Thoughts about teams in the NL West today:
Dodgers (11-3) – At this point, throwing a pitch to Matt Kemp amounts to a suicide mission.
Rockies (7-6) – Dexter Fowler has struck out 10 times in 37 plate appearances. In 40 plate appearances, Marco Scutaro has struck out zero times.
Giants (7-6) – Matt Cain has walked 1.13 batters per nine innings. The only Giant starter with a number even close to that is Barry Zito, who has walked four hitters in 21 innings.
D’Backs (7-7) – Josh Collmenter has an ERA of 10.22 after three starts. Trevor Bauer has a 0.57 ERA in Double-A. Obvious solution: Heal Collmenter with Bauer’s touch.
Padres (3-12) – It’s hard to write something that’s not rude. Fortunately, Chase Headly is hitting .292/.435/.646.