Los Angeles Dodgers - The Obama / Trump Years (2010-2019)

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Titles:

Top Dodgers Players of the Twenty Teens

2013 - Won Division - Won NLDS (Atlanta), Lost NLCS (St. Louis)

2014 - Won Division - Lost NLDS (St. Louis)

Pitchers:

2015 - Won Division - Lost NLDS (Mets)

Clayton Kershaw (58.97) - 120

2016 - Won Division - Won NLDS (Washington), Lost NLCS (Cubs)

Kenley Jansen (15.73) - 77

2017 - Won Division - Won NLDS(Arizona) - Won NLCS(Cubs) - Lost WS (Houston)

Zack Greinke (17.7) - 34

2018 - Won Division, Won NLDS (Atlanta), Won NLCS (Milwaukee), Lost WS (Boston)

Kenta Maeda (5.13) - 32

2019 - Won Division, Lost NLDS (Washington)

Chad Billingsley (5.98) - 21

Alex Wood (5.36) - 18

BallPark:

Hiroki Kuroda (6.9) - 17

Chavez Ravine

Hyun-Jin Ryu (13.33) - 15

Walker Buehler (5.15) - 14

Team Name:

Rich Hill (6.18) - 12

Dodgers

Ted Lilly (3.66) - 12

Owner:

Catchers:

Frank McCourt (2010-2011)

Yasmani Grandal (9.55) - 36

Guggenheim Baseball Management (Magic Johnson lead owner, 2012-2019)

AJ Ellis (8.12) - 21

Austin Barnes (2.99) - 8

Team President:

Andrew Friedman (2015-2019)

First Basemen:

Adrian Gonzalez (13.27) - 34

General Manager:

Cody Bellinger (17.46) - 30

Ned Colletti (2010-2014)

Max Muncy (9.92) - 17

Farhan Zaidi (2014-2018)

James Loney (2.66) - 12

Managers:

Second Base:

Joe Torre (2010)

Dee Gordon (1.86) - 15

Don Mattingly (2011-2015)

Enrique Hernandez (9.16) - 13

Dave Roberts (2016-2019)

Jamey Carroll (3.62) - 10

Mark Ellis (5.52) - 7

No Hitters:

Clayton Kershaw (2014)

ShortStop:

Josh Beckett (2014)

Corey Seager (16.97) - 37

Buehler[6], Cingrani[1], Garcia[1], Liberatore[1] (2018)

Hanley Ramirez (9.71) - 27

Chris Taylor (10.42) - 23

Hall of Famers:

Rafael Furcal (4.08) - 13

Joe Torre

Third Base:

Rookie of the Year:

Justin Turner (27.32) - 49

Corey Seager (2016)

Juan Uribe (7.48) - 17

Cody Bellinger (2017)

Outfield:

MVP:

Matt Kemp (12.56) - 59

Clayton Kershaw (2014)

Yasiel Puig (18.62) - 43

Cody Bellinger (2019)

Andre Ethier (12.51) - 41

Joc Pedersen (10.68) - 31

Cy Young:

Carl Crawford (2.79) - 16

Clayton Kershaw (2011)

Scott Van Slyke (4.22) - 5

Clayton Kershaw (2013)

Clayton Kershaw (2014)

Notable Events:

2016 - Dave Roberts takes over from Don Mattingly as manager.

2010 - Coming into the new decade, the Dodgers had made the playoffs four

After winning three straight Division titles, you'd think that Donny

of the previous six seasons, including three Division Titles. LA was coming off

Baseball would get a little love. Not so.

a 95 win 2009, but lost the NLCS to the Phillies. By the time 2010 rolled around

Friedman brings in his guy, Roberts.

several key players were starting to show some age and a retooling was in order.

Roberts' Dodgers win one less game, but still take the Division

The Dodgers lost fifteen games in the standings finishing under .500 in 2010:

and they beat Washington in the NLDS before losing to the

The Keepers, moving forward, on the roster:

Cubs in the NLCS.

□ C - Russell Martin, 27, 17th round pick in 2002 draft

The Roberts hire was to take the Dodgers to the next level and

□ 1B - James Loney, 26, 19th overall pick 2002 draft

start winning World Series titles. He doesn't.

□ CF - Matt Kemp, 26, 6th round 2003 draft

□ RF - Andre Ethier, 28, Obtained in 2006 trade from A's for Milton Bradley

2017 - 1B Cody Bellinger, 21, is a rookie. He was a fourth round pick

□ LHP - Clayton Kershaw, 22, 7th overall pick in 2006 draft

in the 2013 draft. Cody slugs 39 homers.

□ RHP - Chad Billingsley, 25, 24th overall pick in 2003 draft

□ Reliever - Kenley Jansen, 22, IFA 2005

2017 - LA wins a fifth straight Division title. This time they dominate

in the regular season however, going 104-58 and gaining

2011 - Don Mattingly takes over from Joe Torre, who retired, as manager

fifty runs both offensively and defensively.

Cody Bellinger accounted for a lot of the extra offense, while lefty

2011 - SS Dee Gordon, 23, is a rookie. He was a 4th round pick in '08

Alex Wood, 26, who had been picked up from the Braves two years

earlier, came out of nowhere to go 16-3.

2012 - A consortium with deep pockets led by Magic Johnson buys the

This was really the first Dodger team of the decade with the talent

Dodgers. There's now a new dynamic in LA. The Dodgers are highly

worthy of making it to the World Series.

relevent once again after having taken a couple of years off after

Unfortunately for LA, they lose to an even better Houston team.

Joe Torre retired and Manny Ramirez faded from the scene.

2018 - Twenty seven year old lefty hitting first baseman Max Muncy

2012 - SS Hanley Ramirez, 28, is obtained in a trade deadline deal with

is picked up off of the scrap heap by the Dodgers and goes on to

Florida. Dee Gordon moves to second base

slug 35 home runs for LA

2012 - In a stunning late season waiver deal, the Dodgers take on a

2018 - RHP Walker Buehler, 23, is a rookie. He was a first round

bunch of ugly (to the Red Sox) long term contracts. LA picks up

pick in the 2015 draft

1B Adrian Gonzalez, OF Carl Crawford and RHP Josh Beckett.

Gonzalez had a lot of mileage left in the tank. Crawford and Beckett

2018 - The Dodgers win a sixth straight Division title despite dropping

not so much and were essentially taken in the deal so that LA

twelve games in the standings. LA's run differential, scored vs. given up,

could get Gonzalez.

was about the same as 2017 and projected a 102-61 record.

This indicates a poor bullpen that was losing the close ones.

2013 - Yasiel Puig, 22, an IFA in 2012 is a rookie. He goes 10-42-.319 in

Sure enough, closer Kenley Jansen had lost his mojo in 2018

a bit more than half a season and brings some real excitement to LA

2018 - All time great (during the regular season) lefthander Clayton

2013 - Lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu, 26, is purchased from the Korean league.

Kershaw once again implodes in the post season. He is now 9-10 4.32

Nice buy.

in the playoffs as opposed to 153-69 2.39 in the regular season.

My take on it is that Kershaw is not a choke artist, but that the season

2013 - Ace Righthander Zach Greinke, 29, is signed as a free agent

is one month too long for him physically and that he simply runs out

from Anaheim

of gas come October. The Dodgers make it to the World Series again

but are no match for a better Boston club.

2013 - RHP Ricky Nolasco, 30, is picked up from Miami at the trade deadline.

He goes 8-3 for the Dodgers down the stretch.

2019 - Despite his post season failings, LA immediately extends

Kershaw's contract for three years once the playoffs end.

2013 - LA's mojo is back. They win the first of seven (and counting)

Division titles. The infusion of arms (Ryu, Grienke and Nolasco)

2019 - The best Dodger team yet as they win 106 games on their way

and bat (Puig) puts the Dodgers over the top.

to a seventh straight Division title. The big blemish, of course, is no

Plus with studs like Kershaw, Jansen, Greinke, Gonzalez and Puig,

World Series title as of yet. The Dodgers have it all, one of the most

LA has become a fun watch.

lucrative sports venues on the planet, terrific management led by

ex Tampa president Andrew Friedman and lots of money.

2014 - Journeyman 3B Justin Turner, 29, is signed as a FA from the Mets.

LA offers sunshine, a world class city and world class opportunities outside

After doing nothing his whole career, Justin gets studly with LA

of baseball. Magic Johnson is an owner. The Dodgers are at the top of

every free agent's list.

2014 - CF Joc Pedersen, 22, makes his debut. He was an 11th round pick

That being said, the Dodgers are not living off free agents, just the opposite,

in the 2010 draft.

in fact. They're developing one stud after another and this is with them

drafting at the bottom of the pile every year.

2015 - C Yasmani Grandal, 26, is picked up from SD in exchange for Matt Kemp

Top home grown stars on the 2019 roster:

□ SS Corey Seager, 25

2015 - SS Corey Seager, 21, makes his debut. He was the 18th overall pick

□ CF Joc Peterson, 27

in the 2012 draft. Seager will be ROY in 2016

□ OF Cody Bellinger, 23

□ OF Alex Verdugo, 23, 2nd round pick in 2014

2016 - Righty Kenta Maeda, 28, is signed as a FA out of Japan.

□ RHP Walker Buehler, 24

He leads LA in wins in 2016 with sixteen

□ RHP Clayton Kershaw, 31

□ Righty Closer Kenley Jansen, 31

2016 - The Dodgers lose ace righthander Zach Greinke

□ Righty Reliever Pedro Baez, 31, IFA in 2007

to Arizona in free agency. No one saw this coming.

Top acquired talents on the 2019 roster:

Lefty Scott Kazmir, 32, is signed as a consolation.

□ 1B Max Muncy, 28, picked up off the scrap heap from the A's

□ 3B Justin Turner, 34, picked up for a song from the Mets

□ CF AJ Pollock, 31, 2019 FA from Arizaona

□ UT Chris Taylor, 28, picked up for a song from Seattle

□ LHP Hyun Jin Ryu, 32, purchased from Korean League 2013

□ RHP Kenta Maeda, 31, purchased from Japan League 2016