Tuesday, May 07, 2013

Environmental Friendly Dodgers Busy Conserving Power


Normally conserving power is a good thing.  We all want cleaner air to breath, right?  Well, the 2013 version of the Los Angeles Dodgers - the same Dodgers that are highly paid if I remember my numbers correctly are doing their part in conserving power.  Their bats have been recycled and sent to wind farms in the Far East.  Their homerun trots have been outsourced to Cleveland and most notably their winning percentage is at a 52 week low.  So what's going on?  Heck if I (or Mark McGwire for that matter) know - but here are the numbers and they will make you feel green.

First let's look at the pathetic

NameHR
Carl Crawford5
Adrian Gonzalez3
Andre Ethier3
A.J. Ellis2
Juan Uribe2
Mark Ellis2
Clayton Kershaw1
Hanley Ramirez1
Jerry Hairston1
Justin Sellers1
Matt Kemp1

Yes, that is right. Matt Kemp only has one HR. Luckily, Carl Crawford has come out of his shell this season to lead the team with five homeruns. Perhaps Crawford shouldn't be hitting in front of the pitcher for the time being, no?

Well, how is the rest of the league doing? 22 homeruns is probably middle of the pack or something, don't you think? Hmmm, not quite.

More Leaderboards

RankTeamHRTeamOBPTeamSLGTeamwOBA
1Indians44Rockies0.352Indians0.476Rockies0.356
2Braves44Tigers0.352Rockies0.471Indians0.352
3Rockies43Red Sox0.347Red Sox0.451Red Sox0.347
4Blue Jays41Athletics0.343Yankees0.433Tigers0.34
5Yankees40Indians0.34Braves0.429Athletics0.332
6Orioles39Dodgers0.333Tigers0.428Yankees0.33
7Cubs39Reds0.33Brewers0.427Braves0.328
8Rays37Rangers0.33Orioles0.425Rangers0.328
9Red Sox36Yankees0.328Rangers0.42Brewers0.324
10Brewers36Braves0.323Athletics0.413Orioles0.323
11Rangers36Royals0.323Cubs0.412Rays0.318
12White Sox36Brewers0.322Diamondbacks0.409Diamondbacks0.313
13Diamondbacks35Orioles0.322Rays0.407Cardinals0.312
14Mariners35Cardinals0.321Angels0.403Angels0.312
15Pirates34Giants0.32Blue Jays0.399Royals0.311
16Athletics33Twins0.32Pirates0.397Giants0.31
17Mets33Rays0.317Mets0.397Reds0.31
18Angels32Angels0.316Astros0.393Pirates0.308
19Tigers31Diamondbacks0.315Giants0.39Dodgers0.308
20Nationals30Padres0.314Royals0.39Mets0.308
21Astros30Mets0.309Cardinals0.39Cubs0.308
22Reds28Mariners0.308Mariners0.387Mariners0.306
23Phillies28Pirates0.307Nationals0.381Blue Jays0.306
24Cardinals27Astros0.305White Sox0.379Astros0.306
25Giants25Cubs0.301Reds0.378Padres0.305
26Padres25Blue Jays0.301Padres0.378Twins0.305
27Dodgers22Phillies0.298Phillies0.377Nationals0.294
28Twins21Nationals0.295Twins0.366Phillies0.294
29Marlins19Marlins0.29Dodgers0.363White Sox0.289
30Royals16White Sox0.283Marlins0.325Marlins0.273

Yeah, that's pretty ugly. 27th out of 30, 14th out of 15 (NL) in homeruns. Thank God for teams like the Marlins. In slugging percentage the Dodgers drop to 29th, once again with the Marlins cushioning the fall. Is there a silver lining you ask? Well, of course there is. Look at the Dodgers on base percentage. They are 6th! Good news, the offense isn't totally pathetic - just the part where we get runners past first base is. Dodgers management needs to put the breaks on this power conservation policy. Puig in a few more bats, oops did I incorrectly spell 'plug'? Silly me. Gas up the batting cages and turn this ship around.


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