Even though our recent record doesn’t show it. Our starting pitching staff has been nails as of recent. We need to get these guys some support with the bats!
Although it has seemed like a struggle, the Dodgers are 8-4 in their last 12. Tomorrow is the last day of August. What will be the Dodgers record for the final 25 games of the year?
Shohei threw live batting practice to Will Smith yesterday. He is expected to throw live BP one more time before making his return to the mound to build up before the postseason…
With Andy Pages landing on the IL, the Dodgers are calling up OF Alek Thomas, the only other true CF on their 40-man roster. Thomas has posted an .855 OPS with OKC and plays elite defense.
Dodgers RHP Edwin Diaz is being sent back to the IL after his recent struggles. Subsequently RHP Emmet Sheehan is being called back up and will head to the bullpen.
The Dodgers are paying Kyle Tucker $60 million and Edwin Diaz $23 million this year. The two together have a combined WAR of -1.3 according to FanGraphs meaning the Dodgers are paying $83 million (plus over $30 million in luxury tax) to have 1.3 less wins than they would if the two weren’t on the team.
Tyler Glasnow will be back soon and the rotation will look something like this:
1. Yamamoto
2. Skubal
3. Snell
4. Glasnow
5. Sasaki/Lauer
The bats don’t have to be exceptional when you have these arms on the mound💪
Kyle Tucker is 0 for 19 this homestand. Baseball is a game where even the worst players get lucky every now and then. He’s so bad he doesn’t even get lucky.