True Blue LA: Eric Stephen looks at the available free agent starting pitchers and concludes that it’s Zack Greinke or bust.
When it comes down to it, if the Dodgers are hellbent on adding a starting pitcher they should only add a difference-maker. Dempster is a fall back, while Sanchez (money) and Kuroda (draft pick, age) seem overly expensive and not without significant risk. That leaves Greinke, the pitcher with the best track record and highest ceiling among available options.
Greinke or bust.
I think he’s right, but only assuming that Anibal Sanchez actually gets anywhere close to what he’s asking, and I don’t necessarily buy that. I mean just the other day Jeremy Guthrie was allegedly asking for around $12 million annually.
Feelin’ Kinda Blue: Dustin Nosler says that after pairing age risk and the cost of losing a draft pick, bringing Hiroki Kuroda back is too much to give up.
I get it. Kuroda is a quality pitcher, something the Dodgers could use in the rotation. But he’s not ...
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PLAYERS:
Hiroki Kuroda,
Zack Greinke,
Anibal Sanchez,
Jeremy Guthrie,
Mike Scioscia
TEAMS: New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers
TEAMS: New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers
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