2012 TBLA #4 Dodger Prospect Discussion
by Brandon Lennox on Nov 18, 2011 11:29 AM PST
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Nate Eovaldi started to run away with the #3 prospect vote, so we are declaring him the early winner and moving on to the #4 prospect vote. Since this next vote figures to be a bit closer, we'll let that one run all weekend. Monday. Voting Fanpost can be found here.
I'm not going to add anyone to the mix this time around, but will be including several new names for the next vote on Monday. Voting Fanpost can be found here.
Here are the candidates for the Dodgers #4 prospect:
Chris Reed - LHP (21.5 years old) - This year's 1st round pick only threw 7 innings in his professional debut, but as the Stanford closer Reed had a 2.56 ERA in 2011 and struck out a batter per inning. The Dodgers plan to use him as a starter, and he figures to move quickly through the system. The lefty can touch 96 mph and has 3 quality pitches (fastball, power slider, and an above-average changeup)
Garrett Gould - RHP (20.25 years old) - Gould had a breakthrough season in 2011 as he ranked 2nd in the Midwest League with his 2.40 ERA. His FIP was also solid at 3.31, and he had a 7.6 K/9. The big righty possesses a low 90's fastball with good sink and an average changeup, but he's best known for his big 12-to-6 curveball that ranked as one of the best of the 2009 draft.
Joc Pederson - OF (19.5 years old) - Pederson's name was scattered all over the Pioneer League Leaderboard after a big offensive season that saw him hit .353 with 11 homers, 24 SB's, and a .997 OPS. As I mentioned last year he has 5-tool potential, although none of his 5 tools seem to have a particularly high ceiling. Scouts don't think he'll be able to handle center field in the big leagues, but believe he can play either corner outfield spot.
Chris Withrow - RHP (22.5 years old) - Withrow had a quiet, yet solid campaign in 2011 as he posted a 4.20 ERA in AA to go along with a 3.86 FIP and a 9.1 K/9. He continues to struggle with control, but is armed with a hard fastball, a very good curveball, and a changeup that Baseball America calls fringy. He's still in the rotation for now, although there have been talks that he could move to the bullpen if he can't improve his walk rate.
James Baldwin - OF (20 years old) - Baldwin started the 2011 season on fire, and while he cooled down as the year progressed he still finished with 10 homers, 22 stolen bases, and a .828 OPS. Many people call him the most exciting prospect since Matt Kemp, although Baldwin struggles with strikeouts much more than Kemp did. He should have no trouble handling center field as he moves up through the minors.
Please use this post as the discussion thread, and cast your actual vote in this Fanpost. For those of you who don't remember from last year, having the voting in a separate post makes it easier for me to count up the results.
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Gould
Basically the same age as Lee, had a better year than Lee and has a plus curve ball to work with.
I agree. Why gould is not getting higher ranking i don’t understand. Its as if people have an agenda against the guy. Next year he’ll have another year better than Lee and be considered a worse prospect … bank on it.
by Venergy on Nov 18, 2011 12:41 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I know when I go to sleep at night I go, “Fuck that Gould guy”
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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For me, Lee gets the benefit of the doubt because this was his first season as a pro.
If Gould does better than Lee this year as well, then all bets are off.
That and because the Dodger scouts thought he was worth a $5M bonus, equivalent to being a high 1st round pick, a bonus that few prospect/draft mavens panned.
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….he had extreme leverage with the two sport college scholarship thing. It’s not like he was a better baseball prospect than Kershaw who even after adjusting for baseball inflation (or something) wouldn’t have gotten that deal. Lee had more leverage than Kershaw (or Gould and certainly Reed.)
by Michael White on Nov 18, 2011 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
Leverage is great, but even with leverage, you have to believe he’s worth somewhere near $5M to give him $5M.
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I’m going to take Angel over Gould. Gould is one of those guys who will have to keep doing well each step of the way, I have a hard time putting low 90 guys in my top 5.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Nov 18, 2011 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
As silverwidow mentioned in the last thread
roster adds should be coming tonight. Here is the post I did about it a few weeks ago. Any last guesses as to who will be added tonight?
by Brandon Lennox on Nov 18, 2011 11:36 AM PST reply actions
Predictions
We only have five spots (barring any DFA’s that we don’t know about yet):
Withrow
Martin
Griff
Castle
Wall
by silverwidow on Nov 18, 2011 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
Russell :)
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 18, 2011 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
They wont add anyone… cant afford the cost of paying these guys more for being on the 40 man roster.
by Lincoln Kupchak on Nov 18, 2011 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
Serious yawn
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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by Maddz on Nov 18, 2011 4:45 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Sometimes I serious yawn
but never at the serious moonlight.
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In budget terms, marginal difference. But who they want to give a raise to is a little bit of a factor.
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Ryan Doumit wanted to play in the AL
per Jerry Crasnick:
Ryan Doumit agrees to 1-year, $3M deal with #Twins, says BB source. Deal includes undisclosed performance bonuses. Pending physical.
He really just wanted to play with Jamey Carroll.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
so Is Mauer hurt? not playing catcher anymore? or did Doumit just sign to be a backup?
by uschris0304 on Nov 18, 2011 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
DH
backup catcher
backup 1st baseman
backup outfielder
Is my guess
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Nov 18, 2011 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
Gotta be Gould here
My next vote will be a crazy one; Chris Withrow! I’m hoping he’ll learn some control and finally become the guy we all loved after 2009.
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Hey Brandon
as an addition to the votes, how about Angel Sanchez?
also, is it An-hel, or An-gel?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 18, 2011 11:44 AM PST reply actions
agreed
a lot of people like him so he’ll be added. I believe it’s An-hel
by Brandon Lennox on Nov 18, 2011 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
cool
i liked the reports of his attitude, and his stuff sounds awesoke
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 18, 2011 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
Mike Lombardi from NFL.COM on Tebow - nails it
All I could think about watching Tebow lead the Broncos on the game-winning drive was a Mark Twain quote about sword fighting, from “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court.”
The best swordsman in the world doesn’t need to fear the second best swordsman in the world; no, the person for him to be afraid of is some ignorant antagonist who has never had a sword in his hand before; he doesn’t do the thing he ought to do and so the expert isn’t prepared for him; he does the thing he ought not to do; and often it catches the expert out and ends him on the spot.
Here's a game that will infuriate you after you end it
and realize how many names you knew just forgot about for some reason.
http://www.sporcle.com/games/deej/pitching2000
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I got 97 out of 150
Got the top ones for 27 of 30 teams, missing Tigers, Nats/Expos, and Cards.
Kicking myself on a bunch that I missed
by Eric Stephen on Nov 18, 2011 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
Doing Dodger Opening Day Lineups
2006 killed me, Can you get it:
Ain’t no one getting the opening day 3rd baseman in 2001, though he was recently discussed so maybe.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Nov 18, 2011 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
beltre?
or was it a trick question and someone like Phil fucking Hiatt?
by NotJoeTorre on Nov 18, 2011 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
yeah it was the guy who played robin, Chris Odonnell
by uschris0304 on Nov 18, 2011 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
Nice
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by Phil Gurnee on Nov 18, 2011 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
Chris Donnels springs to mind for 2001, but I have no idea.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 18, 2011 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
i have no idea who that is
point for me
by NotJoeTorre on Nov 18, 2011 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
2006 guess
C Navarro
1B Nomar
2B Kent
3B Aybar?
SS Furcal
LF Cruz
CF Lofton
RF Drew
by Eric Stephen on Nov 18, 2011 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
Right, it was a hellacious opening day lineup
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Nov 18, 2011 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
I spent way too much time trying to come up with the random D Leaguer who came up for 2 games and had one assist (JamesOn Curry) and not enough on the early decade players I would have known.
by Michael White on Nov 18, 2011 1:13 PM PST up reply actions
this one is torture
I don’t know so many of these guys! I’m at like 50-55 and struggling for more. lol
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I had a system – I tried to go position by position – starting with the iconic guys from the late 70’s forward. This was working ok, until I got the bullpen, then the phone rang and I just said screw it
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 18, 2011 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
Once I got to 100, I had to stop and go to lunch
by Eric Stephen on Nov 18, 2011 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
I ended up getting 171 out of 180, but feel free to knock it back to 168-169 because of 2006.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 18, 2011 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
I also missed Baltimore's top go
so 26 of 30 teams.
Also mad I missed Angels’ #2
by Eric Stephen on Nov 18, 2011 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
I sucked at that
I at least got one on each team. And I unbelievably missed the Dodgers 3rd most pitched. The only team I swept was Oakland.
by Michael White on Nov 18, 2011 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
And I missed the guy who started the most on the Tigers, I got the other 4. The guy who led the Tigers is a guy I’ve hyped irrationally on this board.
by Michael White on Nov 18, 2011 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
First thing I thought of when I saw his name.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 18, 2011 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
J-Biz what it is! III
As a couple of white kids going to an Ogden Raptors game earlier in the year, this was the best nickname we could come up with for James Baldwin.
Admittedly, it is terrible. Probably the worst nickname ever. But it sure is fun to say.
Dude had a monster game, too. I think he went 3-4 with two HRs (he might have only had one, but his legend outpaces his stats.)
OMG
I totes thought that was a young Troy Glaus. EO.. hawt. Keep him Ned!
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Pic of Kemp from the Dodgers' Twitter account:
by fbihop on Nov 18, 2011 1:15 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
He sort of looks like a countertop.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I never used fangraphs or any advanced metrics before I found TBLA but shit like that turns me away from them. Looks like they were plenty of good examples for kershaw and they got overlooked
The main thing about the FanGraphs story that bugs is that he basically says there is NO other choice but Halladay being the deserving CYA winner.
If he had said, “Well, Halladay could have and maybe should have won” instead of saying, “OMG, Halladay is heads and shoulders above everyone else in the NL!!!!” then I wouldn’t have minded as much.
He picked Kershaw as his choice back in September
and apparently he says he just flopped on it.
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I browsed it
I’m glad Kershaw won and definitely think he deserved it, but it’s an added bonus that it makes some of them on Fangraphs so angry
by eitherethier on Nov 18, 2011 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
Halladay being the rightful CYA winner isn't a difficult thing to defend
my only thing would be Kershaw shouldn’t be downgraded for who he faces either.
yeah, as soon as I saw that I knew it had to be the phillies blogger
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The Giants are the most popular baseball team in California, per a recent poll:
-Shifting gears to sports, UCLA at 27% and Stanford at 26% lead the way for the most popular out of the state’s Pac 12 schools with Cal-Berkeley at 20% and USC at 14% further back. There’s a partisan divide on that question with Democrats preferring UCLA and Republicans going for Stanford.Though this is registered voters and not the full population.
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When it comes to California’s favorite major league baseball team the San Francisco Giants win out with 25% to 16% for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 15% for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 9% for the Oakland A’s, 8% for the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres, 6% for the New York Yankees, 5% for the Boston Red Sox, and 2% for the Atlanta Braves.
don’t trust it either
and certainly don’t care
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 18, 2011 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
I also don’t believe the Dodgers and Angels are that close. 16% to 15%
by Michael White on Nov 18, 2011 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
more cubs fans
than padres fans? I really don’t understand how they quantify this.
Science.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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btw
i really like that gaslamp ball is now the go-to whipping boy at tbla. you have to be a serious douche for a bunch of dodger fans to hate your blog more than the giants blog.
probably can say that everywhere, Cub fans are for life
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Even if their Chicago residency isn’t.
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Gotta have a parade so they can drop the trophy!
kemp is a cool dude
Kemp agreed to take less next season to help Dodgers financially. He’ll make $12 million. ($2 million bonus, $2 million deferred to 2013.)
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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I bet he’s pleased the money he saved them went to old buddies Mark Ellis and Juan Rivera.
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Wild fire in Reno
!0,000 evacuated. Wind gusts of 65 MPH and more.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Nov 18, 2011 2:08 PM PST reply actions
was there nput for this?
lol I wondered where everyone went
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
If you want to sponsor Clayton Kershaw’s Baseball-Reference page, it is available for the low, low price of $455.
I need to run races more often
I have never been “allowed” to eat this much pasta in one day.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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All my attempts to convince myself to not workout tonight
end in… but I ate pasta 2 meals in a row, I HAVE to work out!
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squat moar dude
do it during loading screens
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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playing in the
media cup soccer tourney tomorrow, no idea what I should do today to prep
by Josie Becker on Nov 18, 2011 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
I’m athletic just not very coordinated, and I’m playing against writers….
by Josie Becker on Nov 18, 2011 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
hahaha
yes, athleticism usually includes coordination as one of its hallmark components
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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I’m fit but not coordinated, is that more accurate?
by Josie Becker on Nov 18, 2011 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
hydrate, not too much, and eat breakfast. Oatmeal is great.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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where do you stand on the stretch, don’t stretch debate?
by Josie Becker on Nov 18, 2011 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
not as far as science is concerned…
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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another instant of conventional wisdom winning out over research I guess
by Josie Becker on Nov 18, 2011 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
well you should still warmup with active stretches
if you feel you need them.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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I’ll do some light jogging tonight and before I play. I’m gonna stick to defense tomorrow, marking is more fun than scoring anyhow : )
by Josie Becker on Nov 18, 2011 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
I am a big fan of the “rolling thunder warm-up”
start the movement slow and exaggerated, like I am mime in pancake batter, and then slowly speed up and refine the movement as blood moves into the muscle
I need to get loose
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 18, 2011 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
I reminded/taught G the scorpion stretch
his teammates were like wtf is that
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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active stretching > static stretching
rolling out is great but if you don’t have a foam roller or a medicine ball to help, it can be a little difficult.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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right
I’m guessing the confusion is that static stretching can be bad, which is a relatively new thing?
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
make yourself angry and take every comment made by the opponent to be a perceived slight
and then play within a hair of the rules, be aggressive and nasty and a little dirty
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 18, 2011 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
you’ve just described how I used to play soccer
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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yeah my mom is actively worried I am going to hurt myself tomorrow because I am going to start running and be like, “Oh you think you can beat me motherfucker? WRONG” and then fall down a cargo net ramp
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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just take someone down with you and the story will be worth it
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 18, 2011 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
apparently there is a fight component
heard this: someone is getting hit in the face
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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what on earth kind of race are you running, dear?
by Josie Becker on Nov 18, 2011 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
good thing about that approach
is you get a good story and give someone the gift of even a better story
“So this crazy fucking chick just hauls off and bust me in the mouth…I’m like “What the fuck? This is for fun!” but before I can finish the sentence she opens up my nose, laughs, and runs away. Next thing I knew some paramedic named Barry was standing over me…"
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 18, 2011 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
Shit, Josie is going to kill Bleacher Report guy.
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last night, at The Standard, they’ve got these waterbeds up on the roof by the pool, a nice place to relax in summer but served no purpose during a mixer. Blecher Report guy gets in there, and I shit you not, starting humping the mattress.
I fucking hate that guy.
by Josie Becker on Nov 18, 2011 6:48 PM PST up reply actions
That guy sounds more and more like a caricature of himself.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 18, 2011 6:50 PM PST up reply actions
Seems like some sort of arrest is in his not-too-distant future.
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Learn as much background information on your opponents as possible, so you can make your taunts even more personal.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 18, 2011 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
The “google’em” game plan fitting from Uncle Google
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 18, 2011 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t know if “your site never gets any comments” is an effective taunt : )
by Josie Becker on Nov 18, 2011 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
More like “your daughter should have done better on her spelling test.” While the opponent is freaked out and dumbfounded, you slip past him/her for an easy goal.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 18, 2011 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
or even better
“Those photos your daughter’s ex put on line, sexy, but a little cheap – doncha think?”
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 18, 2011 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
“I don’t think that one has the distance, Rexy”
by Eric Stephen on Nov 18, 2011 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
why are we always one of the last teams to announce 40 man roster additions
i’m sure they’ve made the decision already, probably days ago, so why wait to announce it?
I share your sentiment though
I have a 40-man roster post ready to go once those dudes are added.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 18, 2011 3:38 PM PST up reply actions
Here are some quotes from the press release on Kemp
Frankie McC
"I’ve watched Matt grow up and I’m proud of him. If he continues to grow, there is no doubt in my mind that he is the player this franchise and this community needs. I wish him a tremendous next eight years and also beyond that. Teams need players that stay with one franchise their whole career and I’m very happy for him."
Neddie C
"Matt has become one of the best players in the game. He is a player with power, speed and a strong defensive skill set. He has grown as a leader and is someone who never wants to be out of the lineup. At his age, with his talent and passion to be great, we felt Matt was worthy of a deal of this magnitude and are excited about keeping him in the Dodger family for a long time to come."
Matty K
"I have truly been embraced by the L.A. fans. They’ve made Los Angeles home for me. It’s a great feeling to know I’m going to be here for the next eight years, but my goal is to be a Dodger for life – this is where I aim to be until I retire."
Bonus Bison on charitable contributions:
It’s my responsibility to give back to the community and share my blessings.
We locked up our star in his prime.
That’s so great.
by Michael White on Nov 18, 2011 3:41 PM PST up reply actions
Of course with our luck he’ll blow out his knee next season and never be the same… then everyone will be complaining about his contract for the next seven years..
by Lincoln Kupchak on Nov 18, 2011 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
Dude – we aren’t Clipper fans we are Dodger fans, our luck is not bad.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
If Donald T bought the team I would look forward to competing with Eric for the GM Job on national TV:)
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Both Abe Lincoln and Mitch Kupchak
had pretty bad on the job injuries, so I can see where you are coming from.
Is there any way we can get Fielder?
Since payroll figures to be at about 115M there is only about 10M to spend. But could we get creative and free up some money by trading Loney and a prospect or two for a cheap SP and sign Prince to a backloaded contract?
We could get all the deferred money guys to give back their money, Jamie to give up $30 million of her settlement, Vin to work for free next year, have Cuban buy a luxury suite for $1.2 billion by next Saturday. I can see this happening.
by KellyStephen on Nov 18, 2011 3:58 PM PST up reply actions
calendar issues Phil or are you leaving us for a week?
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 18, 2011 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
He’s old…he thought tomorrow was Thanksgiving. It used to always be on the 19th back in the 1800’s.
by KellyStephen on Nov 18, 2011 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
Happy thanksgiving!
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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by Maddz on Nov 18, 2011 4:08 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
….movie, in theaters December 9
(yes I know it’s Eve)
by Eric Stephen on Nov 18, 2011 4:06 PM PST up reply actions
Election 2012!
get out and vote people
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 18, 2011 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
T-Mobile girl cracks me up
FoulkesCarly
Pretty sure I just witnessed a hand job going on at the table next to me at chipotle… Oh young love…
I call BS
There’s no way that skinny wench eats at Chipotle!
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That’s some free associating there, uchris.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Nov 18, 2011 4:37 PM PST reply actions
Wow, what a slow, wack ass day today. Thank god its friday though. You guys gave me nothing to work with today. Maybe that was the plan! Where is everyone on vacation? Good thing im off in about 8 mins.
Kemp wants Fielder
Lets hope it happens.
According to his agent, Dave Stewart, Kemp agreed to take less in the first year of the new contract in order to give the club more financial flexibility. Stewart also said that Kemp asked him to get the deal done quickly, so the team could make a run at some of the top free agents on the market, most notably Milwaukee first baseman Prince Fielder.
yeah I heard that. Question is did Kemp/Stewart talk about this with Ned? Maybe Kemp should of said get me Prince and i’ll sign for this before signing?
Also hoping maybe Dodgers are playing low pro, pretending they cant get in on Fielder, to sneak in last minute and snatch him up. Probably not, but I can hope I guess.
hope is not a strategy, but can provide warmth on an otherwise cold winters night
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 18, 2011 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
Well, does seem like every now and then, with top FAs, there is some team that flies in and swoops a top FA up that wasnt even talked about, or one of the favorites to land him. But anyways, Kemp should of played hard ball, told Ned get me Prince, THEN I will sign.
Kobe has a far greater influence on a basketball game
than Kemp has (or really any baseball player) on a single game.
YOU?!?!?!?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
:D
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 18, 2011 6:41 PM PST up reply actions
Kemp seems to be good friends with Fielder. Hopefully he can recruit him to play in LA. With payroll probably going to be about what it was last year we have about 10M to spend. Maybe Kemp can convince him to take a similar deal like he took.
by dodgers4life on Nov 18, 2011 5:03 PM PST up reply actions
in the heart
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 18, 2011 6:42 PM PST up reply actions
hope is a good thing, maye the best of things
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 18, 2011 6:40 PM PST up reply actions
wow - Netflix has won the bidding for new episodes of Arrested Development
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
teams have started adding to their 40-man roster
where are the Dodgers?
"Next year, we're definitely going to make the playoffs."
-MVP
I’ll get you one before the day is out.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 18, 2011 6:43 PM PST up reply actions
nooooooo daddy, I want one nooooooooowwwwwwwww
by Josie Becker on Nov 18, 2011 6:49 PM PST up reply actions
“and then I got to rub my gloved hand all over his muscular bottom….it made me shudder”
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 18, 2011 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
I know airports
That is Terminal 1 at LAX
Airlines are Southwest and USAIR
I hope Matty is A) Catching a flight to Vegas to turn that $160M into real cash or B) flying to Glendale to get in a little offseason work.
If he is flying longer than 90 minutes, he chose the wrong airlines and need to hire me as his travel coordinator for $400K per year
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 18, 2011 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
I bet HJ
got one of those special frequent business flyer passes that let’s him go through another way (still TSA).
I suddenly want to ask if the Dodgers own their own plane, or if they just charter one each road trip
by Josie Becker on Nov 18, 2011 6:51 PM PST up reply actions
I’m fairly certain they don’t own a plane, but that they do charter one
by Eric Stephen on Nov 18, 2011 6:55 PM PST up reply actions
Once upon a time
They did own their own plane.
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That one's a jet of course
before that it had propellers:
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Dodgers payroll
It would be great if the Dodgers could come in and get Fielder. Still don’t see how we can do it given what has been written about lowering our payroll.
Yet according to Trade Rumors we are still interested in signing Codero!
I showed his picture to the 28ish year old girl that sits next to me, and she said “who is that”..“that’s Matt Kemp, CF for the Dodgers”…“He’s ugly”
end of conversation
She’s racist.
Did you follow up with, “he just signed a contract that pays him $160M over the next 8 years.”
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Then I’m racist!
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by David Young on Nov 18, 2011 10:05 PM PST up reply actions
Eli manning ranked 3rd this week by ESPN, Matt Ryan ranked 7th. Good problem to have, but makes choosing the wrong one suck more.
Why haven’t you tried to trade one of them yet?
by Michael White on Nov 18, 2011 6:20 PM PST up reply actions
I agree, but you’ve got two top 10 QBs and it’s late in the year. I figure that should get you a starting RB/top tier WR
by Michael White on Nov 18, 2011 6:28 PM PST up reply actions
He’d better contact that Australian League after all.
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Package deal?
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by Nolij on Nov 18, 2011 7:08 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
crazy idea, one of you tell me why it's dumbpants
Maybe McCourt wants a new tv deal to get some up front money to make that big FA splash before he goes.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 18, 2011 7:06 PM PST reply actions
Because you know he wants to line his pockets with as much money as possible.
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DY, Sorry to bring up something from the last thread, but
Where did you see the Cars @?
They call me the thread killer
by Greg Stephen on Nov 18, 2011 7:37 PM PST up reply actions
I guess that wasn't you I saw that one time, then
They call me the thread killer
by Greg Stephen on Nov 18, 2011 7:41 PM PST up reply actions
I’ll tell you it’s dumbpants only because dumbpants is such a great word.
Dumbpants.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 18, 2011 7:09 PM PST up reply actions
you’re welcome
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 18, 2011 7:10 PM PST up reply actions
@dodgerthoughts: Dodgers add Antonini, Castellanos, Fife, Wall and Withrow to 40-man roster, outright Monasterios and Ely to Albuquerque.
interesting moves
didn’t see antonini coming and i didn’t think Fife would be worth adding
by Brandon Lennox on Nov 18, 2011 7:24 PM PST up reply actions
don't even think I had Antonini in my preview post
probably b/c i always forget about the guys we get in trades. curious about Ethan Martin. i look forward to Baseball America’s Rule 5 preview to see who they think might get taken
by Brandon Lennox on Nov 18, 2011 7:27 PM PST up reply actions
Martin (if he truly is eligible) seems like the perfect gamble to select. A reliever who might be able to contribute at the big league level now and can be stashed on a shitty team’s 25 man.
by Michael White on Nov 18, 2011 7:30 PM PST up reply actions
I agree
like i’ve said before i’m not 100% certain on Martin being eligible, but I was right about the other guys so I think he would be
by Brandon Lennox on Nov 18, 2011 7:31 PM PST up reply actions
This is crazy. The guy was a first round pick. I don’t see how he sneaks through the Rule 5 draft. It’s a no-brainer gamble for a team like Kansas City. And if there is a roster crunch you can just phantom DL the dude for a while. Then, after the season, you get to use his 3 option years.
by Michael White on Nov 18, 2011 7:34 PM PST up reply actions
I have to believe that there is a reason that he is not eligible for the Rule 5 draft.
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that's why I want to see Baseball America's list
b/c I would assume he’d be on there if eligible.
there are very few high school guys who sign when they are 19 years old so there aren’t many comparison’s
by Brandon Lennox on Nov 18, 2011 7:36 PM PST up reply actions
Antonini is, literally, the shit.
We’ll be THRILLED in two years that we traded McDonald for Dotel because Antonini will have the better MLB career.
We’ll be THRILLED in two years that we traded McDonald for Dotel because Antonini will have the better MLB career.
Fail
by Eric Stephen on Nov 18, 2011 9:31 PM PST up reply actions
w00t
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 18, 2011 7:26 PM PST up reply actions
Shaikin
tweet: Dodgers remove John Ely and Carlos Monasterios from 40-man roster, outright both to triple-A.
so then
who is at risk of going in the Rule 5 draft?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 18, 2011 7:27 PM PST reply actions
I think the complete list would be
Ethan Martin, Kyle Russell, Tony Delmonico, Jon Michael Redding, Cole St. Clair, Nick Buss, Jordan Roberts, Austin Gallagher, Andres Santiago, Chris Jacobs, Griff Erickson, Justin Miller, Tim Sexton, Jaime Pedroza, Matt Wallach, Pedro Baez, Geison Aguasviva, Rafael Ynoa, Carlos Frias, Bladimir Franco, Ramon Jean, Jose Dominguez, Daniel Tamares, Charlie Mirabal, Pedro Guerrero, Elian Herrera, Josh Walter, Steve Smith, Joseph Becker, Robert Booth
by Brandon Lennox on Nov 18, 2011 7:29 PM PST up reply actions
would hate to lose
Martin
Russell
St. Clair
Griff
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 18, 2011 7:31 PM PST up reply actions
I just can’t see a guy like Russell sticking on the 25 man of any MLB team all year.
by Michael White on Nov 18, 2011 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
much as I like him
i’d have to agree, if he was taken, he’d be the most likely to be returned
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 18, 2011 7:34 PM PST up reply actions
I think i’d be most upset if Griff was taken
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 18, 2011 7:34 PM PST up reply actions
If E Martin is indeed not eligible, I’d hazard a wild guess that Cole St. Clair is the most likely to be lost. A LOOGY with more than one year AA experience could be of some use to other teams. Houston drafted Wesley Wright, who fit that profile, away from LA.
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Really, one comment and you kill the tread
I guess my moniker stands
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by Greg Stephen on Nov 18, 2011 7:40 PM PST up reply actions
add new guys to list whe we go for #5 prospect
Brandon….
I would add Songco and a few other position guys to list when we go for #5 prospect..
I don’t see Baldwin in top 10 at all..Joc is way ahead of Baldwin…
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