2012 Dodgers Player Profile: Jamey Wright
by Eric Stephen on Feb 21, 2012 6:09 AM PST
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Jamey Wright was picked 28th overall in the 1993 draft, the second-ever first round draft pick of the Colorado Rockies. After 11 years almost exclusively as a starter in the big leagues, 2007 marked a transition into the bullpen for Wright, who has found a home in relief ever since.
Since the start of the 2008 season, Wright is one of just five pitchers with at least 200 innings pitched and a ground ball rate of at least 60% of his balls in play:
| Highest MLB Ground Ball Rates 2008-2011 | ||
| Pitcher | Innings Pitched | Ground Ball Rate |
| Brandon Webb | 230.2 | 64.0% |
| Brad Ziegler | 252.0 | 62.4% |
| Scott Downs | 232.1 | 60.9% |
| Tim Hudson | 628.0 | 60.4% |
| Jamey Wright | 290.0 | 60.2% |
| Minimum 200 IP; source: FanGraphs | ||
Wright has also been durable since joining the bullpen, tied for Matt Guerrier for the third most relief innings in baseball from 2008-2011. What a difference five years of age and outperforming ones peripherals make, as Wright (4.25 ERA, 4.35 FIP, 4.25 xFIP during the last four years) is on his second consecutive minor league contract while Guerrier (3.23 ERA, 4.38 FIP, 4.25 xFIP from 2007-2010) cashed in to the tune of three years and $12 million last year.
Trivia
Wright allowed 13 unearned runs in 2009, setting a Royals record for a reliever, the highest number of unearned runs allowed by a major league reliever since Tony Castillo allowed 14 for the Chicago White Sox in 1997.
Contract Status
Jamey Wright signed a minor-league contract with an invitation to big league camp in spring training, with a reported out clause at some point in March per Tony Jackson of ESPN LA, meaning of Wright isn't added to the active roster by the specified date in his contract he can opt to become a free agent.
Stats
| Year | Age | IP | BB/9 | K/9 | ERA | FIP | x-FIP | tERA | ERA+ |
| 2009 | 34 | 79.0 | 5.01 | 6.84 | 4.33 | 4.83 | 4.45 | 5.00 | 103 |
| 2010 | 35 | 58.1 | 3.86 | 4.32 | 4.17 | 4.23 | 4.54 | 3.87 | 96 |
| 2011 | 36 | 68.1 | 3.95 | 6.32 | 3.16 | 4.30 | 4.04 | 4.41 | 122 |
| 2012 Projections - Age 37 Season | |||||||||
| Source | IP | BB/9 | K/9 | ERA | FIP | ||||
| Bill James | 69.0 | 4.17 | 5.61 | 3.96 | 4.42 | ||||
| PECOTA | 57.0 | 4.11 | 6.16 | 4.35 | 4.34 | ||||
| ZiPS | 61.0 | 4.42 | 6.20 | 4.43 | 4.58 | ||||
2012 Outlook
Of all the non-roster invitees in Dodgers camp, I think Wright has as good a shot at anybody of making the opening day roster. There is currently one spot open the bullpen, and Wright would need to beat Blake Hawksworth (out of options), Josh Lindblom (has options), and someone like John Grabow if they decide to add a second left-handed reliever. I think Wright finds his way onto the opening day roster and puts up a 4.17 ERA in 41 innings, with 19 walks and 29 strikeouts.
What's your prediction for Wright? Give us your prediction for ERA, WHIP, and innings pitched in the comments, and feel free to add strikeouts or any other predictions you have as well.
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The Wrong Wright
A Play in 5 Acts
Act 1: Spring Training
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Feb 21, 2012 7:17 AM PST via iPhone app reply actions
I can confirm that Chad Billingsley has reported to spring training.
(along with several others judging by the cars in the parking lot)
:D
Basebaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllll
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Feb 21, 2012 7:33 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Dodgers haven’t filled Josh Rawitch’s position. While Rawitch oversaw the credentialing, he wasn’t really involved in the day-to-day aspects of it the last few years.
Pretty much the same people I have been working with for the last few years are here, though one media relations guy left to go to the Angels.
by Eric Stephen on Feb 21, 2012 7:55 AM PST up reply actions
Adam Chodzko. He was with the Angels in 2010, I believe as an intern, then got a job with the Dodgers last year.
by Eric Stephen on Feb 21, 2012 8:17 AM PST up reply actions
does anyone have the link for the tumbler full of bad Spring Training cell phone photos?
by Josie Becker on Feb 21, 2012 8:25 AM PST up reply actions
Ah, here we go : ) Or as they say in espanol, ya se armo : )
by Josie Becker on Feb 21, 2012 8:26 AM PST up reply actions
if we’re implementing a fine jar, I’d like to supplement it with a douchebag jar
by Josie Becker on Feb 21, 2012 8:29 AM PST up reply actions
five dollars
To the fink jar
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by Tommy Blackjack on Feb 21, 2012 8:29 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
two dollars in the swear jar for using the word fink
by Josie Becker on Feb 21, 2012 8:30 AM PST up reply actions
Hawk is healing his wing
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by Tommy Blackjack on Feb 21, 2012 7:46 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Yeah, but if he’s good to go on April 5, you still have to waive him for Jamey Wright. Guerra, Jansen, Elbert, Mac, Coffey and Guerrier aren’t going anywhere.
Wright isn’t on the 40 man though right?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Feb 21, 2012 7:55 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Correct. So we’d put Rubby on the 60-day and cut the out-of-options Hawk just to get Wright on the roster.
That's kinda what I see as well, though I want to know more about Hawk's health
Part of me would almost rather have Wright than MacDougal, but that’s not happening…
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by Little Blue Bicycle on Feb 21, 2012 8:20 AM PST up reply actions
At what point should we start the Rosterbation contest? March 1st? Just want to say going in I plan on defending my Rosterbation Title with everything I have.
Though I think Eric has an unfair advantage at this point.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I know everyone here loves mlbtraderumors quotes
10.Jamey Wright, Dodgers. The Dodgers gave Mike MacDougal a roster spot to provide the same skill set with a harder fastball. At any rate, Wright’s a good guy to call when a groundball is needed.
(On list of top ten minor league deals of offseason—Pierre’s #2)
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/02/the-10-best-minor-league-deals-of-the-offseason.html
Even among the NRIs Wright is below Grabow so unless there’s several injuries to the pen this Spring, Wright is gonna use his opt out.
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Why, do you see another left hander like Ledsma being a better option?
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by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
Not at all. I think they go with one lefty to start than keep a second lefty who is obviously inferior to the alternatives.
How much inferior is a Ledesma or Grabow to a Jamey Wright?
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by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
Ledezma shouldn’t even be in the conversation. Grabow, I think, is worse than Wright. Last year, in 62 1/3 innings, Grabow allowed 96 baserunners and struck out 38. That’s awful. And it wasn’t like it was all righties doing the damage.
The 2011 Dodgers had one lefty reliever on their Opening Day roster. Mahay, who was a better candidate on Feb. 21 than any of these people, did not make it.
I think Mattingly agrees, at least given the options
He said while having multiple lefties was great he would prefer to have “the best arms” overall
by Eric Stephen on Feb 21, 2012 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
well if he's not
I have my Zombie traps
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by Tommy Blackjack on Feb 21, 2012 8:51 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Roman hands and Russian fingers.
"It takes a special fan to root for a last place moribund bankrupt franchise."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Feb 21, 2012 8:57 AM PST up reply actions
I’ll put three dollars in the mean to Nolander jar
by Josie Becker on Feb 21, 2012 8:32 AM PST up reply actions
Gonna be a long season. At least Hu was nice enough to be really bad.
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by regfairfield on Feb 21, 2012 9:09 AM PST up reply actions
That one might need to be a bucket.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Not to be mean, but all these “jarring” comments are upsetting my morning coffey break…
"rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength"...Eric Hoffer
If you’re going to partake in this, you’ll have to urn it.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I might want to join in…let me percolate on it for a while
"rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength"...Eric Hoffer
don’t get yourself in such a froth!
"rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength"...Eric Hoffer
I heard you’re friends with David Lee Roth : )
by Josie Becker on Feb 21, 2012 9:15 AM PST up reply actions
Hawk won't be ready
truebluela
Mattingly said Hawksworth had an infection from surgery that required a second procedure to clean up
It depends on his out clause
If it’s by the end of spring traning, then sure, keep him on the squad. But if it’s June 1st, might as well send him down and use Lindblom.
Not official, but
Jamey Wright signed a minor-league contract with an invitation to big league camp in spring training, with a reported out clause at some point in March per Tony Jackson of ESPN LA,
by Michael White on Feb 21, 2012 9:29 AM PST up reply actions
Sure, use our fields, eat our buffets, then leave us high and dry. Ned has a way of making sure these guys don’t get away. (What would we have to do to keep him? Give him a 40 man roster spot?)
I’m calling it right now: Lindblom will be the guy getting screwed this spring. At least Sands can still make the team. Lindblom could be solid and we’d still run out of roles. MacDougal & Coffey might’ve sealed his [short-term] fate.
I disagree
There will always be open bullpen spots during the season. Lindblom is probably the first up when one opens up, Sands needs one of the starting 3 OF’s to get injured for him to have a role, and with Kemp’s history, it’s more like Ethier or Rivera getting injured.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Feb 21, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
I’m getting swayed toward the Sands-will-make-team side. Considering he didn’t quite hit enough to assuage all fears, I think spot starter is a fair role for him (with 1b in the mix too). Now whether we’ll do this or if it’s in his best interests of development are other matters. (Sands is #2 on my “potentially shafted” list—Eo’s #3.)
I would rather have Sands in the minors than have him as our 4th or 5th OF
Considering Gwynn will always be the defensive replacement guy.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Feb 21, 2012 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
I would think that another infielder, like Fields, would get it.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Feb 21, 2012 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
I think Sellers is more likely than Sands.
The dodgers have demonstrated that if a top prospect isn’t starting in the MLB, he’s not gonna be in the MLB at all.
Besides, we already have 5 OF if you count Hairston. No need for a 6th. Might as well keep extra IF’s for when the nursing home collapses
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by Taylor Maricle on Feb 21, 2012 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
Doesn't even sound phantom-ish. Alas.
I hope Lindblom pitches lights out and Wright is elsewhere in a month, but also won’t lose sleep over this.
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josie
this sounds like a good deal http://www.theamericanoutlaws.com/_wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/AO-2014-World-Cup-Package-Flyer-31.pdf
it really is. Too rich for my blood, but it is probably the best way to do Brazil 2014. They’ve already filled two planes, from what I last heard.
by Josie Becker on Feb 21, 2012 9:27 AM PST up reply actions
hopefully my then I’ll work for a media outlet with an expense account
by Josie Becker on Feb 21, 2012 9:30 AM PST up reply actions
I would love to go to Brazil. Unfortunately I’m not much for soccer. How could I feign a sudden and deep interest in soccer to my wife without her getting suspicious?
Worth a shot
“Honey, is that a new red, white, and blue tie?”
“Why yes it is. Just feeling very American these days. Say, that reminds me . . .”
If he gets to Brazil
He’ll be at full staff
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
They are fragile
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
i was taking a ferry from uruguay to argentina......
and it was a tranny convention in the waiting area. so many looked to be on PEDs too. I was never so confused in my life.
by delias man on Feb 21, 2012 9:44 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
like baseball performance enhancing or sex performance enhancing?
by Josie Becker on Feb 21, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions
I haven’t been to one since Calgary. I really should have gone to Vancouver.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I’m happy with that. 3 in top 100 is pretty average. Too bad our top one isn’t higher, but it’s a start.
The last Dodger top prospect that was that poorly ranked was Chin-Feng Chen.
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by regfairfield on Feb 21, 2012 9:37 AM PST up reply actions
Last year I assume Sands or Gordon was the top ranked prospect?
by Michael White on Feb 21, 2012 9:38 AM PST up reply actions
Gordon 26, Lee 89, Rubby 90.
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by regfairfield on Feb 21, 2012 9:38 AM PST up reply actions
Those are kind of the obvious two. Any guesses on the rest?
Gordon, Ellis, Kemp, Andre, Rivera, Loney, Uribe, Catcher, Pitcher???
Gordon
Loney
Kemp
Andre
Rivera
Uribe
Ellis
Catcher
Pitcher
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Opening Day
Gordon
Ellis
Kemp
Andre
Loney
Rivera
Uribe
AJ Ellis
Kershaw
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
I’m assuming Stauffer gets the opening day start. If Luebke gets the gig all bets are off
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by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t think there is any way Loney is batting sixth if a right hander is on the mound
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by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
Without looking I’m going to guess that from August 20th on when a RH started, Loney batted 5th most of the time.
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by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
1.051 OPS in 71 PA bating 2nd
.866 OPS in 191 PA batting 5th
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by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
this is a tough call for me. I’d really like to see if Loney can continue his success in the 2 spot, but the only problem for me is unless Kennedy or TG jr are in the lineup, your 3 LHs are in the top 4 spots. Batting Loney 6th seems like it would give more balance. Not sure how important that is or not.
by uschris0304 on Feb 21, 2012 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
Looks about right. Fast guy first, scrappy white guy second, best hitters 3 and 4, overpaid OF 5, praying for a great year 1b sixth, shitacular 3b 7, OBP no power catcher 8.
by UCLADodger32 on Feb 21, 2012 9:54 AM PST up reply actions
Ticket sales would double, I tell you! Double!
by UCLADodger32 on Feb 21, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
Spring football
Is 5 weeks away
by bhsportsguy on Feb 21, 2012 9:58 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I’m excited to see what Mora can do. And really, I’ll take anything to get my attention away from this train wreck of a basketball season.
by UCLADodger32 on Feb 21, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
Frank, I blame you for making me a little depressed about the season. I was all excited about the start of spring training and the opening of a new season. And then you had to go out and, like, mention who we have on our team.
by UCLADodger32 on Feb 21, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
I guess that means Dre hits cleanup
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Feb 21, 2012 9:55 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
The good thing is that this lineup
Will be much better than the one in 2013
by bhsportsguy on Feb 21, 2012 9:57 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Whatever gets him in the lineup. Our infield needs some GD power.
by silverwidow on Feb 21, 2012 10:10 AM PST up reply actions
I would take any bet that the 2013 Lineup on Opening day will be superior to the 2012 opening day lineup.
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by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 10:18 AM PST up reply actions
In what way
The Dodgers have neither the prospects nor upcoming free agents to significantly upgrade their offense.
by bhsportsguy on Feb 21, 2012 10:27 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I would sign Napoli and two OF
Outfielders include B.J. Upton, Andre Ethier, Shane Victorino, and Josh Hamilton.
by silverwidow on Feb 21, 2012 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
It will happen
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by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
Mattingly wouldn’t commit to the rest. He said Ethier could hit cleanup against RHP, Rivera against LHP, but classified the other 6 lineup spots (outside of Dee, Kemp, pitcher) as “mix and match”
by Eric Stephen on Feb 21, 2012 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
I think I read over the weekend
That the Dodgers cumulative OPS from their second basemen was 28th out of 30 teams last year. For comparison’s sakes, MEllis was only a few points higher. Granted, his career numbers were better, but he ain’t getting younger.
He’s better than Sellers. I’m not sure what this complaint accomplishes. There wasn’t anybody appreciably better available.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Paying $4 Million for just a little bit better seems like a valid complaint. Keppinger was available if Ned had waited.
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by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 10:10 AM PST up reply actions
See: not appreciably better.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
See: 4 Million
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by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
Keppinger has to be making at least 1.5-2M or so. I’d rather have Ellis, since he is better defensively. This is splitting hairs no matter what.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
We wouldn’t be committed to Keppinger in 2013.
The list of players that had a season like Ellis and didn’t have their careers end shortly thereafter is tiny. That’s the kind of thing that gets you an NRI the next season not a two year deal.
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by regfairfield on Feb 21, 2012 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
Second basemen who had an OPS+ < 70 when they were arb eligible since 1991and kept their career going
Ray Durham – Had one more nice bounce back season, retired
Mike Lansing – Stuck around for three really crappy years
Mark Lemke – Hit .187 the next year, retired
Delino DeShields – Once freed from the Dodgers was a useful player for several years.
Mickey Morandi – Hit about the same the next season, retired
Alex Cora – Has stuck around for years as a 25th man, will continue to do so forever.
Jody Reed – Hit .196 the next year, retired
Jose Lind – Stuck around for three more years, never OPS+ed over 66.
Ellis returning to any kind of productive level of play at age 35 and 36 would be basically unprecedented.
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by regfairfield on Feb 21, 2012 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
Luckily for Ellis he’s been the definition of healthy so no worries about him breaking down in that area as he hits those 35 and 36 age old seasons.
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by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
I call BS. I bet there are plenty of mid-30s middle infielders that play solid defense with OPS+ of 80 every year of his career who continue their careers, even if last year ended up at just 68. He was terrible in the first half, but again had an OPS+ over 80 in Colorado. Factor in his solid defense and he’s a perfectly reasonable player. I would not have given him a two-year deal. I would not pay him as much as Ned offered, but I do not have a problem with him as our everyday 2B.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
If you want to selective endpoint away his Oakland time, I can knock out his first two weeks with the Rockies and he was just as bad after that.
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by regfairfield on Feb 21, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
He Choi’d the hell out of those two weeks
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by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
I’m not selecting them away. He had the worst year of his career on the heels of a very solid one, one of eight straight 80+ OPS+ in his career.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I’m not sure you understand how age works. Were you also arguing last year that Casey Blake was going to have a season similar to 2009 instead of 2010?
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by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
Jeff Kent and Jamey Carroll were doin alright at an old age… I dont know if they qualify for this convo, im confused. Anyways, if nothing else, im with you Nolij that I rather have Ellis too.
by uschris0304 on Feb 21, 2012 10:58 AM PST up reply actions
Probably a very good reason why Ellis stayed on 1 team his whole career until last year, and why Keppinger is already on his 6th team at 31 years old.
by uschris0304 on Feb 21, 2012 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
I’ve always been a fan of Mark Ellis. If we had signed him for a small one-year deal I’d have no problem with it. Shoot, if we had signed Kelly Johnson when Eric suggested it back when, we wouldn’t be in this [specific] mess.
We were all fans when he was good
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by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
9 second baseman
have been able to garner more then 400 at bats since testing began in 2004.
Several HOF, Kent, Biggio
Brett Boone in 2004 still living off the steroid effect.
Our own Jamey Carroll
The diminutive Mr. Eckstein
Jose Valentin
Ray Durham
and
old Mr. Grundy
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by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
Oops
>= age 35
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by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
Isn’t it interesting that Kent, Carroll, Valentin, and Grundy were all Dodgers?
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by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
well I dont know, but last 3 years Ellis has hit 292, 342 Obp 767 ops in 219… so I probably would bat him 2nd, infront of Kemp will only help him maybe stay close to these numbers.
by uschris0304 on Feb 21, 2012 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t have a problem with Mark Ellis being our 2nd baseman in 2012, I simply have a problem with the contract. It will be fun to watch his defensive exploits if he still has those chops. But a two year deal was simply ridiculous at every level.
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by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
right, I dont think anyone likes the contract he got. Guess we’ll see what happens.
by uschris0304 on Feb 21, 2012 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
That was eight names.
Grudzielanek seems like a pretty comparable player. One reason why there haven’t been a lot of older 2Bs is that they tend to not be very good. They age, just like everybody else does. Sometimes they have bad years and bounce back and sometimes they’re through. We will see.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Grudzielanek was an awful, terrible player on his last year with the Dodgers. He also came nowhere near the 70 OPS+ range.
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by regfairfield on Feb 21, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
And he bounced back to have several productive seasons in KC.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
looks like 6 productive seasons, 2 with Cubs, then Stl for 1, then 3 with KC
by uschris0304 on Feb 21, 2012 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
Grudzielanek was 33, not 35 and at his worst his OPS+ was 81.
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by regfairfield on Feb 21, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
2012 – 1.5 for Keppinger
2012 + 2013 = 8 Million for Mark Ellis
I don’t consider this splitting hairs. The Dodgers will be eating Mark Ellis’s contract.
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by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
Matt Treanor is as interesting as AJ Ellis. While many find these profiles an exercise in futility, the writers of each profile learn something they did not know before they started the profile. Possible only 10% of you are actually reading the profile, but I think you are missing something.
I had no idea Wright was a ground ball machine.
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I didn’t realize how many relief innings he’d thrown the last few years.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I didn’t realize how many innings he threw period. For some reason, I thought he was basically out of baseball.
Like Jaret Wright?
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Actually, let me clarify – players will start to be optioned in March before the roster is cut to 25. But the active roster can be over 25 until the regular season begins.
BTW, you deserve credit for calling the Cormier addition last spring. He was a longshot but you nailed it. Thoughts on this guy?
Oh, I think with Hawksworth out there’s a job for him if he pitches adequately in Spring Training. Lindblom of course deserves it but has options.
In case you guys missed it, my annual Spring Training Primer is out today.
DT link for comments: http://bit.ly/Aioqnu
Full story at ESPNLA: http://es.pn/xmzZKw
Thought we just learned Blake will be out longer then expected which is why we are even having the discussion about the last bullpen spot.
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by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
I’m hoping Angel Guzman slams the door on Wright
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by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
You’re over Lindsay?
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I think he will be fun this spring but probably has little chance to make the team out of spring training. He is the ultimate “wild” card.
Seems like no one is giving Bellisario a shot.
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by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
Mediocre righty relief pitcher #14 prediction:
ERA: 4.23
IP: 20
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Feb 21, 2012 10:55 AM PST reply actions
I'm bullish on Sands
When I interviewed DeJon, he was positive about a lot of players, but the level of positivity with Sands, I felt, was among the highest. I think he thinks that Sands really had made tangible improvements by September – more so than Gordon, for example.
I don’t know if that means Sands breaks camp with the team, but I do think there’s a sincere hope that he can be a valuable piece of this year’s team in 2012.
poor guy had to rebuild his swing mid-season and seems to have been successful, glad dejon gave the man his props
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Feb 21, 2012 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
Evidently DeJon only caught his home games in the minors and majors
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
About lefty relievers ...
As I commented above, the Dodgers’ 2011 Opening Day roster only had one lefty reliever. That was Kuo, who of course, was not a LOOGY but a guy who was the primary set-up man, if not the first option for closer if something happened to Broxton and Padilla.
So I really don’t think having two lefty relievers is going to be a priority for Mattingly. Elbert, assuming he doesn’t implode this spring, would suffice unless someone like Grabow really has a knockout spring.
Too bad Coffey got killed by lefties last year (.338/.404/.463). I’m trying to find the RH reliever who fared best against LH hitters (besides Jansen who nobody could touch).
Sure as hell was not Lindblom!!!!!!!!!
Yikes
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
so he destroys righties and gets hurt by lefties
or this is just sss nonsense
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Matt Guerrier seemed to be equally effective
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Feb 21, 2012 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
Mattingly stated specifically that he was comfortable with MacDougal against LHB
by Eric Stephen on Feb 21, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
deliasman
and anyone else interested:
The Rock will be on Raw next week.
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Wrestlemania is getting pretty loaded.
Cena vs. Rock
Taker vs. HHH (Hell in a Cell)
Punk vs. Jericho
Bryan vs. Sheamus
I’m not paying for it, of course, but hopefully some of these will pop up on YouTube.
by silverwidow on Feb 21, 2012 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
Cena vs Rock? Arent they both “good guys”?? Does Rock still have his same intro song from back in the day? I loved his intro song.
by uschris0304 on Feb 21, 2012 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
Dude, people HATE Cena even though he’s a face. And it’s going to happen in Miami – Rock’s hometown.
Rocky’s had a billion different intros; it’s a little different now.
by silverwidow on Feb 21, 2012 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
its cause he does that stupid arm waving in front of face thing
seriously what the hell is the deal with that
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
well, does it atleast still have that “The Rock Says, The Rock, The Rock Says” haha, I dont remember how it goes, but hope that part is atleast still in his intro.
by uschris0304 on Feb 21, 2012 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
I think it goes, “If ya smellllllllllllllllllllllllllllll………what The Rock……..is cookin’”
by silverwidow on Feb 21, 2012 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
My favorite one :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibsOsqwjsp0&feature=related
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