d2jsp
Log InRegister
d2jsp Forums > Off-Topic > Sports Coliseum > Baseball > Los Angeles Dodgers Official Thread > Indeed
Prev1126127128129130366Next
Add Reply New Topic New Poll
Views: 70822Replies: 3653Track Topic
Member
Posts: 58,281
Joined: Jul 10 2006
Gold: 2,900.49
#1271
Oct 31 2013 07:25am
http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/dodger-report/post/_/id/8182/predicting-the-future-of-dodger-free-agents?ex%5Fcid=espnapi%5Fpublic

Cool article discussing the Dodgers' free agents and what the predictions are regarding their futures.

As I stated earlier, I feel like Brian Wilson looked good enough to warrant being a closer somewhere and I doubt (and hope) the Dodgers will move Kenley Jansen from that spot, so they'll probably lose him unfortunately. After that the article predicts the following players walk:

Mark Ellis, Michael Young, Edinson Valquez, Jerry Hairston Jr., Juan Uribe, Ricky Nolasco, Chris Capuano (why wasn't he on the NLCS roster? I still don't get it), and Skip Shumaker.

Of the above, I'll be sad to see Mark Ellis and Capuano go, but the rest I can stomach. The article says the club wants to get younger, so they essentially would like to follow the Cardinals' model as much as they can (who doesn't/wouldn't?), which I like. I wonder if they make another large pitching signing considering they're liabel to lose a few of their starters. I personally wouldn't mind throwing in some minor league guys in and developing them, mainly Fife and Magill (dat Simi Valley bias), to see what they've got.

EDIT -- I don't feel like I mentioned this explicitly enough -- I am VERY glad to see Michael Young leaving. Seeing that dude get such pivotal at-bats in the playoffs after having so many players come through the team I'd have liked to be batting over him was hard to watch. I'd have rather them have called up Elian Herrera, who did nothing but impress me every time he got a shot, to bat instead of Michael Young. Fuck.

This post was edited by Kamahl16 on Oct 31 2013 07:28am
Member
Posts: 64,445
Joined: Jun 26 2007
Gold: 3.00
#1272
Oct 31 2013 09:07am
;)
Member
Posts: 58,281
Joined: Jul 10 2006
Gold: 2,900.49
#1273
Nov 7 2013 08:13am
Bump, Greinke wins Silver Slugger, etc.

EDIT -- The Brewers took Elian Herrera off of waivers, apparently. Sucks, every time the team called on him he seemed to deliver and he was extremely versatile, hopefully he gets a fair shake in Wisconsin.

This post was edited by Kamahl16 on Nov 7 2013 08:17am
Member
Posts: 6,090
Joined: Jun 4 2010
Gold: 882.00
#1274
Nov 8 2013 07:42am
dodgers better sign brian wilson. dude was so consistent down the stretch. we need this guy.
Member
Posts: 58,281
Joined: Jul 10 2006
Gold: 2,900.49
#1275
Nov 8 2013 07:50am
Quote (sleepy1 @ Nov 8 2013 01:42pm)
dodgers better sign brian wilson. dude was so consistent down the stretch. we need this guy.


I think his personality is awesome, he performed very well but think he will pursue a closer's contract. I really hope I'm wrong and they retain him as the setup man.
Member
Posts: 6,090
Joined: Jun 4 2010
Gold: 882.00
#1276
Nov 8 2013 09:18am
Quote (Kamahl16 @ Nov 8 2013 06:50am)
I think his personality is awesome, he performed very well but think he will pursue a closer's contract. I really hope I'm wrong and they retain him as the setup man.


the good news is the ownership can afford a closers contract. else what, we have... paco, howell and bellisario as our go to guys? ohhhh lord
Member
Posts: 58,281
Joined: Jul 10 2006
Gold: 2,900.49
#1277
Nov 8 2013 09:40am
Quote (sleepy1 @ Nov 8 2013 03:18pm)
the good news is the ownership can afford a closers contract. else what, we have... paco, howell and bellisario as our go to guys? ohhhh lord


Paco showed a shitload of promise during the regular season even though he shit the bed during the post-season and Howell is serviceable. Bellisario is hit-or-miss, when he's on he's as effective a relief man as they have and when he's bad he's really bad.
Member
Posts: 6,090
Joined: Jun 4 2010
Gold: 882.00
#1278
Nov 8 2013 04:19pm
i really like bellisario. when hes on he is ON. but he does this weird bipolar thing sometimes.
Member
Posts: 58,281
Joined: Jul 10 2006
Gold: 2,900.49
#1279
Nov 13 2013 07:28am
Quote (sleepy1 @ Nov 8 2013 10:19pm)
i really like bellisario. when hes on he is ON. but he does this weird bipolar thing sometimes.


The movement on his pitches when he is on is so good I just laugh at how badly the hitters get torn apart, but when he's bad he just drops them hits after a pitch or two, which really sucks.

What's everybody think of Jose Dominguez? I feel like he can be like one of them St. Louis relievers who has a ton of velocity if he can improve his movement a bit.
Member
Posts: 64,445
Joined: Jun 26 2007
Gold: 3.00
#1280
Nov 13 2013 01:08pm
Mariners looking for a kemp trade.
Go Back To Baseball Topic List
Prev1126127128129130366Next
Add Reply New Topic New Poll

© 2003-2026 d2jsp  Contact