Dodgers Wheel Of Fifth Starters Stops On Monasterios Today
by Eric Stephen on Jul 24, 2010 8:00 AM PDT
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In game three of their four-game series with the Mets, the Dodgers turn to Carlos Monasterios to start, a role he has struggled in this season:
| Carlos Monasterios Rookie Season | |||||||||
| Split | G | IP | HR/9 | BB/9 | K/9 | ERA | FIP | xFIP | WHIP |
| Starter | 6 | 26.2 | 2.36 | 3.71 | 3.38 | 5.40 | 7.23 | 6.18 | 1.500 |
| Reliever |
14 | 25.2 | 0.70 | 2.45 | 4.91 | 1.75 | 4.08 | 4.61 | 1.091 |
In his last two starts, in June, Monasterios allowed 10 runs and 20 baserunners, including three home runs, in 6 2/3 innings. He was placed on the disabled list after his June 23 start in Boston with blisters on his fingers, blisters Monasterios himself said did not affect his performance. For the Dodgers sake, I hope he was wrong. Since returning from the disabled list, Monasterios has allowed one run in six innings in relief.
A month ago, Mike Pelfrey was 10-2 with a 2.71 ERA. Since then, he has made four starts, and is 0-3 with a 12.89 ERA. He has allowed a staggering 40 hits and 10 walks in just 14 2/3 innings. Opponents have tagged Pelfrey in those four starts to the tune of .519/.580/.688, although his batting average on balls in play is .565. Then again, his line drive rate during that time is a giant 33%.
Notes
- The Dodgers have been outscored 72-53 in first innings this season, their worst frame of the season
- Andre Ethier leads the Dodgers in home runs since the All-Star break, with two, but during that same time he has just four hits in 33 at-bats. Ethier is hitless in his last 14 at-bats
- Garret Anderson has four hits, including a double, in nine at-bats in his career against Pelfrey, with a walk and two sacrifice flies, hitting .444/.417/.556
- Monasterios faced the Mets earlier this season in relief, pitching two scoreless innings, allowing only a hit to Luis Castillo
- The Dodgers are 2-4 on Fox this season
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Game Time: 1:10 p.m.
TV: Fox
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In their last 15 games
The Mets are 4-0 when Johan starts and 0-11 when anybody else does.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 24, 2010 8:03 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Elliott in the LAT this morning
Colletti’s priorities are adding stability to the back end of the rotation, help for the bullpen, and outfield depth because Manny Ramirez’s calf strain and Reed Johnson’s back problem have lingered.
If true, sounds more like Maholm than Oswalt to me.
by Little Blue Bicycle on Jul 24, 2010 8:09 AM PDT reply actions
And that they'll sell to his beloved Red Sox.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
no shit
Kemp for Tacoby, Kershaw for Manny Delcarmen and a bag of balls.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 24, 2010 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Those cute little Mariners
Next years organizational rankings better take this stuff into consideration.
Amazingly, not involving Bradley
by Eric Stephen on Jul 24, 2010 8:31 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
He should have benched Saunders for that throw.
by regfairfield on Jul 24, 2010 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
what stuff
I’m so confused.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Gammons
I think that east coast flack has drain bamage.
The MLBTR version of that NedCo/LAT story
(Colletti More Willing To Move Prospects http://bit.ly/czwZKt )
mentions Scott Elbert as an “interesting arm” they could trade. Um, really?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
hahaha i was just about to mention this
hopefully every GM in the league considers them to be our “interesting” arms. Take those 2 and leave us with the younger kids.
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Jul 24, 2010 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
With that slump this isn’t even the best season of Ethier’s career anymore. Didn’t think I’d be saying that pre finger injury.
It still is. Park factors in 2010 compared to 2008 has Dodgers Stadium leaning much towards a pitcher’s park.
2008: multi-year: Batting – 98, Pitching – 97 · one-year: Batting – 96, Pitching – 95
2009: multi-year: Batting – 95, Pitching – 94 · one-year: Batting – 95, Pitching – 93
2010: multi-year: Batting – 95, Pitching – 94 · one-year: Batting – 95, Pitching – 93
Obviously, it can and will change after the season when park factors are re calibrated but Ethier’s still doing it in a ‘tougher’ park this year.
Nope. I have no idea how it became the go to stat without them.
by regfairfield on Jul 24, 2010 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't give Ned any ideas
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Jul 24, 2010 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Ken_Rosenthal
#Dodgers were actively talking to #Diamondbacks about Haren before Byrnes’ firing as GM. Not a prominent suitor now.
He was ours, man.
This is Ken Rosenthal
Didn’t he say we were getting A-gon and bell
by SeanMillerSavior on Jul 24, 2010 10:02 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Interesting note from ESPN Mag
in 2004 Rangers had a choice in ARod trade. Joaquin Arias or Robinson Cano. Fail.
@soyboquense
They did okay with Teixeira though
to make up for it.
by meercatjohn on Jul 24, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
OT: I think its rich that current NBA writers are ketchving about Chris Paul, and LeBron, Wade, Bosh this off season.
When Jerry West already did something similar with Kobe and Shaq. Kobe himself forced the Hornets to trade him to the Lakers.
Lets not act like Kobe wouldn’t smell the rings and do something similar, he has already.
When Shaq came to the Lakers
you think a 17 year old equates Wade, Bosch? We gave up our starting Center to get Kobe. We had Nick, E Jones, Campbell, as the core that Shaq joined. Did Shaq think he was joining a team of all-stars that along with a 17 year old was going to equate to easy titles. I don’t think they are even close to what happened this summer. How many HS players had been successful when Kobe joined the league? Garnett as a big man, no guards, ever. What West did was a crap shoot that turned to gold.
by meercatjohn on Jul 24, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't get how a 17 year old high schooler
is held to the same standards as Lebron, Bosh and Wade in their primes. No one knew if Kobe was going to be great, no HS guard had ever been successful jumping straight to the NBA.
Also Kobe didn’t force a trade to the Lakers, he just didn’t want to play for the Hornets. The Lakers gave the Hornets the best deal, so that’s where he went. Kobe could’ve easily ended up in New York, Dallas, Denver, etc.
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Jul 24, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Exactly, Tripon is trying to grasp something that does not exist.
Many players have decided to play for a title but they have never been the best player in the league. Shaq is close but the Laker lineup when he joined was not exactly a hotbed of talent and as every Laker fan knows it was not until Kobe started to grow up that they won the titles.
What LeBron, Wade, and Bosch have done is unprecedented and going to be very interesting. Usually the best laid plans rarely work out. An injury is probably awaiting one of the trifecta.
by meercatjohn on Jul 24, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Andre sure has been blah
since May.
June OPS of .613
July OPS of .817
Amazing how high is OPS must have been to be still carrying an .893 for the season.
Odds that Furcal would have the highest OPS among the non Manny starters on July 24th while having 300 plus at bats?
Hey Eric
I think your Justin Miller payroll calculation is a month off
by Brandon Lennox on Jul 24, 2010 10:44 AM PDT reply actions
You are correct
I completely missed June for some reason. It is now fixed.
Thanks.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 24, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Tough break for Met's
Maine will miss the rest of the season after undergoin arthroscopic surgery Friday to clean out scar tissue in his right shoulder, the New York Daily News’ Andy Martino reports. The last we heard from Maine he was close to beginning a throwing program, so this news comes a bit out of the blue. He’s expected to be ready for spring training, though his Mets career could be finished.
per rotowire.com
he was pretty terrible all year tho..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 24, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
probably because he was dun dun dunnnnn.. injured
still think he managed to beat us in april tho =\
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 24, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
When healthy
he would help the back end of any rotation.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mainejo01.shtml
by meercatjohn on Jul 24, 2010 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
And Tripon
you should know the value of a 5th starter given how that was how you supported Haeger.
by meercatjohn on Jul 24, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Rule 5 draft question
Can Monk be traded?
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
yep he can
and the same Rule 5 restrictions apply to the team he’s traded to
by Brandon Lennox on Jul 24, 2010 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
So
he could be the MLB ready starter? Maybe?
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Figgy
I figured that contract would be a real albatross a few years from now, but I didn’t think it would suck from the get go.
tell me about it
my fantasy team is in dead ass last place
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 24, 2010 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
More from Rosenthal
#Astros asked #Dodgers for both major-league position players and prospects for Oswalt. Not happening. #MLB
#Mariners wanted same type of deal from Dodgers for Cliff Lee. #MLB
Pretty sure one or both asked for Kemp or Ethier
by Julio Nievas on Jul 24, 2010 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Why aren’t the Rays trading for Greinke? Royals want two elite starting pitching prospects. Hellickson and Wade!
Ethier sits
Furcal SS
Paul RF
Kemp CF
Loney 1B
DeWitt 2B
Blake 3B
Anderson LF
Ausmus C
Monasterios P
meeting with Joe Torre at 11:30; will try to find out why.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 24, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
the team? the media? or ethier?
u have intrigued me
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 24, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s Torre’s pre-game meeting with reporters that he does everyday.
by silverwidow on Jul 24, 2010 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I, along with several media members, are meeting with Joe Torre at 11:30; I/we will try to find out why.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 24, 2010 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I see what you did there
comprehension fail
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 24, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m sure the current slump (0 for 14, 1 for 24) has a lot to do with it.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 24, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Isn't he cute?
Greinke specifically mentioned “FIP” (fielding independent pitching), an indicator developed by sabermetrician Tom Tango, as his favorite statistic. “That’s pretty much how I pitch, to try to keep my FIP as low as possible.”9
Trying to find his contract. There was this SWEET website we used to use back when I was a tester…I’ll see if I can track it down.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Maybe Ausmus will help Monk with his veteran know-how. Can't hurt.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Hope something goes down before next Saturday. Just out of nowhere.
The last few minutes before 1 p.m. on deadline day are too nerve wracking.
I will only make one prediction
Dodgers won’t be trading for Ben Sheets.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
the year they traded for Finley was the craziest
I was getting on a plane and had to leave for the airport right at 1. This was before internet on my phone, so when I left and nothing had been reported I assumed no moves had been made. I then landed on the east coast that night and found out about the trade. Needless to say i was a bit surprised.
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Jul 24, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, the big move (Penny/Choi for LoDuca/Mota/Encarnacion) was a few days before the deadline.
They almost got Randy Johnson in the Finley deal, but we wouldn’t have Bills right now if that happened.
by silverwidow on Jul 24, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah i meant besides the Florida one
because leading up to the deadline RJ was the headliner that I was pretty much expecting to get. Finley was the extra piece
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Jul 24, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
The few minutes after 1 p.m. shouldn’t be overshadowed either.
by Julio Nievas on Jul 24, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
OT: I upped my memory from 1 gig to 1.5 gigs on my old laptop
and it is making a night and day difference in these threads.
My desktop is only 2GB, which I guess is woefully outdated now.
by silverwidow on Jul 24, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Nah, thats not outdated unless you plan on hardcore gaming or need to run lots of big programms like visual studios.
RAM is so cheap now that I got two gigs in my box of Trix and I threw it out. RAM is awesome, get more if you do anything besides look at one web page and a time and write an E-Mail.
by regfairfield on Jul 24, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
That's kind of why running Vista on my lappy is such a poor, poor idea
I don’t even have 1 gig of ram. FML.
Maybe if I got lots more RAM and a better video card….Hmm….
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
They're awesome
I had a Macbook pro that I have been using for almost 3 years and the screen went blank, after turning it in to get it fixed they just offered me a brand new one with the updated OS.
Can’t say I wasn’t giddy. This laptop is the shit.
by Julio Nievas on Jul 24, 2010 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Macs rule, but I think you’re gonna need to start listening to more Indie music before you get one.
by regfairfield on Jul 24, 2010 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
How about La Roux?
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
If it’s got a good beat, and you can dance to it, it ain’t indie.
by regfairfield on Jul 24, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
But Apple used it for an iPad promo!!!!
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Okay, you can count it if all you do is bob your head slowly to it.
by regfairfield on Jul 24, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
How about
Loney, Martin, DeWitt, J Mac, Dejesus for A Gon and Bell?
No way. SD is not looking to trade.
Wait, were you reminiscing last year?
by Julio Nievas on Jul 24, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, we may have a chance with Lee after all
Les Miles on SEC media downgraded from “confident Lee will sign” to “cautiously optimistic”..
Why is it I can see Logan White
standing outside of Lee’s house, holding a boombox over his head?
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
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