Avoiding health?
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Funny, but I'm making the point that the Dodgers trading away or passing on re-signing a "high upside" pitcher, there's a reason for it.
They have high tolerance for injury/fail potential with pitchers, so if they aren't interested, you know the guy is not going to succeed elsewhere.
Dodgers-Padres-Phillies is going to go down to the last weekend for the 2nd seed bye it appears. Brewers are 5.5 up on Philly though they meet starting Monday. Possibly their last chance to get closer, probably needing a sweep that won’t happen.
Yeah unlikely Brewers cough up the lead. They are without Megill right now, so their otherwise strong back end bullpen is thinner now, but Uribe has also been excellent this year, so closer-wise they should be fine.
As you said, it looks like it's between Dodgers/Padres/Phillies to fight to avoid that first round.
I realize Eury Perez is only 22, but there might be a problem here.
After a nice 2023 rookie year, he missed 2024 with TJ surgery. Could he come back and be effective?
The answer this year appeared to be yes. In his first 70 2/3 innings, he had a 3.44 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 70:25 K:BB ratio.
Then he got bombed by the Mets for 5 ER in 2/3 of an inning. Maybe just a bad day?
Apparently not. He went 4 against Washington today, but coughed up 7 ER.
That's 12 ER in 4 2/3 innings over his past 2 starts.
Cade Horton went 5 innings, gave up 0 runs and 0 hits, and walked 1 while striking out 6.
Suffice to say this should increase his odds.
Eury Perez?
Giants can’t lose a game. LAD & SDP can’t get out of their own way. Are you allergic to fun?
Roman Anthony went down for likely the remainder of Sawks season. Relax Simp.
Dodgers, for all their recent fail against bad teams, are still 5-5 in their last 10, though it doesn't feel like it.
The Padres have the real issue here, losers of 4 in a row, 8 out of 10, and got swept at home by the Orioles. Ouch.
It's cute that you think the Giants have a chance, but they will regress soon enough. They're still 4 behind the Mets for the final wildcard spot.
Both the Dodgers and Padres have become fail specialists with bases loaded. Stupefying. Sad songs will be written about orphaned base runners this week. Both deserve to lose.
Will Smith prolly out tomorrow. Oof
It was really weird to me that the Dodgers had the same 1st 5 line Ohtani or Sheehan. Interchangeable.
Last year Tommy Edman was always coming up with that big hit, and then sparking the team to come back.
This year he regressed when healthy, and now has just been out for awhile.
No Edman and I think 2024 goes extremely differently,
The postgame show was trying to make a positive out of the 3 ninth inning runs.
Getting shut out 17 consecutive innings, then managing 3 against junk time failpitchers isn’t anything to get excited about, especially when you still lose.
Was never a fan of the Snell signing. He’s never been consistent.
Was never a fan of the Glasnow signing. He’s never been healthy or consistent.
Was never a fan of the Scott/Yates signing. Don’t waste big $$ on non-elite relievers.
I don’t think the Dodgers, Yankees, Padres, or Mets will make the World Series this year.
I’m not gonna let you spoil it for me.
Yes, Edman could produce a hit when needed. Just like a professional.
For some reason that includes coaching and probably some Dodger misguided analytics….. the dodgers refuse to settle for a hit… it’s always get up to the plate with bases juiced and play for the heroic grand slam or whatever. Maybe it’s simply selfishness. The baseball version of betting the hard ways in craps.
The Dodgers are a mirror image of the Brewers.
Dodgers will go home broke