I'm not going to worry about a 3-game sweep in early July. It's aggravating, but I also think it hammers home how important it is that the pitching get healthy. In a postseason series, if they're running out Casparius and Wrobleski for starts, they will have huge problems. And I really like both those guys and think long term they have bright futures. Glasnow is due back this week. Snell out on rehab this week. If they get back healthy and perform to expectations, what do you think the rotation will look like? Including Ohtani being stretched out to 5 or 6 innings.
Teo is scuffling right now and has not hit since returning from injury. I feel like he'll come out of it and be fine offensively. I think the all-star break will help a lot, and not just Teo. Having said that, do you think the Dodgers will end up regretting somewhat signing him to that 3 year deal? He's a liability in the field now. And DH will not be an option on this team. And what is this more comfortable in right stuff? He played almost all of 2024 in LF last year (120 in LF, 60 in RF).
Is this group big enough to pool together enough money to take out Altuve? I mean take him out to a nice dinner and steal all his shoes. Can we make that happen?
Silly me. I thought when they said HS Kim would have "More playing time" we would see him 3 or 4 times a week. Then my Amazon copy of Webster's Bizarro World Dictionary-Dave Roberts Edition arrived and I understood my err. Is this the same dictionary Roberts uses to decide when to play Rushing, when to make pitching changes and who to bring in? It seems like he is always making pitching changes thinking about the next game or the next series, not the current one. Am I mistaken?
Now that the earliest Muncy could come back is 6 weeks; would it be better to trade for a permanent everyday LF, who can hit consistently? Or moving Mookie to 2nd, Kim to 3rd and trying to trade for Holliday?
With latest firings of Nats General Manager & Manager, do you think the Dodgers will lose any more coaches?
I think that teams that have 1st or 2nd round draft picks already playing productively - are biggest names at the trade deadline.
Baltimore
Nationals
Even some Red Sox players…
Or some other teams with standouts that with their teams under .500 at this moment…could make some trims and bring in or bring up MiLB or play Rookies regularly.
Pirates are one of those teams. They have some fielding issues but consistent timely hits, especially when there is a runners on base. Last few days before deadline are going to be interesting.
Rushing needs much more time behind the plate before that happens. I think it’d be a better fit to see if Rushing can move to 3rd on his off days & still catch on Smith’s rest day.
Do you have an idea of the long-term plan for Rushing? If he is a MLB catcher and Smith has 9 years to go - something has to give. Would Rushing move to LF? Would Smith possibly move to 3B in a year or so. Why have Rushing only play 1 or 2 games a week?
I'm not going to worry about a 3-game sweep in early July. It's aggravating, but I also think it hammers home how important it is that the pitching get healthy. In a postseason series, if they're running out Casparius and Wrobleski for starts, they will have huge problems. And I really like both those guys and think long term they have bright futures. Glasnow is due back this week. Snell out on rehab this week. If they get back healthy and perform to expectations, what do you think the rotation will look like? Including Ohtani being stretched out to 5 or 6 innings.
Teo is scuffling right now and has not hit since returning from injury. I feel like he'll come out of it and be fine offensively. I think the all-star break will help a lot, and not just Teo. Having said that, do you think the Dodgers will end up regretting somewhat signing him to that 3 year deal? He's a liability in the field now. And DH will not be an option on this team. And what is this more comfortable in right stuff? He played almost all of 2024 in LF last year (120 in LF, 60 in RF).
Is this group big enough to pool together enough money to take out Altuve? I mean take him out to a nice dinner and steal all his shoes. Can we make that happen?
Silly me. I thought when they said HS Kim would have "More playing time" we would see him 3 or 4 times a week. Then my Amazon copy of Webster's Bizarro World Dictionary-Dave Roberts Edition arrived and I understood my err. Is this the same dictionary Roberts uses to decide when to play Rushing, when to make pitching changes and who to bring in? It seems like he is always making pitching changes thinking about the next game or the next series, not the current one. Am I mistaken?
Now that the earliest Muncy could come back is 6 weeks; would it be better to trade for a permanent everyday LF, who can hit consistently? Or moving Mookie to 2nd, Kim to 3rd and trying to trade for Holliday?
With latest firings of Nats General Manager & Manager, do you think the Dodgers will lose any more coaches?
As a long time Orioles fan, I can guarantee you that Holliday will be wearing the black and orange after the deadline.
I think that teams that have 1st or 2nd round draft picks already playing productively - are biggest names at the trade deadline.
Baltimore
Nationals
Even some Red Sox players…
Or some other teams with standouts that with their teams under .500 at this moment…could make some trims and bring in or bring up MiLB or play Rookies regularly.
Pirates are one of those teams. They have some fielding issues but consistent timely hits, especially when there is a runners on base. Last few days before deadline are going to be interesting.
Kim needs to be in the lineup every day, Pages,Edman,Teaoscar will be the outfield.
Smith should play 3rd and Rushing behind the plate.
Rushing needs much more time behind the plate before that happens. I think it’d be a better fit to see if Rushing can move to 3rd on his off days & still catch on Smith’s rest day.
Do you have an idea of the long-term plan for Rushing? If he is a MLB catcher and Smith has 9 years to go - something has to give. Would Rushing move to LF? Would Smith possibly move to 3B in a year or so. Why have Rushing only play 1 or 2 games a week?