DODGERS AROUND the MLB Thread

Kyle has even said Corey is better than he is.

 

especially if it helps us win now
as i alluded before, sliding price or hamels into the #3 slot improves our rotation substantially
and josh (and possibly ryu) into the pen in the postseason would help as well
but, yeah... who to keep/let go
seager's bro might have said he's better than him
but steve sax once said the same about dave sax so...
they're all great prospects, but they're just that... prospects
until they prove otherwise, on the big stage
the list of can't miss prospects who fail is far greater than the ones who succeed... and the highway is littered with joe thurstons and billy ashleys
that said, i'm still reluctant to give up any of them
if i had to give up two, i guess it would be joc and urias
and that's only because seager seems closest to the bigs
still idfk

 

I hate when people say that shouldn't we make a trade because we are good enough to win the NL West with what we have now. The goal is to win the World Series, not the f'n NL West. I'm torn on what I want the Dodgers to do at the deadline because I love our prospects, but I'm not sure our current team can beat someone like Detroit/Oakland/Anaheim in a 4 out of 7 series if we make it to that point. Ryu has been great for us, but I don't think a 3/4 of Ryu-Beckett wins us a WS. The ability to slot a guy like Lester/Hamels/Price into the 3 spot and push Ryu back to 4 would make us a lot stronger in the rotation and the bullpen. I am leaning towards trading for one of the available aces if the price isn't ridiculous.

 

I wish Lester wasn't a FA this offseason because he'd easily be my #1 target with his great success in the postseason. A 2.11 career postseason ERA in 76 IP mainly vs the AL is insanely good. I'd feel really good about our chances going into any series him a 1-2-3 of Kershaw-Greinke-Lester. I'd say I'm a bit more high on him than Hamels or Price, but Hamels and Price obviously have better contract situations.

 

The two-month rental aspect really bothers me, especially as Lester's on record saying he would be open to going back to Boston over the winter. Sure, no prospect is a sure thing. But as the article that irish posted yesterday so thoroughly explains, having Lester on the roster doesn't guarantee he'd even pitch in the postseason (should we finish with a WC spot) and improves us only marginally in a best-of-seven and even less in a best-of-five. So, while no prospect is a sure thing, neither is having another ace pitcher on the team. Get him to extend his contract, and then we can talk. Otherwise our top tier prospects should not even be in the conversation.

The price on Price is higher now that they're back in the hunt, and it was high before. As for Hamels, that's a tough one. Would the Dodgers look to re-sign Greinke if he opts-out after next season, and if so, would having Hamels' contract on the books preclude them from doing that? Because I'd probably rather have Zack.

I say address the bullpen now. I think an improvement there makes a bigger impact, and at a lower cost.