A Couple From Jay Jaffe's BP Chat

Here: Jake (LA): Can anyone beat the Dodgers in the NL West? Jay Jaffe: I'll never say never as to whether somebody could beat them out, but they looked like the class of the division at the outset of the year, and even with the major blow of losing Manny Ramirez for a third of the season they've widened the gap. The NL West flag is theirs to lose. jay (LA): Always enjoyed your column! I think the dodgers have enough to win the division, but is Billingsley, Kershaw, Kuroda and Wolf enough SP for playoff season? Seems to me that may not, but the first two are untouchables, the latter two not appetizing for pretenders. Offensively maybe a right handed bat from the bench (bobby crosby or garret atkins for the right price, chin lun hu or delwyn young). what is your take? Jay Jaffe: A namesake who's a Dodger fan? This is what it sounds like when doves cry... I hope and expect they'll add another veteran starter by the deadline, because between Kershaw's limitatio...