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loslakersss Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 11:01 am Post subject: |
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I’d say more hopeful than anything, as long as the dodgers continue to protect their players as much as they’ve shown since the new ownership and leadership.
I didn’t realize DeGrom was already in his 30’s. I would also love to see Walker be similar both in performance as well as his team extending him before he hits free agency. He needs to be a dodger for life imo. |
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Cutheon Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 11:06 am Post subject: |
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Verlander never dropped off. Not going to dive deep in numbers at the moment but if you check out the 2017 thread you’ll see it. And there’s good fa graphs posts. But basically his fastball was always there but his slider stopped sliding. Everyone stuck a fork in him. But he kept battling and figured it out while in Detroit. His numbers didn’t immediately bear it out but then in 2016 he exploded again. In ‘17 he continues his success, showing it wasn’t a mirage, and then went to Houston where a couple slight changes and a better defense resulted in supreme numbers. But as far as the peripherals were concerned JV’s decline was a slight downturn turned downfall via media narrative. He was a popular sabremetrics pick as a “comeback” player before he went to Hou. That’s why I was so annoyed when the Dodgers couldn’t get him - all signs pointed to Verlander being better than he ever was. |
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Cutheon wrote: | Verlander never dropped off. Not going to dive deep in numbers at the moment but if you check out the 2017 thread you’ll see it. And there’s good fa graphs posts. But basically his fastball was always there but his slider stopped sliding. Everyone stuck a fork in him. But he kept battling and figured it out while in Detroit. His numbers didn’t immediately bear it out but then in 2016 he exploded again. In ‘17 he continues his success, showing it wasn’t a mirage, and then went to Houston where a couple slight changes and a better defense resulted in supreme numbers. But as far as the peripherals were concerned JV’s decline was a slight downturn turned downfall via media narrative. He was a popular sabremetrics pick as a “comeback” player before he went to Hou. That’s why I was so annoyed when the Dodgers couldn’t get him - all signs pointed to Verlander being better than he ever was. |
And now Verlander is broken down and recovering from major surgery and hitting age 38, no thanks! Ironically this season's version was who we thought we were getting but at least he's got his health and still young enough to hold up a few more years.
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Cutheon Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 11:22 am Post subject: |
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We’d have won 2017 for sure. And maybe 18/19. And then not extend him. But sure, 3 years and 3 cy young quality seasons later his arm gave out. Good argument. |
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1995Lakers Star Player
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Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 2:04 pm Post subject: |
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2017 is a given if we had Verlander instead of that mentally weak Darvish. There were always murmurs of how soft Darvish really was even in Texas and I had seen it myself firsthand a while back even before Texas but at the time I dont blame Friedman for putting Darvish ahead of Verlander given mostly age. I have a hard time thinking we beat Boston in 2018 with just Verlander added but 2019 is a real possibility as well. |
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1995Lakers Star Player
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Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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loslakersss wrote: | I’d say more hopeful than anything, as long as the dodgers continue to protect their players as much as they’ve shown since the new ownership and leadership.
I didn’t realize DeGrom was already in his 30’s. I would also love to see Walker be similar both in performance as well as his team extending him before he hits free agency. He needs to be a dodger for life imo. |
Considering he had TJ already at such a young age, Im not holding my breath and I would be very wary of extending a guy who relies so heavily on velo. I personally wouldnt extend him until the very last moment because he is a health risk and bombing on a long term contract is what sets back franchises for years. Lets also think about this objectively. Yes he is mentally tough...how mentally tough will he be though once he cant just shoot his fastball straight through and challenge hitters? That 98-99 mph becomes 94-95 mph, that difference can be the difference between a strikeout and us praising how great Buehler is and him getting smacked for a 3 run homerun and us claiming he needs to be traded. How great was Josh Beckett at one time and how quickly was he discarded by Boston when his fastball went from 97-98 mph to 92-94 mph. |
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DuncanIdaho Franchise Player
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LongBeachPoly wrote: | loslakersss wrote: | ^ do you think with most of these guys they may have been overused in their prime which shortened it/caused them to decline so rapidly after 30?
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Like I said, I hope Buehler is like Scherzer and Randy Johnson. You sound confident that he’ll turn out like Scherzer and Randy Johnson. I hope you’re right.
You’re probably better at judging which pitchers will get hurt/decline and which will last a long time. I’m not really that good at judging. All I can do is look at the history.
Here’s a pitcher that’s trending in the opposite direction: Jacob deGrom.
Born: June 1988.
Since he’s turned 30, he’s won 2 Cy Youngs and almost won a 3rd this year. He’s gotten stronger and better after turning 30. Next year will be his age 33 season.
deGrom is a good example because his situation is/will be similar to Buehler’s.
Before 2019, entering his age 31 season, the Mets had control of him for 2 more years. He was set to become a free agent in 2021, his age 33 season. The Mets gave him a 5 yr $137.5M contract. $27.5M per year. What they did was replace his last 2 years of team control plus buy out his first 3 free agent years. Not bad. They’re on the hook until he’s 35. (They also have a club option for his age 36 season).
It’d be great if Buehler ages as well as deGrom and also takes a similar deal in 2 years. |
deGrom is a great comparable. Thanks for bringing that up |
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Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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1995Lakers wrote: | loslakersss wrote: | I’d say more hopeful than anything, as long as the dodgers continue to protect their players as much as they’ve shown since the new ownership and leadership.
I didn’t realize DeGrom was already in his 30’s. I would also love to see Walker be similar both in performance as well as his team extending him before he hits free agency. He needs to be a dodger for life imo. |
Considering he had TJ already at such a young age, Im not holding my breath and I would be very wary of extending a guy who relies so heavily on velo. I personally wouldnt extend him until the very last moment because he is a health risk and bombing on a long term contract is what sets back franchises for years. Lets also think about this objectively. Yes he is mentally tough...how mentally tough will he be though once he cant just shoot his fastball straight through and challenge hitters? That 98-99 mph becomes 94-95 mph, that difference can be the difference between a strikeout and us praising how great Buehler is and him getting smacked for a 3 run homerun and us claiming he needs to be traded. How great was Josh Beckett at one time and how quickly was he discarded by Boston when his fastball went from 97-98 mph to 92-94 mph. |
He's a competitor, man. That's one of the reasons he's been so good in the postseason. Obviously, you'd rather have 99 than 94, but with his make-up, I think he'd still figure it out, even if he had to throw more sliders and the like.
I guess it's good that we still have so many years of team control left. We could opt to ride it out and then move on if we think he's too much of a risk beyond his early 30's. But I wouldn't mind a deal that buys out his arb years and a couple of free agent years. |
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1995Lakers wrote: | 2017 is a given if we had Verlander instead of that mentally weak Darvish. There were always murmurs of how soft Darvish really was even in Texas and I had seen it myself firsthand a while back even before Texas but at the time I dont blame Friedman for putting Darvish ahead of Verlander given mostly age. I have a hard time thinking we beat Boston in 2018 with just Verlander added but 2019 is a real possibility as well. |
Darvish pitched really well in the 2017 postseason Dodgers, until facing the Astros. It's now documented that there were trashcans banging when he and Kershaw was pitching. Jomboy on Youtube documented this, you can hear the bang bang sounds indicating what pitch the Astros knew. That World Series was compromised, I don't hold anything against any pitcher that looked bad against the Astros during the 2017 postseason. |
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4stargeneralbulldog wrote: | 1995Lakers wrote: | 2017 is a given if we had Verlander instead of that mentally weak Darvish. There were always murmurs of how soft Darvish really was even in Texas and I had seen it myself firsthand a while back even before Texas but at the time I dont blame Friedman for putting Darvish ahead of Verlander given mostly age. I have a hard time thinking we beat Boston in 2018 with just Verlander added but 2019 is a real possibility as well. |
Darvish pitched really well in the 2017 postseason Dodgers, until facing the Astros. It's now documented that there were trashcans banging when he and Kershaw was pitching. Jomboy on Youtube documented this, you can hear the bang bang sounds indicating what pitch the Astros knew. That World Series was compromised, I don't hold anything against any pitcher that looked bad against the Astros during the 2017 postseason. |
Yep. Darvish was absolutely dealing in his LDS and LCS starts. |
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loslakersss Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2020 10:36 am Post subject: |
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I remember at the time that we were debating if Darvish was the best #2 we had next to Kershaw, a lot of people thought he was better than Greinke was (until the Houston series). |
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1995Lakers Star Player
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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:32 am Post subject: |
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loslakersss wrote: | I remember at the time that we were debating if Darvish was the best #2 we had next to Kershaw, a lot of people thought he was better than Greinke was (until the Houston series). |
I would say he always threw a tad harder than even Greinke at his best and his pitch mix repertoire was as extensive as Zack's. But a comparison between these two, I go with Greinke because of command. Greinke's command was Kershaw's level if not even a slight tad higher. With Greinke at his best, I thought I was watching a harder throwing Maddux reborn. With Kershaw and Greinke reaching their peaks together I thought I was watching our version of Koufax and Drysdale and throw in Hyun Jin Ryu as our Claude Osteen as the perfect #3 |
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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:41 am Post subject: |
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1995Lakers wrote: | loslakersss wrote: | I remember at the time that we were debating if Darvish was the best #2 we had next to Kershaw, a lot of people thought he was better than Greinke was (until the Houston series). |
I would say he always threw a tad harder than even Greinke at his best and his pitch mix repertoire was as extensive as Zack's. But a comparison between these two, I go with Greinke because of command. Greinke's command was Kershaw's level if not even a slight tad higher. With Greinke at his best, I thought I was watching a harder throwing Maddux reborn. With Kershaw and Greinke reaching their peaks together I thought I was watching our version of Koufax and Drysdale and throw in Hyun Jin Ryu as our Claude Osteen as the perfect #3 |
Yeah, Greinke is the closest thing to Maddux the league has seen. Just reminds me so much of him. Even now, this 86-88 MPH version of Greinke reminds me of the final chapter of Maddux's career. |
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oasisdude77 wrote: | 4stargeneralbulldog wrote: | 1995Lakers wrote: | 2017 is a given if we had Verlander instead of that mentally weak Darvish. There were always murmurs of how soft Darvish really was even in Texas and I had seen it myself firsthand a while back even before Texas but at the time I dont blame Friedman for putting Darvish ahead of Verlander given mostly age. I have a hard time thinking we beat Boston in 2018 with just Verlander added but 2019 is a real possibility as well. |
Darvish pitched really well in the 2017 postseason Dodgers, until facing the Astros. It's now documented that there were trashcans banging when he and Kershaw was pitching. Jomboy on Youtube documented this, you can hear the bang bang sounds indicating what pitch the Astros knew. That World Series was compromised, I don't hold anything against any pitcher that looked bad against the Astros during the 2017 postseason. |
Yep. Darvish was absolutely dealing in his LDS and LCS starts. |
He looked really good in the 2017 postseason until the WS. So, I never did count it against him for what happened in the WS.
As for Verlander being this stud and getting it turned around in Houston. Sorry, any hitter or even pitcher from that organization, I would consider the numbers they put up as fool's gold, now knowing what we know about the elaborate cheating system. Whose to say that the pitchers didn't have some system or used the state of the art PEDs that can't be detected? Like it or not, once you cheat and get caught, you don't deserve the benefit of the doubt. Just heard Verlander got TJ surgery, can't say I feel bad for him. At his age and getting TJ surgery, his career should be over. Good, the scumbag was making jokes about the cheating incident. |
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4stargeneralbulldog wrote: | oasisdude77 wrote: | 4stargeneralbulldog wrote: | 1995Lakers wrote: | 2017 is a given if we had Verlander instead of that mentally weak Darvish. There were always murmurs of how soft Darvish really was even in Texas and I had seen it myself firsthand a while back even before Texas but at the time I dont blame Friedman for putting Darvish ahead of Verlander given mostly age. I have a hard time thinking we beat Boston in 2018 with just Verlander added but 2019 is a real possibility as well. |
Darvish pitched really well in the 2017 postseason Dodgers, until facing the Astros. It's now documented that there were trashcans banging when he and Kershaw was pitching. Jomboy on Youtube documented this, you can hear the bang bang sounds indicating what pitch the Astros knew. That World Series was compromised, I don't hold anything against any pitcher that looked bad against the Astros during the 2017 postseason. |
Yep. Darvish was absolutely dealing in his LDS and LCS starts. |
He looked really good in the 2017 postseason until the WS. So, I never did count it against him for what happened in the WS.
As for Verlander being this stud and getting it turned around in Houston. Sorry, any hitter or even pitcher from that organization, I would consider the numbers they put up as fool's gold, now knowing what we know about the elaborate cheating system. Whose to say that the pitchers didn't have some system or used the state of the art PEDs that can't be detected? Like it or not, once you cheat and get caught, you don't deserve the benefit of the doubt. Just heard Verlander got TJ surgery, can't say I feel bad for him. At his age and getting TJ surgery, his career should be over. Good, the scumbag was making jokes about the cheating incident. |
Didn't Bauer basically say everyone on that pitching staff was cheating with pine tar? Their spin rates went through the roof all at the same time... funny how Verlander's slider suddenly started working again. |
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Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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^i wouldn’t be surprised considering the lengths they went through to help their hitters; a little bit of pine tar is nothing compared to cameras and a relay system. I don’t think we will ever know unless a pitcher admits it because the league definitely wants to sweep anything like that under the rug/hide it from becoming public and hurting their image. The funny thing is that if they were more transparent and consistent with punishing wrongdoers they would improve their image drastically. |
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Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:46 am Post subject: |
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Arenado being a Dodger now is more likely than not. Last time we had a significant deal with the Rockies, it was 23 years ago when we reacquired EY for Pedro Astacio. Unless you want to include the Hollandsworth for Goodwin waste of time. Wow. JT not being a Dodger is becoming ever closer....
https://roxpile.com/2020/11/20/colorado-rockies-rumors-nolan-arenado-trade-los-angeles-dodgers/
Looked at his career stats at Dodger stadium and just one look at him and you know the power is going to carry over and it does. The night games wont kill him.
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Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:50 am Post subject: |
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More smoke about Arenado to the Dodgers. With the full no-trade, he can force his way here if he absolutely wants to. Could increase our leverage in getting him. Perhaps Rios would be one of the players going back the other way (though Morosi doesn't mention him), and of course Lux would have to be on the table.
Still want Turner back, especially if they keep the DH for '21, as Buster Olney thinks they will. I suppose you could argue that Turner might prefer still playing the field, and that the Dodgers may not want to pay, say, $12-15MM a year for a strict DH, but if you ask me, Turner has earned it.
Morosi also mentions that acquiring Arenado could mean the Dodgers don't see themselves retaining Seager long-term; he says that they have not made progress with Boras on extension talks for Seager.
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Cutheon Franchise Player
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Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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1995Lakers wrote: | Arenado being a Dodger now is more likely than not. Last time we had a significant deal with the Rockies, it was 23 years ago when we reacquired EY for Pedro Astacio. Unless you want to include the Hollandsworth for Goodwin waste of time. Wow. JT not being a Dodger is becoming ever closer....
https://roxpile.com/2020/11/20/colorado-rockies-rumors-nolan-arenado-trade-los-angeles-dodgers/
Looked at his career stats at Dodger stadium and just one look at him and you know the power is going to carry over and it does. The night games wont kill him. |
Arenado's splits are interesting. Excluding small sample size stadiums, he posts pedestrian (relative to him) numbers at DS, but he's also faced our top flight pitching staff for his whole career. Otherwise his splits aren't as drastic as some other Colorado batsmen.
Would obviously be fine with Nolan. But we can't lose Seager - he's too special. (bleep) Boras |
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I'd rather we have JT back at 12-15 million per year on something like a 2 year deal. Arenado has too many years and too much money on his contract. I'd rather we use that money on homegrown talents like Buehler, Urias, Seager, Belly, when the time comes. |
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Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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I’d rather pass on Nolan if it’s gonna cost us one of our young stars later on.
I did see something that DH might actually continue for NL this season so that could help with re-signing JT. |
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Quote: | Former MLB general manager Jim Bowden declared Friday that the Rockies will soon trade slugging third baseman Nolan Arenado to the division rival Los Angeles Dodgers. That means seeing him 18 times per year during a normal 162-game regular season.
“Nolan Arenado will be a Dodger by Christmas,” Bowden said on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM. “I spoke with the Dodgers and they are obsessed with getting a right-handed bat, preferably a third baseman. They have been engaged with [general manager] Jeff Bridich of the Rockies.
“Arenado is planning on opting out of his contract with the Rockies in a year, [shortstop] Trevor Story is a free agent in a year, and the Rockies have serious financial issues after the pandemic. The trade talks between the Rockies and Dodgers are real. I think it’s going to happen.”
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Quote: | “I don’t think the Dodgers have a lot of competition in trading for Arenado because of the contract and the opt-out,” Bowden said. “I believe the deal will be contingent on Arenado eradicating the opt-out and agreeing to stay with the Dodgers on the contract he agreed upon with no opt out. This is going to be a major storyline.”
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Just took a look at Arenado splits. He's a career .263 hitter away from Coors Field. Eh, that's a hard no from me, he also had a .227 Batting average away from Coors this year, it might be a small sample size this season, but I'm worried when taking a look at that. He also has 6 years left on that enormous contract. Also, the Dodgers consistently have 1 of the best farm system, the Rockies would want our best prospects and more than likely young guys that have made it to the majors like May, Gonsolin, Lux, etc.
When you assess everything, the trade isn't worth it. |
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Getting Nolan means we let Seager walk right? No way we keep both? |
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4stargeneralbulldog wrote: | Just took a look at Arenado splits. He's a career .263 hitter away from Coors Field. Eh, that's a hard no from me, he also had a .227 Batting average away from Coors this year, it might be a small sample size this season, but I'm worried when taking a look at that. He also has 6 years left on that enormous contract. Also, the Dodgers consistently have 1 of the best farm system, the Rockies would want our best prospects and more than likely young guys that have made it to the majors like May, Gonsolin, Lux, etc.
When you assess everything, the trade isn't worth it. |
Yeah I don’t like his splits either. |
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