R.J. Anderson looked at Ned Colletti‘s trade history over at Baseball Prospectus and wondered why Dodgers fans are so worried about him. Colletti’s evaluation mistakes cost the Dodgers two middle-of-the-rotation starters, an All-Star catcher, and a good fourth outfielder at most. But what about the flip side? What about when Colletti correctly evaluated his own prospects? Silver wrote, “One of ... Read More »
Casey Blake Casey Blake: Bearded Enigma. There are generally two opinions of Blake, as many believe he has been a key cog to the Dodgers success over the past handful of years, while others loathe the way he came to be a Dodger in the first place. I am firmly in the camp of the latter, though I simultaneously recognize ... Read More »
MLB: Jon Garland and Casey Blake both had their 2012 options declined. No analysis needed to tell you that these were no-brainer decisions. Also of note, Eugenio Velez was sent to AAA, which is unfortunate, because I would have preferred he be sent to the wood chipper. - ESPN: Don Mattingly says Andre Ethier needs to focus and stop acting ... Read More »
Los Angeles Times: Andre Ethier is done for the season. I don’t understand what took so long for this, and I’m not sure Mike Petriello does either. Perhaps now we can stop the inferences that Ethier just needed a stern warning in order to get past this injury. MLB: Casey Blake had surgery. Oh. MLB: Juan Uribe had surgery. Oh. ... Read More »
As far as I know, this isn’t anywhere else yet, so I guess I have the scoop. :o I got the information from a source in the MLB offices, so hopefully it’s legit. NL Gold Glove Winners P – Adam Wainwright C – Yadier Molina 1B – Adrian Gonzalez 2B – Orlando Hudson 3B – Ryan Zimmerman SS – Jimmy ... Read More »
Chad Moriyama Dodgers, Sabermetrics, Scouting