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NL West Notes: Schumaker, Urias, Dodgers, Arroyo

By Jeff Todd and Steve Adams | June 30, 2016 at 8:39am CDT

The Padres have brought back Skip Schumaker … but he won’t be wearing a uniform. As MLB.com’s Carlos Collazo writes, the recently-retired utilityman will join the organization as an assistant to baseball operations and player development. Schumaker was in Spring Training with San Diego this season before he decided to call it a career midway through camp. Clearly, though, the longtime big leaguer made a positive impression on his final organization, leading to his new role with the team. Skipper Andy Green says that Schumaker will be “making his rounds in the organization, offering insight at different levels.”

A few more notes from the NL West…

  • Julio Urias will likely stick in the Dodgers rotation through the All-Star break, manager Dave Roberts told reporters including MLB.com’s Ken Gurnick (links to Twitter). With the club struggling to bridge the gap to its injured starters — particularly with Clayton Kershaw now questionable for his next outing — Roberts acknowledged that a near-term deal for a starter is a “possibility.” That seems to match with the earlier report suggesting a possible match with the Rays on Erasmo Ramirez.
  • The Dodgers have placed infielder Enrique Hernandez on the DL with inflammation in his rib cage, as Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times writes. That opens a roster spot for the promotion of righty Brock Stewart — who Jason Martinez of MLBTR/Roster Resource recently profiled. Stewart battled through some early struggles but logged five innings in his debut outing. (You can check out the new-look depth chart for Los Angeles right here.) More troublesome for the Dodgers, however, is the fact that Joc Pederson may need to join Hernandez on the disabled list, per McCullough. Pederson injured his right shoulder when he crashed into the wall making a spectacular grab the other night, and while initial x-rays revealed no broken bones, the outfielder told the media that he could scarcely lift his arm yesterday, noting that he had difficulty even getting dressed or putting on deodorant due to the lack of mobility.
  • Speaking of Stewart, Fangraphs’ David Laurila writes that he spoke to the infielder-turned-pitcher last summer about how pitching was never the avenue via which he expected to enter professional baseball. However, struggles at the plate during his junior season at Illinois State led a coach to suggest to him that his future may be on the mound, and his father (a pro scout for the Rays), agreed. Last summer, Stewart explained to Laurila that his velocity sat 90-92 and touched 94 mph, and described his slider rather timidly. Now, Laurila notes, Stewart tops out at 96 mph and has a much-improved slider, which have helped him reach the Majors with the Dodgers despite the fact that he opened the season at Class-A Advanced and had never pitched at a higher level.
  • Those clamoring for the Giants to promote top prospect Christian Arroyo will have to wait, as Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle tweets. “You won’t see Arroyo,” GM Bobby Evans said earlier when asked about the possibility of Arroyo replacing the injured Joe Panik, and indeed the club proceeded to add Ruben Tejada instead of the youngster. It certainly seems as if San Francisco doesn’t feel that the 21-year-old is fully prepared for the majors, as Super Two considerations aren’t an issue at his stage of the year. Arroyo is only now in his first stint at Double-A, and isn’t exactly dominating the level with a .279/.321/.390 slash. Arroyo entered the year rated as Baseball America’s No. 62 overall prospect and the No. 82 prospect over at MLB.com.
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  1. thediesel4

    9 years ago

    Bud Norris to the Dodgers?

    Reply
  2. yeage004

    9 years ago

    The dodgers need a bigger name than Norris to follow Kershaw. I’d say go ahead and get Teheran or Moore or any of the Rays pitchers.

    Reply
    • Sam.rhodes16

      9 years ago

      What would they be giving up for Teheran?

      Reply
    • Sam.rhodes16

      9 years ago

      A package headlined by de Leon, Holmes, and verdugo would probably interest the braves

      Reply
      • grngt50

        9 years ago

        I agree, Braves would be looking for a big haul. I feel like that package is too steep though. Let’s keep the farm system strong and stocked!

        Reply
    • BlueSkyLA

      9 years ago

      Either one would be little more than a bandaid on a gaping wound. Friedman’s entire approach to constructing a roster has failed miserably. Stick a fork in it, this season is done. Time to admit that, can Friedman, find someone who actually knows how to do this job, and start thinking about next year.

      Reply
      • mikey_mags

        9 years ago

        It’s not Friedman’s fault that everyone is getting hurt…and even though they may have all sucked, it speaks a testament to the depth he has procured that they can try 9 different starting pitchers to fill in for an injured one, not many organizations would be able to pull that off.

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        • yonkers22

          9 years ago

          And how many wins has that equated to?
          Yeah, what a genius.
          This team is abysmal…from the lack of offense to the crappy bullpen (for the second straight year, I might add), and this very subpar rotation outside of Kershaw, I just don’t see how people keep on defending this FO

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        • BlueSkyLA

          9 years ago

          He constructed a poor roster. Kershaw has carried this team on his back, so no wonder it’s sore. Without him, this team has a losing record. That’s how unbalanced it was from day one due to the failure to sign a legitimate #2. The Dodgers are now 2-12 I believe in games started by the emergency call-ups. They are now on the edge of overusing Urias and jeopardizing his development because they’ve got no other options. Half of the bullpen is useless, which does not come as any surprise, because these same pitchers were useless last year too. This does not speak to brilliance.

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        • Michigan Dodger Fan

          9 years ago

          The poor bullpen that has the best ERA in the NL?

          Reply
        • yonkers22

          9 years ago

          Spoken by someone that probably doesn’t actually watch the games. Let me tell you what that number doesn’t convey…when guys like Hatcher and Baez ( just to name a couple) come into a game with runners on base and then give up a 2 run double (which happens quite frequently…you’d know that if you actually watched), those 2 runs don’t count against the bullpens ERA. But, it does tell you that the bullpen sucks. Stats are important but they don’t always tell you the complete story.

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      • Kayrall

        9 years ago

        The farm system built by Friedman is the envy of the league. He inherited a pretty awful situation with a lot of big contracts. As was with TB, his bread and butter was depth and replenishment through the pipeline, which, takes years to see results.

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        • yonkers22

          9 years ago

          This is true but let’s not forget that he’s not in Tampa anymore. He has to figure out how to multi-task and get the big league club winning while also building up the farm. That’s his job now. With the endless supply of $$$ the Dodgers have, there’s no reason to be losing and hiding behind these prospects as justification. If I was Kershaw, I’d be asking some tough questions

          Reply
        • BlueSkyLA

          9 years ago

          Exactly. We can kiss Kershaw goodbye anyway, if Friedman is still calling the shots next year.

          Reply
      • bluemamba81

        9 years ago

        Give Roberts manager of the year cuz throughout all these injuries and slumping hitter they still got the first wildcard

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        • BlueSkyLA

          9 years ago

          I really feel for Roberts, a rookie manager saddled with a lousy FO. The writing is on the wall. Half of his bullpen he can’t use in high leverage situations so he overuses the other half who are reliable. They will wear out as the season wears on. And who will be blamed when that happens? Anyone who is paying attention will know the deadweight in the bullpen isn’t Roberts’ fault, but he is going to wear it just the same, because Friedman never accepts any responsibility.

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        • yonkers22

          9 years ago

          Finally, someone that feels my pain with this team and doesn’t throw out the “lowest bullpen era” b.s. stat to try to sound smart. Anyone who watches this team knows that by August the arms of Blanton, Liberatore, and Jansen will be falling off because they’re the only guys that consistently get outs. When you’re only other options are scrubs like Hatcher and Baez, what do you expect? Hey, at least we got “depth”!

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        • BlueSkyLA

          9 years ago

          Coleman isn’t much better, again not much surprise there, as a castoff from KC. Howell might be a case for getting better, but Roberts still can’t afford to use him in tight situations. So basically that’s half the bullpen.

          Yup, you’re going to take it in the face from the stat geek fans of the Whiz Kids. I’ve been taking for months, but that isn’t going to stop me from pointing out when the emperor lacks clothes.

          Reply
  3. candomarty

    9 years ago

    Padres are lucky to get Skip Schumaker in their organization–loved him with the Cardinals.

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