Andy Pages hit .357 against left-handed pitchers in 2024. (Nick Tomoyasu/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Megan GarciaAndy Pages figured a lot out in 2024.It was a season of recovery. It was a rookie season of learning and adapting. And it was a season where he was one of the top threats in the Major Leagues against left-handed pitching.Now, he’s a potential threat for the Dodgers in … [Read more...] about NLCS: Andy Pages gets another shot at a lefty
NLCS: Freeman’s wheel’s bad, but the motor doesn’t stop running
Freddie Freeman (Katie Chin/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Cary OsborneWhich Dodger has made the most consistent hard contact in the postseason?It’s the one with the damaged ankle. The one getting early treatment at the ballpark, hobbling out of the batter’s box, gutting his way through games.Freeman, despite the badly sprained ankle that should have meant four-to-six weeks off of … [Read more...] about NLCS: Freeman’s wheel’s bad, but the motor doesn’t stop running
NLCS: Walker Buehler — the power of the mind
NLCS: Walker Buehler — the power of the mindWalker Buehler (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Cary OsborneAll Tyler Glasnow knew of Walker Buehler before he was his teammate was what he had seen from afar. The closest he saw of him was in the 2020 World Series with Buehler and Glasnow both key figures on each side of the Dodgers-Rays matchup.And then they became teammates this … [Read more...] about NLCS: Walker Buehler — the power of the mind
NLCS: Brent Honeywell steadies the bullpen in first postseason appearance
Brent Honeywell made his postseason debut on Monday against the Mets. (Katie Chin/Los Angeles Doddgers)By Megan GarciaBrent Honeywell knew what his role would be in the postseason. He just needed a roster spot to open up for him.With Alex Vesia out of the National League Championship Series due to an intercostal injury, Honeywell found himself on his first postseason roster. He … [Read more...] about NLCS: Brent Honeywell steadies the bullpen in first postseason appearance
NLCS: Ohtani is not as far off as it seems
Shohei Ohtani had two hits in Game 1 of the NLCS. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Cary OsborneShohei Ohtani’s first at-bat in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series ended in not so much as a swing but a chop.Mets starter Sean Manaea, with one of the most acute and tricky arm slots in the Major Leagues, came at him like the ball was fired from first base and struck … [Read more...] about NLCS: Ohtani is not as far off as it seems