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  1. Fall Winslow

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    I don't know about good, but all 3 of those guys could die in a plane crash and the answer should still be " pass. "
     
  2. DodgerLove

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    Sunday cheat day gang! You thinking about going this year?
     
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    irish DSP Staff Member Administrator

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    confirmed... roberts is an idiot
    this is not a slump
    on pace to lead the league in strikeouts again
    he had one goodcareer year
    .288/.354/.496/.850 in 2017
    .240/.312/.411/.723 the rest
    2019 is not the aberration... 2017 was
    time to send taylor down and bring up, say, dj peters
    problem is the front office/roberts love these guys who play multiple positions -- regardless if they can't hit their weight


    Roberts intends to give Taylor ample opportunities to emerge from slump
    by Matt Borelli | Dodger Blue — 26 Apr 2019
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    While the Los Angeles Dodgers have jumped out as one of the more impressive offensive teams to begin the 2019 season, not every position player on the 25-man roster can say they have contributed to that success.

    One player who has struggled for the better part of April is utility man Chris Taylor. The 28-year-old hasn’t been able to replicate the production he enjoyed over the previous two seasons in which the Dodgers advanced to the World Series on both occasions.

    Entering Friday, Taylor finds himself sporting a weak .161/.246/.242 batting line with two doubles, one home run and six RBI over 69 plate appearances (26 games).

    Despite his season-long woes to this point, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed that he isn’t currently considering removing Taylor from his platoon role in left field, per Ken Gurnick of MLB.com:

    “It’s not nearly enough time for me to even broach that,” Roberts said. “Chris has done it for us for two years at this level. For me, he’s going to get more leash because I believe in the person. With C.T., he hasn’t been synced up in quite some time, going back to Spring Training. When you get into the season, you still have to give guys that you feel give you the best chance of winning each day. Where he’s going, there’s a balance of still trying to get him untracked.”

    It’s not surprising that Roberts isn’t ready to give up on Taylor. He historically has provided players with every opportunity to emerge from a slump, and at times been rewarded for that faith.

    As an effort to get him going at the plate, Roberts penciled Taylor in the starting lineup for all three games against the Chicago Cubs.

    With left-handed starters on the mound throughout the series at Wrigley Field, Taylor recorded just one hit, had two RBI and four strikeouts in nine at-bats. Should his struggles linger into May, it wouldn’t be shocking if Alex Verdugo received more opportunities against southpaws, or even Joc Pederson for that matter despite his struggles against the same split.​
     
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    Sorry never responded to this

    Depends on when it is they haven’t announced the dates for the one out here yet. Also let me know how it is, that’ll play a factor too
     
  5. DodgerLove

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    I'll definitely keep you posted for sure.

    I've been checking out some of the pictures people have been putting up on Instagram. Presentation looks pretty whatever, but we'll see how everything tastes.
     
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    THINKBLUE DSP Gigolo

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    Random, but I remember writing a couple lineups on a napkin prior to the 2012 season. One with Albert Pujols and one with Prince Fielder.
    Could you imagine?
    What a disaster both of those guys turned out to be.

    Was just looking at Pujols on baseball reference. He hasn't cracked an .800 OPS in 7 years. Useless with the glove, legs, etc. Wow. 2 more years, Halos.
     
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    Sorta like Pollock?
     
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    Peters is down in Tulsa basically doing his Chris Taylor impersonation. Hasn't been good thus far..32 strikeouts to 6 walks and just bad numbers all the way around. But at least there's Verdugo.

    Turner's a bigger problem than Taylor. We saw the cracks in Turner's defense in the 2nd half of last season and now he begins this season swinging a toothpick. He's had about 40 more plate appearances than Taylor, so his suckage has more mileage.

    Starting to look like Lux could move into the IF and force Turner off 3B by 2020..but until then LAD goes down with the ship. Probably have to hope Seager storms back into MVP form. Another 25 games or so of this trash from Turner and there will be a legitimate sample size to go on.
     
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    THINKBLUE DSP Gigolo

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    Pollock sucks but he isnt signed for 245 million
     
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    Sure, sure...but Pujols is going into the Hall. It might be worth it to the franchise for that alone, even though he did most of it somewhere else.
    But I sure get what you mean.
    Just an opportunity to rag on Polly. Never let an opportunity pass on this Harper substitute. But they come up so often, you can get weary.
     
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    for the price, taylor is almost a better option...
    almost...
    okay, bad example
     
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    We have also continued to give extensions and raises to somebody in the name of the Hall. Clayton. Can only do that for so many guys. Luckily Clayton is still pretty good (during the regular season). Pujols was/is a disaster for them.

    The Angels spending spree back in 2011-2013 sent that franchise into a tailspin.

    I wanted Harper really bad. No homo. But I would not be surprised if we end up thankful that we didn't sign him. Maybe as soon as this year.

    At some point, though, it would be nice if the FO would grow a pair of balls and bring in a superstar. It is frustrating going halfway.
     
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    yeah sure he spilled his beer trying to catch that!
    he had the beer on the opposite side of the railing w only one intention :clap:
     
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    Cody Bellinger continued his April tear Sunday with his 14th home run, tying Christian Yelich for most in the majors -- which also ties Albert Pujols (2006) and Alex Rodriguez (2007) for most home runs before May 1. Bellinger is hitting an amazing .427/.500/.913 and his 36 RBIs have tied Juan Gonzalez and Mark McGwire (both 1998) for most before May 1. It has been one of the best Aprils we've ever seen.
    — David Schoenfield /ESPN
     
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    Looking very Griffey-like. And they've needed every bit of it with key guys struggling. Hopefully there's a phantom injury coming around all star break so he can skip out on the derby. This isn't the year for it, not with key guys around him struggling

    He's great. He put the work in. Boras has caught another Lol
     
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    He is looking very Juan Gonzales-like.
     
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    Here we go, let it out DSP!!!!!!!!! Pollock to DL, Matt Beatty called up.
     
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    Matt Beaty is up for the now IL'd Pollock. Beaty is a super utility guy that does a good job of putting the ball in play. Not much of any power, but his contact ability makes him a somewhat valuable bench bat. Pollock is out with an infection from his surgically repaired elbow. On the surface, this sounds really bad as infections can fuck up a career. What appeared to be a mediocre/poor offseason has looked incredibly awful in the early going now due to 3 different IL stints for their 5 major signings/re-signings, a catastrophic start by reliever with very little track record and a highly regarded rookie completely outperforming someone they inexplicably gave a 5 fucking year contract to. Coulda saved a shit ton of money and had a nice shiny Kimbrel for less than Pollock+Kelly.... but I'm not bitter or anything.
     
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