With A.J. Ellis headed to the disabled list today and Matt Magill coming up to give Hyun-Jin Ryu’s ailing foot more time to heal, let’s take a quick snapshot of the projected 2013 Dodger regular lineup.
C – A.J. Ellis, .364 on-base percentage, .369 slugging, leading majors with 12 of 25 basestealers caught, on disabled list.
1B – Adrian Gonzalez, mostly healthy all season and hitting: .382 on-base percentage, .503 slugging.
2B – Mark Ellis, .265/.227 in 50 plate appearances with two errors since coming off the disabled list.
SS – Hanley Ramirez, 12 plate appearances in 2013 but likely to return next week.
3B – Luis Cruz, .152/.149 in 93 plate appearances, with teammates’ injuries keeping his tenure alive.
LF – Carl Crawford, .358/.470, playing in 51 of 54 games despite being nagged by injuries.
CF – Matt Kemp, .305/.335 with two homers, 14 walks and 60 strikeouts in 51 games. DIsabled.
RF – Andre Ethier, .332/.369, 5 for 34 with four walks since May 20.
Scott Van Slyke (.326/.667 in 46 plate appearances), Nick Punto (.391/.374 in 136 plate appearances) and Juan Uribe (.394/.414 in 104 plate appearances) have tried to pick up the slack. If you add up their plate appearances, they account for about 1.25 players.
Anonymous
Thanks for not reminding us of the pitchers…
Jon Weisman
I was going to, then decided enough was enough.
KT
Spelled disabled wrong at the end of Matt Kemps line
Anonymous
I feel like I should go back to 2005. Those were good times.
tonmeister1974
Yeah got it…lots of injuries, but everyone’s got injuries…yanks and red sox have injuries but they’re 1st and 2nd place in a.l. east…somehow they find ways to stay competitive. This team has guven up…no dramatic mid-season turnarounds here..we’re not the rockies…gosh I long for the days of Jim Tracy…
Anonymous
What is it that suggests to you that the team has given up? They just split two extra inning games with the Rox. I can understand if you might have given up, would be the last to blame you, but why the need to project? Jim Tracy is always fun.
Anonymous
I wonder if all the injuries cause clubs to play players who should be rested for a few days and they don’t want to DL them for 15 days. Back in the days when I followed the NFL, 40 or 50 years ago, it seems to me they had a “floating roster” of 50 or 60 players but they could only activate 40 for each game. (The remainder were on the “taxi squad”, (So called because Paul Brown who originated the idea owned a taxi cab company in Cleveland and he used the non-activated players as cab drivers.) It would be a good thing if the Players Association pushed for the clubs to increase the Major League Roster to 28 or allow each club to have a floating ‘taxi squad of an additional 5 players which they could use at any time to replace one of the 25 players without any of the present call up option restrictions. Actually more simple than my explanation.
Anonymous
the players association has pushed for larger rosters, the owners have countered with how about 24
Anonymous
Larger rosters, but eliminate the DH.
Anonymous
At least it took the 2nd pitch to go out.
Anonymous
not the best start!
Anonymous
Just a flesh wound.
Anonymous
The wound got deeper!
Anonymous
silver lining – no one was on.
Anonymous
Good point! The walk came after.
KT
Shoe!!!!
Anonymous
Big blow!
Anonymous
The Dodgers started today’s game with the lowest fielding percentage in the major leagues.
Anonymous
and that’s without Hanley!
Anonymous
you are approaching the status of nattering nabob of negativism
Anonymous
Nay, nay, nay.
KT
Nice Juan!
Anonymous
In the tape of the play at third on Schu he looks clearly out at first view but clearly safe on the other view and that is the better view
KT
which 2 views are you comparing and which one does he look safe?
Anonymous
on Gameday, I meant to say that above but, obvious, forgot.
KT
out both angle shots
Anonymous
disagee Shue’s hand on base before tag
Anonymous
The problem is we can only see two dimensional pictures on TV. One angle allows us to clearly define when the tag is made but we cannot tell exactly when he reaches the base. The other camera clearly shows him reaching the base but fails to define the tag. It would be nice if Prime Ticket would synch the footage and show it split screen, freezing the picture when whichever relevant action happens first. Don’t expect the umps to endorse this idea.
Anonymous
On my way home from Seattle. Maybe need to change my username to nomoreinjuries?! Yikes.
Linkmeister
Uh-huh. Another wasted guy at 2nd with none out.
My only consolation is that the players and coaches and manager and front office have all got to be even more frustrated than the fans are.
Jeffrey Thomas III
So who’s ready for Puig’s debut tomorrow night??
Anonymous
Would have liked to see him against De la Rosa at Coors.
Anonymous
and DHing against Vargas last Thursday for that matter.
KT
me
Jeffrey Thomas III
So we’re just gonna leave Magill in there no matter how many walks and home runs he gives out?
Anonymous
that’s what Lyons said in pre-game
KT
Eric Stephen @truebluela 49s
Nobody in MLB since 1916 has allowed 4 HR while walking 9 … until Matt Magill today
Anonymous
was it a Dodger? i.e. Robin, I should have remembered they finished first that year
KT
He didn’t say but Steve Carlton in ’71 had 3 home runs allow and 10 walks
Jeffrey Thomas III
I do feel bad for the guy, he looks like somebody just killed his dog sitting in that dugout.
Anonymous
Not sorry to be for the most part missing this one. And Puig? Why not?
Jeffrey Thomas III
Rumors flying that he will be called up tomorrow after Magill is sent back. We’ll see. I’ve already picked him up in fantasy baseball :)
Anonymous
See, this is what makes baseball fun. Always something to look forward to!
Anonymous
it is official. Puig tomorrow!
Anonymous
Too little too late?
Anonymous
OT, but happy to see Loney doing well in Tampa Bay. 326/394/525/919.
Anonymous
I admit it. I gave up on the game, but nothing else happened after it got to 7-2. Wish I could splain why this team is so awful.
Anonymous
Critical injuries, exacerbated by faulty bench construction.
Anonymous
Kind of hard to fault the bench for the mess we are in now. Other than Sellers, our bench guys have been very good (Uribe, Punto, SVS) to adequate (Hairston, Hernandez, Schumaker). Sellers is the only bench player who’s hitting worse than Kemp, and half the bench is outperforming Ethier. Not to mention all of MLB is hitting better than Cruz. I would say it’s our non-injured starters who’s been killing us.
Anonymous
I agree
Anonymous
bull-pen is a problem in case you haven’t noticed
Anonymous
Starting pitching could be stronger as well. And the defense… Hitting hasn’t actually been all that terrible, but we need to work on the timing.
Anonymous
Starting pitching is an injury issue, what with Greinke, Beckett, Bills…
Anonymous
I include the bullpen as part of the bench.
Anonymous
my reply was for the laugh and not addressed to you so no explanation needed.
nice to hear from you though
Anonymous
Fair enough then
Anonymous
I tried to forget :)
Anonymous
Puig, tomorrow.
Jon Weisman
NPUT