So how does it feel to be on top of the world?

by meercatjohn on Apr 24, 2009 8:21 AM PDT

Sometimes research ruins a good story line. I started out expecting to find Billingsley on top of ERA+, Hudson on top of BA, and Manny on top of OBA but it isn't happening so I'm cherry picking my top of the world post.

After 16 games the Dodgers currently have the winningest pitcher in baseball thanks to Chad Billingsley's 4 wins. I wanted to say he had the best ERA+ but shockingly he only ranks in the top ten with the likes of one Wandy Rodriguez a head of him.

Then we have the best closer in baseball where the minimum requirement was three saves.

Orlando Hudson gave way to Carlos Beltran in the Batting Average race but 2nd will do for now. However the biggest shock is that Manny is not on top of the world in OBA but is 2nd to Fred Lewis. Fred Lewis????

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I always like it in the box score

if our pitchers have low ERAs at the end of their line. Last night, I saw:

Billingsley 2.05
Broxton 1.08

That’ll do. That’ll do just fine.

by Eric Stephen on Apr 24, 2009 9:39 AM PDT reply actions

I was quite irked to find Coffey a head of Big John in ERA+ so I manipulated the save category to make it >= 3. Cherry picking at it’s finest.

by meercatjohn on Apr 24, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions

Carlos Beltran

It feels weird to suggest that someone making $17 million per year is underrated, but I get the sense that most of the baseball world doesn’t realize just how great a player Beltran is.

by Eric Stephen on Apr 24, 2009 9:42 AM PDT reply actions

I've always been really high on Beltran too

One of the “five tool” guys. Not a bad role model for Kemp to look up to. One reason for his possible lack of press is because he went to the Mets rather than the Yankees and it seems like he has one excellent year followed up by a mediocre (for him) year. Plus, the fans in NY initially turned on him because he wasn’t a psycho NY type guy and he didn’t seem to “care” when things weren’t going his way. Kind of the JD Drew complaint.

P.S. I didn’t research any of the above before I posted. Just going off of memory.

P.P.S That post season he put together his last year with the Astros was absolutely incredible.

by Michael White on Apr 24, 2009 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions

Of all the free agents who have been available lately I really wanted Carlos Beltran. He really is one of the best players in baseball but still underappreciated which is strange considering he’s in NY these days.

by meercatjohn on Apr 24, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions

This roto owner would appreciate an attempted stolen base. Talking about roto, I have Dave Bush in both the TB and DT leagues. I sat him yesterday on purpose expecting Utley and Howard to have their way with him. Talk about over managing.

by meercatjohn on Apr 24, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions

Lewis is having a great season so far.

Maybe it will be an unexpected breakout for him.

by Brendan Scolari on Apr 24, 2009 3:55 PM PDT reply actions

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2012 Dodgers Payroll

Italics denote estimates
Pos	No	Player	2012 Salary
C	17	Ellis	$500,000	team control
1B	7	Loney	$6,375,000
2B	14	Ellis	$2,500,000
3B	5	Uribe	$8,000,000
SS	9	Gordon	$485,000	team control
LF	21	Rivera	$4,000,000
CF	27	Kemp	$10,000,000
RF	16	Ethier	$10,950,000

IF/OF	6	Hairston	$2,250,000
OF	10	Gwynn	$850,000
2B/3B	3	Kennedy	$800,000
C	18	Treanor	$850,000
IF	12	Sellers	$485,000	team control

SP	22	Kershaw	$6,000,000
SP	58	Billingsley	$9,000,000
SP	29	Lilly	$12,000,000
SP	35	Capuano	$3,000,000
SP	44	Harang	$3,000,000

CL	54	Guerra	$485,000	team control
RHP	74	Jansen	$500,000	team control
RHP	55	Guerrier	$4,750,000
RHP	60	Coffey	$1,000,000
RHP	66	MacDougal	$650,000
LHP	57	Elbert	$485,000	team control
RHP	36	Hawksworth	$500,000	team control

TJ	41	De La Rosa	$485,000	team control

		Manny	$8,087,432	deferred
		Andruw	$3,375,000	deferred
		Pierre	$3,050,000	deferred
		Furcal	$3,000,000	deferred
		Kuroda	$2,000,000	deferred
		Garland	$1,500,000	option buyout
		Blake	$1,250,000	option buyout

Totals			$112,162,432
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Players on 40-man roster used as roster fillers until moves are made. Current 40-man roster count: 40 (not including Belisario)

2012 Non-Roster Invitees

No	Player	Age*
63	Jose Ascanio rhp	27
61	Alberto Castillo lhp	36
56	Matt Chico lhp	29
33	John Grabow lhp	33
59	Angel Guzman rhp	30
47	Wil Ledezma lhp	31
72	Shane Lindsay rhp	27
62	Fernando Nieve rhp	29
73	Scott Rice lhp	30
70	Will Savage rhp	27
71	Ryan Tucker rhp	25
28	Jamey Wright rhp	37

30	Josh Bard c	34
82	Griff Erickson c	24
81	Matt Wallachc	26
67	Jeff Baisley 3b/1b	29
65	Luis Cruz ss/2b	28
37	Josh Fields 3b	29
64	Lance Zawadzki if	27
56	Cory Sullivan of	32

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