RotoSynthesis Blog Posts for Los Angeles Dodgers

Quick LCS predictions

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:00 PM 0000

Making predictions is a fool's errand. Having some analytical chops doesn't do much good either. If it did, Bill James, Nate Silver and Marcel the Monkey would all own their own islands. Of course, that's not going to stop me.

NL West Schedule Analysis

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:00 AM 0000

From September 1 through the end of the regular season on October 4, the Dodgers, Rockies, and Giants have widely-divergent prospects, according to who's in the opposing dugout.

Arizona Fall League Rosters Announced-Loaded With Talent

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:00 PM 0000

Preliminary rosters for the Arizona Fall League were announced today. The rosters are loaded with talent. In the past, however, for one reason or another some preliminary names were removed when the games actually began. So this list is subject to alteration.

Juan Big Problem

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:00 AM 0000

With Manny Ramirez's return coming soon, the Dodgers are put in a tough spot. Juan Pierre has produced and wants to keep playing, so what to do? Whatever it is, there will be fantasy blood.

Umps Out Of Control, Again

Sat, 16 May 2009 56:00 PM 0000

This is almost becoming too commonplace to be worth a mention, but there have been a couple of questionable objections in the last couple of days that warrant some notice.

Manny Should Fire Scott Boras

Mon, 11 May 2009 01:00 PM 0000

Not to excuse Manny Ramirez's own culpability, but Scott Boras really, really failed Manny on this whole steroids thing. An agent is supposed to protect his player and pay attention to the details so the player doesn't have to worry about anything. Boras, and/or his staff, dropped the ball big time.

If You Weren't Juicing, You Weren't Trying

Thu, 7 May 2009 13:00 PM 0000

I've stopped wondering who's clean and who isn't. The big question for me at this point is why any player of the current era would skip the 'roids.

Manny Takes Chick Drugs

Thu, 7 May 2009 54:00 PM 0000

So, twice now I had blogs ready to roll on Manny Ramirez's 50-game suspension, but then the news changed each time -- Manny's a juicer! ... to .. Well, not exactly ... to ... Never mind, he is a juicer.

Yahoo's Can't Cut List and Projecting the Fall(s)

Fri, 1 May 2009 42:00 AM 0000

So here's a little exercise for you: Who's going to end up with the worst season among players considered pre-season MLB superstars?

MLB Playoff Team Predictions

Sat, 4 Apr 2009 45:00 AM 0000

I'll post complete projections for all 30 teams, with regular-season records, playoff results and award winners, at JonahKeri.com before Monday's first pitch. For now, here are your eight 2009 MLB playoff teams.

MLBPA Running Out Of Feet To Shoot

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 28:00 AM 0000

I'm one of those people who reflexively takes a union's side in just about any union/management dispute, especially in sports. Neither the "they should be happy playing a boy's game" argument nor the "spoiled millionaires" argument holds any sway with me, and the "higher salaries equals higher ticket prices for the little guy" argument has been debunked time and time again. If there's money to be made, and there clearly is, then the players generating the revenue should get a large share of it, and their union should be there for them to make sure they get it.

This is not one of those disputes.

Prospect Tuesdays with John Sickels on Fantasy Focus

Mon, 9 Mar 2009 33:00 PM 0000

Just like last week, we'll spend the full hour on Fantasy Focus talking prospects with John Sickels. This week we'll cover the AL West and NL West. For those of you who haven't heard yet, we've moved from XM to Blog Talk Radio. You can find tomorrow's show here:

Blog Talk Radio.