Torre and Mattingly to the Dodgers?

by John Amato on Oct 30, 2007 2:26 AM EDT in News Comment 25 comments

Two major league officials said yesterday that the Los Angeles Dodgers planned to fire Grady Little as their manager and replace him with Torre, who would make Mattingly a coach on his staff. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity. Yet with another opportunity seeming more and more real, Mattingly was not devastated.

"He was in great spirits," said one of the officials, who spoke with Mattingly after the Yankees had decided on Girardi. "For what happened, he was in great spirits. He's confident. He knows he's good. He knows he'll manage in the big leagues someday."

I wish them both well and hope this happens. I live in LA so it'll be good for Dodger fans since Grady is a horrible manager and in a few years if Girardi fails, (I hope he doesn't) Donnie Baseball could still end up at the helm of the Yankees.

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agreed with everything there

used to live in socal, so dodgers and angels (more angels back then). good stuff for socal! and hey, donnie could be back in the NYC should something not work out. He seems very classy, and the Dodgers are a great organization that would love some of that. So hopefully things work out for both of them there. Still would love to see him be involved in NYC though. Let's go Yanks!

i love new york

by cotob2002 on Oct 30, 2007 3:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Good for Joe

I hope he does well and I am glad that at least Mattingly may get a shot on his staff.

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on Oct 30, 2007 7:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I understand why Mattingly

would take the job but I don't think I'm alone in saying that I'm going to be sick to my stomach the first time I see Donnie Baseball wearing Dodger blue.

Well, at least it's not the Red Sox.

by anaconda on Oct 30, 2007 7:43 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Just wait until Girardi flames out

then it will be that much worse!

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on Oct 30, 2007 7:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Destination for A-Rod?

I wonder if they will get in the mix on A-Rod now?

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on Oct 30, 2007 7:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

A-Rod the Dodger

It would be great if he signed there and then we traded for Andy Laroche.

I wonder how Scott Proctor feels about being reunited with Torre.

by stusviews on Oct 30, 2007 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You're joking, right?

I'd welcome James Loney at 1st or 3rd. But not LaRoche.

by SenorSwanky on Oct 30, 2007 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Um, what?

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on Oct 30, 2007 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Um what...what?

Am I missing a scouting report on LaRoche?

by SenorSwanky on Oct 30, 2007 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes you are

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by pfistyunc on Oct 30, 2007 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

And what does it say?

by SenorSwanky on Oct 30, 2007 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He is a great 3B prospect

for one thing. I am not even sure what you are talking about with LaRoche. Are you kidding or being serious?

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on Oct 30, 2007 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

OK

I'd never heard of him, so his meager stats with the big club fooled me.

by SenorSwanky on Oct 30, 2007 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Best of all

The Dodgers have soured on him based on his performance in the bigs this year. Coletti loves proven veterans, we might be able to find one of those for him.

by stusviews on Oct 30, 2007 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

See for yourself

http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=8101

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/pecota/LAROCHE19830913A.php

Even if he only ends up hitting as well as his brother Adam, that's still pretty darn good for a 3B.

by Willton on Oct 30, 2007 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Any reason

he only played 73 games this year in AAA? My only concern with the numbers is that I have heard the PCL is prone to have inflated offensive numbers, but the AA numbers are still damn good.

Chien-Ming Wang+Phil Hughes+Ian Kennedy+Joba Chamberlain = the future

by marcbouch9 on Oct 30, 2007 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He was called up to the bigs

LaRoche played 35 games at the major league level. I also believe he suffered a slight injury, but I'm not sure about it.

Yes, the PCL does have inflated offensive numbers, so I would not expect LaRoche to slug .550 often in the bigs. However, even if he were to hit a mere .280/.365/.485 or so at 3B, which scouts predict he's quite capable of doing, he'll be an above average 3B.

by Willton on Oct 30, 2007 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I say ARod to SF

Seeing Torre and Donnie in Doddger blue is going to be tough although the Dodgers are my second team.

by John Amato on Oct 30, 2007 12:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Mattingly a Dodger

I seem to recall that Don Mattingly's son was drafted by the Dodgers, so that would be added incentive for Mattingly to join Torre in L.A.

by Skycat on Oct 30, 2007 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah

mattingly's son was a 1st round prospect i believe

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by cotob2002 on Oct 30, 2007 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

drafted

now a big prospect within the org that is

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by cotob2002 on Oct 30, 2007 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not really

Preston Mattingly has great genes and a famous name, but that's about it. He had an atrocious year at the plate in A-ball this season, hitting a paltry .210/.251/.297. That's really bad, even for a shortstop. The only saving grace is that he's only 19, so he could improve, but by no means is he a big prospect. He needs to turn it around quickly before he's considered a prospect at all, let alone a big one.

by Willton on Oct 30, 2007 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Look deeper Econolodge

His intangible rating was .705 and his heart factor per plate appearance was 1.26!!!

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on Oct 30, 2007 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i see

i had heard that the dodgers had taken a significant interest in him, and that that could be a luring factor for donnie to go to LA. well hopefully he can get better that's for sure.

i love new york

by cotob2002 on Oct 30, 2007 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs