Jon's other site:
Screen Jam
TV and more ...
Dodger Thoughts T-Shirts
On sale through February 16, 2008
Click here to order.
* * *
The Best of Dodger Thoughts
A 325-page book featuring the top selections from this website from 2002-2005.
Click here for more information.
* * *
Or, just make a donation to support the site. Many thanks.
"Dodger Thoughts, like TiVo, is one of those things you can completely do without until you start using it."
- Fanerman
SI.com
NL West Preview
Evaluating Defense
Colletti and Depo
World Baseball Classic
Minor League Broadcasters
Slow Starts
Eric Gagne
Groundball Pitchers
Dodger Prospects
Albert Pujols
Humbled Angels
You Be the Manager
Eric Gagne II
Unreliable Relievers
Revived Angels
It's Okay To Sell
Dodger Turnaround
Andre Ethier
Padres-Dodgers Showdown
NL Final Weekend
Mets-Dodgers NLDS
Postseason ratings
NL Wish Lists
Manny vs. J.D.
McGwire Controversy
Dodger Offense
Trainers Matter
Variety
Will Arnett
John C. McGinley
Laura Dern
Imelda Staunton
SAG Awards
Ellen Pompeo
Grey's Anatomy
2004-05 Rookie Dramas
Anthony Hopkins
NATPE
Scrubs
Award Shows
Topher Grace
Ashton Kutcher
Writing on Improv Shows
Rainn Wilson
T.R. Knight
Guest Actors
Animation Guests
Joey Carson and Tennis
Donald Trump and Golf
2006 Emmys Nominees*
*Comedy Series
*Comedy Director
*Comedy Writer
*Comedy Actor
*Comedy Supporting Actor
Blue's Clues
Lizzy Caplan
Ann Donahue
CMT: Giants
CMA Awards
Little Miss Sunshine
Actor-Directors
Freshman Series
Clint Eastwood
Showrunners vs. Censors
Little Children
Breaking and Entering
Tartikoff Legacy Awards
Jackie Earle Haley
Knights of Prosperity
Office Online
2007 Screenplay Noms
Friday Night Lights
Robert Benton
ABC Fridays
Rookie Actors
Global Casting
2007 Pilot Casting
Sublime Slime
Also ...
A Season in Savannah (Stanford Magazine)
Five Questions: Los Angeles Dodgers (2005) (Hardball Times)
Rick Monday (Baseball Analysts)
Baseball's Odd Couple (Baseball Prospectus)
Five Questions: Los Angeles Dodgers (2006) (Hardball Times)
Five Questions: Los Angeles Dodgers (2007) (Hardball Times)
Dodger home record: 39-30 (.565)
When Jon attended: 5-3 (.625)
When Jon didn't: 34-27 (.557)
Dodgers at home: 745-600 (.554)
Jon attended: 293-233 (.557)*
Jon didn't: 457-374 (.550)
* includes road games attended
Current Roster with Estimated 2008 Salaries
(updated March 28)
Most figures are estimates (some are wild estimates) but will be updated as information comes in. Corrections welcome.
More contract details here.
Starting Pitchers (5)
$12,300,000 Hiroki Kuroda
$10,000,000 Derek Lowe
$9,500,000 Brad Penny
$7,000,000 Esteban Loaiza
*$500,000 Chad Billingsley
Total: $39,300,000
Bullpen (6)
$2,000,000 Takashi Saito
$1,925,000 Joe Beimel
$1,125,000 Scott Proctor
*$500,000 Jonathan Broxton
$500,000 Chan Ho Park
*$400,000 Hong-Chih Kuo
Total: $6,450,000
Starting Lineup (8)
$14,100,000 Andruw Jones
$13,000,000 Rafael Furcal
$9,000,000 Jeff Kent
$8,500,000 Nomar Garciaparra
$8,000,000 Juan Pierre
$500,000 Russell Martin
*$400,000 James Loney
*$400,000 Matt Kemp
Total: $53,900,000
Bench (6)
$875,000 Gary Bennett
$600,000 Mark Sweeney
$424,500 Andre Ethier
$391,000 Delwyn Young
$390,000 Chin-Lung Hu
$390,000 Blake DeWitt
Total: $3,071,000
Disabled List
$12,000,000 Jason Schmidt
*$400,000 Tony Abreu
*$390,000 Andy LaRoche
Total: $12,790,000
Also Paying ...
$1,000,000 Brett Tomko
$750,000 Odalis Perez
$540,000 Yhency Brazoban
$500,000 Randy Wolf
$487,500 Jason Repko
$135,225 Rudy Seanez
$100,000 Mike Lieberthal
$50,000 Ramon Martinez
Total: $3,562,725
Working total: *$113,268,725
*Rough salary estimate
ESPN BR
BP
Cube Alvarez
ESPN BR
BP
Cube Abreu
ESPN
BR
BP
Cube Beimel
ESPN
BR
BP
Cube Bennett
ESPN
BR
BP
Cube Billingsley
ESPN
BR
BP
Cube Brazoban
ESPN
BR
BP
Cube Broxton
ESPN
BR
BP
Cube DeWitt
ESPN
BR
BP
Cube Ethier
ESPN
BR
BP
Cube Furcal
ESPN BR BP Cube Garciaparra
ESPN BR BP Cube Hu
ESPN BR BP Cube Jones
ESPN BR BP Cube Kemp
ESPN BR BP Cube Kent
ESPN BR BP Cube Kuo
ESPN BR BP Cube Kuroda
ESPN BR BP Cube LaRoche
ESPN BR BP Cube Loaiza
ESPN BR BP Cube Loney
ESPN BR BP Cube Lowe
ESPN BR BP Cube Martin
ESPN BR BP Cube May
ESPN BR BP Cube McDonald
ESPN BR BP Cube Meloan
ESPN BR BP Cube Miller
ESPN BR BP Cube Orenduff
ESPN BR BP Cube Park
ESPN BR BP Cube Paul
ESPN BR BP Cube Penny
ESPN BR BP Cube Pierre
ESPN BR BP Cube Proctor
ESPN BR BP Cube Repko
ESPN BR BP Cube Saito
ESPN BR BP Cube Schmidt
ESPN BR BP Cube Stults
ESPN BR BP Cube Sweeney
ESPN BR BP Cube Troncoso
ESPN BR BP Cube Wade
ESPN BR BP Cube Young
ESPN BR BP Cube Alomar
ESPN BR BP Cube Alvarez
ESPN BR BP Cube Aybar
ESPN BR BP Cube Baez
ESPN BR BP Cube Bako
ESPN BR BP Cube Beltre
ESPN BR BP Cube Bradley
ESPN BR BP Cube Cabrera
ESPN BR BP Cube Carrara
ESPN BR BP Cube Carter
ESPN BR BP Cube Chen
ESPN BR BP Cube Choi
ESPN BR BP Cube Cora
ESPN BR BP Cube Crosby
ESPN BR BP Cube Cruz
ESPN BR BP Cube Dessens
ESPN BR BP Cube Dreifort
ESPN BR BP Cube Drew
ESPN BR BP Cube Encarnacion
ESPN BR BP Cube Edwards
ESPN BR BP Cube Erickson
ESPN BR BP Cube Falkenborg
ESPN BR BP Cube Finley
ESPN BR BP Cube Flores
ESPN BR BP Cube Gagne
ESPN BR BP Cube Grabowski
ESPN BR BP Cube Green
ESPN BR BP Cube Guzman
ESPN BR BP Cube Hanrahan
ESPN BR BP Cube Hernandez
ESPN BR BP Cube Hundley
ESPN BR BP Cube Ishii
ESPN BR BP Cube Izturis
ESPN BR BP Cube Jackson
ESPN BR BP Cube Karros
ESPN BR BP Cube Ketchner
ESPN BR BP Cube Ledee
ESPN BR BP Cube Lima
ESPN BR BP Cube Lo Duca
ESPN BR BP Cube Lofton
ESPN BR BP Cube T. Martin
ESPN BR BP Cube Mayne
ESPN BR BP Cube G. Mota
ESPN BR BP Cube Mueller
ESPN BR BP Cube Myrow
ESPN BR BP Cube Nakamura
ESPN BR BP Cube Navarro
ESPN BR BP Cube Nomo
ESPN BR BP Cube Osoria
ESPN BR BP Cube A. Perez
ESPN BR BP Cube O. Perez
ESPN BR BP Cube Phillips
ESPN BR BP Cube Proctor
ESPN BR BP Cube Roberts
ESPN BR BP Cube Robles
ESPN BR BP Cube Romano
ESPN BR BP Cube C. Ross
ESPN BR BP Cube D. Ross
ESPN BR BP Cube Sanchez
ESPN BR BP Cube Schmoll
ESPN BR BP Cube Sele
ESPN BR BP Cube Seo
ESPN BR BP Cube Shuey
ESPN BR BP Cube Stanley
ESPN BR BP Cube S. Stewart
ESPN BR BP Cube Thompson
ESPN BR BP Cube Thurston
ESPN BR BP Cube Valentin
ESPN BR BP Cube Venafro
ESPN BR BP Cube Ventura
ESPN BR BP Cube Weaver
ESPN BR BP Cube Werth
ESPN BR BP Cube Wilson
ESPN BR BP Cube Wunsch
1) using profanity or any euphemisms for profanity
2) personally attacking other commenters
3) baiting other commenters
4) arguing for the sake of arguing
5) discussing politics
6) using hyperbole when something less will suffice
7) using sarcasm in a way that can be misinterpreted negatively
8) making the same point over and over again
9) typing "no-hitter" or "perfect game" to describe either in progress
10) being annoyed by the existence of this list
11) commenting under the obvious influence
12) claiming your opinion isn't allowed when it's just being disagreed with
Baseball Toaster runs on some experimental software called Fairpole. It's still under development.
For more information, please visit the Fairpole blog, or read the FAQ.
Clayton Kershaw got off easy. The combined line for Dodger minor-league prodigies-turned-relievers Greg Miller and Scott Elbert on Tuesday: nine runs (seven earned), three hits, four walks, two hit-by-pitch, one wild-pitch, one-third of an inning. (Rob McMillin's 6-4-2 tipped me.)
Miller's Mess
Omaha Top 8th
Pitcher Change: Greg Miller replaces Francisco Felix.
Mitch Maier grounds out, shortstop Chin-lung Hu to first baseman Terry Tiffee.
Ryan Shealy walks.
Jason Smith hit by pitch. Ryan Shealy to 2nd.
With Brian Buchanan batting, wild pitch by Greg Miller, Ryan Shealy to 3rd. Jason Smith to 2nd.
Brian Buchanan walks.
Coaching visit to mound.
Mike Stodolka hit by pitch. Ryan Shealy scores. Jason Smith to 3rd. Brian Buchanan to 2nd.
Matt Tupman walks. Jason Smith scores. Brian Buchanan to 3rd. Mike Stodolka to 2nd.
Coaching visit to mound.
Pitcher Change: Matt Riley replaces Greg Miller.
Elbert's Eruption
Mobile Top 8th
Pitcher Change: Scott Elbert replaces Jacobo Meque, batting 9th.
Gerardo Parra singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Russell Mitchell.
Rusty Ryal walks. Gerardo Parra to 2nd.
Bryan Byrne singles on a ground ball to left fielder James Tomlin. Gerardo Parra to 3rd. Rusty Ryal to 2nd.
Cyle Hankerd singles on a line drive to center fielder Adam Godwin. Gerardo Parra scores. Rusty Ryal scores. Bryan Byrne to 2nd.
Elbert still has a 3.00 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 27 innings this season for Jacksonville. Miller's AAA Las Vegas numbers are almost insane: 45 1/3 innings, 46 strikeouts, 48 walks, 53 hits, 3.58 groundout-airout ratio, 7.94 ERA.
* * *
In 2003 he was the top pitching prospect in baseball.
vr, Xei
Kemp, RF
Ethier, LF
Garciaparra, SS
Kent, 2B
Loney, 1B
Jones, CF
LaRoche, 3B
Ardoin, C
Kuroda, P
--
Warren (Dalton, GA): Should the Dodgers showcase LaRoche for a trade or give him a legit shot at 3B?
SportsNation Steve Phillips: (1:34 PM ET ) I think they missed the window on him. He has been so injury-prone that he wouldn't excite many teams. He'd be a second player in a trade. They should probably hold him to rebuild his value, or see if he can make their major league club.
"See if he can make" their ML club?
http://msn.foxsports.com/rumors/mlb
The 34 year old with a career ERA+ of 90? I'll take Stults thank you very much.
I guess that wouldn't be a bad deal. Zobrist doesn't seem to be anything more than a journeyman, but if he can play a little second base and the Dodgers can try out DeRoche at second the rest of the way. Why not?
vr, Xei
Zobrist has a 9% line drive percentage.
or something like that. Happy birthday in mandarin.
vr, Xei
vr, Xei
My 3-year old daughter also will read the book. She walks around the house saying "Pee Wee Reese" and "Jackie Robinson". Talk about being a proud father.
Rays: 78.57%
Dodgers: 39.8%
chance of making the playoffs. The Rays have the division and wild-card to play for, the Dodgers pretty much only the division.
vr, Xei
vr, Xei
What are your thoughts on this? It's obviously a bigger issue than just Gagne being left off a list. Here's the link if anyone is interested:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tom_verducci/07/22/verducci.krod/index.html
45 But what about odds of making world series? That was my point, anyway. Rays have tough road to hoe in the AL.
Kent to the Rays makes no sense for the Rays. They've been focusing so much on defense that I doubt they'll throw it away now.
Anyway, what great pennant races across the board, except the AL West, where everyone is standing in awe of the Angels playing baseball The Right Way™.
I call shenanigans on this rumor.
I don't think the Reds will trade Dunn. Dusty likes OBP now. While getting on base clogs up the bases, that's countered by making the pitcher pitch from the stretch.
Tampa Bay: 10/1
Dodgers: 22/1
Tampa Bay opened at 150:1 in case you weren't aware of that. :)
vr, Xei
kuai = happy
vr, Xei
Man, a $10 bet on that at the beginning of the year would have been sweet.
vr, Xei
http://tinyurl.com/depo-wolf
I guess he's been pretty interactive in his blog, but I'm especially interested to see how communicative he's is with respect to roster moves like this one.
Depo's offering a great service not only to Padre fans, but to the broader baseball community.
Thanks for that link. You're right, it's a really good exchange of information.
68
I agree. I really enjoy the openness of DePodesta and the Padres' front office in general. I like hearing about a lot of the behind the scenes details, which gives a nice perspective of the inner-workings of an MLB front office.
Washington Nationals outfielder Wily Mo Pena underwent surgery on his left shoulder Tuesday and will miss the remainder of the season.
The team said the surgery was performed Tuesday in Cincinnati to repair a partial tear of Pena's rotator cuff and a tear of his labrum.
"It was a devastating surgery," general manager Jim Bowden said in San Francisco, where the Nationals opened a three-game series. "The doctors didn't expect it to be so severe."
That's because Pena played through all of the shoulder problems for most of the year.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3501095
I sense a foreshadowing to a similar surgery for a certain Dodger CF. Andruw, meet Andrews.
http://aztecchannel.sdsu.edu/media/features/041809_BB_Feature_23Strikeoutgame.wmv
However, today he is a mortal enemy.
What I thought might be interesting is that if Ned wants to do a deal and it has to be net salary neutral (as has been alleged, though denied by McCourt, relative to the Sabathia deal), then moving Kent would buy him 9M that he could use in another deal.
And happy birthday to Nomar and Hong Chi Kuo!
vr, Xei
$9M is his full year salary. He's only owed the pro-rated amount for the duration of the season (~$4M). And if LA does trade him, I fully expect Ned to pick up the bulk of the salary, as he's been prone to do in previous deals.
Can I still come home on weekends for dinner and to do laundry...?
Oh, Vin.
Nomar should have taken his bday off.
vr, Xei
The Nats are the kings of GDPs in the NL right now with 102.
The Dodgers are at 96.
27 PAs, .409 .519 .682 1.201, 3 doubles, 1 HR
.
Before that single.
let's go Andy!!
None of that made too much sense to me.
Nice RBI Andy!
I'm glad Hawpe threw to 3rd actually, I wonder if he would've nailed Kent instead.
Nice, Ardoin!