Angels at Dodgers, 7:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA, FSW
Clayton Kershaw brings his hopefully-comfortable hip and his 29-inning scoreless streak to bear against the Angels’ Hector Santiago, who’s 7-4 with a 2.43 ERA. Santiago had a rough outing in his last game but had a 1.13 ERA over his previous five starts.
Believe it or not, the Angels have always given Kershaw trouble (relatively speaking). He’s 2-2 with a 3.76 ERA against them; that’s the highest ERA he has against any team he’s faced more than three times.
There will probably be moves later in the day to get to 25 players on the active roster, and there might even be another transaction or two. Who knows?
New news:
Zack Greinke will start tonight's game. Clayton Kershaw, who was scheduled to pitch tonight, will start tomorrow's game.
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 31, 2015
Lineup when available.
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup:
Rollins SS
Kendrick 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Van Slyke LF
Puig RF
Grandal C
Guerrero 3B
Hernandez CF
Greinke P #whiff
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 31, 2015
Kiké in centerfield? Huh.
NPUT
My message immediately below is confusing. What I meant to ask: Do you think Greinke remains with the Dodgers after this year?
The Dodgers don’t like to sign “older” pitchers to big, longterm contracts. I am concerned that that will mean they won’t re-sign Greinke, who becomes a free agent at the end of this season.
Who does? Imagine that years might be a contract issue.
It seems to be conventional wisdom that Zack will opt out, but I don’t know where it came from. As far as I know, he himself hasn’t said a word about it. For all we know he and his wife (and newborn child!) love LA and want to stay.
He can opt out and stil resign with LA.
Heyman (http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/25256176/mlb-trade-deadline-winners-and-losers-mets-blue-jays-royals-do-well) says the Giants are trade deadline winners and the Dodgers are losers, they should have gotten better pitchers for all the money they spent on bad contract deadwood. I agree about the Dodgers, I don’t know about the Giants.
The Gnats got a mediocrity who, however, is better than the decrepit Tim Hudson, but they still don’t have a No. 2 or 3 starter. The Dodgers got one premium starter who’ll be around for a while, another who’s making a strong comeback, and two usable relievers.
as well as the Braves number 1 prospect.
The Gnats only got Leake, nothing more. The Reds got a so-called pitching from a weak farm system, and a career AAA utility guy.
Apart from money (why limit a analysis to just that?), it cost the giants (sic) their number 1 prospect for a rental. We lost a redundant Oliviera and three low end minor leaguers. (to be fair, his actual video discussion on this is much more balanced).
I’m glad Mike Trout isn’t in the National League West! Unless he was a Dodger, of course… And add Goldschmitt to the roster, too…
We can thank Snake management, which passed on him twice in the draft. Padres, Rox and giants (sic) all passed on him once as well.
We should also note that, among their other shortcomings, Goldschmidt and Price failed to sign after being drafted by the Dodgers. Of course, that had to be at least partly the previous FO’s fault.
Package and myself will continue to blame Friedman and company for all mistakes, irregardless of time frame…
So, don’t bother trying to confuse you with facts; your mind is made up? ;-])
I reserve the right to flip-flop on any issue…
I didn’t want them to flip Kemp and Haren, so I flopped.
So, are you identical twins, fraternal twins, or the same person?
Well, I think we’re both a lot easier to get along with than one A H on this blog…
Ex-Gnat makes last out.
Woo-HOO!!!
Honey on the phone.
OK, now that we got that out of the way…
Vinny- “Dodgers 5 Trout 3.”
SVS pop-up for double?
Dropped into no-man’s land between three Angels.
Thanks.
AG2!
Rats.
Gnats go gnot quite silently in ninth, but still lose, 6-3.
Better inning for Santiago.
Good inning, Zack.
Santiago works fast.
Gnats go silently in eighth, still trail 6-2.
Zowie Howie!
Take that, former team!
But, points out Package, Dee would have singled and stolen second, third and home.
Now now.
It was irresistible.
Maybe. I kind of doubt he’d have stolen home, though.
Hyperbole in action.
That word! Before I ever heard it I was convinced that third syllable was pronounced “bowl,” just as I was sure that “misled” was pronounced “myzled.”
Me, too! On both of these words.
Despite all the new presents, we’re not playing with any of them yet. Such restraint!
Gnats go quietly, if not quite silently, in seventh, still trail 6-2.
Excited for the game to start!
Rangers still up on the Giants, 6-2, now after six.
Hamels goes against the Giants tomorrow night in Texas.
You misspelled “Gnats.”
Gnaturally.
Rollins SS
Kendrick 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Van Slyke LF
Puig RF
Grandal C
Guerrero 3B
Hernandez CF
Greinke P
In Texas, BadGums has surrendered six runs on six hits in two innings. Llaneros lead the Gnats, 6-2.
Kershaw going tomorrow. Greinke today.
Opponents having to play guess which pitcher/pea is under which thimble on which day.
Whatever the answer, not one they exactly look forward to.
Blast it! That means I’ll have to write yet another post tomorrow saying he’s starting! 😉
I hope his hip isn’t seriously hurt.
Turner on 15 day DL!
Is that the standard amputation recovery time?
Well, then let’s call up Olivera. Oh, wait a minute. So will it be Guerrero or Callaspo or someone else at third?
Guessing they will platoon. Alex’s big chance!
Is Kike an option?
Probably next on the depth chart. After that Agon. 😉
Jon sez Alex first, then Alberto at third.
Oboy, another outfielder. Morse and money to Pittsburgh for Jose Tabata. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/07/pirates-dodgers-swap-jose-tabata-michael-morse.html
NBC reports same.
Somebody has to fill out the AAA roster, so it might as well be Tabata.
Presumably they saved some money on the transaction…
Some of Morse’s millions-of-dollars contract goes with him, I guess, although I can’t find details yet.
Why would anyone want Morse over Tabata, unless he were cheaper, but that asks the question, ‘why would the Dodgers want Tabata?’ I’m like Package, these guys don’t make sense to me sometimes.
I think taking Morse was a condition of getting Latos from the Marlins, so it makes sense the Dodgers would flip him for someone younger and cheaper and perhaps more useful in another transaction down the road.
I got that, but I’m wondering what the H pittsburgh wants with Morse…
NBC Hardball Talk: “… he can play first base against left-handed pitching and thus likely provides the Pirates more flexibility than the outfielder Tabata does.”
But, of course, all the moves make sense to Package: The GM is on an ego trip wants to replace anyone on the roster he didn’t acquire,replace them with less than stellar talent and turn LA into Tampa Bay West, results be dammed.