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Post by 20DodgerMiracle24 on Oct 12, 2023 22:02:12 GMT
WHat dump Mad Max and those 104 RBIs? So he's no 3Bman, but he can spot start there and play 2nd, his natural position, and 1st when needed, or be the DH when needed. Taylor I'm with you on. He Ks WAY too much. His swing is like he's on he golf course and his bat just isn't reliable. And Kike is just too reliable and clutch at any position he plays, we must lock him up. Rojas as acquired cos Nono's son went down, but he's probably healed up enough that he could play right now. Peralta, Heyward and Barnes, I agree. Muncy's 'physique' has grown to the point the second base option has sailed. First base is manned by Freeman. Which means Max would be insurance there. Martinez is a much better hitter, which makes Muncy insurance at DH too. This leaves third base. There must be someone out there better. A .300 hitter with good defense? Probably not. But SOMEONE better. Maybe Vargas even gets another shot. He started hitting again in the minors. Well, you put it that way, it does make sense. Mad Max is really just a hitter with no position. But he did serve his team well since we acquired him I think before the '18 season. |
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Post by 20DodgerMiracle24 on Oct 12, 2023 22:07:23 GMT
Dump Muncy, Taylor, Kiké, Rojas, Peralta, Heyward and Barnes. Get an ace starter or two who can give us seven innings per start. Get a SS & 3B that can field their positions and hit .300. Get a decent backup for Smith behind the plate. And dump the analytical puppets. It’s a HUGE slate to fill, but if we’re ever going to keep playing into LATE October, ownership is going to have to address most, if not ALL of the above. GO DODGERS!!! Agree Muncy needs to go, Kike, Barnes, one of Rojas or Taylor- same guy that plays multiple spots and doesn't hit enough, Heyward you chalk it up as a W this season and move on he is a guy that has never hit and will never hit enough. I'd rather Peralta but if you want to appease the fan base you can bring him back but it's either, or. Is bringing back Cody Bellinger back crazy. You know he'll opt- out after last year, it's a mutual option. Less than Ohtani and better than both Heyward and Peralta. I'd also say Joc but he's another of those .230s hitter and the Homers have died down.
Definitely bring back J.D. and yes for two years but at his numbers he's going to want at least Taylor type money which is at least $15 mil. But nothing will change unless there is accountability at the top for the constant playoff failure. Friedman ain't going anywhere so the balless dimwit in the dugout needs to go! Many experts think Cody will be a Gnat, but they also say Showtime will be. Those 2 players combined will cost them upwards of 81 mill per year, and that'll be somethng like 2/3 of their payroll. Personally, I think Cody will be an Oriole. Where Showtime signs, we'll see. |
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Post by Blunashun on Oct 12, 2023 22:07:50 GMT
The Padres have Seth Lugo about to hit free agency. He went 8-7 / 3.57 ERA & 1.20 WHIP. 140 K's in 146.1 innings. Starting on August 18th, he went 6.0 innings, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0. 4.1, 6.0, 6.0 & 8.2. A highly serviceable starter who has come out of the pen before. He made 7.5 million last year. He has a 7.5 million dollar PLAYER OPTION for 2024. It's not a big move. But it would add depth, while taking it away from the Padres. He just couldn't admit that he lost it by I think the 4th inning. Anyway, we need a lefty starter, which I've said repeatedly. Blake Snell would be perfect. He too is an innings eater and would give the pen a break. With Walkman back next spring, the rotation would be filled out with Snell, Bobby, Pepperman and maybe Emmet, we'll have to wait and see, but going with the odds that the rotation won't be ravaged by injuries and none of them get arrested, that could make for a great quintet. It would be great to promote one from within but Ronan Kopp, our #16, is 2 years away yet. Points well taken. |
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Post by Blunashun on Oct 12, 2023 22:09:40 GMT
Agree Muncy needs to go, Kike, Barnes, one of Rojas or Taylor- same guy that plays multiple spots and doesn't hit enough, Heyward you chalk it up as a W this season and move on he is a guy that has never hit and will never hit enough. I'd rather Peralta but if you want to appease the fan base you can bring him back but it's either, or. Is bringing back Cody Bellinger back crazy. You know he'll opt- out after last year, it's a mutual option. Less than Ohtani and better than both Heyward and Peralta. I'd also say Joc but he's another of those .230s hitter and the Homers have died down.
Definitely bring back J.D. and yes for two years but at his numbers he's going to want at least Taylor type money which is at least $15 mil. But nothing will change unless there is accountability at the top for the constant playoff failure. Friedman ain't going anywhere so the balless dimwit in the dugout needs to go! Many experts think Cody will be a Gnat, but they also say Showtime will be. Those 2 players combined will cost them upwards of 81 mill per year, and that'll be somethng like 2/3 of their payroll. Personally, I think Cody will be an Oriole. Where Showtime signs, we'll see. Cody still worries me. |
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Post by jrgreene6 on Oct 13, 2023 1:57:54 GMT
I truly think O either re-signs with the Angles and Arte once again overpaying just to keep him or he moves north to Seattle.
They have the money, are closer to October every year than Anaheim and they have a HUGE Japanese fan base up there.
I don’t have to say again that I hope LA takes a “pass” at this one.
He’s not going to pitch for at least a year, if ever again. I’m not even sure how he’s going to swing a bat with the ferocity and power he has without further damaging or at least affect the healing of that arm.
$50 mil a year for a potential DH and the possibility of him returning as a two way player? Not for my payroll.
That number could serve and cover at least two top line and another “serviceable” player and we have a number of holes to fill before Glendale reconvenes.
GO DODGERS!!!
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Post by Blunashun on Oct 13, 2023 13:55:32 GMT
Rob Manfred defends new playoff structure as top seeds eliminated yet again, including three 100-win teams
The new format also includes more off days for some teams, a narrative that's caught fire with the losers
By R.J. Anderson
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The Atlanta Braves were eliminated from the playoffs on Thursday night, losing to the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Division Series for the second year in a row. The Phillies will now play the Arizona Diamondbacks for the NL pennant, with the winner advancing to play the American League victor -- either the Texas Rangers or Houston Rangers -- in the World Series.
Major League Baseball's final four, then, will not feature the Braves, the Los Angeles Dodgers, or the Baltimore Orioles -- the only three clubs to win more than 100 games during the regular season. Even so, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred told reporters on Thursday, before the Braves were banished from contention, that he does not yet believe the playoff format needs altering.
"It's only Year 2," Manfred said, according to ESPN's Jesse Rogers. "I'm sort of of the view you need to give something a chance to work out. I know some of the higher-seeded teams didn't win. I think if you think about where some of those teams were, there are other explanations than a five-day layoff. But I think we'll reevaluate in the offseason like we always do and think about if we have the format right."
MLB and the MLB Players Association agreed to expand the postseason to 12 teams as part of the latest Collective Bargaining Agreement. The top two teams in each league get a bye, with the other four clubs competing in a best-of-three Wild Card Series. The Braves, Dodgers, and Orioles, then, all had time off between the end of the regular season and the beginning of the LDS round. That time off has become a talking point for managers trying to explain their dominant regular season team's struggles in the playoff.
"I don't think that five days is ideal, but that's the playoff structure," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told the Associated Press. "The world's not perfect. A couple-day break would have been nice. But five's a little ..."
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde, meanwhile, said: "I don't know if it's a disadvantage, but it puts you in a different routine than you are during regular season and what you're used to. That's something we're aware of and need to adapt to."
Last year, two of the four teams who received first-round byes advanced to the LCS round. The Astros, the No. 2 overall seed, won the World Series.
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Post by Blunashun on Oct 13, 2023 13:59:20 GMT
Sounds like whining.
But what is irrefutable is baseball's season is LONG. Longer than any other sport. Six months. 162 games. You prove over the course of that season whether you're good enough to be there or not. Then some middling team barely slips in & beats you. It's killing the incentive to go all out in the regular season. You lose marquee teams in a sport where the best team wins 60% of the time.
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Post by Blunashun on Oct 13, 2023 14:04:00 GMT
Clayton Kershaw leaves door open for possible retirement after Dodgers' shocking playoff exit
A familiar playoff ending has led to familiar questions for the legendary lefty
By Dayn Perry
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Coming off his age-35 campaign, a brutal postseason start, and a stunning NLDS sweep to the Diamondbacks, is Dodgers legendary moundsman Clayton Kershaw pondering retirement? That appears to be an open question after Kershaw's recent remarks.
Kershaw was asked about his future following the Dodgers' elimination in Wednesday's Game 3 loss to Arizona. His response was succinct but notable for its uncertainties:
"I don't know how to answer that right now," Kershaw told reporters.
Still raw, no doubt, is his performance in Game 1 of the series, when he allowed six runs to the Diamondbacks and was able to record only one out before being pulled. Fair or not, it was the latest example of a playoff misstep by Kershaw, whose numbers in the postseason haven't risen to his singular excellence in the regular season.
Kershaw was outstanding on a rate-basis in 2023, but his season was compromised by shoulder issues an ongoing velocity loss. Injuries and diminished stuff have been a leading subplot during the latter half of Kershaw's career, but when healthy he's still been able to achieve excellence.
He returned for the 2023 season on a one-year, $20 million contract, so free agency awaits him should he decide to return for his age-36 season. The disappointments of another untimely playoff exit for the Dodgers are probably being too keenly felt right now to make a clear-headed decision. Kershaw no doubt knows this, which is why he's probably being honest when he says he doesn't know how to answer the question at this juncture.
Whatever the future holds for the decorated lefty, a first-ballot spot in the Hall of Fame surely awaits him. For now, though, the latest sting of October is probably crowding out all other considerations.
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Post by Blunashun on Oct 13, 2023 14:04:28 GMT
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw: Could get shoulder re-examined
Rotowire OCT 12, 2023
Kershaw is considering receiving an additional examination of his left shoulder, Andy McCullough of The Athletic reports.
Kershaw was initially injured in late June, with the Dodgers providing only a vague "left shoulder inflammation" diagnosis. He returned following a six-week absence and pitched well down the stretch of the regular season. His velocity was diminished, though, and he was bludgeoned for six runs while recording just one out in his lone postseason start. Kershaw will be a free agent this offseason and expects to contemplate for several weeks before deciding whether to continue his career. The condition of his shoulder certainly could play a big factor in his decision.
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Post by Blunashun on Oct 13, 2023 14:05:56 GMT
I'll catch flak for this, but a shoulder injury would be the perfect excuse for Clayton to make & then retire.
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Post by 20DodgerMiracle24 on Oct 14, 2023 3:46:22 GMT
I'll catch flak for this, but a shoulder injury would be the perfect excuse for Clayton to make & then retire. What flak? His velo is below 90 and he was like the batting practice pitcher. He night have the winter to rest, but the internal damage to his shoulder has been done, and no matter how much therapy he gets, he just can't do it anymore. |
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Post by Blunashun on Oct 14, 2023 6:09:07 GMT
I'll catch flak for this, but a shoulder injury would be the perfect excuse for Clayton to make & then retire. What flak? His velo is below 90 and he was like the batting practice pitcher. He night have the winter to rest, but the internal damage to his shoulder has been done, and no matter how much therapy he gets, he just can't do it anymore. So I wonder what the Dodgers' physicians told Clayton. He's going to get a second opinion. |
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Post by lasnoopyla on Oct 16, 2023 2:45:15 GMT
What flak? His velo is below 90 and he was like the batting practice pitcher. He night have the winter to rest, but the internal damage to his shoulder has been done, and no matter how much therapy he gets, he just can't do it anymore. So I wonder what the Dodgers' physicians told Clayton. He's going to get a second opinion. Probably told him surgery is the best option if he wants to continue pitching... |
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Post by Blunashun on Oct 16, 2023 2:52:55 GMT
So I wonder what the Dodgers' physicians told Clayton. He's going to get a second opinion. Probably told him surgery is the best option if he wants to continue pitching... But he kept pitching. Supposedly he kept pitching after getting their diagnosis. Now he wants an outside opinion. I dunno. If they missed something (intentionally or not), that very well might influence Clayton's decision to return. Or return with the Dodgers. |
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Post by lasnoopyla on Oct 16, 2023 3:13:58 GMT
Probably told him surgery is the best option if he wants to continue pitching... But he kept pitching. Supposedly he kept pitching after getting their diagnosis. Now he wants an outside opinion. I dunno. If they missed something (intentionally or not), that very well might influence Clayton's decision to return. Or return with the Dodgers. Maybe they recommended surgery if he wants to continue, but he opted to try other stuff first, at least through the rest of the season, then re-evaluate. Surgery could be the deciding factor for him. If it's absolutely necessary in order to be competitive I'd wager he chooses retirement... |
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