How good do you think the dodgers will do this year?

Question

Give me your honest opinions, Dodger fans and non dodger fans...Go blue!!

Answer 1

Ok here is how it will break down;

Starting Pitching...4
They have good returning veterans (Tomko, Penny, and Lowe), a new veteran (Schmidt) and youngsters trying out(Billingsly, Houlton). But the weak point will definetly be that Tomko and Lowe have streaks, they will be extremely good one month and pitch terrible the next. But overall this area is covered pretty well.

Relief Pitching...5
Hey, I have to give it to 'em. There are a lot of talented youngsters in the pen, and with Gagne gone, it's even better. Without Gagne, the dodgers know that they will be able to rely on one steady closer, whether it be Saito, Broxton, Beimel, whoever. Gagne was just way to prone to injury unfortunatly.

Hitting...4
Kent...Gonzales...Garciaparra...Eithier...need I say more? Anyway they have a solid lineup, and with two leadoff hitters, it will be potent. However two leadoffs could be a little trouble. Either Pierre or Furcal will be forced to hit in a spot in which they have never hit before. The number 2 spot is way different. Its his job to barrel down and advance the runner, wheras its the 1st hitters job to wear down the pitcher and get on base. But I'm sure it will work out, escpecially with the power behind them.

Baserunning...5
The dodgers are arguably the fastest team in baseball. Period. There are so many rookies with decent to great speed mixed with pierre and furcal. The dodgers will be dangerous on the basepaths! Eithier and Repko are good examples of young speed and they will be a key component to the team.

Infield...3.5
There is a lot of speculation of whether Loney will play first and have Garciaparra play third or to just give the everyday job to Wilson Betemit. But other than the speculation at the corners, the middle infield is solid.

Outfield...5
Pierre will be in center pretty much everyday. Gonzales will be in left about 2 out of every three days. This will be vital in order to keep him healthy and ready to play as well as keeping him rested so he can perform in his old age. Lastly Eithier, Kemp and Repko will have to battle it out in spring training to determine right field, even though none of them play it, thats whats left though. They will just have to work with it.

Overall...4.5
The dodgers are definitely the best in their division and will definetly advance to playoffs if and only if they can stay reasonably injury free.

Hope this helps

Answer 2

I think the Dodgers are going to have a great season. The pitching staff is better than it has been for a long time, the offense last year was good, although the lack of a big bat is a little worrisome, and the defense is doing pretty good as well. Losing J.D. Drew hurt, but as far as I'm concerned, good riddance. He played here for 3 seasons and had only one where he played a majority of the season, and bolts! Screw him.

One other thing, watch for the prospects. James Loney and Matt Kemp should have productive seasons, and hopefully, so will Martin and Ethier.

I don't want to go and make any predictions, but it should be an exciting season!

Answer 3

I dont think of so except the nl wins the all action picture star interest because of the fact the dodgers are unstoppable at abode yet look on the dbacks final twelve months began off purely as warm because of the fact the dodgers and then didnt even make the playoffs. The dodgers have a solid group yet orlando hudson can not keep on too previous, pierre is warm suited now yet wont keep on and manny isnt a collection participant he performs for himself

Answer 4

With the kind of Off Season the Dodgers have I see them not only winning the NL West, but winning the NL Pennant and Getting to the World Series, But My Red Sox to win.

Answer 5

The Dodgers will be very good this year, their pitching is the best in the NL West, and their hitting will be better than people think. I think they will win the NL West.

Answer 6

All the way. They have great pitching and a good mix of veteran and young players. The playoffs will relly on those veterans like Kent, Gonzales, and Schmit, to get them threw. the dodgers are world series champs.

Answer 7

im a giants fan but to be honest i believe the dodgers will do well this year,with the help of mr.schmidt

Answer 8

They may pitch their way to the top of the NL West. That lineup is punchless, though. Kent and Nomar better stay healthy this year, or they will have a heck of a time scoring enough runs.

Answer 9

If they can get 130 games each out of Nomar, Kent and Gonzo, they'll win the West. If one or more misses significant time, they'll lose out to the Pads or the D-backs.

The Wildcard is coming out of the East this year---Phils or Braves.

Answer 10

I think they'll do very well and go far this year. I'm hoping they make it all the way to the World Series. They have a good rotation and quality players. I'm so excited about them this year.