2K24: Los Angeles Dodgers

[whalewang]

Joc earned a chance to hit lead-off and went 1-3 with a walk and HR. Even better, Rollins was moved down the order. That all makes sense but then he moved Gonzalez down to the 4 spot.
Guerrero is still missing from the daily lineup.

[GwynnInTheHall]

Can you imagine if fantasy players managed teams? Guys would be benched or cut after a slow start to the year (with the bat only, of course - defense is totally irrelevant). The flavor of the month would immediately get starts, based on sterling performances in 20 PA samples, while top 10 guys rode the pine. Teams would field only players who've been hot the last two weeks and would have abysmal defense across the board. Eight David Ortizes would be viewed as a totally acceptable way to arrange a defense.

There's only ONE Papi.

[Piney Boy]

Eight David Ortizes would be viewed as a totally acceptable way to arrange a defense.

I would love just to see 3 of them playing OF in Coors. That would be an adventure.

[ironfist]

Can you imagine if fantasy players managed teams? Guys would be benched or cut after a slow start to the year (with the bat only, of course - defense is totally irrelevant). The flavor of the month would immediately get starts, based on sterling performances in 20 PA samples, while top 10 guys rode the pine. Teams would field only players who've been hot the last two weeks and would have abysmal defense across the board. Eight David Ortizes would be viewed as a totally acceptable way to arrange a defense.

And they'd probably have 4 closers as well

[The Dane]

Can you imagine if fantasy players managed teams? Guys would be benched or cut after a slow start to the year (with the bat only, of course - defense is totally irrelevant). The flavor of the month would immediately get starts, based on sterling performances in 20 PA samples, while top 10 guys rode the pine. Teams would field only players who've been hot the last two weeks and would have abysmal defense across the board. Eight David Ortizes would be viewed as a totally acceptable way to arrange a defense.

In principle, I agree with you 100%. However, I would also argue that Bruce Bochy manages the Giants the way we run our fantasy teams. No one plays the hot hand like Bochy. I speculate this is because when you do that, you ruin your clubhouse, causing unrest and distrust. Perhaps, Bochy's greatest asset is his ability to keep his players from revolting after they've suffered demotions. You see it time and time again, with Lincecum, Sandoval, Belt, Romo.... He also seems to know when to play a guy who is just slumping and will rebound, and when to cut a non-performer. Very rarely do we "free" a Giants player, he seems to get everyone the right enough PT.

So, I'm not really disagreeing with you, but I think the Giants may be an exception, and somehow, they make it work.

[Pauly]

So, I'm not really disagreeing with you, but I think the Giants may be an exception, and somehow, they make it work.

How soon you forget the free Brandon Belt stuff from a couple years ago

[The Dane]

How soon you forget the free Brandon Belt stuff from a couple years ago

That is true. But now we look at the mediocrity Belt has proven himself to be, and Bochy's moves suddenly make a little more sense.

[Sharky]

So I spent decent FAAB on Hatcher. Then Peralta took the closer role. So I drop Hatcher for the latest flavor of the month. Then I picked up Yimi Garcia with a small FAAB bid. Peralta gets hurt and which one is the closer? Seems to be Hatcher. Argh!

[The Dane]

So I spent decent FAAB on Hatcher. Then Peralta took the closer role. So I drop Hatcher for the latest flavor of the month. Then I picked up Yimi Garcia with a small FAAB bid. Peralta gets hurt and which one is the closer? Seems to be Hatcher. Argh!

Hang on to Garcia. I think he'll get the lion's share of the opportunities until Jansen returns.

[GwynnInTheHall]

Hang on to Garcia. I think he'll get the lion's share of the opportunities until Jansen returns.

which is at most 2 weeks.

[YourPalChrisMal]

Yimi is the best pitcher of the bunch but Mattingly hasn't been married to the idea of any one person holding the job until Jansen comes back. He's also said that Jansen may not immediately close upon returning. I do think Yimi is the best play for the time being but he might not get all the saves.

And remember how painfully long it look for Mattingly to realize that Brandon League sucked in 2013, before finally giving the ball to Jansen in the 9th. My point is that for Mattingly it doesn't always seem to matter who has the best stuff. Once he has something in his head, he seems to have a hard time seeing what everyone else sees. So who knows who will get the saves the next couple weeks and beyond until he deams Jansen "ready."

[Hobbesmonkey]

Something is going on with Kershaw. I know he is getting the k's, but not the results. Bad luck?? He only gave up five hits tonight, but 4 were xbh. And a HR to Hector Gomez(who????).

[Judge Jude]

weird dustup around the 3rd inning I saw on MLB. guy on 1st, 2 outs, and either the pitcher was up or actually I think on first base. Kershaw was about to go to the plate, clearly balks to 1st, the ump and pitcher call him on it, and he is so unhinged that I thought CK would get tossed. Mattingly properly intercedes, it ends, and once he walks away - he gets tossed.

again, weird.

[overkill94]

weird dustup around the 3rd inning I saw on MLB. guy on 1st, 2 outs, and either the pitcher was up or actually I think on first base. Kershaw was about to go to the plate, clearly balks to 1st, the ump and pitcher call him on it, and he is so unhinged that I thought CK would get tossed. Mattingly properly intercedes, it ends, and once he walks away - he gets tossed.

again, weird.

Well, that's the exact same pickoff move he always uses so I think he was just telling that umpire that he's the only one who has called a balk on that.

Kershaw was straight up dominant for most of the game but then he lost command of his breaking stuff and left too many fastballs up in the zone. His velocity is fine and his breaking balls have looked great at times, he's just missed a lot of spots and paid for them. If you think about it this way, he was still hurt at this time last year and he still won 20 games so there's plenty of time for him to get back to normal

[onejayhawk]

I can't believe Alex Guerrero has not been mentioned this year. Any idea of which positions he qualifies for in 2016 at a 10 start standard ?

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