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I'm betting that after the Dodgers initially use Urias out of the bullpen they will give him a few starts in September. He may even be available to start in October if they keep his innings down.
So why exactlywould someone own him on their fantasy team?
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edit: Plus, he could get on a roll come September and win 4 or 5 games down the stretch. It's nice to get a little boost at crunch time.
Not if he's tying up a bench spot until then.
"I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth."
He is most definitely not in a platoon with Pederson but has gotten a lot of action since Ethier's injury and Crawford and Van Slyke's subsequent injuries. He's started 6 games in left field, three in center, and two in right.
He was a very well regarded prospect who'd chronically underperformed up until last year when he broke out in a pretty big way. That breakout seems to have carried on to this year, at least so far. I don't think he'll get a full season's worth of ABs but I'm sure the Dodgers want to see him ease into the steady 4th OF role with an eye on his post-Ethier outfield role.
Thompson may not be in a platoon with Joc, but Joc does not play vs. LHPs and Trayce does not play vs. RHPs.
Hyun-Jin Ryu, Brandon McCarthy, and Mike Bolsinger are all slated to start rehab assignments within the next 10-14 days.
Expect changes within the Dodgers rotation --- I'd guess Stripling and Wood will both lose their jobs and get sent down unless they perform really well in the next several weeks.
Alex Wood's K% has skyrocketed over his last 4 starts; somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 K/9. I can't see them replacing him now.
Wonder if the Dodgers will play Thompson more. He has been productive so far hitting 2 HRs last night. So far in 72 ABs he has 6 HR 17 RBI. Ave .292 OBP .228 SLG 611 OPS 949. I think he has outhit Crawford, Kendrick and Hernandez combined.
Wonder if the Dodgers will play Thompson more. He has been productive so far hitting 2 HRs last night. So far in 72 ABs he has 6 HR 17 RBI. Ave .292 OBP .228 SLG 611 OPS 949. I think he has outhit Crawford, Kendrick and Hernandez combined.
and Puig, who has been dreadful.
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They'll probably give him more starts to ride out the hot streak but I fear his weaknesses would be exposed with more at-bats. Ethier should be back in a few weeks which will further muddy the waters but if they give him more starts and he keeps raking then things will get interesting.
They'll probably give him more starts to ride out the hot streak but I fear his weaknesses would be exposed with more at-bats. Ethier should be back in a few weeks which will further muddy the waters but if they give him more starts and he keeps raking then things will get interesting.
That may be true but his last 194 AB to last season he has hit 11 HR with a .294 BA. He is hitting lefty equally as well as right. His minor league stats do not support his BA but since he is hitting well why not go with him more often since he has out-performed everybody else playing OF.
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The best SO/BB ratio in mlb history, for a full season (>=100 IP) was Candy Cummings's 20.50 in 1875. A season where he pitched 416 innings and had 82 strikeouts (leading the league) and just 4 BB. Obviously a different era, since 82 K's led the league.
Since 1875, the best ratio has been Phil Hughes's 2014 where he struck out 186 and walked just 16, giving him a 11.63 SO/W rate.
Here’s a thing: last year, Clayton Kershaw was tied for baseball’s fifth-lowest walk rate by a starting pitcher, out of 78 pitchers. Then, this year, only one guy (Mike Fiers) has dropped his walk…
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