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I mean, I guess the only real question is do they finish >103 games out of first? :laugh2:

Division Standings and Records...

PECOTA has the following win projections for the NL West...

Dodgers 103
Padres 96
DBacks 79
Giants 75
Rockies 60

The last few springs - mired deep in narratives that he’s past his prime and no longer elite or whatever else has been said - have brought about a sort of annual tradition of musing about Clayton...

World Series?

Team MVP?

Team Cy Young?

Does Lux emerge?

What role does CT3 play?

WHY YOU MIGHT NOT BUT MAYBE SHOULD CARE NEWS OF THE DAY

In other news, Tim Tebow has officially decided to hang up his cleats for the last time today. While you might be scratching your head and...

^It does count toward the LT. I believe we don’t really hear - particularly - about signing bonuses in MLB much is because it doesn’t really impact anything from an LT perspective.

If I’m not...

JT is coming back! And no, I’m not talking about the former NSYNC frontman

Looks like we’re running it back fellas

Josh Hader is their closer, they’re just perhaps a little more willing to use him earlier in high leverage situations if they need to than most teams are. But he has closed out the majority of their...

He could be the best closer in all of baseball based on what we saw last year. Pressure is nothing to this kid... still, I’d still like to see him start for a whole season, but I don’t know that he’s...

Or maybe they’re moving Floro to fill the role! Lol

I always liked Floro, but Bauer’s addition to the rotation bumps a starter and makes Floro expendable. I hope Vesia is worth it.
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Whatchu talkin’ bout? I’m a puppy dog :laugh2:

Agreed, again, I’m hoping it proves to be a good deal.

It’ll be interesting to see what they do. Kolarek didn’t really have a prominent role, but it was certainly a useful one in a pinch. This might signify that Urias could be moving to the pen.

IMO, it depends on which version of Bauer we get. This guy’s effectiveness has always relied on his naturally high spin rates. At his normal spin rates, I think he’s shown to be something between a...

According to MLB.com’s prospect profile, it’s very possible this FO views Neuse more as a - less defensively versatile, more offensively capable - replacement for Kiké as the Super U guy.
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Dodgers trade for Sheldon Neuse from the A’s. One of their top prospects, loads of power potential and really solid defensively at 3rd. Can also play 2nd. He had a great season in AAA in 2019.
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Regarding Bauer, he seems to be saying the right things now. Hopefully we see a much improved, mature human being in LA.

As asinine as it was to believe the R.A. Dickey was the best pitcher in baseball at one time? As asinine as it was to believe that Jake Arrieta was going to overtake that mantle from Clayton Kershaw...

Firstly - that's still not irony, it's hypocrisy, and it doesn't apply here.

Secondly - who did I call out?

I said days before the signing that I wouldn't want him to play here... No one...

Ironic? Me thinks you don’t understand the word.

You accuse my well reasoned counter argument of being driven by personal prejudices, then your entire ensuing counter argument was based on blind...

You do have a point... I’m just not sure who that point is directed at since I also didn’t like the Cole contract.

Cole is clearly the better pitcher, both are using some sort of substance to...

Yeah, that’s what I thought too. On the bright side, it’s long sounded like he’s always wanted to play here. Maybe AF said, “cool, we want you, but you gotta cool it with the extra noise... and keep...

This is how I see it in a nutshell. Must be that “81” connection? Maybe year 40 on this earth makes one wiser?

Regarding his performance, maybe he’s allowed to continue using whatever substance...

I don’t think you read anything that I wrote. I didn’t argue that we or the FO should be concerned with his AAV.

Trevor Bauer, without aid, is not a top tier pitcher. He never has been... it also...

I’m not a fan of the Bauer signing and, no, it’s not about his “politics”, though there certainly is an element of that which has something to do with it.

Let’s first talk merit and then I’ll...

However this SB played out, is anyone a little upset that we didn’t move on from JG and bring in TB when he wanted to come here last year?

I mean, this dude wasn’t even mentioned as an MVP...