"Third Time's the Charm!" -- The 2019 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Thread

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NewportDodger said:
We have some fantastic talent. What is even crazier is San Diego. Their top 10 prospects are all in the Top 100. That franchise is going to be good at some point.
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Here’s the thing though, the talent gap at the MLB is so big that SD needs to have almost all those prospects hit big (without trading any for other pieces) just to be close to the Dodgers. The Blue trade Ruiz? Cool, they have Smith, Cartaya, Wong. I would throw May against any Padre prospect. The Padres have a great infield prospect? Lux is looking like a monster. Hoese, Busch, etc etc etc. And that’s to compliment a team already filled with Belli, Buehler, Seager, Verdugo, Muncy, Urias, etc. The Padres are Machado, a couple of very good kids....and?

It was just a few years ago that the Padres had a bunch of “can’t miss” prospects like Austin Hedges and Hunter Renfroe.
 
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Gonsolin got shelled again today. He's been terrible in OKC ever since the beating he took for L.A.
 
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MLB Pipeline just posted their Mid-Season Top 100 Prospects list.

Dodgers (4)

10. SS Gavin Lux
35. RH Dustin May
36. CA Keibert Ruiz
57. CA Will Smith
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Top 10 by Position

CA
3. Keibert Ruiz
5. Will Smith

1B
N/A

2B
7. Michael Busch

SS
5. Gavin Lux

3B
9. Kody Hoese

OF
N/A

RH
N/A

Dustin May fell just shy of the Top 10 coming in at 11.

LH
N/A
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New Top 30

Quite a shakeup here ...

01. SS Gavin Lux
02. RH Dustin May
03. CA Keibert Ruiz
04. CA Will Smith
05. RH Josiah Gray
06. RH Tony Gonsolin
07. MI Jeter Downs
08. 3B Kody Hoese *@
09. 2B Michael Busch *@
10. RH Mitchell White
11. RH Dennis Santana
12. CA Diego Cartaya
13. OF DJ Peters
14. SS Jacob Amaya
15. RH Michael Grove
16. MI Omar Estevez
17. CI Miguel Vargas
18. 2B Devin Mann @
19. CI Edwin Rios
20. RH Jimmy Lewis *@
21. RH Ryan Pepiot *@
22. RH Edwin Uceta
23. RH Gerardo Carrillo
24. OF Luis Rodriguez #@
25. 3B Christian Santana
26. LH Robinson Ortiz
27. RH Jordan Sheffield
28. RH Marshall Kasowski
29. CA Connor Wong
30. RH Andre Jackson @

* 2019 Draft Pick
# 2019 International Signing
@ New to the Top 30 Prospect List

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Players leaving the Top 30 Prospect List

LH John Rooney
RH Braydon Fisher
OF Jeren Kendall
RH Yadier Alvarez
OF Cody Thomas
IN Leonel Valera
RH Zach Willeman
 
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MLB Pipeline just posted their Mid-Season Top 100 Prospects list.

Dodgers (4)

10. SS Gavin Lux
35. RH Dustin May
36. CA Keibert Ruiz
57. CA Will Smith

Top 10 by Position

CA
3. Keibert Ruiz
5. Will Smith

1B
N/A

2B
7. Michael Busch

SS
5. Gavin Lux

3B
9. Kody Hoese

OF
N/A

RH
N/A

Dustin May fell just shy of the Top 10 coming in at 11.

LH
N/A
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Not doubting that that’s what the article says but how is May the 35th best prospect overall but not in the top 10RH’s? Weird.
 
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Not doubting that that’s what the article says but how is May the 35th best prospect overall but not in the top 10RH’s? Weird.
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There are 10 RHP ranked between #1 and #34.

02. Casey Mize - DET
14. Nate Pearson - TOR
17. Forrest Whitley - HOU
18. Michael Kopech - CHW
25. Dylan Cease - CHW
26. Sixto Sanchez - MIA
28. Mitch Keller - PIT
29. Matt Manning - DET
33. Luis Patino - SDP
34. Ian Anderson - ATL

Similar to Lux / SS. He's the #10 Prospect, but 5th SS.

01. Wander Franco - TBR
07. Royce Lewis - MIN
08. Dante Bichette Jr - TOR
09. Bobby Witt - KCR
10. Gavin Lux - LAD
 
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"So much for burying the Red Sox. In the hours after the Red Sox smacked the Yankees 19-3 at Fenway, the Bombers’ focus turned back to themselves. The starting pitching has been brutal for five straight games now, and time is running to improve it, with the MLB trade deadline next Wednesday, July 31. The Yankees’ five starters had a disastrous turn through the rotation, allowing a combined 40 runs in just 17.2 innings pitched. According to YES, the last time that the Yankees had starters allow six or more runs in five consecutive games was in August of 1945."
 
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BCmaiden said:
Why are they waiting? 3 man bench is ridiculous. Sure seems like a perfect time to see Lux.
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Would calling up Lux now cost them a year of control over him? When I heard Roberts yesterday he was asked by Casey Stern about Lux who said he was obviously ready. Roberts seemed evasive and said something like his time will come in due time.
 
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beefchopper said:
Would calling up Lux now cost them a year of control over him? When I heard Roberts yesterday he was asked by Casey Stern about Lux who said he was obviously ready. Roberts seemed evasive and said something like his time will come in due time.
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Don't think so, but I don't follow that stuff. The issue is being on the bench & not playing everyday since Seags will be playing everyday & they want Max @2B so Joc can play 1B.
 
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They want him to continue to play everyday, which wouldn't happen on the MLB roster.

They can bring him up after September 1st, once the AAA season is over, to get him acclimated to the MLB without accruing any service time.

I think that is what "due time" means.
 
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Don't think so, but I don't follow that stuff. The issue is being on the bench & not playing everyday since Seags will be playing everyday & they want Max @2B so Joc can play 1B.
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You're probably right although Roberts said he thought Lux could be successful playing any of the infield positions. Then again, he;s the same guy who thinks Joc can play first.
 
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Don't think so, but I don't follow that stuff. The issue is being on the bench & not playing everyday since Seags will be playing everyday & they want Max @2B so Joc can play 1B.
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It also could be that he's not on the 40 man roster. There is a spot open, and a lot of dead wood there, but with the trade deadline approaching, there's no telling what the 40 man will look like on August 1st.
 
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It also could be that he's not on the 40 man roster. There is a spot open, and a lot of dead wood there, but with the trade deadline approaching, there's no telling what the 40 man will look like on August 1st.
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Nah, like you said there's a few garbage players taking up spots plus guys like Rios could be involved in a trade.
 
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