The Los Angeles Dodgers come into season 3 hoping to do something to put them over the top with some major names leaving and some others on the way in.
The Dodgers have fought hard and have done well in the playoffs until the enevitable meeting with Montgomery. Montgomery has ended their season two years running. What can be done to match the stingy pitching of the Biscuits? GM KB thinks more offense and a move to youth in the rotation is in order. The Dodgers expect to return to the playoffs as a wildcard or the division winner and hopefully thier moves will take them to the WS. Anything short of that is running in place or worse, a failure.
Here are your season 3 Los Angeles Dodgers:
C- Alex Forest will start with Ariel Cruz waiting in the wings. This is a switch from the Dodgers philosphy of having a defensive guy back there. The Dodgers will start Forest and expect a .300 average and about 100 walks.
1b- B.C. Dransfeldt was first thought of as a pinch hitter and backup 1b/lf, but the Dodgers like the way he drives the ball and will give him a chance to lose the job with power guy Russ Chapman doing the backup role at 1b/lf. The Dodgers hope that Dransfeldt will produce a near .300 avg with 30 double and 20 hrs. If he fails, Chapman is sure to provide power and lots of walks.
2b- Louis Bevil will be playing his first full season as a Dodger. Management expects him to frequent the All Star game many times in the forseeable future. Great all around player and one of the best 2bs in the league.
3b- Yonder Martis will be the starter at 3b. Martis was a last minute aquistion and the Dodgers are hoping he'll provide some offense and stability at 3b. He has a chance to put up all star numbers with the stick anyway. Hes an average fielder. Julio Ozuna a rookie, will backup 3b/rf and provide some pop and youth to the lineup.
SS- Jay Bailey was at 3b last season and moves to SS with Martis taking over at 3b. Bailey should provide power and speed at the position although his glove is well below average. The Dodgers have many options and interchangeable players so SS/3b/of positions will be contantly changing no doubt. Other SSs include Curt Murphy & Ernest Looper. Both of these guys should see time at CF and wherever needed. Provide great insurance and nice bats off the bench.
lf- Mandy Chace Chace will be back in lf and hopes to make another run at the MVP. Great hitter.
cf- Vern Hamelin will man cf again. Hes a consumate pro with an excellent glove. He'll hit some line drives, steal a base here and there and not screw anything up. A company soldier.
rf- Donald Fujiwara is a budding superstar. He has all the tools to be the best offensive player on the team and in the league. Might have an MVP or two in his future. Lot of pressure for a kid, but hes handled it well so far. A rookie at 20, hes now starting to come into his own in his 3rd ML season. Look for big things out of Fujiwara.
sps- Andre Hubbard
Wil Sele
Joel Wheeler
Gerald Stanley
Paul Norton
Starting pitching was overhauled and is now a lot younger if slightly less talented. The Dodgers expect them to be very good and get better as the year wears on.
rps- Gus Garvin
Will Weston
Jerome Ross
Polin Rodriguez
Juan Camacho
The Bullpen is is solid and youthful with FA signee Ross anchoring the pen. This is the stronger end of the staff which is different from years past. The team expects the pitching as a whole to end up with nearly the same stats as seasons 1 and 2. They wont be the top pitching in the league, but they'll be very good.
Overall the Dodgers look to be contenders again is spite of the flurry of trades and signings. We'd really like to proclaim ourselves the team to beat, but theres Hartford & Montgomery in the way and no doubt just as good or better than they have been. Obviously anything less than the playoffs is failure, and from there its a crapshoot.
The Dodgers have fought hard and have done well in the playoffs until the enevitable meeting with Montgomery. Montgomery has ended their season two years running. What can be done to match the stingy pitching of the Biscuits? GM KB thinks more offense and a move to youth in the rotation is in order. The Dodgers expect to return to the playoffs as a wildcard or the division winner and hopefully thier moves will take them to the WS. Anything short of that is running in place or worse, a failure.
Here are your season 3 Los Angeles Dodgers:
C- Alex Forest will start with Ariel Cruz waiting in the wings. This is a switch from the Dodgers philosphy of having a defensive guy back there. The Dodgers will start Forest and expect a .300 average and about 100 walks.
1b- B.C. Dransfeldt was first thought of as a pinch hitter and backup 1b/lf, but the Dodgers like the way he drives the ball and will give him a chance to lose the job with power guy Russ Chapman doing the backup role at 1b/lf. The Dodgers hope that Dransfeldt will produce a near .300 avg with 30 double and 20 hrs. If he fails, Chapman is sure to provide power and lots of walks.
2b- Louis Bevil will be playing his first full season as a Dodger. Management expects him to frequent the All Star game many times in the forseeable future. Great all around player and one of the best 2bs in the league.
3b- Yonder Martis will be the starter at 3b. Martis was a last minute aquistion and the Dodgers are hoping he'll provide some offense and stability at 3b. He has a chance to put up all star numbers with the stick anyway. Hes an average fielder. Julio Ozuna a rookie, will backup 3b/rf and provide some pop and youth to the lineup.
SS- Jay Bailey was at 3b last season and moves to SS with Martis taking over at 3b. Bailey should provide power and speed at the position although his glove is well below average. The Dodgers have many options and interchangeable players so SS/3b/of positions will be contantly changing no doubt. Other SSs include Curt Murphy & Ernest Looper. Both of these guys should see time at CF and wherever needed. Provide great insurance and nice bats off the bench.
lf- Mandy Chace Chace will be back in lf and hopes to make another run at the MVP. Great hitter.
cf- Vern Hamelin will man cf again. Hes a consumate pro with an excellent glove. He'll hit some line drives, steal a base here and there and not screw anything up. A company soldier.
rf- Donald Fujiwara is a budding superstar. He has all the tools to be the best offensive player on the team and in the league. Might have an MVP or two in his future. Lot of pressure for a kid, but hes handled it well so far. A rookie at 20, hes now starting to come into his own in his 3rd ML season. Look for big things out of Fujiwara.
sps- Andre Hubbard
Wil Sele
Joel Wheeler
Gerald Stanley
Paul Norton
Starting pitching was overhauled and is now a lot younger if slightly less talented. The Dodgers expect them to be very good and get better as the year wears on.
rps- Gus Garvin
Will Weston
Jerome Ross
Polin Rodriguez
Juan Camacho
The Bullpen is is solid and youthful with FA signee Ross anchoring the pen. This is the stronger end of the staff which is different from years past. The team expects the pitching as a whole to end up with nearly the same stats as seasons 1 and 2. They wont be the top pitching in the league, but they'll be very good.
Overall the Dodgers look to be contenders again is spite of the flurry of trades and signings. We'd really like to proclaim ourselves the team to beat, but theres Hartford & Montgomery in the way and no doubt just as good or better than they have been. Obviously anything less than the playoffs is failure, and from there its a crapshoot.
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