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4dracng
will be interesting to see how all of this works out with the ownership up in the air. the dodgers have some good core players, but will have a hard time paying for the missing pieces. maybe it would be a good time to trim some payroll and rebuild for the future. the farm teams are pretty depleted, and the ownership problems will definitely hurt them trying to attract significant free agents. kind of a tough call.
BlueSkyLA
We don’t actually know this. The team is under the control of MLB, not Frank McCourt at this point. We should at least consider the possibility that MLB intends to operate the team in anticipation of a post-McCourt ownership.
notsureifsrs
i think there are a handful of savvy clubs that would scramble to pick up kuo if he were non-tendered
the only thing i have to say about kershaw is that he is ridiculous. the
kid is 23 — same age as strasburg — but he’s been
pitching like strasburg for three years at the big
league level already
BlueSkyLA
Kuo doesn’t even know if he wants to pitch next year. If he does decide to play, after last season’s debacle I think he gets a minor league deal or a non-roster invite to spring training.
vtadave
Yep…no chance he’s tendered. Scott Elbert is the lefty now, but if Kuo gets a minor league deal and impresses in Glendale, great.
casorgreener
Despite all the criticism against Frank McCourt the Dodgers haven’t been that bad…
And if you think he is the only sports owner using his team as a piggy bank, I bet you think Republicans really want to cut spending and Democrats really care about the common man
Gumby65
Sure legitimate outright owners can responsibly use funds from their team…
Notice Frank McCourt doesn’t fit any criteria from the above statement.
58
how much of a team icon is kershaw? Lincecum is huge in SF
lincecum had a better year than kershaw last year as did others. so how much is one year worth?
Gumby65
The fact of the matter is not “what is one year worth” when you take into consideration he’s only 23 and for 3 years we’ve been awaiting the arrival of the monster that showed up this season. It wasn’t an “IF”, it was “WHEN”, and that was this year.
58
so we just ignore his last three years and say this year was not an anomaly. I ma fine with that, however if I had money on this i would wait to see what he does in 2012 before I gave him big bucks. PItching is full of one year wonders
Gumby65
1. so we just ignore his last three years and say this year was not an anomaly = Yes
2. PItching is full of one year wonders True, but…
Google Clayton Kershaw.
vtadave
Thing is, he’s going to get teh “big bucks” regardless of what the Dodgers decide – long-term deal, one-year settlement, or arbitration hearing. And yes, this year was not the “anomaly” at all. Kershaw was a top-7 draft pick and demonstrated this type of upside before this year. 2011 though, it all came together – well, actually halfway through 2010 that is.
58
Lincecum has been in pro baseball for the same amount of time as kershaw.
i’d still rather have lincecum and his four years
linceum- 69-41, 2.98 ERA, 2.93 FIP in 1028 innings, 28.6 WAR. kershaw-47-28, 2.88 ERA, 3.04 FIP in 716 innings, 17.3 WAR.
Dodgerbluez
And they have NOT been in the bigs the same amount of time Tim came up a year before 2007-2011 Clayton 2008-2011 and Tim also has 38 more career starts then Clayton..Also due to Torre babying him.. Witch is not a bad thing.. They have the same winning%. Tim is awesome but Ill take a 4 year younger Claw with better mechanics any day..
vtadave
Exactly. Age plays a huge part in this. It’s great that Lincecum has won a couple of Cy Young’s, but after Kershaw gets his first this year, I’ll wager a bundle on his being the better pitcher going forward.
thegrayrace
In what sense did Lincecum have a better year than Kershaw in 2010?
Kershaw: 2.91 ERA / 1.18 WHIP / .214 BAA
Lincecum: 3.43 ERA / 1.27 WHIP / .242 BAA
Lincecum had slightly better BB/9 and K/9, but that’s it. Huge advantage in BAA and ERA for Kershaw.
58
WAR, strikeouts, wins, IP
Dodgerbluez
BOOOO… Yeah cause Timmy 2010 IP-212 to Clayton 2010 IP-204.. LOL Timmy 2010 SO-231 to Clayton 2010 SO-212… Hes also 4 years younger….once again BOOOO… Your arguments suck.. Check stats and learn about baseball before you speak..
Dodgerbluez
Back to back 200k and 200 inning years 3rd year in a row under 3 ERA career 2.88 ERA.. Yeah a 1 year wonder huh.. WOW.. No Torre holding him back this year and looked what he did..
58
you blame torre?
Dodgerbluez
Blame him for what?……. Torre used to pull Kershaw if his pitch count got up to 70.. Would never let him pitch himself out of a jam.. Alls I said was now that Torre is not there to pull the reigns, he went off this years.. Even with Torre pulling him early he was still dominant..
Amish_willy
That’s odd. He averaged 106 pitches/start last year compared to 105 this year. He cut his average pitches/PA from 3.98 in 2010 to 3.78 in 2011. Or to put another way, in 2010 he threw more then 100 pitches in 27 outtings compared to only doing so 24 times this year. He grew as a pitcher, simple as that.
Gumby65
ignore, meant to be a reply sry