Matt Shaw as sure a bet as there is on the team for a 3 win playerOwen Caissie I'm still worried about the KsKevin Alcantara I believe in his upside. Moises Ballesteros Needs to progress on defenseCam Smith could be #1 by the end of the seasonCade Horton Next year he has to be dependable James Triantos trade chipAlexander Canario trade chipJefferson Rojas trade chipFernando CruzLuis Vazquez trade chipJaxon Wiggins needs to throw strikesJonathon Long another riserBrandon Birdsell He may move way up the list next year or graduate. Christian Franklin trade chipDrew Gray needs to throw strikes Jack NeelyPablo AliendoCristian Hernandez back on the radarMichael Arias
Solid top 7.
Every fan from every other team besides the one the Dodgers are playing should be rooting for the Dodgers. The owners and administrators do everything a fan could want to try to win.
Along those lines, the best bullpen is a well rested bullpen. In modern baseball with max effort etc, a pen will wear out quickly. We saw this in 2016 when Chapman was used up by the World Series.
I said it would be nice to have a 37-7 laugher, it was just as nice having a 36-10 game. A couple more weeks to get better against lesser opponents will help until they get to the NFC North heavy part of the schedule.
If Cody opts out, I'm hyper-focused on trading Nico, moving Busch to 2nd base, and signing Vlad. Or they could keep Nico and have Vlad as a DH. But I want Vlad.
That reminds me of when I was a kid and we’d get the JCPenny Christmas catalog and I’d circle all the page numbers of toys I wanted like the $300 race track, the $150 walkie talkies etc. and I’d end with the cap guns and Lincoln logs.
They never tried to deceive or paint a picture that wasn't an accurate reflection of their intentions. At the same time they cannot be naked and say we are going hard after player X or player Y is out of comfort.
We pretty much know that Jed is going to look for value and try and sign players for what he thinks is a fair value. Those efforts will result in a competitive team that they hope will get to the ASB in good shape so they can add pieces. It's a risk, but it's a lower risk than signing Jason Heyward to his deal.