It may come down to whether the young pitchers can not only survive but surprise.
The world according to Jim:On one hand, there are Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman at the top of the lineup and a tremendously successful platoon that has mitigated most of the left-vs.-left disadvantages, as well as a clubhouse attitude that has made it possible for Dave Roberts to do that nightly shuffling without bruised feelings.
• Oh, and there is the traditional question of when the bullpen will fail the Dodgers and who the culprit will be. The fan base is nothing but fatalistic when it comes toFair or not, Roberts is perennially judged on the performance of his bullpen, as are most managers.. You make a reasonably logical decision and it blows up because the pitcher can’t execute? Your fault, always. …
• More often than not, preseason predictions can be dropped into the circular file, or the fireplace, shortly after the season begins. But sometimes you’ve just got to own it. I had the Dodgers not winning the NL West, beating the division champion Padres in the NLCS and beating the Yankees in the World Series. The Yankees won’t be playing after Oct. 1, and the odds don’t look good for the Padres, either.
• If you are trying to figure out who might be the Dodgers’ Game 1 starter for the Division Series, here are some tea leaves to read. Clayton Kershaw will pitch Saturday night against the Giants on six days rest. His next scheduled start is next Saturday, again with six days rest. And the Division Series opens the following Saturday, so yeah, feel free to jump to conclusions.
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