(04-23-2018 09:58 AM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  

(04-23-2018 08:42 AM)stever20 Wrote:  to me, this is a HUGE week for the Dodgers. They get Miami and San Francisco for 4 while Arizona gets East Coast swing with Phillies and Nationals.

Nah, it's too early and there are still too many other things to worry about than the division lead.

Here's what's huge to me:
- Kenley Jansen. Last night he started out sketchy but finished strong. Not ready to call him solved.
- Rich Hill. He was crappy before he cracked the fingernail.
- Justin Turner. He's throwing and swinging a bat, but not catching and not hitting live pitching.
- Logan Forsythe. Rumor was he was going to start throwing this weekend. And he wasn't hitting a lick before the DL.
- Puig. BABIP is moving up but nothing else is. wRC+ of 58. He's still top 25ish in exit velo, but...

Fix 2-3 of those 5 and I'll start worrying about AZ.

even if you get things fixed you don't want to fall too far behind. Especially with 6 more games coming up vs Arizona.... If Arizona is up by 5 games entering those 6 games and Arizona goes even 4-2 that's a 7 game gap. I don't care when in the season that is- it's still 7 games. Arizona isn't going to go away.

Also, Arizona has a brutal 9 games in conjunction with the 6 Dodgers games in these next 15. @ Philly, @ Nationals, and 3 Astros. Dodgers in that stretch 3 Marlins, 4 @ Giants, and 3 @ Padres. If the Dodgers don't make up ground now, Arizona's schedule will get easier and the Dodges will be more difficult.