Thursday, January 02, 2025

ESPN's Doolittle Ranks Dodgers' Starting Rotation Fourth In Majors

ESPN's Bradford Doolittle had the Dodgers currently sitting at #4 among MLB teams, with still a lot of time left in the offseason for some additional pickups (namely, Roki Sasaki). The Dodgers' ranking is behind the Mariners, Phillies, and Braves. But note that Clayton Kershaw is not mentioned at all:

Los Angeles Dodgers:

Rotation index: 110.5
Ranks -- Stars: 3 | Depth: 13 | Length: 11 | Dominance: 2

Top 6: 1. Blake Snell (Rating: 121), 2. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (115), 3. Tyler Glasnow (124), 4. Shohei Ohtani (119), 5. Tony Gonsolin (96), 6. Dustin May (103)

We went with Gonsolin and May at the bottom of the Dodgers' six-man rotation, though others -- Landon Knack, Ben Casparius, Bobby Miller -- could figure into the mix.

This is probably also a good place to highlight the possible impact of Sasaki, who could propel the Dodgers near the top of these rankings, or boost the fortunes of one of the teams below. The possibility is why the term "an embarrassment of riches" was invented.

5 comments:

karen said...

I need me a Dodgers Baseball fix.

spank said...

I'll say it. should've kept Buehler and let Kershaw walk. dude's outta shape and is always hurt.

spank said...

Luxy traded. gonna miss his name ane not his defense.

spank said...

also big lawsuit over Padres ownership filed yesterday. i couldn't be more thrilled 😊

spank said...

Sasaki signs with the Dodgers. go back to sleep.