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Originally Posted by Tiesenberg
Just noticed a few things about the Dodgers.
James Loney:
Loney started 161 games in 2008 and hit .289 with 13 HR. This came after a 2007 season in which he was handed the starting 1B job and played in 96 games. Yet, James is relegated to AAA in this set. I have gone through pages and read that some players are sent down due to AI scouting and what not, but I'm not sure James should be in AAA under any circumstance that the AI might present.
2. I suppose one reason why James Loney is relegated to AAA could be because Casey Blake is positioned at 1B rather than at 3B. In 2007 Blake started at 3B in 134 games, 2008 130 and 48 times so far this year. This is compared to the 31 total games he has started at 1B over the same time period.
3. Blake Dewitt's 10 contact overall and 10 contact potential seems a bit high for a player the Dodgers have left in AAA this year. Using a relative comparison, it would seem that the MLB roster should include Loney and not Dewitt somehow.
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Loney's one of the worst hitting 1B in baseball at the moment so I'm not sure there's a ton we can do about that. DeWitt should definately be rated that high IMO, and going with Blake at 1B and DeWitt at 3B IRL is probably the move that would give them the most current production. Unfortunately, we can't really program in the Dodgers desire to start Loney and try to have him develop further. Hope that'll change one day so the AI prefers younger players or something like they do IRL. Not sure how it would work.