Although they have cooled off a little over the past week, the National League West second-place San Diego Padres have been playing exceptionally good baseball over the last month. The NL West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers have not. In fact, over the past six weeks, the Dodgers saw their once 9.0-game lead in the division dwindle down to a zero-games lead and it now … [Read more...] about Padres Hot – Dodgers Not
A ‘Wash’ For The Dodgers
We’ve reached that point in the season where saying “Well, at least the Padres lost, too” following a Dodgers loss just doesn’t cut it anymore – especially with only 27 games remining in the 2025 regular season. We heard it again following the Dodgers 3-0 shutout loss to the NL West fourth place Arizona Diamondbacks in front of a Dodger Stadium crowd of 45,701 on Friday … [Read more...] about A ‘Wash’ For The Dodgers
Dodgers Flip the Switch
(Reposted from August 26, 2025) It’s been said in sports that teams cannot just flip-a-switch in order to improve their performance. Well, the 2025 Dodgers appear to be an exception. The team has stepped up to play better team baseball after manager Dave Roberts‘ challenged them to play better team baseball. Perhaps it was starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto shutting … [Read more...] about Dodgers Flip the Switch
Is Teoscar Hernandez Injured?
(Reposted from July 5, 2025) Since returning from the IL on May 5, Teoscar Hernández‘s wRC+ (Fangraphs weighted runs created) is 82 — 18% below Major League average and a full 50% below his 2024 performance. Only on occasion since his return has Teoscar demonstrated his power and ability to drive in big runs. In the field, there is no way to sugar coat the fact that … [Read more...] about Is Teoscar Hernandez Injured?
Teoscar Hernández Hard Truth
(Reposted from August 19, 2025) From July 5 article, “Is Teoscar Hernández Still Injured?) In the field, there is no way to sugar coat the fact that Teoscar’s right field defense has deteriorated from below average to amongst the worst in all of MLB. And, advanced stats do not account for all of the misplays and seemingly indifferent pursuits of base hits that turn … [Read more...] about Teoscar Hernández Hard Truth