DODGERS NEWS/RUMORS thread

Cards just get into a 1st place tie!!! Sneaky.

 

This is a weird move. They already have Freese and White, while being used around the diamond somewhat, is pretty terrible in the field. They may be worried about losing Hernandez for sometime, so a RHH bench bat is needed. White wasn’t only good in 2017 and 2018, but he was a monster against LHPing. Dodgers could be setting themselves up for a playoff series against LHP heavy club like the Giants, Yankees or Sox again. Has to be put on 25 man roster, so they’re gonna use him.

I liked what I was seeing numbers wise from Scrubb, but had taken a step back as the season went on after a phenomenal start. Needed to be added to the 40 man this offseason and likely would have been snagged in the rule 5 due to his velo.

 

The Dodgers would replace Kike with a White.
Rkacist

 

His basic run prevention isn't exactly Cy Young worthy these days.
I don't know what his peripherals are.
The biggest disaster for the Dodgers is the Nationals, Giants, Indians and Pirates all thinking they are going to win the World Series.

 

I guess Barnes has been summoned to his summer job at Chuck-E-Cheese. Doesn't even have to wear the costume

 

Thor would be a solid addition. I believe the super smooth baseball is killing his slider, though. It will be interesting to see if he can adapt and regain his effectiveness.

 

When did this happen? So who replaces him in the catcher role?

 

But...but...he was a Scrubb.
you even said so.

 

Kenley Jansen, maybe.

 

They just sent him down so they could add Tyler White to the 25-man roster. It’s likely they will make another move to add a catcher before tomorrow’s game - my guess is they will bring up Will Smith and send someone to the IL (Freese?).

 

This is an interesting topic. With the rising HR numbers in the game, I wonder if MLB considers raising the seams on the ball to help pitchers get a bit more bite.

 

Could be a number of different moves, imo. Barnes down for White, Hernandez to the IL for Smith and then Beaty down for Lux as the club currently has no options at SS if Kikè is gonna miss a few.

 

Sounds like a “no loss” move on both sides. I wonder if the FO is all that invested in White? Or if they are willing to drop him after 2 -3 weeks if they don’t see a turnaround.

 

HRs are good for MLBs bottom line. I wonder if all the recent focus on rules to “increase the speed of play” were in anticipation of behind-the-scene changes that they knew would increase scoring.

 

That'd be really exciting to see Lux and Smith taking over 2B and C.
Usually it takes a scrub veteran to finally get injured in order for our best players to get a shot. This time is no different.
Granted, Lux would benefit from another 100 AB's or so in AAA, but I think he's ready to make an impact...and our C/2B situation is so dismal right now that'd they'll be upgrades by default.

 

If Lux is coming up, he's going to play 2B every day pretty much.
That means Max Muncy would be playing 1B almost exclusively (which I'm fine with).
Max can slide to 2B and Lux to SS when Seager needs rest which also gets Freese AB's.
Keeping everyone fresh, including Lux, is important.

Unfortunately (for the players. idgaf), one or more of Joc, Pollock, and Verdugo will be playing a lot less (which I'm also fine with. The Dodgers may not be, though)...

...Pollock isn't going anywhere because of $$....
... Verdugo, who up until a week ago was putting up .310/.355/.500/125 wRC+ with a K% under 10.0 as a rookie, isn't likely going anywhere, either.

If there was still a waiver deadline and Lux had more time to prove himself, I'd say Joc would be sent packing.

There's a lot to like with Joc. He's a proven beast against RHP (which most pitchers are), and at one point this season, he had a .370 OBP with a .600 slugging.
He also comes up clutch in the post.
But he's also terribly inconsistent and he has too much competition for regular playing time (Muncy, Verdugo, Pollock, Freese, etc.).

There's no guarantee Lux will immediately perform, but now is the time to take a look with Kike and Taylor out.

Also, it's time to stop fucking around and let the defense settle in. With our BP we cannot afford to give away extra outs in the post.