There hasn’t been a ton occurring of late, so it looks like an honest time to atone for some Dodgers information that isn’t main free-agent signings or extensions or rumors about both.
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In case you’ve been underneath a rock, Mookie Betts is transferring again to the dust, and particularly they’d like him to deal with shortstop.
“He’s prepared for the problem,” Gomes mentioned in his suite on the Hilton Anatole. “He appears like, with a full offseason, he can go and sort out that. Like we’ve mentioned earlier than, he’s one of many guys that I definitely wouldn’t guess towards.”
He didn’t grade out effectively throughout his time there final yr, however as Brandon Gomes mentions, many of the points had been with throwing.
“When you have a look at all the most difficult components of the place, he does (these) very well,” Gomes mentioned. “And the place he struggled was throwing. You go watch him in proper subject, it’s probably the greatest arms within the sport; it’s extremely correct. So these issues are most difficult to show: getting off the ball, vary, making distinctive performs, his pre-pitch timing. He nailed these. It was actually syncing up his throw from that as a result of he’s been so used to the outfield throw.
“So I believe that would be the majority of his work, is how does he entry what’s an elite arm and have that translate to the infield?”
I’ll by no means depend Mookie out, however man that’s such an unreal place swap this late into his profession. Then once more, together with his bat, he actually simply must be below-average for it to make sense and it’s not like he lacks the arm.
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By way of damage updates, Freddie Freeman underwent surgical procedure on his proper ankle, as anticipated.
Earlier at this time, Dodger first baseman Freddie Freeman underwent surgical procedure on his proper ankle consisting of debridement and the removing of unfastened our bodies. The surgical procedure was carried out by Dr. Kenneth Jung at Kerlan Jobe in Los Angeles. Freeman is predicted to have the ability to take part in…
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) December 5, 2024
They are saying he’ll be prepared, but when he begins off gradual or one thing, I higher not see bitching.
Talking of, Shohei Ohtani isn’t prone to be prepared for the mound come Opening Day attributable to surgical procedure on the labrum of his left shoulder.
“Not possible,’’ Roberts mentioned when requested if Ohtani may probably pitch in Tokyo. “I simply don’t see us beginning the clock in March to then suppose that we’d maintain that constantly going by October. Then, that may name for a break or reprieve in the midst of the season, so I don’t know.
“I nonetheless suppose unlikely.’’
Predictably and understandably cautious.
Identical caveat about his begin applies.
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Not precisely the signings individuals need to see proper now, however the group inked minor-league offers with each David Bote and Matt Sauer, who will even each get invites to Spring Coaching.
Bote is a utility participant that has principally featured and second and third, and he’ll be coming into his age-32 season. He’s been a plus defender at each of his major positions and has a profession .234/.318/.392/.711 line for a 90 OPS+ in 1213 plate appearances. Not attractive, however good to have as organizational depth, however.
Sauer is a right-handed pitcher coming into his age-26 season, and he’s coming off a 2024 the place he made his MLB debut with the Royals after being picked within the 2023 Rule 5 Draft from the Yankees system. His 2024 didn’t fairly go the best way he wished, as he coughed up 14 runs in 16.1 innings and was despatched again to the Yankees. He additionally struggled within the minors between AA and AAA, surrendering 22 runs in 32.1 innings with an unremarkable 30 strikeouts towards 11 walks. Not a ton there to really feel nice about, however he did begin 16 video games in 2023, the place he struck out 93 in 74 innings towards 34 walks and had a 3.41 ERA primarily at AA. That’s presumably why he was taken within the Rule 5 Draft to start with, and possibly the Dodgers can discover some depth there.
One other signing was Sam Carlson getting a minor-league deal from the group. A 2017 second-round choose of the Mariners, and as soon as their prime pitching prospect, he battled unfortunately-timed arm points that ultimately resulted in Tommy John surgical procedure in 2018 and ended up costing him three seasons as a result of pandemic screwing every thing up in 2020. After signing as a minor-league free agent with the Brewers in 2024, he was assigned to AA and put up a 4.25 ERA in 48.2 innings as a reliever with 51 strikeouts and 19 walks. Nothing jumps at you statistically, however he does have a novel fastball.
Sam Carlson’s fastball has a novel attribute referred to as Vertical Strategy Angle, which is the angle at which a pitch approaches house plate. ?
In Carlson’s go to to HQ firstly of his offseason, his VAA stood out as an space the place he can actually set himself aside. ?… pic.twitter.com/LpulzWmSqm— Tread Athletics (@TreadHQ) November 10, 2024
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On account of Roki Sasaki being part of the 2025 worldwide free agent class, the Dodgers had cash to burn within the 2024 interval, they usually inked seven gamers on the deadline in right-handed pitchers Shai Romero, Cesar Sanchez, and Samuel Savinon, left-handed pitcher Aneudy Almonte, and infielders Antoni Urena and Hendry Arvelo from the Dominican Republic, in addition to right-handed pitcher Alexis Reyes from Venezuela.
The Los Angeles Dodgers formally signed 7 gamers earlier than the conclusion of the 2023-24 worldwide signing interval:
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RHP Cesar Sanchez
RHP Samuel Saviñon ($225K)
INF Antoni Ureña
INF Hendry Arvelo
RHP Shai Romero ($200K)
LHP Aneudy Almonte ($50K)VEN
RHP Alexis Reyes pic.twitter.com/zrD30KEAcB— Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) December 13, 2024
They’d round $2.5 million left to spend, so it’s a little bit of a disgrace to let quite a lot of that go to waste, however I assume they had been doing every thing potential to verify they’d be in place to signal Roki it doesn’t matter what occurred. Can’t blame them.
