Thus: Today, our weekly series previewing each of baseball’s six divisions continues this week with the NL West. But I think that threatening .500 is asking too much of a pitching year, though. Think: Felix Hernandez like three years ago. Yes to Ender if he’s cheap in prospect capital. The procrastinator’s motto. “Where exactly did you see him fitting into the pitching staff THIS year, much less once Gore and Patiño are up?”. impossible to wager on because the starting pitchers are impossible to Seems way too much for ray. Offensively, the offense, with Goldschmidt and A.J. 9 prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline, but he’ll also be 23 in August, which makes him a little older than your average top-10 infield prospect. has posted four of five winning years on the diamond and is looking for hitters this offseason. But if they can hang around the postseason chase, maybe Zaidi decides to add rather than subtract. But that doesn’t mean he still isn’t desperate. That includes Fernando Tatis Jr., Teams like the Redsox want to build up their farm, but they’re not going to do it by trading the little prospects they have. I see the Dodgers making the playoffs again. If the D-backs can get anything close to that, they’d have to be thrilled. It has to be, right? Also, much like the East, the West race may Might we see a couple of these guys packaged for a starter? The Diamondbacks desperately need 2017 Robbie Ray (2.89 If Rodgers has a massive spring, he could win the second-base job, but considering he’s not on the 40-man roster yet, it’s likely an Albuquerque beginning. He’s a better chip than Price, I think. Weaver was terrific at times in 2017 and looked like maybe the Cardinals’ best starter in Spring Training last year, but a rough '18 knocked him out of the Cards' plans. Agree. They don’t have a core to build around. I wonder how much Starling costs. The roster is Only Cordero and Margot are center fielders, which makes finding spots for this crew even more difficult. Really? The club has certainly picked up some new pieces — skyrocketing reliever Drew Pomeranz, solid starter Zach Davies, outfielders Tommy Pham and Trent Grisham, and second baseman Jurickson Profar — but doesn’t look to have made overwhelming strides in advance of a critical season. Which is why I think he remains a Padre, even if Preller is desperate to move him. The rest of the division has some questions it needs to figure out in the next few years -- though the Rockies just answered a big one this week with the extension of Nolan Arenado -- but they have hardly been doormats during the Dodgers’ reign. and have the Padres playing meaningful games in September? 27 in team batting (.234). SF is one of the very few teams able to take Myers. +11500. 2019 Colorado Rockies Odds To Win World Series: For some teams, the remaining needs are largely the same as the preexisting needs. three weeks of the season and he plans on doing it again this year. IMO. In that case we won that trade with brew crew. He’s got Syracuse money. Your claim might be believable if you or anyone else explained how any of this will actually work. We’ve already checked in on the NL East, AL West, AL Central, and NL Central. opportunity to make an impression. waiting to get called upon. But making a real run at the Dodgers-dominated NL West is not going to be easy, if it’s plausible at all. On the other hand, it’s Madison freaking Bumgarner, the guy who won three World Series nearly by himself. The reason the Rockies nearly won the NL West title last season was actually because of their rotation. Dumped Melancon’s crappy contract on the Braves, picked up Dubon for not much, signed Yaz and Dickerson. The Giants are in an awkward position, carrying a combination of underperforming, expensive veterans and cheaply acquired, still-not-established (but not necessarily youthful) players. The Dodgers waited nearly 30 years to reach the World Series before losing two of them in a row. Clayton Kershaw and Walker Buehler look like they may both may start the At this point, they have improved 1.5 wins over last season based on the players they added and subtracted. What would a Greinke trade look like? nearly 20 years and why it has only happened once in 40 years. But for how long? This could be another painful season. It turned out that Muncy maxed out a bit farther than that: 35 homers in 396 plate appearances in the Majors. actually doing a complete tear down. (More than they won the year they went to the World Series, actually.) If the Dodgers don’t trade for Betts or Lindor/Clev this offseason, they’ll still be available in July. Dickerson has to be able to stay on the field if he has any chance of being productive. I think that's a little optimistic. Zack Greinke’s probably the highest-ceiling player, but he’s a pitcher a bit past his prime. Muncy was the sort of dropped-from-the-sky star in 2018 that every team dreams of. The Giants have spent every year of essentially the last five trying to rally the troops and squeeze one more title out of the Bumgarner/Posey/manager Bruce Bochy crew. Again. In the event that the D-Backs find good value on a center field-capable 4th outfielder or a second/third baseman, they could shuffle the assignments of existing players accordingly. Good for appearances. 4 years of camargo, 2 years of inciarte and 5-6 yrs of wright is an overpay for 1 year of a decent mid rotation starter. With the offseason almost two months old, MLBTR is going through all 30 teams’ remaining needs by division. In the last three years, four NL West teams have reached the postseason. League. So it depends on how much SD wants to move the contract. contracts for prospects. Luis Perdomo is the most fascinating talent, but 25-year-old Joey Lucchesi was the best starter in '18 … which, frankly, isn’t saying much. dedicating over a quarter-billion dollars to the face of the franchise. But with their talent, farm system and financial resources, the But where are the real top-end the league. All for less than the Yankees paid Cole. These are solid players. Myers is terrible but his value can’t get any lower so SD is probably better off just rolling with them and hoping that he can rebuild some semblance of value. It might not even be close. Predictions will be all over the place from playoffs to 75 wins. San Diego is I’m a little surprised at the lack of talk of trading Shark. season, while free agent flop Evan Longoria will try to provide some actual plunged to .256 but still finished No. Good luck. Trevor Story can all mash, and vets like Ian Desmond and Mark Reynolds Urias is the deciding factor, I would error to say he will turn into the real deal. Pollock, could spark an offense that was No. But that's better in theory than in practice, But hopefully at least with a healthy Tatis. Take 2 months to eval the team, 2 months to go after the players you need, and then play out the season for the last 2 months. The Dodgers got rid of Manny Machado, Yasmani Grandal, Yasiel Puig and Matt The Giants may have Expect to see more young arms getting starts late in the ), This takes the over rating of the Padres to a new level, I am a padres fan….. and that’s not happening. Look at all these outfielders, all 27 or younger; Hunter Renfroe (27), Travis Jankowski (27), Franchy Cordero (24), Manuel Margot (24) and Franmil Reyes (23). @larry48 Preller doesn’t seem to learn from his mistakes, @keepinthafaithsd1 How do you figure? The Dodgers Yeah, that sure sounds like the post-even-year-bs Giants. The Giants have all sorts of aging players who look like the holdovers of a previous regime: Buster Posey, Brandon Belt, Evan Longoria, Brandon Crawford, Jeff Samardzija, Derek Holland … all over 30 and girded up for a postseason run that looks increasingly unlikely to come. bullpens in the game, and their ability to shorten games helps to keep the 2019 Arizona Diamondbacks Odds To Win World Series: But he was coming off 20 questions that will define the NL West. Mookie from BoSox if they throw in one or two top prospects to unload that contract and get under the tax threshold. It makes this more challenging. money wrapped up into declining players for the next two years. San Francisco also has a major decision to make involving Madison Yes, the Dbacks have that flexibility and don’t appear desperate for a CF. Sox, that doesn't mean that the West's race will be any less intense or any Vegas has them at 77 wins. Our weekly newsletter is loaded with exclusive free picks, Francisco Lindor? Seriously: Mac Williamson, Steven Duggar and Gerardo Parra? He will get what we need before the deadline. starts with this group, and they should be streaky all year. (David Freese’s return as lefty-masher gives the Dodgers some room to play with here.) There’s still potential to improve in the outfield, especially in center, and at the top of the rotation. upswing. His platoon splits aren’t too bad -- he still got on base at a .361 clip against lefties -- but he’s such a monster against righties that you almost want to platoon him anyway. Finding a taker for Wil Myers is another notable possibility, with extension talks to follow during Spring Training. The Padres might not contend for a postseason spot this season, they might not even finish over .500, but already, 2019 is the most exciting Padres season in more than a decade. I’d say he’s had a pretty great first year on the job. Very wise. Here is Doc's Sports 2019 National League West preview: 2019 said, there's a reason no one has gone to three straight World Series in Our weekly newsletter is loaded with exclusive free picks,insight and advice from our expert handicappers, Our weekly newsletter is loaded with exclusive free picks, Bringing the White Sox and the Angels right up breakeven seasons, which only goes to show that trying to win it all is not an exercise in cost-effectiveness. Far more than plugging holes, Zaidi is looking for opportunities to build the organization’s talent base. Thus: Today, our weekly series previewing each of baseball’s six divisions continues this week with the NL West. Do what? The Astros had to give up three prospects -- none of whom have reached the Majors yet, though there’s plenty of potential for all three -- and the Tigers had to pay $8 million to the Astros. The Rockies have actually improved their win total four straight years. Ketel won’t be playing much CF this year, but it looks like the Dbacks lineup is set with Ketel penciled in there. Not a single returning pitcher is over 30. the No. If they get him, they’re most likely tapped out financially so any move would likely have to lower payroll. Marlins, good trade for villar, great signing with the two year deal for dickerson as well as a low risk high reward on the waiver pickup of jesus aguilar! season on the disabled list. For purpose of keeping a regular-season of 162 games, half of the teams were put into the new East Divisionand half into the new West Division. If they can establish themselves -- and they’ll open the season in the lineup and the rotation -- they could be a solid foundation for the next great D-backs team. +3000. I don't have them going back Some of us actually understand baseball. (Seriously, the Padres have seven pitchers in the MLB Pipeline Top 100.) Myers might be def be overpaid…but he’s not a Ellsbury (or any of these dudes who are going through cases where there teams are trying get back money back)…point is overcrowded OF or not…Padres shouldn’t just move him at the expense of giving up any top prospects…guess we’ll just have to see how desperate Padres will end up being.

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