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After Julio Urías Gem, LAD Looks for Sweep

Julio Urías had three consecutive poor starts, and now had to come in and face the good hitting Phillies with Bryce Harper making his 2023 debut.

After allowing only 1 base runner (catcher’s interference) during the 1st three innings, leading off the 4th, Julio Urías allowed a Trea Turner HR for the only hit and run he allowed thru 7.    In his last three games, Julio gave up back to back HRs.  After Trea’s HR, Harper was coming to the plate.  But there would not be another déjà vu as he got Harper to softly ground out 5-3.  Urías did get a couple of outstanding defensive plays (Muncy and Outman) in the 2nd.

Alex Vesia still pressing, gave up a single and BB, but no runs in the 8th.  Phil Bickford struck out the side in the 9th.

For the game, Julio completed 7.0 innings.  He allowed just the one hit and run.  He gave up 1 BB, and registered 10 K.  95 pitches/67 strikes.  Julio looked confident and strong in the first inning, which is key for him.  He stayed confident and poised throughout the game.  This was a different Julio Urías.

  • 13 runs on 17 hits.
  • Only 2 runs came from HR.
  • 8 of 13 scored with 2 outs. Betts (3), Vargas (3), Outman 1), Barnes (1)
  • 9 – 17 WRISP.
  • 1st three batters 7-14. Makes a big difference when the top of the order produces.
  • Miguel Vargas – 4-5, 3 doubles, 2 runs, 3 RBIs. 1st 4-hit game. 1st 3-double game.
  • Chris Taylor – 2-4, 2 doubles, 2 runs, 2 RBIs

Mookie followed his big Monday with another big night.  He went 3-4 with 3 RBIs.  He is now 6-9 with 6 RBIs in the two games.

The Dodgers did not get a SB, but they still got their legs involved.  One key play was Mookie taking the extra base because of a lazy throw from Brandon Marsh.  Then Max taking 3rd on Taylor’s hit, allowing Taylor to take 2nd for his 2nd double.  That was critical for Vargas plating both with his 3rd double.

The Dodgers will now try for the series sweep on Wednesday, and the home stand sweep.  Gavin Stone draws a tough opponent for his debut.  Aaron Nola will be the starting pitcher for Philadelphia.  Hopefully the LAD bats will stay hot for Gavin.

 

 

 

MiLB April Metrics

 

AAA – OKC Dodgers – PCL East Division – 10 Team League

OKC is the first MiLB team to reach 20 victories.  Their record of 20-7 sits atop PCL East Division and the PCL as a whole.  The second best record in the League and in the Division is Round Rock (Texas).  OKC is 1.5 games ahead of Round Rock and 8.0 games ahead of Albuquerque (Division 3rd place team).

 

Individual Notes:

  1. Hunter Feduccia is 4 PA shy of being considered qualified. If he were he would be rated as follows:
  • BA – .360 – 5th in League
  • OBP – .515 – 3rd in League
  • SLG – .680 – 5th in League
  • OPS – 1.195 – 3rd in League

 

  1. Pitching is the PCL is near absent. PCL is very much a hitters league.

 

  1. OKC is 20-7 (most wins in MiLB) with middle of the League offensive numbers. They are at the top of most team pitching stats but that really is not saying a lot.  The Dodgers have exactly one prospective starting pitcher; Gavin Stone.  It is time (IMO) to stop blocking AA pitchers (See below).

 

Offensive Team Stats

  • Batting Average – .265 – 6th in League.
  • OBP – .379 – 4th in League.
  • SLG – .442 – 7th in League.
  • OPS – .821 – 7th in League.
  • Hits – 235 – 7th in League.
  • Runs – 170 – 6th in League.
  • Doubles – 63 – 2nd in League.
  • Triples – 8 – 4th in League.
  • HR – 26 – 7th in League.
  • BB – 154 – 3rd in League.
  • K – 267 – 2nd in League.

 

Offensive – Individuals Top Ten in League.

  • Doubles – Devin Mann – 15 – 1st in league. 2nd best is 9.
  • Triples – Yonny Hernandez and Luke Williams – 2 – 5th in League.
  • RBI
    1. Ryan Ward – 23 – 5th in League.
    2. Hunter Feduccia – 21 – 10th in League.
  • BB – Drew Avans – 20 – 6th in League.
  • K
    1. Steven Duggar – 38 – 1st in League.
    2. Bradley Zimmer – 34 – 5th in League.
  • SB
    1. Bradley Zimmer – 6 – 5th in League.
    2. Drew Avans – 5 – 10th in League.
  • Batting Average – Michael Busch – .337 – 9th in League.
  • OBP – Michael Busch – .461 – 8th in League.

 

Pitching Team Stats

  • ERA – 4.79 – 2nd in League; Round Rock 1st at 3.65.
  • WHIP – 1.41 – 2nd in League; Round Rock 1st at 1.38.
  • BAA – .238 – 1st in League.
  • BB – 120 – 8th most in League.
  • K – 264 – 2nd in League.
  • HR – 40 – 2nd most in League.

 

Pitching  – Individuals Top Ten in League

  • ERA
    1. Dylan Covey – 4.09 – 6th in League.
    2. Gavin Stone – 4.74 – 7th in League.
  • WHIP
    1. Gavin Stone – 1.26 – 5th in League.
    2. Dylan Covey – 1.41 – 7th in League.
  • BAA
    1. Gavin Stone – .204 – 4th in League.
    2. Dylan Covey – .212 – 5th in League.
  • BB – Matt Andriese 7 – 3rd least in League.
  • KK
    1. Gavin Stone – 27 – 5th in League.
    2. Matt Andriese – 24 – 7th in League.
  • HR Allowed
    1. Dylan Covey – 2 – 5th least in League.
    2. Gavin Stone – 3 – 6th least in League.

 

AA – Tulsa Drillers – Texas League North Division – (10 Team League)

Tulsa has a record of 12-9.  They are in 2nd place in their division, 1.5 GB Arkansas Travelers (Seattle).  Their record is also 2nd best in the League as a whole.

Individual Notes:

  1. Nick Frasso, Landon Knack, and Emmet Sheehan are arguably in the top 5 pitchers in the League. All three should be considered for promotion to AAA.
  2. Diego Cartaya and Eddys Leonard were disappointments for April. Cartaya had a very good April 30, while Leonard had an excellent May 1.
  3. Jorbit Vivas had spectacular April. He will be strongly considered as the Texas League Player of the Month of April.
  4. Will Andy Pages and José Ramos start to separate themselves? Pages – .243/.398/.419/.817 – 28.9% K rate.   Ramos .278/.398/.528/.926 – 25.6% K rate.

 

Offensive Team Stats

  • Batting Average – .240 – 8th in League.
  • OBP – .344 – 7th in League.
  • SLG – .404 – 7th in League.
  • OPS – .748 – 8th in League.
  • Hits – 163 – 9th in League.
  • Runs – 103 – 8th in League.
  • Doubles – 38 – 3rd in League.
  • Triples – 1 – 9th in League.
  • HR – 24 – 5th in League.
  • BB – 90 – 4th in League.
  • K – 189 – 10th in League.

Offensive – Individuals Top Ten in League.

  • Batting Average – Jorbit Vivas – .346 – 3rd in League
  • OBP
    1. Jorbit Vivas – .458 – 4th in League
    2. Imanol Vargas – .438 – 6th in League
  • SLG
    1. Jorbit Vivas – .667 – 1st in League
    2. Imanol Vargas – .596 – 8th in League
  • OPS
    1. Jorbit Vivas – 1.125 – 1st in League
    2. Imanol Vargas – 1.034 – 6th in League
  • Hits – Jorbit Vivas – 27 – 5th in League
  • Runs
    1. Jorbit Vivas – 17 – 3rd in League
    2. Jonny DeLuca – 16 – 8th in League
  • Doubles
    1. Jorbit Vivas – 11 – Best in League – 2nd best is 8
    2. Andy Pages – 7 – 6th in League
  • Triples – None in top 10 in the League
  • HR
    1. Jonny DeLuca – 6 – 2nd in League
    2. José Ramos – 4 – 9th in League
    3. Imanol Vargas – 4 – 9th in League
    4. Jorbit Vivas – 4 – 9th in League
  • K – None in top ten of least strikeouts in League
  • BB
    1. Andy Pages – 15 – 6th in League
    2. Imanol Vargas – 15 – 6th in League

 

Pitching Team Stats

  • ERA – 3.26 – Best in League
  • WHIP – 1.17 – Best in League
  • BAA – .192 – Best in League
  • BB – 86 – 3rd Best in League.
  • K – 234 – 2nd in League
  • HR Allowed – 19 – 2nd Best in League.

 

Pitching  – Individuals Top Ten in League

  • ERA
    1. Nick Frasso – 2nd in League
    2. Landon Knack – 1.45 – 3rd in League
  • WHIP
    1. Emmet Sheehan – 0.88 – 2nd in League
    2. Landon Knack – 0.91 – 4th in League
    3. Nick Frasso – 0.95 – 5th in League
  • BAA
    1. Emmet Sheehan – .134 – Best in League
    2. Landon Knack – .174 – 3rd in League
    3. Nick Frasso – .203 – 7th in League
  • BB
    1. Nick Frasso – 5 – 7th least in League
    2. Landon Knack – 5 – 7th least in League
  • K
    1. Emmet Sheehan – 35 – Best in League
    2. Nick Frasso – 30 – 3rd in League

 

A+ – Great Lakes Loons – Midwest League East Division (12 Team League)

Great Lakes has a record of 13-9 and in 2nd place in the Division, 1.0 GB Lake County (Cleveland).  They have the 4th best record in League.

Individual Notes:

  1. Austin Gauthier has to be considered a near favorite for Midwest League Player of the Month of April.
  1. The Dodgers have 2 catchers that they will be monitoring: Dalton Rushing and Yeiner Fernandez.

 

Offensive Team Stats

  • Batting Average – .233 – 5th in League.
  • OBP – .337 – 3rd in League.
  • SLG – .377 – 3rd in League.
  • OPS – .714 – 3rd in League.
  • Hits – 167 – 2nd in League.
  • Runs – 103 – 2nd in League.
  • Doubles – 35 – 3rd in League.
  • Triples – 4 – 9th in League.
  • HR – 20 – 2nd in League.
  • BB – 106 – 2nd in League.
  • K – 212 – 2nd in League.

 

Offensive – Individuals Top Ten in League.

  • Batting Average
    1. Austin Gauthier – .406 – Best in League
    2. Yeiner Fernandez – .299 – 10th best in League
  • OBP
    1. Austin Gauthier – .500 – 3rd in League
    2. Dalton Rushing – .456 – 6th in League
  • SLG
    1. Austin Gauthier – .580 – 5th in League
    2. Dalton Rushing – .545 – 6th in League
  • OPS
    1. Austin Gauthier – 1.080 – 3rd in League
    2. Dalton Rushing – 1.001 – 6th in League
  • Hits
    1. Austin Gauthier – 28 – Best in League
    2. Yeiner Fernandez – 20 – 9th in League
  • Runs
    1. Austin Gauthier – 19 – Best in League
    2. Dalton Rushing – 16 – 7th in League
  • Doubles
    1. Austin Gauthier – 6 – 4th in League
    2. Griffin Lockwood-Powell – 5 – 9th in League
  • HR
    1. Dalton Rushing – 4 – 4th in League
    2. Yunior Garcia – 3 – 6th in League
    3. Damon Keith – 3 – 6th in League
  • BB
    1. Taylor Young – 15 – 5th in League
    2. Alex Freeland – 14 – 8th in League
  • K
    1. Griffin Lockwood-Powell – 10 – 8th Least in League

 

Pitching Team

  • ERA – 3.36 – 3rd in League.
  • WHIP – 1.28 – 5th in League.
  • BAA – .189 – Best in League.
  • BB – 117 – Most in League.
  • K – 245 – 1st in League.
  • HR Allowed – 14 – 5th best in League.

 

Pitching  – Individuals Top Ten in League

 

Only Ben Casparius has enough IP to be a qualified pitcher.

  • ERA – 2.70 – 7th in League
  • WHIP – 1.03 – 7th in League
  • BAA – .159 – 2nd in League
  • BB – 11 – Most in League
  • K – 23 – 6th in League
  • HR – 4 – Most in League

 

A – Rancho Cucamonga Quakes – California League South Division (8 Team League)

At 16-6, RC is tied for 1st in the Division with Lake Elsinore Storm (San Diego).  They are 8.0 games ahead of Visalia Rawhide (Arizona).  They are tied with the best record in the League.

Offensive Team

  • Batting Average – .250 – 3rd in League.
  • OBP – .349 – 4th in League.
  • SLG – .388 – 2nd in League.
  • OPS – .737 – 3rd in League.
  • Hits – 186 – 3rd in League.
  • Runs – 103 – 4th in League.
  • Doubles – 37 – 4th in League.
  • Triples – 3 – 8th in League.
  • HR – 20 – Best in League.
  • BB – 146 – 2nd in League.
  • K – 264 – Most in League.

 

Offensive – Individuals Top Ten in League.

  • Batting Average
    1. Kyle Nevin – .385 – Best in League
    2. Chris Newell – .314 – 9th in League
  • OBP – Kyle Nevin – .385 – 4th in League
  • SLG
    1. Chris Newell – .643 – 2nd in League
    2. Kyle Nevin – .508 – 10th in League
  • OPS
    1. Chris Newell – 1.062 – 2nd in League
    2. Kyle Nevin – .967 – 5th in League
  • Hits
    1. Kyle Nevin – 25 – 3rd in League
    2. Rayne Doncon – 22 – 9th in League
  • Runs
    1. Rayne Doncon – 20 – 2nd in League
    2. Chris Newell – 17 – 5th in League
    3. Jose Izarra – 13 – 10th in League
  • Doubles
    1. Jose Izarra – 9 – Best in League
    2. Kyle Nevin – 6 – 8th in League
  • HR
    1. Chris Newell – 6 – Best in League
    2. Rayne Doncon – 5 – 3rd in League
    3. Thayron Liranzo – 4 – 4th in League
  • BB – Chris Newell – 14 – 7th in League
  • K – Jorge Puerta – 14 – 9th least in League

 

Pitching Team

  • ERA – 3.03 – 2nd in League.
  • WHIP – 1.30 – 2nd in League.
  • BAA – .203 – 2nd in League.
  • BB – 109 – 3rd most in League.
  • K – 259 – 1st in League.
  • HR Allowed – 9 – 3rd best in League.

 

Pitching  – Individuals Top Ten in League

No RC pitcher is a qualified pitcher.  17.2 IP qualifies pitchers. The closest RC pitcher to be considered a qualified pitcher was Maddux Bruns with 17.1 IP.

  • ERA – 1.04 – 2nd in League
  • WHIP – 1.15 – 5th in League
  • BAA – .148 – Best in League
  • BB – 11 – 2nd worst in League
  • K – 26 – 2nd in League
  • HR – 0 – Tied for 1st in League

 

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Jeff

Busch looked good in his short appearance at 3B. He looks like a real player that can field and hit. Will he take over 3B moving Muncy to DH? It seems like the right move. I’d also like to see Feduccia take over for Barnes. I know that our hitting is quite capable but there is always room for upgrading a position especially a bat like Barnes’s. Feduccia’s arm is also stronger. Smith at C, DHing to give Muncy rest on occasion or allowing his own rest when Feduccia is at C. I don’t mind all the rookies if they can contribute. What’s your take, Jeff?

Dionysus

I’m not Jeff but Busch belongs, Jeff.

Badger

Great information Jeff. Thanks. A lot there to digest.

It feels to me like it’s time for Pages to start owning that league. And it’s hard to know how good any of them really are. Williams and Yonny got a look and didn’t look quite ready. Our best, Vargas, Outman and Busch look ready, but it’s a long season. Pitching? We’re going to see aren’t we.

Barnes. I keep waiting, but he looks overmatched. I guess Feduccia isn’t coming. Each time we see Smith behind the plate I will be nervous.

Bumsrap

Dodgers stop losing after Smith gets back in the lineup

Jeff

He does seem to help!

Badger

#3 hitter in the lineup is important. Top of the order looks different with him there and Mookie banging.

Bobby

Is Jorbit Vivas a legit prospect? Can he realistically become our SS? Or is he more of a 2b and/or utility guy?

Badger

Viva Las Vivas! Good movie. Elvis in his prime.

ok, maybe not. I’m circling in a different jorbit.

Legit? How do we know until he gets playing time? 5’10”, 171 pounds. I think the Dodgers like them bigger than that.

SandyIsTheGreatest

Yes
No
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Singing the Blue

Do you think AF protected Vivas and Leonard from the Rule 5 just because he had room or because he valued them more than the pundits?

Singing the Blue

Hrabosky would have walked up to the clock and kicked it in.

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