other hand, in this year's draft, we did draft a good number of second basemen, so maybe one at the college level would be ready. You'd deal Bellinger? He's way too good at 1B and CF and his hitting has vastly improved with very good plate discipline. What did Dozier show that you feel the team needs to lock him up? There is Gavin Lux in the minors that might come up in a year or two. I'd roll with Kike and a guy like Daniel Murphy for a year in a platoon, which the team loves, instead of putting all my eggs into the Dozier basket. To me Bellinger can turn into a power hitting player if he's not that already. But he is not an all around player like Seager offensively. He more resembles a little better version of Joc. Let's not be fooled. |
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Post by wrisp on Nov 8, 2018 2:43:36 GMT
I have been looking at DJ LeMahieu. His home/road splits are not great, but his numbers against lefties are interesting. Not sure what his health status is at the moment.
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Post by 20DodgerMiracle24 on Nov 8, 2018 13:36:44 GMT
Lux is a good possibility, but he's a year away from making the bigs. But you can bet he'll get lots of work and coaching in spring training, and you never know. Dwight Gooden made the bigs after only a year at A-level ball and at 19, no less.
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Post by truedodger on Nov 8, 2018 16:47:19 GMT
I have been looking at DJ LeMahieu. His home/road splits are not great, but his numbers against lefties are interesting. Not sure what his health status is at the moment. DJ looks good defensively and good at Coors offensively. On the road he stinks. There aren't too many LH pitchers to hit, most are righties. |
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Post by 88bulldog on Nov 8, 2018 16:53:44 GMT
Lux has some work to do trying to hit lefties.
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Post by truedodger on Nov 9, 2018 16:48:51 GMT
Lux has some work to do trying to hit lefties. I don't know if he'll ever make it but he has hit at his stops except for Great Lakes last year. If he hits righties then he may start in a platoon situation since there are more of those handed pitchers. |
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Post by 88bulldog on Nov 9, 2018 17:01:32 GMT
Lux has some work to do trying to hit lefties. I don't know if he'll ever make it but he has hit at his stops except for Great Lakes last year. If he hits righties then he may start in a platoon situation since there are more of those handed pitchers.
Agree, it seems right now he projects as a platoon guy. We seem to have a lot of these types.
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Post by 88bulldog on Nov 9, 2018 17:07:50 GMT
Report: Document Raises Questions About Dodgers’ Payroll Intentions By Steve Adams and Jeff Todd | November 8, 2018 at 4:44pm CDT www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/11/report-document-raises-questions-about-dodgers-payroll-intentions.html"Now, though, there’s some evidence that the Dodgers may have different plans altogether. According to a report from Bill Shaikin of the L.A. Times, a 2017 document prepared for potential investors suggested that the organization projected to remain beneath the luxury tax threshold for years to come. Specifically, the Dodgers told investors they projected to carry a $185MM payroll for 2019 and 2020 before increasing that number to $191MM in 2021 and $196MM in 2022. The organization predicted soaring revenue despite a streamlined budget (including with regard to player salaries)." ____________ Can't say this surprises me. And it may be smart. Like last year, keep payrolls down and then perhaps add at the trade deadline depending on need. |
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