In the initial installment of the report card, all of the pitchers who have appeared for the Los Angeles Dodgers were evaluated and graded, and in this second portion of the evaluations, the performances of all the position players who have been utilized in the first half of the season will be examined.
All of the teams in Major League Baseball with excellent pitching staffs still need to put eight quality position players behind every pitcher in order to succeed.
Effective pitching alone won't win a championship, as a superior defense and a productive offense are also integral components to any team's success.
Like the pitching staff, injuries have also hampered the Los Angeles position players. With Manny Ramirez' two appearances on the disabled list coupled with Andre Ethier's broken ...
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Los Angeles Dodgers Midterm Report Card: Position Player Evaluations
Posted: 9th July 2010 by Dennis Schlossman in MLBComments Off on Los Angeles Dodgers Midterm Report Card: Position Player Evaluations