The Dodgers aren’t sure how long Roki Sasaki will be on the injured list with his middle-finger blister, and while he’s expected to pitch in the bullpen during the postseason, they might also want him to start games in September to give the rest of the rotation rest days. Bill Plunkett at the Orange County Register has more.
Combining Mark Walter’s company TWG Global releasing a statement this week saying the Dodgers are not for sale with the Atlanta Braves ace dominating the Dodgers in a 1-0 shutout
on Thursday, please enjoy this headline for The Windup newsletter by Spencer Nusbaum on Friday at The Athletic.
Kiley McDaniel at ESPN this week unveiled updated ranking of MLB farm systems, based on a monetary calculation of future value of every prospect. The Dodgers come in at a virtual tie for second-best system, along with the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays:
Their outfield depth was mentioned a lot leading up to the trade, and Zyhir Hope was dealt from that surplus, but there are still eight outfielders in their top 15 prospects along with two third basemen who might end up moving to a corner outfield spot.
On the pitching side, the rise of Christian Zazueta and Zach Root make up for dealing River Ryan and seeing Jackson Ferris take a step back this season.
Dodgers minor league infielder Daniel Mielcarek on Thursday was named an Arizona Complex League All-Star at second base after the 20-year-old hit .292/.428/.525 with seven home runs, seven doubles, a 135 wRC+, 18.4-percent walk rate and 36.2-percent strikeout rate in 42 games this season. Signed out of the Dominican Republic for $400,000 in 2023, the 6’3 Mielcarek this season played 21 games at second base, 10 games at shortstop, one game apiece at third base and left field, plus nine starts as designated hitter.
Jon Becker at FanGraphs wrote about the Monday night (August 31) deadline for teams to add players who would be eligible for the postseason.
