Javy Guerra seems to be miraculously recovered from taking a ball off the jaw, but has hurt his foot. Javy Guerra no longer has a swollen jaw, and outside of a slight headache on Thursday he has passed every test with flying colors, including a CAT scan. But Guerra does have a sore foot, which happened as Guerra twisted to ... Read More »
With Javy Guerra getting smashed in the face, I have a question: why was he allowed to stay in the game? I trust the trainers and coaches, and I’m sure Guerra felt he was fine, but I’m not so sure it was the correct move. We can all put ourselves in Guerra’s shoes, as we’ve all been terrified at some ... Read More »
With yet another curiously timed injury to a bullpen arm, this time Matt Guerrier, the Dodgers have managed to avoid making a bullpen decision for at least 15 more days. Dodgers reliever Matt Guerrier, signed in part to be the bullpen workhorse, was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday because of right elbow flexor tendinitis. Guerrier had an MRI, ... Read More »
Concerned with Chad Billingsley‘s spring? Me too. Cutting a potential ~4.5 WAR pitcher for a rookie in Nate Eovaldi with six strikeouts and four walks? Sheer genius. Read More »
Ken Gurnick of MLB.com has a bunch of injury news for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Dodgers pitcher Ted Lilly’s recurring stiff neck is more serious than originally believed and his status for the first series of the regular season is uncertain. It begins. Nate Eovaldi time? In other injury news, infielder Justin Sellers is “60 percent” healed from a skin ... Read More »
LA Weekly: I called Josh Macciello out a while ago, but this article was a thorough takedown. It’s long, but well worth a read. —– Baseball Prospectus: The rotation for the Los Angeles Dodgers might not be as good as we think in 2012. That’s ninth in the National League, and I think it’s clear as to where the value ... Read More »
Prospect Rankings Thoughts Zach Lee has the projection to eventually be a #1/#2, but his stuff right now definitely resembles more of a #2/#3. Hence his production in low-A. I liked both Webster and Eovaldi as sleepers a while ago, but I gave the edge to Allen Webster over Nate Eovaldi because although there’s more risk to Webster, I think ... Read More »
Minor League Ball: Three Los Angeles Dodgers prospects make Minor League Ball‘s 2012 Top 120 Prospects. Unsurprisingly, they are Zach Lee (75), Allen Webster (106), and Nate Eovaldi (87). ESPN The Magazine: Molly Knight on Dodgers trainer Stan Conte, who wants to banish injuries forever. Grantland: Jonah Keri on Jose Abreu, the best hitter you’ve never heard of. Read More »
Dominican Summer League Dodgers: Pitchers Dominican Summer League Dodgers: Hitters Arizona League Dodgers: Pitchers Arizona League Dodgers: Hitters Ogden Raptors: Pitchers Ogden Raptors: Hitters Great Lakes Loons: Pitchers Great Lakes Loons: Hitters Rancho Cucamonga Quakes: Pitchers Rancho Cucamonga Quakes: Hitters ===== Today I continue my off-season recap of the Los Angeles Dodgers minor league affiliates, moving on to the pitchers ... Read More »
Baseball America released their ranking of the Top 100 prospects yesterday and three players from the Los Angeles Dodgers made the cut. Shouldn’t be a surprise that those three were right-handed pitchers Zach Lee, Allen Webster, and Nate Eovaldi. 62 Zach Lee rhp, Dodgers Age: 20. ETA: 2014. Would he have made the difference as Les Miles’ quarterback against Alabama? ... Read More »
Los Angeles Times: And then there were eleven. The lineup of Dodgers bidders, as of Wednesday: Magic Johnson/Stan Kasten: Could soon be joined by richest man in L.A., Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong. Rick Caruso/Joe Torre: Not out of the running in the Soon-Shiong sweepstakes. Steven Cohen/Arn Tellem: Cohen about to invest $20 million in Mets, able to spend 75-100 times as ... Read More »
Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com has named three members of the Los Angeles Dodgers farm system to his annual Top 100 Prospects list, all of whom are right-handed pitchers. Zach Lee clocked in at #45, Nathan Eovaldi showed up at #70, and Allen Webster rounded out the trio at #74. ===== Zach Lee Statistically speaking: After missing a few weeks with ... Read More »
Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times reports that right-handed reliever Mike MacDougal will return to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2012 on a one-year deal worth $650,000. The team has an option for 2013 worth $2.35 million with a buyout of $350,000, meaning he’s guaranteed a cool million dollars. — To begin, let me say that I actually like ... Read More »
Clayton Kershaw Was there anyone else to begin this review with? Just 23-years-old and consistently underrated and overlooked by the mainstream media entering 2011, Clayton Kershaw silenced all of his remaining critics with one of the best seasons for a pitcher in recent memory, Dodger or otherwise. Consistent from start to finish, Clayton improved in every respect from his fantastic ... Read More »
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