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It is official now. Nolasco is a Dodger.
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First time since 1981 that four Pirates made the all star team.
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He won't make it to the requisite 501 plate appearances (scheduled team games x 3.1). He has 168 plate appearances in 44 games in which he came to the plate (he also pinch ran for Ortiz in a late inning on what was supposed to be an off-day), and he has only been pinch hit for twice (costing him five plate appearances, total), so his average of 3.82 plate appearances per game is a reasonable basis for extrapolation that he might finish the season with 443 plate appearances if he continues to bat 9th and plays in all 72 remaining games. Moving him to leadoff would tend to get him 8/9ths of an additional plate appearance per game, or 64 more for a projected total of 507, but that ain't gonna happen, and he isn't going to hit .300. His average finally dropped below .400 last night.
He doesn't yet, but what's remarkable about this kid is he was a great glove/no bat prospect. The Sox would have been very pleased with .250 and great defense at either SS or 3B, and now he's hitting .395! Realistically, if he can hit .280-.290 I would be thrilled. And, at 23, this kid is only going to get better.
Just read an interesting online article about Iglesias, with some likely reasons for his offensive improvements. Here's a key one, IMO:
http://www.overthemonster.com/2013/7/8/4503158/jose-iglesias-red-sox-shortstop-stephen-drew
Dodgers turning into the Yankees ?
Buying anyone they want ...
Ricky Nolasco is a nice piece for a team chasing a pennant, but he isn't exactly Felix Hernandez, Justin Verlander or even Cliff Lee. Not sure how Nolasco turns a team into "buying anyone they want".
I just checked, and today's Red Sox game hasn't started yet, so "now" he isn't hitting anything, and he won't be hitting until he steps into the batters box, and even then, he won't be hitting until he hits, but that is instantaneous, since he will have hit the instant the ball leaves his bat. It is like the old question, "Where was the man when he jumped off the bridge?" Any attempted answer describes where he was either before or after he jumped.
Inglesias isn't "hitting" .395. He has hit .395. He is not a jar of 1000 balls with 395 of them marked with an "H", that the team draws from when he has an at-bat. If you want a professional assessment of what he is "hitting", then get Vegas to estabish a betting line for each succesive Iglesias at-bat. The smart money for his next at bat would even out at less than .300. I remember when Jose Offerman began the season "hitting" .360, then, when he stunk, supporters would say "well, he's still hitting .320" and then "he's still hitting .300", until they said, "well, at least now, he's someone else's problem". I made similar comments here two years ago when Josh Reddick was "hitting" about .360. I predicted that he would wind up at about .280, which he did, but one thing to remember is that he didn't wind up the year having hit .280 by hitting .280 over the remainder of the season; he wound up at .280 by hitting about .200 over the remainder of the season.
A few weeks ago, someone had analyzed Iglesias's percentage of balls hit in play that found grass instead of gloves and it was a percentage that belonged in Ripley's Believe It or Not, which means it is not sustainable.
Ricky will solidify the back end of the roation. Ricky WAS/IS an workhorse and a innings eater....something every team needs. The Dodgers now have a starting 4 that is as good as anyone in the Majors right now(Kershaw, Greinke, Ryu and Nolasco). Ricky was never a #1 starter or even a #2. Those 3 guys you mentioned are top of the rotation type guys and the Dodgers already had that.
I agree, but the context of my comment was for the "buying anyone they want" comment, not an indictment on the Dodgers rotation.
I guess it is a good thing the Dodgers have 4 outfielders. Right when Crawford comes off the DL, Kemp goes back on it. The only everyday position player that has not been on the DL for the Dodgers is Ethier.
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It is also a good thing the Dodgers traded for another starter to give them 6 when they picked up Nolasco. Right when they get Nolasco, Fife goes on the DL.
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Didn't take it that way. I think people sometimes thinks a trade by contender is usually thought of as needing an ace or a big bat, when sometimes the not so big trade is the one that usually puts you over.
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