Dodgers 2022 thread

ChickenStu · Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2022 10:59 am Post subject:

Singer is very talented. A bright spot for them.

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Perfecto thru 8 in Tampa.

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Tuned into the game late - Are we getting BABIP'd, or were we just really stifled by their pitching?

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Bellinger 3-0 is not money in the bank.

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ChickenStu · Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2022 12:26 pm Post subject:

ChickenStu · Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2022 12:53 pm Post subject:

Never a clean inning. I just never thought Kimbrel would continue to be this bad.

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All streaks end. Dodgers just ran out of gas today.

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ChickenStu · Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2022 5:09 pm Post subject:

Dustin May, in presumably his final AAA start of the season:

5 IP, 1 ER, 4 hits, 1 BB, 10 K, 70 pitches.

Oh, and he tossed an immaculate inning.

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ChickenStu · Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2022 10:23 pm Post subject:

^
Yeah, Pepiot should go down as soon as May returns. But Moronta isn't long for the team, as I think Graterol won't be rehabbing for too much longer (he pitched an inning following up May's 5 innings at AAA today). The next guy likely to lose his spot is Bickford, and it could be either Kershaw or Treinen that takes his spot, if either one returns before September 1. We can carry 28 players (2 additional players) after Sept. 1, and it's actually quite possible that both Kershaw and Treinen don't return until after Sept. 1. We don't really need more position players, so I'm guessing we just carry a couple of extra pitchers, as we try to sort out who will be best for the pitching staff during the postseason. So that would make 15 pitchers. I'll assume that both Kershaw and Treinen return sometime early in September. That would give us a 6-man rotation, which allows for 9 relievers. Yeah, we could invent an IL stint for somebody in order to get looks at other guys, but if we assume that Kimbrel/Phillips/Martin/Ferguson/Price/Vesia/Graterol are locks, that leaves spots for two more guys, and I just remembered that Almonte should have a guaranteed spot once he returns. There would be 1 spot left, and the following 4 guys are all possibilities in September, I think: Kahnle, Duffy, Buehler, Gonzalez. We could see some manufactured IL stints.

I guess it's worth pointing out that Edwin Rios will be a candidate to rejoin the active roster once he's done with his rehab assignment, and that could take place in late August or early September, I guess. Once again, I wonder if we could see a fake IL stint for a position player to get a rest for 2 weeks. There's not an obvious player that could/would get sent down.

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Here’s a question I just thought of. With Pepiot, White, McKinstry, players like that who continually get shuffled back and forth between the minors and majors...

I wonder where do they stay at when we play at home? I’m sure they don’t have an apartment. Do they just stay at hotels/motels? Crash at one of the other players’ homes? Couchsurf?

I don’t think the Dodgers can provide them with lodging. That might be against the CBA.

They don’t get paid much.

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Some good info on Matt Antonelli's YouTube channel. I've watched some of his content over the years, but hadn't seen any of his videos talking about this very subject.

Where Do Players Live In MLB?
*Minor leagues = Host families, apartments (either shared with teammates, or solo)
*Minor leaguers called up to big league team= team puts you in a hotel for 14 days - after which you figure something out and handle yourself. Matt chose to continue staying in the hotel he was set up with because it was so close to Petco Park and he could just walk there.
*Major leaguers - own/rent

How Much $$$ Are You Paid When Called Up to MLB
*To no surprise....Minor leaguers are paid crap, unless you're on the 40-man, then you make at least something that could be considered a living wage.
*Minor leaguers that are called up earn a pro-rated league minimum for each day on the big league roster.
*Players on the 40-man are given ~$100/day of meal money on road trips. He said he still collected meal money even when he wasn't even traveling with the team because he was back rehabbing. In contrast, minor leaguers get like $20 a day in meal money.

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Cutheon · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 12:46 pm Post subject:

ChickenStu · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 1:04 pm Post subject:

So there's a scheduling quirk this year during the postseason. As far as how this could impact the Dodgers, during the NLDS (best-of-5), the only off day/travel day is after Game 2, whereas usually there would also be an off day after Game 4, if a Game 5 were necessary. So if there's a Game 5, it's the day after Game 4, and it's possible that we could be playing the Braves, so that would be a lot of travel for both sides with no off day. (If it were the Padres, obviously the travel part wouldn't come into play, just the no off day thing.) Usually, you have the choice of whether or not you're going to bring your Game 1 starter back for Game 4 on three days of rest, or you go with your 4th starter. That will remain the same here. However, if it went to a Game 5, your #2 starter would usually be on normal rest because of the second off day. That won't be the case here. My guess is that the Dodgers would throw their 4th starter in a Game 4 for sure if they were up in the series, and maybe even if they were down, and then that means your #1 starter on normal rest in a Game 5. It means that the only way to go with a 3-man rotation in the NLDS is if you are prepared to use both your #1 and #2 starter on 3 days of rest. That seems unlikely to me.

In the AL, there's a further quirk, where the ALDS will have off days after both Game 1 and Game 2, but no off day after a Game 4 if a Game 5 is necessary.

The LCS and World Series rounds are scheduled like usual, with the normal off days after Games 2 and 5.