Good Luck, Joe Torre

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Being a Yankees fan, he reminds me of a young Kyle Farnsworth. And I always end up saying to myself "How can a guy that throws 97 suck so badly!" I guess Broxton is going down that same road and eventually end up in Torre's doghouse ala Farnsworth.

Getting in Torre's doghouse may save him. Torre just kills his bullpen by going to the same guy every day a la Scott Proctor who at one time was a promising bridge guy who Torre just killed in NY. Farnsworth throws hard but flat and as Scuds would say has no intestinal fortitude. Broxton is going to be ok.

The Dodgers have a distinct lack of power in the middle of the lineup (A. Jones was supposed to help but we know how thats working out) They dont have a really feared hitter to build a lineup around and a guy that can change things in a hurry. Kemp may wind up being that kind of guy eventually but not yet. If he could cut down his strikeouts a bit he could be scary. Ethier and Loney are good hitters but not real power guys. Kent looks like he is done.

The big issue for this year is the fall of Brad Penny. He has been awful for a guy who won 16 games the last 2 years. Lowe is getting more hittable which is a bad sign. Kuroda is ok. Chan Ho has risen from the dead but how long can that last.