Promising Youth Set to Bring Back Dodger Glory. This is what Dodgers fans around the country have been waiting for. The massive influx of young talent is now Major League ready. Now, with a certain Hall of Famer calling the shots, Azul appears set on getting back into the postseason…and actually winning a series for the first time since the 1988 World Series.

Bats. One of the biggest stories of Los Angeles’ offseason was the status of leadoff hitter and $44 million man. In regards to Pierre, there’s two types of people. There’s the people that love his effort, durability and speed. On the other hand, there’s the group of people that hate his lack of power, arm and anemic on base percentage. It appears Joe Torre falls into the second camp. Pierre’s consecutive games streak is already snapped and he should lose at-bats to promising Andre Ethier all season.

The Dodgers’ lineup is a mix of old and young. Starting with the veterans, it’s time for 2nd baseman Jeff Kent to stop being the racist prick he is and start serving as a mentor to Los Angeles’ younger players. Despite a clubhouse demeanor that would make Stalin blush, Porn ‘Stache can still swing it, as displayed by his .302-20-79 line in 2007. His middle infield mate, Rafael Furcal, is still among the game’s best. The career .285 hitter has plenty of speed and for some reason, never hit leadoff for Grady Little despite owning Juan Pierre in the OBP department. Read the rest of this entry »