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Team Fielding Series: Los Angeles Dodgers

Found October 25, 2011 on hardballchat.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Frank McCourt,  Ned Colletti,  Matt Kemp,  Andre Ethier,  James Loney,  Casey Blake
TEAMS: Los Angeles Dodgers
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Frank McCourt is bouncing checks left and right. Well, maybe it isn’t that bad, but the Dodgers went through hell this year and managed to come out of it above .500. Yet, that isn’t that remarkable when you consider the fact that they have the favorite for the MVP award and Cy Young award on the same team. So, when you take those two guys out, there is quite a bit of dysfunction. Ned Colletti and his predecessors loaded the team down with huge contracts that they are still paying off. Fortunately, a lot of those contracts are clearing out. This allows him to reshape the team significantly for the first time in several years. He can surroundMatt Kemp and Andre Ethier with a blend of young players and veterans. It remains to be seen how he will do it. DER: .701 (9th) RA: 612 (5th) FLD%: .986 (5th) Baseball Reference: -3 runs (19th) Fangraphs: +4.2 runs (12th) Fielding Bible: +5 runs (15th) Baseball Prospectus: -17.6 (28th) Composite Runs: -2.8 runs The composite runs migh...
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