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Dodgers OF Prospects - A Blessing and a CUrse

I have been accused of favoring the prospects over finding veteran alternatives. For the most part that is true. I have been a prospect fan for as long as I can remember. The Dodgers have had 18 NL Rookies of the year; 4 in Brooklyn and 14…

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David · 14m ago
@Mark Timmons Some more baseball 'humor' for today. 'The guys aren't getting any younger'. Comedian Steven Wright had this joke, 'Someone asked me for a picture of me when I was younger'. ' I said, ALL pictures of me is when I was younger!'
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dodgerpatch · 21m ago
"He is at least 2 years away, and with the Dodgers, probably longer. He would more likely be a trade deadline option than a winter trade option."
I don't know about this. A trade deadline option is buying a rental. I think Quintero has too much upside to be trade bait for a Skubal, although I really hated to see River Ryan go, so maybe the Dodgers would be willing to let him go, too. The Dodgers outfield is indeed crowded, but they have two years to stash Quintero in the minor leagues before they have to make a decision, and if his ceiling/floor is as high as projected - and if he actually pans out - I would prefer him as the starting CF in three years when Tucker is gone. He might be chomping at the bit during Tucker's last year, but if all the stars align I could also see a trade of Pages before he hits FA and a future outfield of DLC, Quintero and Sirota. Then again, it's unlikely that all three live up to their prospect status.
As for the Skubal trade, well, we lost a River Ryan and didn't advance to the WS, so, in retrospect, a bit of a waste. Had Ohtani been healthy and throwing like he was in May, that trade doesn't happen. It's why I prefer to hold Ohtani back during the first half of the year and let the Sheehan/Stone/Wrobo/Sasaki quartet pitch, and stretch Ohtani out in August/September. It's like getting an ace at the deadline, but you keep your prospects.
I like prospects. I'm reluctant to see the Dodgers trade them. I, too, have a soft spot for a team comprised of home grown talent. But, then again, the 90s Dodgers never advanced to the WS, did they? BTW, I was never a Mondesi fan. Huge arm, but he would have that annoying double clutch before he threw. Never struck me as having a high baseball IQ, but I digress.
Also, very good article. I do want to thank you for writing in full paragraphs and having developed thoughts that warrant a paragraph. I just can't do it when Mark runs his writing through the Claude single sentence machine.
As for yesterday's commentary, I still think you operate on an unfair bias. I think this assumption that RVS is just that stat nerd Jonah Hill character from Moneyball to be reductionist and likely grossly inaccurate. BTW, the more I watch scenes from Moneyball, the more I appreciate that movie. Great scene. https://youtu.be/Tzin1DgexlE?si=8EWOt4K22rhoDmm2
"RVS just wants everyone to pull everything with an uppercut, because the whole philosophy is home runs and SLUG, SLUG, SLUG!"
I just think reality is much more complex than that, and everything I've read about him says that he doesn't take a one-size-fits-all approach to hitters. From what I understand, one of the foundational components of his hitting philosophy is launch angle, but I think many conflate launch angle with an uppercut. They are not the same. I could go into it in more detail, but I have before, and ...whatever. I'm sure the actual approach and strategy is well thought out and coherent, and neither of us are privy to it, so we're commenting rather blindly.
But you might be right, in one sense. I think you have an inherent predilection to an old school approach to hitting that emphasizes hitting the ball where it's pitched, using all fields, making contact, and getting situational base hits versus hitting home runs. When I was reading about the Brewers hitting approach, their batting coach's fundamental approach was waiting on the pitch and keeping eyes on it as long as possible. You don't swing as hard as you can. You follow the ball and put a bat on it. The power will come. Maybe the Brewers are on to something. Maybe the old school way is coming back in fashion. Everything is evolving all the time. Maybe what's old is new.
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Lionelsmirk · 22m ago
I don't really engage in trade speculation because I can barely figure out my own team, let alone others. But I do think there is some urgency to play the young guys. JDP's time is now, Ehrhard & Tibbs should get serious roster consideration (or be traded), and Sirota/Davalan/Quintero we can kick down the road for one more year.
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Lionelsmirk · 26m ago
Jeff--This is a fantastic article. I think about this quandary all the time. Getting pieced up in the NLCS signals we can't just rely on talent alone: the parts have to fit.
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Mark Timmons · 31m ago
@Duke Not Snider, JDP, Freeland, Qunitero and Sheehan.
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Mark Timmons · 33m ago
@Daytona Jack, I 100% agree with you, and I would include JDP in a trade for Elly. Outfielders for the Dodgers are a dime a dozen, and while JDP may be the best (and most MLB-ready), Sirota and Ehrhard aren't far away. A superstar SS is a dollar a dozen, but 5 out of 4 people struggle with math.
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