What have we learned so far?
We have learned that Kenley Jansen is not the guy anymore. If you can't hold the Oakland A's in check then the San Diego Padres are going to blow their shoulders out taking huge swings at your cutter. Ok that was a cheap shot.
Sorry about that
We have learned to never give Corey Seager a day off. He hit .667 with zero strikeouts in the first three games so Dave Roberts paid tribute to Joe Torre by giving him a day off to cool down. He has hit .214 with 6 strikeouts in the three games since that day off so Dave Roberts knows what he has to do. Eat your Wheaties Corey. We need you!
We learned that Chris Taylor is OK but we are still worried about Cody Bellinger.
Dodger hitting has been great. The strikouts are too high but they are still hitting .310 as a team. Starting pitching has been good. Having a 3.02 ERA isn't good but starting the season with four games in Coors Field is going leave a lot of ERAs bloated.
The bullpen has been atrocious but every year the bullpen starts that way. It just seems like until there are live bullets you don't really know what you have. Who knows what to expect from David Price or Jimmy Nelson. Hell who knows what to expect from Kenley Jansen. The 6.11 ERA isn't going to stay that way. Joe Kelly will be back and Bruiser Gatorade will be back.
Overall this still looks like the best team in baseball
Well, the season is young but you could make a case for The Astros. We'll see. Hey that's another thing we learned. We learned that Dusty Baker should shut up! I hate to say anything bad about Dusty Baker but fans booing a team of cheaters that they didn't get to boo last year is right and fair. You knew they were snakes when you picked them up Dusty so throw on an extra set of wrist bands and fill your entire mouth with tooth picks. Fans don't want to hear it.
But I still love you #12 LF Dusty Baker
