The Dodgers paid tribute to broadcasting legend Jaime Jarrin prior to yesterday’s game, feting the longtime Spanish-language voice of the team in his final season on the mic. Jarrin began calling Dodgers games on the radio in 1959 (the team’s second season in Los Angeles) and has been a fixture ever since, announcing last year that he would be retiring at the end of the 2022 season.
It will mark the end of an era for L.A. fans, who had the unique benefit of hearing both Jarrin and Vin Scully call games from 1959 until Scully’s retirement in 2016. The 86-year-old Jarrin has also had an incredible career beyond baseball, covering news for KWKW radio and calling other major sporting events like world championship boxing and the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. We at MLB Trade Rumors wish Jarrin all the best in retirement, though he still has some very big games left to call during the Dodgers’ upcoming postseason run.
More from Chavez Ravine…
- Right-hander Michael Grove was placed on the 15-day injured list due to a left knee contusion, as the Dodgers recalled righty Andre Jackson from Triple-A in the corresponding move. Grove suffered in the contusion in the final batter faced in his start yesterday, as C.J. Cron hit Grove with a line drive comebacker. The injury doesn’t appear terribly serious, though the IL placement allows L.A. to get a fresh arm on the roster for the final few games of the season, and Grove was likely a borderline choice at best to make the postseason roster. In his rookie year, Grove has a 4.60 ERA over 29 1/3 innings and seven appearances (six starts), helping the Dodgers by making a few spot starts in the place of injured or resting pitchers.
- Chris Taylor was a scratch from Saturday’s lineup and also wasn’t in today’s lineup, as the super-utilityman is dealing with a sore neck. Manager Dave Roberts told reporters (including The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya) that Taylor’s neck is “not great” at the moment, and Taylor is considered day-to-day. It has been a tough year for Taylor, who missed a month of time due to a fracture in his left foot, and is hitting only .221/.304/.373 over 454 plate appearances. His 92 wRC+ is a big step back from the 116 wRC+ Taylor posted from 2017-21, and most of his struggles have come in the 44 games since his return from the injured list. Since the Dodgers have a first-round bye, they have the luxury of waiting until October 11 to make any decisions on Taylor or any other players dealing with injury.
As a Dodger fan of Mexican decent I was lucky enough to grow up with both Vin and Jaime calling Dodger games for us on TV and radio. It truly is the end of an era. I hope Dodger and baseball fans don’t take this for granted. Jaime congratulations on a great career and thank you for everything
Not being much of a Spanish speaker I didn’t get to hear Jaime often, but either way we all knew “se va, se va, se va!”
Dodgers would’ve been better off letting CT3 walk. That 15 million AAV is going to sting
meh. In 2022, he will end up appearing in the fewest % of his team’s games since the Dodgers acquired him in 2016. The only way you can make any affirmative statements about the rest of the contract is if you expect a broken foot from a foul ball to linger for the next 3 years. Seems a bit extreme
Great run by Vin and Jarrin, topped only by the Queen.
Jackson as a starter in AAA, ERA 5.48, WHIP 1.78, 67 IP
Jackson as a reliever in AAA, ERA 0.64, WHIP 1.14, 14 IP
Dodgers might be better off with Jackson on the post season roster when Bickford gets healthy.
Grove has shown great stuff and control so far, Grove is averaging 3.5 pitches per PA while Pepiot is at 4.6. Most sites have Miller and Pepiot as the top 2 dodger pitching prospects, but Grove has better movement and control. Pepiot and Bobby Miller might be ML starters one day but Grove and Gavin Stone look like better pitchers to me.
Bickford is a pitching disaster waiting to happen.
even if healthy, Id be pretty surprised if Bickford would make the postseason roster
with the second paragraph, Miller and Pepiot have higher potential ceilings than Grove, hence their higher ranking. Prospect ranking is about more than just this year. It is about 5 and even 10 year projections
Not every scout or website agrees on what players have higher potential ceilings. Prospect rankings are also lagging indicators. Grove changing his arm slot, has turned him into a different pitcher. I appreciate your response but I’ve seen you say some pretty outrageous things here and I’m not impressed by your analysis
It’s not my analysis, it is the analysis of nearly every reputable prospect list. Hence, your gripe.
Maybe you’re right about the arm angle unlocking everything for Grove. Maybe you’re not.
But please, do tell what outrageous thing(s) I’ve said that have not impressed you. I would love to hear your analysis about why my logic was flawed compared to your own. I’ll go first. Based on your first comment, you seem to be impressed by small sample sizes. Clearly statistics wasn’t your strongest subject, right?
I didn’t read it as criticism of your opinion, it was skepticism of prospect rankings.
I don’t th;ink the dodgers have room for either Jackson or Grove. Post season pitching roster will most likely be
SP: Urias, Kershaw Anderson Gonsolin
RP Phillips, Kanhle, vesia, Almonte graterol heaney Martin and 2 of May Price Treinen and ferguson, depending on who’s healthy.
Grove just went on the IL anyway. Ferguson has to be a lock for the postseason pen.
If Treinen is healthy, I have to believe he’s on the roster. I agree with BlueSkies – Ferguson has to be considered a given. He’s been good to great and. there are not a lot of lefty reliever options otherwise.
Jarrin is also the namesake of Skyrim’s deadliest ingredient for poisons