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ChickenStu
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| Moses wrote: | | LongBeachPoly wrote: | One of the reasons why they decided to move Betts permanently to the infield was that they noticed he performed better last yr offensively while playing 2B.
Seems like the trend has continued this yr. Somehow, running around in the outfield takes away from his offense.
I couldn't find the stats but I found this unconfirmed stat on reddit:
| Quote: | | He had a 1.004 OPS as an infielder vs .969 as an outfielder. For his career, he's at .994 as an infielder and .891 as an outfielder. |
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This is pretty cool, and certainly seems to be working too so far |
Yep, maybe after the hip thing a couple of years ago, maybe not having to take full strides in the outfield and running all-out keeps his hip feeling better, and maybe the quicker, smaller steps that you take as an infielder isn't wearing on the hip. Yeah, he's not going back to the outfield. I suppose he can go out there in the late innings if absolutely necessary, but it's not something we want to be doing often. |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Ohtani hits a HR on his first at bat in Toronto after the "being on the plane to Toronto" rumor this off season. |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm watching the draft, but seems like we're off to a great start in this one. |
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| aprevo15 wrote: | | Ohtani hits a HR on his first at bat in Toronto after the "being on the plane to Toronto" rumor this off season. |
Dude is just built for the moment.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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| jonnybravo wrote: | | aprevo15 wrote: | | Ohtani hits a HR on his first at bat in Toronto after the "being on the plane to Toronto" rumor this off season. |
Dude is just built for the moment. |
Everyone with a smile in the dugout except for CT.00003 |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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| ChickenStu wrote: | | Moses wrote: | | LongBeachPoly wrote: | One of the reasons why they decided to move Betts permanently to the infield was that they noticed he performed better last yr offensively while playing 2B.
Seems like the trend has continued this yr. Somehow, running around in the outfield takes away from his offense.
I couldn't find the stats but I found this unconfirmed stat on reddit:
| Quote: | | He had a 1.004 OPS as an infielder vs .969 as an outfielder. For his career, he's at .994 as an infielder and .891 as an outfielder. |
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This is pretty cool, and certainly seems to be working too so far |
Yep, maybe after the hip thing a couple of years ago, maybe not having to take full strides in the outfield and running all-out keeps his hip feeling better, and maybe the quicker, smaller steps that you take as an infielder isn't wearing on the hip. Yeah, he's not going back to the outfield. I suppose he can go out there in the late innings if absolutely necessary, but it's not something we want to be doing often. |
He said that just the running back and forth between innings was more wearing on him. |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Lux still showing zero power, but nice to see him actually picking up some base hits in the last 2-3 games. Perhaps he's coming out of it. Even though he was once a top prospect in all of baseball, it's not like we need the guy to be a star. We just need him to be a solid contributor, like he was in 2022. Still, I wouldn't be opposed to dealing him while he has a lot of service time left. I'm just not sure he will ever drive the ball consistently, and I'd much prefer to move Mookie back to second base. |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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| JerryWest_44 wrote: | | jonnybravo wrote: | | aprevo15 wrote: | | Ohtani hits a HR on his first at bat in Toronto after the "being on the plane to Toronto" rumor this off season. |
Dude is just built for the moment. |
Everyone with a smile in the dugout except for CT.00003 |
Taylor 0-for-2 with a strikeout off the bench. When there's a roster crunch, I just don't know how he can keep a roster spot. Either invent an IL stint or cut the cord. |
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| Stone's 7 innings of 2-run ball lowers his ERA to 4.68. Given how pathetic he was last season, at least he's been somewhat adequate this year. Baby steps? |
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| ChickenStu wrote: | | JerryWest_44 wrote: | | jonnybravo wrote: | | aprevo15 wrote: | | Ohtani hits a HR on his first at bat in Toronto after the "being on the plane to Toronto" rumor this off season. |
Dude is just built for the moment. |
Everyone with a smile in the dugout except for CT.00003 |
Taylor 0-for-2 with a strikeout off the bench. When there's a roster crunch, I just don't know how he can keep a roster spot. Either invent an IL stint or cut the cord. |
Yeah I don’t see him sticking around much longer.
His body language as someone noted earlier has been concerning too. I know he’s struggling but you can’t be moping around.
He made a bunch of money from us and had some epic moments but it’s time now. There will be no room for him. |
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| Snipes wrote: | | ChickenStu wrote: | | JerryWest_44 wrote: | | jonnybravo wrote: | | aprevo15 wrote: | | Ohtani hits a HR on his first at bat in Toronto after the "being on the plane to Toronto" rumor this off season. |
Dude is just built for the moment. |
Everyone with a smile in the dugout except for CT.00003 |
Taylor 0-for-2 with a strikeout off the bench. When there's a roster crunch, I just don't know how he can keep a roster spot. Either invent an IL stint or cut the cord. |
Yeah I don’t see him sticking around much longer.
His body language as someone noted earlier has been concerning too. I know he’s struggling but you can’t be moping around.
He made a bunch of money from us and had some epic moments but it’s time now. There will be no room for him. |
Just looked up CT's salary. Yikes. Who did we let walk the year we decided to give him 60 mil? |
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ChickenStu
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| Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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| aprevo15 wrote: | | Snipes wrote: | | ChickenStu wrote: | | JerryWest_44 wrote: | | jonnybravo wrote: | | aprevo15 wrote: | | Ohtani hits a HR on his first at bat in Toronto after the "being on the plane to Toronto" rumor this off season. |
Dude is just built for the moment. |
Everyone with a smile in the dugout except for CT.00003 |
Taylor 0-for-2 with a strikeout off the bench. When there's a roster crunch, I just don't know how he can keep a roster spot. Either invent an IL stint or cut the cord. |
Yeah I don’t see him sticking around much longer.
His body language as someone noted earlier has been concerning too. I know he’s struggling but you can’t be moping around.
He made a bunch of money from us and had some epic moments but it’s time now. There will be no room for him. |
Just looked up CT's salary. Yikes. Who did we let walk the year we decided to give him 60 mil? |
Ironically, Kike and Taylor were both FA's, and the thinking at the time was that we could only keep one. Taylor ended up getting paid more than Kike, of course, and Taylor was more useful than Kike was up until this season. Still, given the contract...not good. But oh well, a contract like this doesn't cripple the Dodgers. If we need to cut him, we can cut him and eat the money. At least we aren't talking about a Rendon-like contract or something. |
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Shout out to the young arms for giving us a shot in the arm lately. Talking about:
| Quote: | - Gavin Stone
- Landon Knack |
We've really needed it |
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| LongBeachPoly wrote: | Shout out to the young arms for giving us a shot in the arm lately. Talking about:
| Quote: | - Gavin Stone
- Landon Knack |
We've really needed it |
No question. Stone is the polar opposite of Grove, he just finds a way to pitch well. |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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| ChickenStu wrote: | | aprevo15 wrote: | | Snipes wrote: | | ChickenStu wrote: | | JerryWest_44 wrote: | | jonnybravo wrote: | | aprevo15 wrote: | | Ohtani hits a HR on his first at bat in Toronto after the "being on the plane to Toronto" rumor this off season. |
Dude is just built for the moment. |
Everyone with a smile in the dugout except for CT.00003 |
Taylor 0-for-2 with a strikeout off the bench. When there's a roster crunch, I just don't know how he can keep a roster spot. Either invent an IL stint or cut the cord. |
Yeah I don’t see him sticking around much longer.
His body language as someone noted earlier has been concerning too. I know he’s struggling but you can’t be moping around.
He made a bunch of money from us and had some epic moments but it’s time now. There will be no room for him. |
Just looked up CT's salary. Yikes. Who did we let walk the year we decided to give him 60 mil? |
Ironically, Kike and Taylor were both FA's, and the thinking at the time was that we could only keep one. Taylor ended up getting paid more than Kike, of course, and Taylor was more useful than Kike was up until this season. Still, given the contract...not good. But oh well, a contract like this doesn't cripple the Dodgers. If we need to cut him, we can cut him and eat the money. At least we aren't talking about a Rendon-like contract or something. |
From what I remembered, Kike was a free agent a yr before Taylor was.
The timeline that I remembered went like this:
| Quote: | - We knew Kike and Taylor's free agency were coming up (Kike in 2021 and Taylor in 2022).
- So, in 2020, we tried to replace at least one of them by trading Stripling and Pederson to the Angels for Luis Rengifo.
- When that trade failed, we had a plan B.
- Zach McKinstry was going to replace Kike. So we let Kike walk and gave the job to McKinstry. He couldn't hit nor play D. (This was 2021).
- So, when Taylor became a free agent in 2022, we kept him at all costs since we failed to replace them with cheaper alternatives. |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, you're right, my mistake. Kike departed before the 2021 season, and Taylor was re-signed after the 2021 season. |
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| Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 6:49 am Post subject: |
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| CT3 has deserved enough of a rope for at least half a season to try to get back on track. If he hasnt figured it out then, we need to designate him for assignment with the goal of keeping him and having him work out his issues in the minors. |
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| Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:20 am Post subject: |
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| ChickenStu wrote: | | JerryWest_44 wrote: | | jonnybravo wrote: | | aprevo15 wrote: | | Ohtani hits a HR on his first at bat in Toronto after the "being on the plane to Toronto" rumor this off season. |
Dude is just built for the moment. |
Everyone with a smile in the dugout except for CT.00003 |
Taylor 0-for-2 with a strikeout off the bench. When there's a roster crunch, I just don't know how he can keep a roster spot. Either invent an IL stint or cut the cord. |
If ever there was a need for a "slump buster" or maybe let's make that plural, Mr. Taylor is the guy.
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The big 4 batting averages so far.
Mookie .382
Ohtani. 354
Freddie .304
Will .376
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| Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 10:16 am Post subject: |
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| As frustrated I am with CT, I really hope he turns it around. l'll always remember the walk off against the Cards to send us to NLDS. |
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| 32 wrote: | The big 4 batting averages so far.
Mookie .382
Ohtani. 354
Freddie .304
Will .376 |
Yeah, but...
(Now list the bottom 4, or the not-so-big 4, as it were.)
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| Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:10 am Post subject: |
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| Hurt to the 60 day IL, another solid arm to be shleved for about half a season. |
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| Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:15 am Post subject: |
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Everyone’s favorite Angel is seriously hurt. Again. Torn hamstring this time. Should give him plenty of time to brush up on his English.
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I can’t fathom how this guy is ALWAYS hurt. Each time I see his name, I am ever so grateful he had no interest in signing with us. |
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| Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:19 am Post subject: |
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| Gotta love Will. Many players show up on their contract year but not Will. He gets the deal and then he shows up. Keep it up Will. |
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| Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:32 am Post subject: |
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| CT3 comeback story begins today. Nice rbi single Chris. |
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