I am going to be publishing a post on each of the 4 affiliates separately compiling their June numbers. I will do a review of the ACL Dodgers at the conclusion of their season, July 24. The first one is OKC Comets.
OKC was 50-31 through June. They were 3.0 games behind the Las Vegas Aviators (A’s) for first half champion. The team has one top 50 prospect at OKC, SS Alex Freeland. Freeland is MLB Pipeline’s #42 prospect (LAD #3), and his scouting report gives him a legit chance at sticking at SS. I am not sure that I would be all that comfortable with giving him the SS job for LAD. But I do think he has a chance at 3B for 2026. Max Muncy is probably not going to go quietly, and a $10MM club option seems like a no-brainer. However, Freeland could make an easier transition to MLB as a utility player; play some 3B, SS, 2B. Yes he would be another one of those pesky infield utility players.
Freeland will be a better defensive 3B than Max, but he shows no ability to put up 35 HRs or even 20 at the MLB level. He does show decent double power. He is #3 in the PCL with 23 doubles at the end of June. He got his 24th Tuesday night. He walks at 16.1% rate and strikes out at 23.4%. He plays for a team that likes to run, so I am not sure that his 13 SB is meaningful, since I doubt that he would be expected to run at the MLB level.
Other top PCL metrics for Freeland include #7 RBI (57), and #9 runs (55).
Two of the better OKC players this year have virtually no chance at playing with the Dodgers unless there are injuries. James Outman is having another good year at AAA after a very rough start. His PCL stats:
- HR #2 – 19
- RBI #2 – 66
- Runs #6 – 56
- SLG #4 – .589
- OPS #5 – .957
Outman has an ISO of .306, good for #2 in the PCL. “Isolated Power (ISO) is a sabermetric statistic that measures a hitter’s raw power, specifically their ability to hit for extra bases. It’s calculated by subtracting a player’s batting average (AVG) from their slugging percentage (SLG). A higher ISO indicates a greater frequency of extra-base hits (doubles, triples, and home runs).”
We know he is an exception defensive OF, who is playing more RF this year at OKC than in previous years. He and Justin Dean have been sharing CF duties. Dean is also a gifted defensive CF.
Outman has nothing left to prove in MiLB, and needs a change of scenery trade to get that MLB opportunity. He will be out of options after this season, so he will have to stick on the 26 man next year or be DFA. If he remains a Dodger through the season, he becomes a legit non tender option for the Dodgers. What a waste. Get a lottery ticket for him.
Ryan Ward has gotten the short end of the stick with the Dodgers. All he has done is hit and hit with power since signing with the Dodgers. This figures to be his most productive year with LAD. He is batting .299/.390/.566/.956. His PCL stats:
- HR #1 – 20 (Led PCL with 33 in 2024)
- RBI #3 – 63 (#3 in PCL with 101 in 2024)
- Hits #6 – 89
- Runs #5 – 62
- SLG #7 – .567
- OPS #6 – .956
Ryan Ward holds two all-time MiLB OKC records in the Bricktown era: most career home runs (74) and most career RBIs (261).
He also has nothing left to prove in AAA. He will be a MiLB free agent at the end of the 2025 season, and will obviously not re-sign with the Dodgers. I am not predicting Ward becoming an All Star, but if he doesn’t warrant an opportunity to succeed or fail at the MLB level, who does? He has no trade value, so if traded it would be for a rookie league lottery ticket, or for the proverbial PTBNL/Cash.
Hunter Feduccia is having another excellent year. He is #8 in the PCL with a .407 OBP (at the end of June). His slash line is .291/.400/.456/.856. He was more than capable as a reserve backup catcher with the Dodgers in 2024. He is another that needs an opportunity to stick at MLB. He will have 1 option year remaining after this year. I am guessing that AF/BG would rather keep Feduccia as insurance. At 28, he does not have a lot of trade value. Another one, who deserves the opportunity.
Michael Chavis and Esteury Ruiz have found some success at the MLB level, but seen to have fallen to the AAAA player range. 28 year old CF, Justin Dean is having a good season, but he is another at the AAAA level. But I would at least hope he gets a MLB chance.
- Justin Dean – #2 in PCL with 5 triples
- Esteury Ruiz – #1 in PCL with 39 SB (leads by 12)
- Michael Chavis – #8 in PCL with .547 SLG.
Kody Hoese’s run with the Dodgers will be over after this season as he will become a MiLB free agent as well.
None of the OKC pitchers had enough IP to be considered qualified (65). Bobby Miller was the closest at 54.
Emmet Sheehan is the best OKC pitcher with a legit chance to succeed in the LAD rotation. Other MLB starting pitchers at OKC include Landon Knack and Bobby Miller. Both are potential trade tickets at the deadline. IMO, Knack can stick with a non-contender at the back of the rotation. Miller as a reliever is intriguing enough that I want to see more. Matt Sauer starts, but he is a AAAA pitcher, and is running out of 2025 options. He can be recalled and optioned once more before he has to be DFA if recalled for a 6th time.
LAD Top 30 prospects who are relievers include:
- Edgardo Hernandez – Off IL, and is now officially optioned to OKC. When will he be recalled to LAD? When he becomes more consistent.
- Nick Frasso – He is in the middle of his conversion to relief. It is very unlikely that he will be recalled this year, and should continue to perfect the transition.
- José Rodríguez – I am unsure what to make of him. He is a top 30 prospect with a plus-plus change. He has not pitched all that well this year. He has a 5.82 ERA in 21.2 IP while also being 0-3 in save opportunities. But he is highly regarded by multiple publications.
Other RP’s on the LAD 40 man that might have an impact at some point:
- Alexis Díaz – Former closer for Cincinnati is someone to watch as a potential reclamation project. He has had 3 good outings and 2 not so good. He walks too many, but command is the last to return. Potential low risk/high reward signing. But I am not holding my b
- Jack Little – Little was one of my favorite 2019 draft picks. He was a lockdown All American closer for Stanford. It is not common for College closers to get drafted so high. His good 2025 AAA season did not transfer well to MLB. He should get another opportunity. While he is the OKC closer, he is not expected to be a high leverage reliever this year for LAD.
One other reliever to monitor is LHRP Garrett McDaniels. He was a Rule 5 pickup by LAA, but was returned to LAD on June 14. He is still 25.
As a team, the Comets were arguably one of the better offensive teams in a 10 team league.
- #1 – HR (108), BB (416), SB (124)
- #2 – Runs (526), OBP (.375), OPS (.845)
- #3 – Hits (772), BA (.278), SLG (.470)
- #4 – Strikeouts (725)
Pitching? Not bad.
- ERA #4 – 5.17
- WHIP #4 – 1.53
- Saves #2 – 23
- BAA – #3 – .254
- Hits Allowed #3 – 696
- Runs Allowed #4 – 435
- HR Allowed #2 – 80
- Strikeouts #2 – 736
- Most Walks #1 – 401 – Now 410 and 20 more than #2
MiLB GAME SUMMARY REPORTS
OKC Comets 9 – Las Vegas Aviators 5 (A’s)
Three-run home runs by both Ryan Ward and Hunter Feduccia fueled the Oklahoma City Comets’ offense to a 9-5 win against the Las Vegas Aviators Thursday night at Las Vegas Ballpark.
Tyler Glasnow started for the Comets and pitched 4.1 innings as he continued his Major League Rehab Assignment. He allowed three runs on a home run in the third inning and allowed a total of six hits with one walk and eight strikeouts. The outing was his longest of his three appearances with the Comets and he faced 19 batters, throwing 78 pitches (51 strikes).
That should be it for #Dodgers Tyler Glasnow. His best rehab start since coming back.
76 P / 49 S / 4 IP / 6 H / 3 ER / 1 BB / 8 K / 1 HR. Threw 4 and 2 seam fastball that topped out at 98 mph, Slider 90+, and curveball 82 mph. #LetsGoDodgers @DodgersBeat pic.twitter.com/uTpI8oRbNi— Dodgers_After_Duty (@msalas24) July 4, 2025
8 strikeouts for Tyler Glasnow, courtesy of the Peaky Blinders 🐎
The @Dodgers hurler got 21 called strikes during his second @OKC_comets rehab outing: pic.twitter.com/Hn8DuB5NhG
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) July 4, 2025
The Comets answered in their next at-bat, tying the score at 3-3, including a sacrifice fly by Nick Senzel, Feduccia stealing home and a RBI single by Chuckie Robinson.
In the fifth inning, the Comets took the lead when Ward sent a three-run homer out to left-center field. Las Vegas chipped away at OKC’s lead with runs in the sixth and seventh innings.
Then in the eighth inning, the Aviators advanced the potential game-tying run to third base with no outs, but Comets pitcher Julian Fernández retired the next three Las Vegas batters to keep the Comets in the lead.
In the ninth inning, Feduccia sent a three-run home run out to right-center field to extend the Comets’ lead to four runs, 9-5.
Ryan Ward homered in a second straight game and hit his league-leading 22nd home run of the season. He went 3-for-4, finishing a double shy of the cycle, scored three runs and finished with three RBI as he reached base four times. With his three-RBI night, Ward took over the league lead with 71 RBI this season. He has recorded back-to-back games with three RBI and has nine RBI over his last four games.
Ryan Ward just hit his 22nd homer of the season with OKC pic.twitter.com/RXyMWoUW1R
— Blake Harris (@BlakeHHarris) July 4, 2025
Hunter Feduccia went 1-for-3 with his seventh home run of the season, three RBI, two walks, scored two runs and stole home. He has now hit two home runs in his past four games.
Las Vegas intentionally walked Ryan Ward to pitch to Hunter Feduccia. Spoiler alert: It didn’t go well. 🫣 pic.twitter.com/51nTDySUwb
— Oklahoma City Comets (@OKC_comets) July 4, 2025
James Outman went 1-for-3 with two walks, scored two runs and had two stolen bases. He has now hit safely in nine of his last 10 games (16×41), scored at least one run in 14 of the last 15 games and has reached base in 15 straight games.
Wichita Wind Surge (Twins) 10 – Tulsa Drillers 6 (10 innings)
Why can’t the so called pitching development gurus figure out a way to curtail the massive number of walks made by the LAD MiLB pitchers. They also have no idea whatsoever how to hold runners on. LHSP Jackson Ferris a top 100 pitcher completed 5.0 innings. He walked five in the game, and all three runs he allowed were a direct result of a walk and stolen bases. Ferris allowed 7 stolen bases. The Wind Surge stole a 8th off Kelvin Ramirez.
The Tulsa Drillers and Wichita Wind Surge went back and forth for nine innings on Thursday night before things unraveled for the Drillers in the tenth. The Wind Surge broke a tie game with six runs in their half of the tenth on only two hits and defeated the Drillers 10-6.
The Wind Surge scored the game’s first run thanks to a defensive miscue from the Drillers. With runners at first and third and two outs in the top of the second inning, the runner on first, Nate Baez, successfully stole second base. Tulsa second baseman Yeiner Fernandez, came off the bag on the throw down and had the lead runner, Ricardo Olivar, trapped between third and home. Fernandez’s off-balance throw to third was off target, allowing Olivar to jog home and give the Wind Surge a 1-0 lead.
A leadoff walk in the top of the fifth allowed Wichita to double the margin. Jose Salas walked on four straight pitches, stole second and scored on a single by Kaelen Culpepper.
The Drillers took their first lead with three runs of their own in the bottom of the fifth. Sean McLain drew a leadoff walk and moved to third on a base hit from Kole Myers. A wild pitch allowed McLain to score before a single by Yeiner Fernandez again put runners at the corners.
Kendall Simmons grounded to third for the second out of the inning, but Myers scored on the play and Fernandez moved to second. Griffin Lockwood-Powell delivered a two-out hit with a single into left that brought Fernandez home to give Tulsa a 3-2 lead.
The Wind Surge quickly responded when Kyler Fedko drew another leadoff walk to open the sixth. After stealing both second and third, Fedko scored on another defensive miscue from the Drillers. With one out, Ben Ross hit a fly ball into shallow right field. Right fielder Damon Keith and second baseman Fernandez arrived in plenty of time to make the catch, but it was Fernandez who did. Even though he made the catch, his momentum was carrying him away from home plate, allowing Fedko to tag and score the tying run.
Tulsa took its second lead in the bottom half of the sixth. Taylor Young worked a leadoff walk, stole second and scored on a ground ball to center by Sean McLain.
The back-and-forth nature of the game continued as Wichita again tied the score in the seventh. Jorel Ortega greeted reliever Jerming Rosario with a leadoff double. After moving to third on a ground out, Ortega raced home on a wild pitch from Rosario, tying the score at 4-4.
Neither team could score in the eighth or ninth innings, sending the game into extra innings.
Wichita put the game away in the top of the tenth with its six runs. Reliever Christian Suarez did not retire a batter, giving up two hits and three walks to the first five batters in the inning.
Jorge Benitez walked another batter and hit another. When the inning ended, the Wind Surge owned a 10-4 lead.
The Drillers attempted a comeback in the bottom of the inning, scoring two runs, but it was too little, too late.
Lockwood-Powell’s two-hit game extended his on-base streak to 33 straight games. The 33-game streak is the longest in the Texas League this season and the second longest for a Tulsa player in at least the last 17 seasons. It was April 19 the last time that Griffin-Powell did not reach base safely in a game that he played.
Tulsa reliever Ronan Kopp delivered another scoreless outing. Kopp worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning to extend his scoreless streak to 18.1 straight innings. The lefthander has not allowed a run in his last 14 games, dating to May 16.
Jackson Ferris started on the mound for the Drillers and was charged with three runs on three hits in five innings. He was undone by five walks. It was a season high for walks for the lefthander who has now walked 12 batters in his last 14.2 innings.
- Griffin Lockwood-Powell – 2-5, 1 RBI
- John Rhodes – 2-5, 1 RBI, double (10)
- Sean McLain – 2-3, 2 BB, 1 run, 1 RBI
- Taylor Young – 1-3, 2 BB, 2 runs, double (12)
West Michigan White Caps (Detroit) 2 – Great Lakes Loons 1 (10 innings)
Sean Linan started for the Loons and completed 5.0 scoreless innings. He allowed 2 hits, 2 BB, and recorded 5 K. He threw 75 pitches.
Sean Paul Linan turned in a terrific start tonight for Great Lakes.
5IP 2H 0R 5Ks 2BBDude threw some dirty sliders/sweepers both to the corners for strikes, then off the plate for chase. He also froze right-handers with it, starting it at their hip and turning it back over the… pic.twitter.com/0ulNYJOhup
— Dodgers Daily (@dodger_daily) July 4, 2025
Zyhir Hope slugged his 8th HR in the 4th to open the scoring.
Zyhir Hope's summer heater continues 🔥
MLB's No. 37 prospect (@Dodgers) is slashing .429/.452/.679 over his past seven games for the High-A @greatlakesloons after this roundtripper: pic.twitter.com/gnpEBfvU8B
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) July 4, 2025
Evan Shaw and Reynaldo Yean pitched a scoreless 6th and 7th inning. Yean went back out in the 8th and walked the leadoff batter. Joel Ibarra relieved Yean and got the 1st batter he faced. Then he hit a batter, walked a batter to load the bases, and then hit a second batter to force in the tying run.
Joseilyn Gonzalez pitched a scoreless 9th, but the 10th was different. With a placed runner on 2nd, Gonzalez walked the first batter in the 10th, and the second batter got an infield single, and the placed runner scored on an errant throw.
The Loons had 2 singles and the Hope HR.
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 4 – Visalia Rawhide (Arizona) 3
The Quakes rallied for two in the seventh and came from behind for a 4-3 win over the Visalia Rawhide.
In front of a sold-out crowd of 4,700 fans, the Quakes used back-to-back sacrifice flies in the seventh, taking the lead for good to secure two of three and a series-win over the Rawhide.
Eduardo Quintero and Jaron Elkins did the damage, as each was credited with a sac fly off Visalia reliever Braden Quinn in the seventh, as the Quakes took a 4-3 lead.
Connor Godwin got into a little trouble in the eighth, as he surrendered back-to-back singles with one out. Myles Caba was called upon out of the bullpen, as he got the final two outs to preserve the lead. Caba then worked a 1-2-3 ninth to earn his third save of the year.
Rancho finished with just three hits (all singles) on the night, getting out-hit, 9-3.
Rancho will head to Valley Strong Ballpark in Visalia on Friday, continuing their series with the Rawhide. On Friday, Jholbran Herder will take on Junior Sanchez at 6:30pm.
Thanks for minor league reports.
May with a strong performance .
Pleasantly surprised Max has no structural damage in his knee. Looking at the video and own experience with something like that I thought ACL for sure.
Good for Max and the Dodgers. 6 weeks is a long time and MM is known to take some time to get back to full game speed but he could be good to go by early/mid SEptember.
Will the Dodgers still trade for a 3b ?
Who could that be ?
Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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This is not a political post just a short post wishing everyone a very Happy Independence Day. God Bless America.
Same to you my friend. I love my country, always have and always will. My family has served with pride. 🇺🇸
Happy 4th everyone!
Wow! 98-99 with command through 5 innings for May. He’s elite pitching like that. So happy for the young man. Lost it a bit in last 2+ innings but can’t wait for his next start.
Dodged a bullet with Max. Looked a lot worse.
Great to see Mookie with a long ball last night. Freddie looks more like Freddie. Congratulations to Freddie for double number 530 which tied him with Al Oliver at # 44. His second one moved him to # 43. He is just 3 behind Lou Gehrig. He most certainly will move way up on the list this year, and with 2 more seasons left on his deal, he is pretty much a lock to go over 600 for his career. Something only 18 players in MLB history have done. Barry Bonds had 601, and Ripken Jr. had 603. Both within Freddies reach over the next 2 1/2 seasons. He also has a shot at totaling over 600 doubles and 400 homers. Only 9 players in MLB history have done that. He is 47 homers shy of 400. Congrats to Teo on hit #1000.
Freeland keeps exceeding expectations IMHO. The whole seems larger than the sum of his parts.
Conforto doing just enough to give himself more rope.
May or Alcantara?
When you say May or Alcantara are you asking about the sixth, seventh or eigth potential starter?
Is it even worth a discussion? I think not. Without new injuries, the team is stocked. Probably more likely to unload than load.
Snell, Glasnow, YY, Ohtani, Kershaw, Wrobo/Gonsolin/May/Sasaki/Sheehan.
Don’t think Sasaki is going to be part of the equation this season. He still has not started a throwing program.
He has started throwing program, just not to batters. But I agree, Sasaki will not be part of the rotation again this year.
Your expectations for Freeland must have been lower than mine. Outman, Ward, Chavis and Ruiz all have better OPS than Freeland. Freeland is 36th in OPS. Solid doubles hitter, meh HR power. The PCL is a very hitter friendly League. Alex is a good defender with a cannon for an arm (60 arm – his best tool), but he is not a GG defender. He turns 24 in August so he is not a young phenom.
For me, Alex Freeland is a good AAA SS who has proven that he has earned the chance to play at the MLB level. After that it is up to him. But he needs to play everyday. If the Dodgers believe he is ready, they will find a way to get it done.
BTW, I am not worried about starting his clock, and that really has not been an issue for the Dodgers since Guggenheim/AF. If he is not picked up this summer, he will be protected for the December Rule 5 draft.
I’ve have always been a big fan of Freeland. He moved quickly up the system last year. He had physical challenges he had to overcome and maybe was a year or so late to AAA ball. Thus my expectations comment.
I want to watch him and Outman play for the Dodgers.
“May or Alcantara?” Could you expand upon that question, Fred? Exactly what are you asking? Would we prefer to have Alcantara in the rotation as opposed to May?
Since it appears as though we’re a safe bet to win the division again, we’re talking about the playoffs. If all goes according to plan we’ll have Yamamoto, Ohtani, Glasnow, Snell and Kershaw even without the two you mentioned, and we only need 4 starters for the post season. And that doesn’t include Sheehan, Casparius or Wrobo.
Which May will we have in October? The one we saw yesterday or the one we’ve seen for most of the rest of this year?
I’m a definite “no” on Alcantara because I think the cost would far outweigh the need. Lots of other contenders who are far more desperate for starters than we are will serve to drive up the price to a level that I’m not ready to pay…………..and I don’t think Andrew is either.
I sort of responded below.
I am more of a heavy no lean rather than definite no. Alcantara has 2 years of control. $17.3MM for 2026, and a $21MM club option ($2MM buyout) are very team friendly financial burdens. Snell has not faced live batters yet. Are the Dodgers convinced Blake will be back this summer?
If the Dodgers get all of their starters back, and in position for a good October run with all of them, I agree, Alcantara is a luxury not needed. But what if they are not? If you fail to plan, then you are planning to fail.
The Dodgers proved last year they can win with bullpen games. Not ideal, but not something the Dodgers are not afraid of. One of the mock trade junkies was looking at Bobby Miller and James Outman as the headliners for Alcantara. I do not buy that for a minute, but we do not know what the price is and will not until he is traded. There is an even larger growing trend of mock trade “specialists” that believe he will not be traded until the winter.
My feeling is that most of the contenders are in greater need of pitching than we are and a few will outbid us.
Starting with Miller and Outman will just result in Andrew’s hearing a click on the other end of the line.
You are probably right about the cost, but you have to inquire about a CY pitcher who goes deep in games. Outman and Miller might get a pair of DSL, ACL, FSL lottery picks, but certainly not a frontline pitcher/player. It is comical how some value LAD MiLB players.
Happy 4th everyone!
A couple of random thoughts:
Let’s assume Max comes back by early September. Max gets hurt almost every year and my gut feeling (without any stats to back this up) is that he takes longer to get back to max Max than do most players. Even if he’s back by September, he may very well not be the guy we’ve seen in June come the playoffs.
Conforto seems to go right to the edge of DFA Land and then pull himself off that cliff. Will the front office be willing to extend his leash into the post season, especially if Max isn’t back to full production?
If neither Max nor Conforto are productive come October that leaves us sadly lacking in left handed power. Maybe while Andrew is gazing at the third base market in July, he should also look for a lefty hitting outfielder with some power. Not saying we need to go get a third baseman AND an outfielder but maybe finding an outfielder would be easier.
Six weeks puts his return in mid-August. It also depends on pain tolerance. He could conceivably be ready to come back earlier than six weeks.
With a change in his stance and bat, Conforto has been looking somewhat better. What he does between now and the trade deadline is critical. Also in play is what would be available and at what price. Note; even if Conforto looks better, the key question is, is it sustainable or just a small hot streak in an otherwise terrible year.
I was a little short with Bobby yesterday when he suggested we bring up Freeland. I apologize for that. I’m such a big fan of Miggy Ro that any suggested that he isn’t capable of handling 3rd in Muncy’s absence, just irritates me. Jeff pointed out to me that that wasn’t what Bobby was saying. He just wanting to see what Freeland can do in MLB. Jeff was right. Sorry for my taking Bobby wrong and my overreaction.
I do think it would be in our best interest to cover Max’s absence internally. We pride ourselves on a deep roster and organization and it’s time for that depth to show up and cover for Max. Freeman would be a choice to help that.
But others need to step up and provide offense. Mookie being the biggest candidate. He had a nice homer last night but he needs to get it going.
Some posters seem to automatically look elsewhere for a player when we lose one. But if the Dodger’s organization is what it is trumped up to be depth wise, we shouldn’t have to look to other organizations for a player. Just my opinion.
May obviously wasn’t happy when he left the game in the 7th and I suspect the unhappiness was focused on himself and not being pulled. Not my favorite display of emotion. But he was great last night for 6 innings. He seemed to improve in 2 areas I mentioned after his last outing. His balance was much better and it showed in his tighter spray chart. And he used his 4 seamer at the top of the zone more, something he needs to do. He’s such an “east-west” pitcher that he needs to change eye levels with that 4 seamer at the top of the zone. And being at 99 doesn’t hurt. Really nice to see him improving so much in those 2 areas.
I hope he takes the positives into the next outing and doesn’t dwell on the 7th and the homer. We need that last night’s version of Dustin May.
May bothers me when he turns away from the catcher after a poor pitch. It makes the catcher restart his return throw while May composes himself. May’s mannerisms are annoying.
But another good outing could make him a bigger piece of an Alcantera trade.
May is a rental. The Marlins have zero interest in May. And while the interest would still be very low, the Marlins would have more interest in Tony Gonsolin because he is controlled for another year.
7 team trade then.
Not to belittle May’s performance, which was awesome, they were playing the White Sox’s. The area that I was most pleased was his throwing strikes.
Still had some MLB players with experience in the lineup. They are all in the big leagues for a reason. Rockies are worse and they tattooed him.
Yes it was the White Sox but he pitched the best out if the three pitchers in the series. All eyes will be on his next start.
Will he be able to continue that strike throwing with his next start?
And he was 98-99 with command through those first 5 innings. Can that continue?
Still very very very unlikely, the bloggers are pushing Arenado to LAD. The latest proposed deal was 3B Chase Harlan for Arenado. I still say no. I have no idea how good Harlan will be, but he is still a prospect worth watching.
Nae chance
I say absolutely (well, almost absolutely) no to Arendado. He’s currently at 95 OPS+, in other words below league average and he’s got two years left after this one.
If the Cards would pay his entire remaining salary and accept Hoese as the return, I might consider it. That way it would be totally painless if we decided to DFA him at any time in the next 2 1/2 years. But no way St. Louis agrees to that, so no thank you on Mr. Arenado.
Cheaper and younger. I care even if Dodgers don’t.
Pre season, who had the White Sox with a better era than us half way through the season? The bats have carried us. Big no to Arenado
Bill Murray but he now has a unique perspective.
Unless something changes and they use an opener, Casparius gets the start tonight against the Astros. Astros without both Alvarez and Pena. Dodger line up against McCullers. Ohtani DH, Betts SS, Freeman 1B, Smith C, Teo RF, Pages CF, Conforto LF, Edman 2B, Kike 3B. Only four players, Betts, Ohtani, Smith and Teo have batted against McCullers before.
OKC Transactions – Michael Chavis on temporary inactive list, Noah Miller assigned to OKC. Miller is starting at SS and Freeland is at 3B for the game.
Well I guess we know who’s spot in the rotation that Glasnow is taking
And maybe the DFA candidate to put him back on the 40 man.
3-2-1 – Cue Scott Andes and his rant on the state of LAD pitching. I know, I know, is this really a WS caliber pitching staff???
Who is Scott Andes?
He’s the guy who the Dodgers picked AF over to lead the Dodgers
Bloodbath at the Ravine tonight.
Just woken up to watch the end of the game. Its4.30am. Back to bed for me.
Seems like Muncy should be back by mid-August. As I recall it, he was out for a few weeks last season with a strained oblique before a chiropractor helped him get back–and he came back strong.
With Max out, I was hoping that Outman would be summoned, but Esteury Ruiz brings better on-base skills. He is much less apt to strike out and thus may be the better pinch-hit and “second leadoff” option. Still, Outman’s defense would have been useful. Oh well.
Conforto has had some nice moments lately in his campaign to save his job. Max’s injury may actually help him, as Conforto is–or rather, is supposed to be–another lefty swinging power bat.
I hope to see Edman, a switch-hitter, get some action at 3B vs. RHP. Kim can cover 2B, with Pages in CF and Conforto or Ruiz in LF.
If Mookie doesn’t start hitting like the Mookie we know and love, will he be dropped down in the lineup? I’d nominate Will Smith with his .400 OBP to bat second. I might just flop Mookie and Will.
Near-future lineup?
Shohei DH
Will C
Freddie 1B
Pages (!) CF
Mookie SS
Teo RF
Edman 3B
Conforto/Ruiz LF
Kim 2B
Pages, the youngest regular, has emerged as an offensive force and his improvement in center is obvious. With Freddie in front of him and Mookie behind him, perhaps Pages can get to another level.