DODGERS NEWS/RUMORS thread

He's their Kenley Jansen.

 

Wouldn't be surprised if the Mads call Bochey. MadBum may even end up there.

 

Teams that worry me: Braves, Yanks, Stros.

Yes, the Nats have pitching, but they have been so inconsistent. I am not concerned about the rest of the NL.

I have no idea whether Cleveland or the A's are legit.

I worry about Houston the most because they seem to have the best balance of SP and offense in MLB.

Even though we looked bad against the Yanks recently, their pitching is suspect.

I think Atlanta is still a year away. But if we don't get to the WS and actually win.....Atlanta maybe the bane of our existence for years to come.

 

f we don't get to the WS and actually win.....Atlanta maybe the bane of our existence for years to come.[/QUOTE]
And that would be nothing new...

 

Rod Barajas serving as interim manager of the Padres

 

Wow. Cubs ain't making the playoffs.
4.0 GB of Milwaukee
Morrow, kimbrel, and Darvish couldn't save em.
Whelp, at least they won it all in 2016.

 

Yeah. No matter how a team fails or screws up, winning a ring recently goes a long long way.
We win, win, win, ( to a point) but can't say that at all.

 

With the Cubs epic collapse over the weekend, the team is expected to not retain head coach Joe Maddon. This is the dangers of lame duck coaches as the Cubs are solidly built at the core, but rumors have been swirling for weeks that the will he/he won't be back talk has negatively impacted the clubhouse. Word is that players still love him and they want him back, but get ready for reports out of Chicago of how he was some demonic, evil man to play for. The Rockies had the same issues with Clint Hurdle(maybe it was Jim Tracy) where the team was so worried about playing well enough so he could come back as manager, that they stressed themselves to a point where it all came crashing down.... then he was fired and Rocktober was born. Other rumors out of this development:

• The Padres are said to be very fond of Joe Maddon and if he were to be fired, he would leap to the top of their desirable coaching list. Would not be shocked if he is on the Giants list as well since he fits the personality type of Dave Roberts.

• The Cubs owner screamed poor all last offseason, then the team still found a way to spend a good bit of cash. With the org already looking at a $160ishM ledger without any outside additions, they may be hard pressed to add heavily after an abysmal season. One thing that has been a focal point of attention is how poorly they have done on the FA market. While Darvish has not been a god this year, he certainly has taken a step in the right direction as the season went on.

• The Cubs have the worst rated system in the game according to multiple outlets and there are rumors that this may cause the club to potentially go into sell mode with where this season has gone as "wholesale changes" has been floated. Rizzo, Baez, Schwarber and Bryant are all 2 years from free agency, so it makes more sense to go for it one more time, but stranger things have happened.

 

If I'm Maddon I'm getting the fuck outta there. Darvish and that money..Heyward and his money hasn't worked out..now Kimbrell and his long term money..still have 2 years left of Lester and his sucktitude while sitting at the top of their payroll. Maddon should just move on unless Theo is gonna pull a rabbit out of his hat and get some of these guys out..and Theo is under fire right now

 

I don't know what's in the wings for us at 3 b, probably some dynamic rookie savior like always, but we had better make preparations for the eventual shutdown of JT.
There have been stark indications of age related problems for a while, resulting unfortunately, in a limited time on the field, more and more each season. We all love him for sure, etc. But whenever they go and trade or sign someone for one of my favorite players, I think of what they did to one Jackie Robinson.
So the time is very near, imo.
Knowing the Dodgers, though, it will be a round robin of Max, CT3, Beaty, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
But wouldn't Chris Bryant be nice ?


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Dodgers having a bobblehead giveaway for game 1 of the NLDS

 

let me guess
billies jeans wife?

 

not her gf
she's just a girl

 

The club is said to be very interested in Rendon, but outside of that, there are not many great options. If they can't get Rendon or pry away Arenado, they could explore Bryant as a possibility, but then they would have A LOT of young Boras clients that would be FA's at the same time. I could definitely see that being a deterrent. We are also assuming that the Cubs would be willing to trade us one of their best players. The other thing that could be in the cards is Seager to 3B, Lux to SS, Muncy to 2B and Turner at 1B for the last year of his deal before Jeter Downs comes into the picture. Still not sure of what this kid could turn into, but he has seen his stock rise heavily since coming into the organization. An infield of Downs, Seager and Lux would be VERY impressive defensively.