Mar 14

Yeah, but will they hit?

David Pinto of Baseball Musings is doing hitting projections for all MLB teams, and today is the Dodgers’ turn.

I don’t want to criticize the lineup too much, since apart from Seager, the starters project to OBPs between .334 and .352. They are the Lake Woebegone of OBP, everyone above average. All those are good, and all could easily vary 20 or 30 points from their projections. The Dodgers take the value of OBP literally, and every one batting will have plenty of chances to drive in runs.

The calculations are detailed at his site, so I won’t go into them here. His work is always interesting.