The Dodgers are not winning, and anytime you keep score winning is better than losing, but it is important to keep a good perspective of what translates and what doesn’t. Yamamoto looked great, Glasonow made 3 mistake pitches, but was good beyond that, May is healthy, so is Gonsolin and Snell looked good too.
Mookie is hitting .500, Rojas and Kike teamed up for a rally yesterday, Barnes is playing well, and we haven’t seen much of the firepower this offense is going to rely on.
So, while I’d much prefer winning outcomes, I’ll settle for the successes that translate to wins and losses when the Dodgers start playing for keeps.
With all the celebrity and firepower on the Dodgers roster, crazy to think how much Rojas and Kike mean to this team. Dudes lead, they carry the culture, and they do so with a smile about whatever role they are given.
Mad respect for these 2, this sequence was fun!
Here’s every pitch of the debut of Blake Snell in a Dodgers uniform. The scoreboard has been ugly, and while ST is about process over results, losing still sucks.
But it’s still about monitoring the progress of the Major Leaguers who are going to be the ones playing the games that matter in terms of wins and losses.
So, count the Snell outing as a victory!
Breaking ball(s), as in plural, are elite, paired with upper 90s fastball. He went 0-2 3 different times, and when he gets you to 2 strikes…YOU OUT!
Gonna be fun to watch him in a Dodgers uniform!
Austin Barnes had another knock! Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but a couple of things about Barnes, at least from my perspective.
First, he’s a backup, so when evaluating his production, he needs to be evaluated as such. And, the pitchers that throw to him want to throw to him.
So, when you put it all in the oven, there is no one better outside the org. to play his role. His history with the Dodgers, the value he brings to the pitchers he catches, his mentality that is greatly appreciated, and the fact that he is only needed to give backup-level offense make him perfectly suited for what he’s asked to do.
I do not think anyone else outside the org. would provide as much as a backup catcher, so the criticism he takes, IMO, is almost 100% unwarranted.
Just my opinion, take that and $6 and you can get a fancy cup of coffee at the local coffee shop.
Wrobo…Atta Baby! Justin Wrobleski threw 2 scoreless innings for the Dodgers today and flashed his typical good fastball, and off-speed that was tough to barrel for both righties and lefties.
The main goal for Wrobo is to fine-tune the command of his breaking pitches, and it looked good today, so that’s a win. Wrobo wants to be able to throw his off-speed in the zone for strikes, but then, also, be able to bury it with 2 strikes.
His fastball plays, as we saw last year, but the goal is to make it a weapon, and not the only pitch he can consistently rely on. If hitters have to honor the off-speed, then the fastball can be used to bury hitters instead of just as a pitch that allows him to survive.
Wrobo has specific goals for this year in terms of the adjustments he wants to make and how he wants to pitch. And, if you know him, you know he reaches his goals, period.
Robinson Ortiz Doin’ Work on the Main Field! Ortiz was signed all the way back in 2017, and just hasn’t been able to stay healthy long enough to gain momentum. In fact, he didn’t throw a pitch in an affiliated game in 2022 or 2023, only has only thrown 22.2 Innings since the end of 2019.
Ortiz was a pretty big prospect before his injuries, so lots of talent, including a sweeping slider that starts behind a lefties back. That was fun!
Get to know the name Jose Rodriguez! Good velo, great extension, very good change-up, curveball that gets swing and miss, baseball bloodlines, and tons of momentum.
This dude made some serious noise last year with his Swinging Strike %, he’s on the rise.
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