Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks (Apr. 11th - 13th)

Nice broom...great, truly great offense.
My two stars this series were Agon and Dee, who has really showed up like never before this year. Gotta give the kid all the credit in the world. I think Dee must play. His presence in a lineup is disconcerting to the oppo, and it shows in all aspects. And the kid has shown he can field...the 9th inning play was great, but overlooked was that strong DP turn he made earlier for Haren. Skinny kid's got a cannon; way more accurate from 2b than ss.
Maybe Guerrero can catch...it would be so cool if we had a C that could hit some.
Last two BP showings were a bit shaky, but can be put pretty much squarely on the shoulders of League and Wright.Wright's a 50/50 guy, IMO.
It will be interesting to see what roster move happens when Wilson returns, but was that Baxter offing spot ever filled by anyone?
If the SFags are still the offensive best in the MLB juggernaut they were when we go in, I am concerned about Beckett and Maholm.
It will be time for some payback, no doubt, especially from Ryu, who had incredibly poor luck last time against them.
But way more concerned about the other two.

 

i had a feeling Dee would find his way as a legit MLBer this year because of the numbers he put up in the winter league over in the DR at the end of last year, but in no way did i think he'd be this good. lol i thought his place would be filling in @ CF mostly because he played a bunch of CF over there and that he'd help them make a decision on their direction in CF/LF. i didn't see him as a legit starting option @ 2B...a welcomed surprise. he's adding a lot of dynamic looks to an already dynamic lineup.

now let's see Dee match Pagan against the Gnats next series..that'll go a long way.

AGon went berserk in Arizona. the Dbags probably would've rather had AGon just walk to 2B instead of having him take cuts @ the plate. LOL

 

If it becomes evident at any point that Guerrero is ready, we could easily fit all 4 (Dee, Guerrero, Hanley and Uribe) in three spots. Hanley always misses time with injuries, Uribe is getting up there in age and can use regular rest down the stretch, and Dee isn't probably ever going to hit LHP. Guerrero at 2B vs RHP, and sparingly at SS and even 3B to give the two starters rest would be perfect.

 

I understand the excitement over Dee playing well thus far, but I'll go on record as saying I'm not declaring him the crown prince of second base just yet. I hope he continues to succeed and help the team, but I'm fearful he'll revert to his previous level at some point. Let's face it, he ain't gonna hit .400 with a .982 OPS for long.

 

That's right; it's a nice problem for DBB to have, no doubt.
But It's just great to see a kid who was so maligned and disappointing to pretty much everyone, at least have his moments in the sun.
I have to give whoever the credit for not giving up on this guy, and staying with him, when everyone was calling for his head.
After all is said and done, I wonder what was Guerrero really all about ? was it about Dee or Hanley or what? Or who, rather?
Like Game of Infielders...