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Post by jrgreene6 on Mar 8, 2024 22:31:55 GMT
And just like that, Daisy has announced Mookie and Lux will switch positions tonight and possibly going forward.
I still don’t like the idea of taking an all star defense and arm RF and moving him to the infield.
But this is certainly preferable than to have two liabilities on the same side of the infield.
I do worry there will still be a good deal of IF errors this year, even if Mookie settles into the permanent SS position.
Freddie seems to be the only constant and how many balls are hit to 1B as opposed to the rest of the infield?
If I were to guess, it wouldn’t be more than 10, maybe 15%.
This should be interesting, to say the least.
GO DODGERS!!!
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Post by Blunashun on Mar 9, 2024 1:01:32 GMT
And just like that, Daisy has announced Mookie and Lux will switch positions tonight and possibly going forward. I still don’t like the idea of taking an all star defense and arm RF and moving him to the infield. But this is certainly preferable than to have two liabilities on the same side of the infield. I do worry there will still be a good deal of IF errors this year, even if Mookie settles into the permanent SS position. Freddie seems to be the only constant and how many balls are hit to 1B as opposed to the rest of the infield? If I were to guess, it wouldn’t be more than 10, maybe 15%. This should be interesting, to say the least. GO DODGERS!!! I like this much better. Second base was a waste of a great arm. Dodgers' Gavin Lux: Shifting to second base Rotowire 2 HRS AGO Manager Dave Roberts said Lux will primarily play second base with Mookie Betts handling shortstop, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports. That's the alignment for Friday's spring game against the Reds, and Roberts described the positioning as "permanent, for now." Lux experienced some troubles throwing the ball from shortstop during spring action, and the Dodgers decided they had seen enough. The 26-year-old should still see plenty of playing time at the keystone, though he may sit against some left-handed pitchers. Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Moving to shortstop Rotowire 3 HRS AGO Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Friday that Betts will be the team's shortstop moving forward, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports. Roberts referred to the move as "permanent, for now." Betts and Gavin Lux are flip-flopping infield positions due to the latter's defensive issues at shortstop. Betts did start 12 games at shortstop last season, so the position isn't totally foreign to him, but he's been an outfielder for the overwhelming majority of his career so asking him to become a full-time shortstop at 31 years old is ambitious. For fantasy purposes, Betts will pick up a third position of eligibility early on this season. Dodgers' Gavin Lux: Starting role in question Rotowire MAR 7, 2024 Manager Dave Roberts wouldn't commit to naming Lux the Dodgers' Opening Day shortstop Thursday, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports. The Dodgers entered camp fully expecting Lux to start at shortstop on Opening Day. However, recent throwing issues have raised concerns about whether or not Lux is the best option to have in the field. It's possible Lux is simply rusty from missing the entire 2023 campaign due to a torn ACL, and Roberts stated the team is still confident in Lux's defensive abilities, but if Lux continues to struggle, his starting job may be given to Miguel Rojas instead. Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto: Shaky in second spring start Rotowire MAR 7, 2024 Yamamoto was tagged for five runs on six hits and three walks over three innings Wednesday in Cactus League action versus the White Sox. Yamamoto did notch four strikeouts, but on the whole it was a significant step back from his superb first spring start. Worth noting is that the Dodgers' infield defense behind the righty was pretty shaky, and if there's a weakness on the team that might be it, particularly the left side. Yamamoto is expected to start one of the Dodgers' games in their March 20-21 series in South Korea against the Padres, but he should have a couple more tune-ups before then. |
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Post by 20DodgerMiracle24 on Mar 9, 2024 3:23:02 GMT
So, it turns out Yamaha’s outing yesterday wasn’t as bad as his stat line read, primarily due to a VERY “generous” official scorer. I just watched a video on Twitter which showed nine balls hit to the left side of the infield and bumbled by Maxine and Lux. They either missed the grounders completely or made terrible throws in the dirt. I’m not sure how many, if any of these were scored as errors, but IMHO they ALL should have been and zero earned runs charged. Daisy is already waffling on Lux as opening day starting SS. Dude had issues manning 2B; still wondering what made DDF II think a position requiring more range and a stronger arm would make Lux an asset there. Honestly, I’d trust Mookie more at SS than Lux. He has more and better range and obviously a significantly better arm. Teams are going to find out pretty quickly that they will have a substantial advantage if they can hit the ball to the left side of the Dodger infield if they continue with these two bozos in two key positions. Just ask the lowly White Sox who put 9 on the board on Wednesday with a good deal of those runs due to the two bumbles. GO DODGERS!!! WEll Robby has switched Mook and Luxy. 2B is Luxy's natural position anyhow, and Mook can look like Ozzie Smith at SS if he wants to. |
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Post by jrgreene6 on Mar 9, 2024 4:09:45 GMT
So, it turns out Yamaha’s outing yesterday wasn’t as bad as his stat line read, primarily due to a VERY “generous” official scorer. I just watched a video on Twitter which showed nine balls hit to the left side of the infield and bumbled by Maxine and Lux. They either missed the grounders completely or made terrible throws in the dirt. I’m not sure how many, if any of these were scored as errors, but IMHO they ALL should have been and zero earned runs charged. Daisy is already waffling on Lux as opening day starting SS. Dude had issues manning 2B; still wondering what made DDF II think a position requiring more range and a stronger arm would make Lux an asset there. Honestly, I’d trust Mookie more at SS than Lux. He has more and better range and obviously a significantly better arm. Teams are going to find out pretty quickly that they will have a substantial advantage if they can hit the ball to the left side of the Dodger infield if they continue with these two bozos in two key positions. Just ask the lowly White Sox who put 9 on the board on Wednesday with a good deal of those runs due to the two bumbles. GO DODGERS!!! WEll Robby has switched Mook and Luxy. 2B is Luxy's natural position anyhow, and Mook can look like Ozzie Smith at SS if he wants to. Lets hope he’s closer to Smith than Nelson. I wonder how much playing a much more physical position at 31 will affect his body. 31 isn’t necessarily “old”, but it does seem a little long in the tooth to be changing from a position he spent at excelled at most of a decade to one that puts him in a fairly more susceptible to injury and / or fatigue. Most of all, will the change affect his offensive game? An error or two will get in your head pretty quick and that can certainly lead to slumping at the plate. Like I said, this should be interesting . . . stay tuned! GO DODGERS!!! |
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Post by 20DodgerMiracle24 on Mar 9, 2024 15:30:52 GMT
WEll Robby has switched Mook and Luxy. 2B is Luxy's natural position anyhow, and Mook can look like Ozzie Smith at SS if he wants to. Lets hope he’s closer to Smith than Nelson. I wonder how much playing a much more physical position at 31 will affect his body. 31 isn’t necessarily “old”, but it does seem a little long in the tooth to be changing from a position he spent at excelled at most of a decade to one that puts him in a fairly more susceptible to injury and / or fatigue. Most of all, will the change affect his offensive game? An error or two will get in your head pretty quick and that can certainly lead to slumping at the plate.
Like I said, this should be interesting . . . stay tuned! GO DODGERS!!! I wouldn't worry about that. Look at Pete Rose. He started at 2B, then LF, then 3B for several years in his mid 30s where he was at least competent and he didn't slow down an inch. Mook will be just fine |
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Post by jrgreene6 on Mar 9, 2024 19:23:42 GMT
Lets hope he’s closer to Smith than Nelson. I wonder how much playing a much more physical position at 31 will affect his body. 31 isn’t necessarily “old”, but it does seem a little long in the tooth to be changing from a position he spent at excelled at most of a decade to one that puts him in a fairly more susceptible to injury and / or fatigue. Most of all, will the change affect his offensive game? An error or two will get in your head pretty quick and that can certainly lead to slumping at the plate.
Like I said, this should be interesting . . . stay tuned! GO DODGERS!!! I wouldn't worry about that. Look at Pete Rose. He started at 2B, then LF, then 3B for several years in his mid 30s where he was at least competent and he didn't slow down an inch. Mook will be just fine As much as I dislike the dude, Pete Rose was pretty much an enigma. He was not a really gifted athlete but played both football and baseball in high school (my mom actually went to school with him and said he was an arrogant egotistical jackass even back then). But Pete had a drive and ambition that allowed him to excel not only at the plate, but also on D, no matter where he played. There hasn’t been a player like Rose since and I doubt with the millions even mediocre players are making these days we’ll ever see one again. Mookie is not Pete Rose. And SS is not 3B. Betts is a VERY gifted athlete, but he has slumped at critical times in his career, like the start and end of last season. We don’t need a “competent” SS. And while we can’t expect to have All Stars at every position, I just don’t get taking one out of probably the most critical and difficult OF positions and moving him to an already shaky at best IF. I hope I’m 100% wrong and Mookie does play in the Ozzie Smith realm. But this could backfire big time and despite the formidable lineup, LA is not going to score 10 runs every night. And with Maxine at 3B and Lunks coming off a fairly serious knee injury and returning to 2B (where he looked more like Sax with the yips than Davey Lopes), an untested Betts at SS makes this IF susceptible. There will be errors, count on it. How many cost us W’s remains to be seen. GO DODGERS!!! |
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Post by dking on Mar 9, 2024 19:51:39 GMT
Gee, we have the best defensive shortstop in baseball sitting on the pine. Oh lets move mookie to short and put headcase at second. we have a monster offense, so we don't need a big hitter at short, If im a pitcher I want rojas at short.
I grew up watching mark belanger play short for the orioles, of course he had brooks at third, so anything hit to that side of the infield was an automatic out, he was the starting ss for the O's in 4 world series, with his 228 batting avg.
defense at short is more important than offense at short. But the idiot dodgers don't know that
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Post by Blunashun on Mar 9, 2024 21:25:06 GMT
Lets hope he’s closer to Smith than Nelson. I wonder how much playing a much more physical position at 31 will affect his body. 31 isn’t necessarily “old”, but it does seem a little long in the tooth to be changing from a position he spent at excelled at most of a decade to one that puts him in a fairly more susceptible to injury and / or fatigue. Most of all, will the change affect his offensive game? An error or two will get in your head pretty quick and that can certainly lead to slumping at the plate.
Like I said, this should be interesting . . . stay tuned! GO DODGERS!!! I wouldn't worry about that. Look at Pete Rose. He started at 2B, then LF, then 3B for several years in his mid 30s where he was at least competent and he didn't slow down an inch. Mook will be just fine And wound up at first base. |
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Post by Blunashun on Mar 9, 2024 21:28:13 GMT
Gee, we have the best defensive shortstop in baseball sitting on the pine. Oh lets move mookie to short and put headcase at second. we have a monster offense, so we don't need a big hitter at short, If im a pitcher I want rojas at short. I grew up watching mark belanger play short for the orioles, of course he had brooks at third, so anything hit to that side of the infield was an automatic out, he was the starting ss for the O's in 4 world series, with his 228 batting avg. defense at short is more important than offense at short. But the idiot dodgers don't know that Eddie Brinkman too. Remember him? Those days defense was the premium. Shortstop was considered defense first. Ozzie Smith sucked raw eggs offensively through his days in San Diego. That carpet in St. Louis probably helped his game more than anything. It was like playing pool. McGee, Coleman, Smith. Rabbits. One big bopper. Jack Clark. |
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Post by Blunashun on Mar 9, 2024 21:30:20 GMT
I wouldn't worry about that. Look at Pete Rose. He started at 2B, then LF, then 3B for several years in his mid 30s where he was at least competent and he didn't slow down an inch. Mook will be just fine As much as I dislike the dude, Pete Rose was pretty much an enigma. He was not a really gifted athlete but played both football and baseball in high school (my mom actually went to school with him and said he was an arrogant egotistical jackass even back then). But Pete had a drive and ambition that allowed him to excel not only at the plate, but also on D, no matter where he played. There hasn’t been a player like Rose since and I doubt with the millions even mediocre players are making these days we’ll ever see one again. Mookie is not Pete Rose. And SS is not 3B. Betts is a VERY gifted athlete, but he has slumped at critical times in his career, like the start and end of last season. We don’t need a “competent” SS. And while we can’t expect to have All Stars at every position, I just don’t get taking one out of probably the most critical and difficult OF positions and moving him to an already shaky at best IF. I hope I’m 100% wrong and Mookie does play in the Ozzie Smith realm. But this could backfire big time and despite the formidable lineup, LA is not going to score 10 runs every night. And with Maxine at 3B and Lunks coming off a fairly serious knee injury and returning to 2B (where he looked more like Sax with the yips than Davey Lopes), an untested Betts at SS makes this IF susceptible. There will be errors, count on it. How many cost us W’s remains to be seen. GO DODGERS!!! Lux had head up his ass moments. It was beyond annoying. Whether this moves works really depends on what he can provide at the plate. |
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Post by Blunashun on Mar 9, 2024 21:54:34 GMT
Dodgers' Blake Treinen: Removed early Saturday
Rotowire 27 MINS AGO
Treinen was removed from his spring appearance Saturday against Texas with an apparent injury, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
Treinen went down after getting hit by a comebacker but was able to walk off the field under his own power. The ball appeared to hit Treinen in his midsection, so it's possible he simply had the wind knocked out of him, but the Dodgers will take a closer look and offer an update on his status in the near future.
Dodgers' Emmet Sheehan: Will start season on IL
Rotowire 3 HRS AGO
Manager Dave Roberts said Saturday that Sheehan (upper body) will start the 2024 season on the Dodgers' injured list, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
Sheehan was set to compete with Gavin Stone for a spot in the Dodgers' Opening Day rotation. Sheehan will not be available for at least the domestic opener and the duration of his IL stint has yet to be determined. He appeared in 13 games for the Dodgers last season and posted a 4.92 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 64:26 K:BB over 60.1 innings.
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Post by Blunashun on Mar 9, 2024 21:55:32 GMT
Man, if this winds up broken ribs, are you fucking kidding about Blake Treinen?
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Post by 20DodgerMiracle24 on Mar 9, 2024 23:20:49 GMT
Man, if this winds up broken ribs, are you fucking kidding about Blake Treinen? Yeah, that was a bullet right to the ribs. I"d give him 2 months on the IL |
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Post by 20DodgerMiracle24 on Mar 9, 2024 23:29:04 GMT
I wouldn't worry about that. Look at Pete Rose. He started at 2B, then LF, then 3B for several years in his mid 30s where he was at least competent and he didn't slow down an inch. Mook will be just fine As much as I dislike the dude, Pete Rose was pretty much an enigma. He was not a really gifted athlete but played both football and baseball in high school (my mom actually went to school with him and said he was an arrogant egotistical jackass even back then).
But Pete had a drive and ambition that allowed him to excel not only at the plate, but also on D, no matter where he played. There hasn’t been a player like Rose since and I doubt with the millions even mediocre players are making these days we’ll ever see one again. Mookie is not Pete Rose. And SS is not 3B. Betts is a VERY gifted athlete, but he has slumped at critical times in his career, like the start and end of last season. We don’t need a “competent” SS. And while we can’t expect to have All Stars at every position, I just don’t get taking one out of probably the most critical and difficult OF positions and moving him to an already shaky at best IF. I hope I’m 100% wrong and Mookie does play in the Ozzie Smith realm. But this could backfire big time and despite the formidable lineup, LA is not going to score 10 runs every night. And with Maxine at 3B and Lunks coming off a fairly serious knee injury and returning to 2B (where he looked more like Sax with the yips than Davey Lopes), an untested Betts at SS makes this IF susceptible. There will be errors, count on it. How many cost us W’s remains to be seen. GO DODGERS!!! In the Pete Rose bio on the old Sports Classics Network, Rose's first wife said that when he played with the Horsies, she was talking to an Eagles' cheerleader who was wearing a pendant. "Where'd you get that?" she asked the cheerleader. "Your husband gave it to me". "That's my 14 year old daughter's pendant!", and she ripped it from her neck and then she ran away. Calling him an arrogant jackass is a compliment! |
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Post by jrgreene6 on Mar 10, 2024 7:20:50 GMT
I’m still wondering if this is Frogman, Daisy or possibly even Mookie making this call, or some combination of the three.
First of all - Mookie should play where he is the biggest asset to the company and position he excels in, not where HE wants to play. And that position is RF.
Lutz? I know they want him and his bat in the every day lineup. But how many fielding liabilities can this lineup survive?
Maxine bats .200, is putrid at 3B, but will get you 30 - 35 HR’s and 90 + RBI’s, even though a good deal of them come in games LA is either pounding their opponent or losing big time.
And if the last couple of years have taught us anything, he’ll K or HIDP in more crucial situations than get that big hit when we need it.
The OF will get by with Outman, Heyward and who knows who else in LF.
But there’s three more bats that aren’t going to put the fear of God into too many pitchers.
On PAPER, this LA team appears to be one of the strongest in the league.
But so did last years. And the year before that. And so on and so on.
Add in the Daisy / Fraudman effect, and LA has another 100 plus W season and divisional title.
But what else remains to be seen.
GO DODGERS!!!
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