(07-23-2018 03:28 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(07-23-2018 03:23 PM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  

(07-23-2018 02:26 PM)stever20 Wrote:  saw an interesting piece on Maeda on FG. One thing at the end that makes sense. As long as the Dodgers are close to teams like Colorado and Arizona- they're not going to be able to be all that picky on the innings/starts that Maeda racks up. Given that he's been their 2nd or 3rd best starter(with Stripling and Kershaw of course)- and that one of the top 2 is Stripling and he's going to be on an innings limit- as long as the Dodgers are close- it's going to be really hard to bench Maeda to save the bonuses.

I really think September could be interesting with the Dodgers. It could get close enough where the Dodgers wouldn't be able to have the normal contengent of September callups. And Like I said last week- the Dodgers aren't going to be able to do any blocking of waiver guys in August to prevent them going to other teams- as the team with the guy might just be like ok- you got them and then all of a sudden the Dodgers are stuck with that remaining salary on their cap.

Dodgers management is one of the smartest and most creative in the league. I'm sure they'll figure out a way to keep themselves under the tax line. It seems insane to think that they don't know all of this already. I guarantee they have a bunch of middle management types working on it every week.

Right. But it means that they absolutely can't take any chances in August for instance with waiver claims. Can't claim someone and have the team give the player to them and full rest of season money goes to the Dodgers.

And if the division remains close- they aren't gonig to be able to just move their 2nd or 3rd best starter to the pen to save the bonus money due Maeda.

It's going to be really interesting to watch. These next 10 weeks will be really fun.

Well that is certainly true. They definitely have less payroll flexibility than most teams. That said, I don't see them needing it. I think they'll win the division by a healthy margin.