2017 REGULAR SEASON LA Dodgers & international

[Ranma]

And he has an arm!

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[TKainZero]

Keep rolling

Everyday we are putting out quality starters

[Quake Griffin]

It's early but are you guys interested in making a move at the deadline?

[Neddy]

It's early but are you guys interested in making a move at the deadline?

depends. as of right now, we don't really have a glaring weakness.

if we have massive injuries to SP, we could make a move. we probably could use a strong setup man regardless. but the price, will have to be reasonable.

[Ranma]

It's early but are you guys interested in making a move at the deadline?

Not really. I'm with the Dodgers front office in not wanting to overpay at the deadline, but I'd be open to consider Sonny Gray, Chris Archer, or Mike Trout if the cost was overpaying a little in quantity instead of quality prospects much like the deal for Hill and Reddick, although, I'm more interested in non-rentals. Such a scenario is unlikely to unrealistic, so odds are that I'd prefer to do little to nothing given the likely options to be available.

I'm more interested in dealing our excess of Ethier and Ryu, but Ryu is needed in the short-term given our recent injuries and who knows if and when Ethier will be off the DL.

[Quake Griffin]

It's early but are you guys interested in making a move at the deadline?

Not really. I'm with the Dodgers front office in not wanting to overpay at the deadline, but I'd be open to consider Sonny Gray, Chris Archer, or Mike Trout if the cost was overpaying a little in quantity instead of quality prospects much like the deal for Hill and Reddick, although, I'm more interested in non-rentals. Such a scenario is unlikely to unrealistic, so odds are that I'd prefer to do little to nothing given the likely options to be available.

I'm more interested in dealing our excess of Ethier and Ryu, but Ryu is needed in the short-term given our recent injuries and who knows if and when Ethier will be off the DL.

Only guy I'm truly interested in is Chris Archer. I believe him to have elite stuff and hearing him talk about pitching, I like his feel for the game and how cerebral he is about getting hitters out. His ultimate appeal is that not only is he good but he is signed through 2019 with options for 2020 and 2021.

I am more than pleased with what Friedman and Farhan have done to build the depth/ "the pipeline" and I'm perfectly comfortable waiting for Urias, Alvarez, and Buehler to come up. I really cannot see a scenario where Archer comes here and the Rays don't ask for at least one of them in the deal.


I gotta be honest though. I never think ONE player/ trade puts you over the top.
But

Kershaw
Archer/Hill
Hill/ Archer
McCarthy

for the playoffs sounds pretty good to me.

[TKainZero]

I'm not sure there is a need for a trade

Unless you can dump a couple quality starters (and a decent prospect) for an ace

[Ranma]

Only guy I'm truly interested in is Chris Archer. I believe him to have elite stuff and hearing him talk about pitching, I like his feel for the game and how cerebral he is about getting hitters out. His ultimate appeal is that not only is he good but he is signed through 2019 with options for 2020 and 2021.

I am more than pleased with what Friedman and Farhan have done to build the depth/ "the pipeline" and I'm perfectly comfortable waiting for Urias, Alvarez, and Buehler to come up. I really cannot see a scenario where Archer comes here and the Rays don't ask for at least one of them in the deal.

Yeah, Archer's talent and contract value makes him a premium asset, which would definitely cost us at least one of Urias, Alvarez, and Buehler. That's why I'd prefer to stick with the team as is. The fact that practically everyone is contributing makes me all that more comfortable to stand pat. Things could obviously change later in the season, but our concern is about making sure we're prepared for the postseason. I think and hope we'll be ready by then.

Going back to Archer, Tampa Bay has no urgency to trade him other than to get a big haul in prospects given that he won't be an expensive salary for a while, so I'm not inclined to be involved in talks for him unless something unexpected happens with regards to his availability and price.

The only reason I mention Sonny Gray is that I think he's the most likely to be available at a relatively reasonable asking price. I like Gray enough, but he's not a guy I'm dying to have in the rotation. He'd help as long as he doesn't cost any of our top prospects, but even that seems unlikely.

I've mentioned this before and this has been noted as a dream scenario by all of us, but the only player I'd give up a huge haul in quality and quantity is Mike Trout and he's hurt now. I'd still trade for him given the likelihood of him making a full recovery, but the Angels would certainly still ask for a return I'd be uncomfortable in giving up.

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[Quake Griffin]

Maeda sucking.

Utley with a 3 bagger.


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if there ever was a guy who is a 'can't miss' prospect, it's this guy. hopefully he is still interested in us like he did out of high school.

Kershaw
Otani
Hill
McCarthy
Urias

that would be a one dominant 5 men rotation come 2018.


BTW how many of you guys are confident in Maeda continuing to make starts?

[Ranma]

if there ever was a guy who is a 'can't miss' prospect, it's this guy. hopefully he is still interested in us like he did out of high school.

Kershaw
Otani
Hill
McCarthy
Urias

that would be a one dominant 5 men rotation come 2018.


BTW how many of you guys are confident in Maeda continuing to make starts?

My confidence in Maeda fluctuates as a starter. He's got the repertoire and control but still seems to need to adjust his approach to MLB batters. I think he's got the ability to be capable as a 4th or 5th starter for us. which is basically what I thought he'd be for us when we signed him. However, we have more solid options with higher potential for payoff in wins. With our spate of injuries, we certainly need him and Ryu as well as possibly Stripling as fallback options for the rotation.

With all things being equal and assuming health is not a factor, my dream 5-man rotation for 2018 would be:

Kershaw
Otani
Wood
Hill
Urias

McCarthy certainly has a case to be a part of the rotation, but I'm hoping Urias will be ready to gain valuable experience as a major-league starter. Julio is such an important building block that he gets priority if he's showing signs of being capable. Adding Otani practically completes our rotation. I'd even be open to playing him in the outfield on some of his off-days from pitching. In addition, the emergence and sustained excellence of Wood would take and keep our rotation at an elite, top-tier level for years to come. Hill could give us a couple of more years of high-level production as well as be a leader-by-example for the younger and inexperienced Otani and Urias to benefit from. We're waiting on Urias to realize his full potential as one of the best young pitchers in baseball.

[Quake Griffin]

Season series against Cubbies, check.
Season series against Cardinals, check.

Can we beat the freakin Giants and Rockies now.


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[Quake Griffin]

Cody Bellinger K rate at 31%.

.258/.326

The power makes it worth it but this is something to look out for.


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[Ranma]

Cody Bellinger K rate at 31%.

.258/.326

The power makes it worth it but this is something to look out for.

Yeah, his regression and K-rate is something to definitely be monitoring, but the Dodgers' telecast last night mentioned that Cody was actually putting up really good stats from the 7th inning on as a clutch hitter. Something like batting in the .320s and 7 homeruns if I'm not mistaken.

In any case, I hope our overall offense and pitching continues to perform at peak level excellence in the postseason.

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[Neddy]

if there ever was a guy who is a 'can't miss' prospect, it's this guy. hopefully he is still interested in us like he did out of high school.

Kershaw
Otani
Hill
McCarthy
Urias

that would be a one dominant 5 men rotation come 2018.


BTW how many of you guys are confident in Maeda continuing to make starts?

My confidence in Maeda fluctuates as a starter. He's got the repertoire and control but still seems to need to adjust his approach to MLB batters. I think he's got the ability to be capable as a 4th or 5th starter for us. which is basically what I thought he'd be for us when we signed him. However, we have more solid options with higher potential for payoff in wins. With our spate of injuries, we certainly need him and Ryu as well as possibly Stripling as fallback options for the rotation.

With all things being equal and assuming health is not a factor, my dream 5-man rotation for 2018 would be:

Kershaw
Otani
Wood
Hill
Urias

McCarthy certainly has a case to be a part of the rotation, but I'm hoping Urias will be ready to gain valuable experience as a major-league starter. Julio is such an important building block that he gets priority if he's showing signs of being capable. Adding Otani practically completes our rotation. I'd even be open to playing him in the outfield on some of his off-days from pitching. In addition, the emergence and sustained excellence of Wood would take and keep our rotation at an elite, top-tier level for years to come. Hill could give us a couple of more years of high-level production as well as be a leader-by-example for the younger and inexperienced Otani and Urias to benefit from. We're waiting on Urias to realize his full potential as one of the best young pitchers in baseball.

my hesitation with Wood still, is that his success this season so far is based on the fact that due to his sub .180 BAA and under 1 WHIP, he has not had to face any lineup for the 3rd time too often. not its entirety anyway... I am not sure if those numbers are sustainable for him through out the season and into the playoffs. if he can keep up this for most of the season, he will be a Cy Young candidate for sure, and I will gladly eat a crow. he is still a young pitcher and every now and then some young pitchers do have tendency to suddenly figure things out and improve greatly ( like Pedro did ) and Alex was a highly sought after prospect just 5 years ago so potential is certainly there.

Also, I think the reason Dave insists on keeping Maeda in rotation despite his sub-par performance is not due to nepotism of being a fellow Japanese born but due to Roberts' desire to keep at least 2 RHPs in the rotation. McCarty gets the job done along with Otani in that scenario.

if Wood does become Kershaw lite, I think there is a chance we demote Hill as a dominant setup man for Jansen rather than pack up 4 lefties in a row. i can't imagine going into a 4 game series against a heavy right handed line up such as say, the Pirates and we have 4 lefties in a row.

[Neddy]

goddamn final boss...

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