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Los Angeles Dodgers Team report

Automated SABRhood research report for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers ranks 1st in offensive quality and 1st in run prevention, with a ready bullpen and 0 surge signals.

League intelligence# 1 87.2 index
Offensive quality#1
Weighted estimated wOBA 0.335
Run prevention#1
Opponent estimated wOBA 0.280
Recent form#18
0 surging signals
Bullpen readiness#4
Current state ready
Roster construction

Where this club creates, and loses, WAR

Players are split by position and total WAR is calculated; the green border indicates a club is top-ten in positional WAR, the red border indicates a bottom-ten club.

Best value pocketsFirst base / Designated hitterClearest upgrade lanesShortstop
CMiddle

Catcher

1.4WAR#15 of 30
Top valueDalton Rushing1.1 WAR
1BStrength

First base

6.2WAR#2 of 30
Top valueMax Muncy3.2 WAR
2BMiddle

Second base

1.9WAR#12 of 30
Top valueTommy Edman1.1 WAR
SSNeed

Shortstop

0.6WAR#20 of 28
Top valueMiguel Rojas0.6 WAR
OFStrength

Outfield

6.9WAR#3 of 30
Top valueAndy Pages3.3 WAR
DHStrength

Designated hitter

3.0WAR#2 of 20
Top valueShohei Ohtani3.0 WAR
SPStrength

Starting pitching

11.5WAR#2 of 30
Top valueYoshinobu Yamamoto3.0 WAR
RPStrength

Relief pitching

4.5WAR#4 of 30
Top valueTanner Scott1.4 WAR
Broadcast three

Water cooler notes

Three concise, evidence-linked notes to start a broadcast conversation.

  1. 1
    team identity

    Los Angeles Dodgers’s analytical identity

    Los Angeles Dodgers ranks 1st in offensive quality and 1st in run prevention, with a ready bullpen and 0 surge signals.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Roki Sasaki is the strongest recent pitcher signal

    Recent OPS allowed 0.552 versus 0.824 previously.

  3. 3
    milestone

    Freddie Freeman reached 2,500 career hits

    Career estimate 2,546.

Why it changed

Player movement with league context attached

The recent-window shift and the full-season league standing are separate, so a surge never floats free of the player’s actual level.

Hitter change profile

Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Dodgers | LHB

37.1
Season PA433OPS0.890Est. wOBA0.377Samplestrong
Biggest changewalk rate -2.3 SD

Walk rate is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.3 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 85th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS95th
0.890
Est. wOBA95th
0.377
Strikeout rate35th
23.3%
Walk rate85th
11.8%
Hard-hit rate96th
53.5%
Run value / PA95th
0.065
0League midpoint100
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS-1.4 SD
Recent 0.559 vs baseline 0.927
Est. wOBA-1.6 SD
Recent 0.231 vs baseline 0.392
Strikeout rate+0.4 SD
Recent 22.5% vs baseline 23.4%
Walk rate-2.3 SD
Recent 0.0% vs baseline 13.0%
Hard-hit rate+1.0 SD
Recent 63.3% vs baseline 52.3%
Run value / PA-1.5 SD
Recent -0.069 vs baseline 0.079
Cooling0 SDImproving
Broadcast read: Walk rate is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.3 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 85th percentile. Recent sample: 40 PA; prior sample: 393 PA.
Pitcher change profile

Justin Wrobleski

Los Angeles Dodgers | LHP

35.4
Season BF432OPS allowed0.584Est. wOBA allowed0.256Samplestrong
Biggest changestrikeout rate +2.3 SD

Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.3 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 31st percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS allowed93rd
0.584
Est. wOBA allowed92nd
0.256
Strikeout rate31st
19.7%
Walk rate allowed91st
4.9%
Hard-hit rate allowed22nd
42.5%
Run value allowed / PA97th
-0.058
0League midpoint100
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS allowed+0.0 SD
Recent 0.574 vs baseline 0.584
Est. wOBA allowed+0.1 SD
Recent 0.244 vs baseline 0.256
Strikeout rate+2.3 SD
Recent 37.5% vs baseline 18.2%
Walk rate allowed+0.1 SD
Recent 3.1% vs baseline 5.0%
Hard-hit rate allowed+0.4 SD
Recent 36.8% vs baseline 42.9%
Run value allowed / PA+0.1 SD
Recent -0.072 vs baseline -0.056
Cooling0 SDImproving
Broadcast read: Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.3 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 31st percentile. Recent sample: 32 BF; prior sample: 400 BF.
Team highs

The category leaders inside this clubhouse

Separate boards keep familiar counting stats beside rate production. Rate boards require at least 30 plate appearances or batters faced in the current data snapshot.

Club offense

Batting average

Best qualified contact results

  1. 1Tommy EdmanLos Angeles Dodgers0.330
  2. 2Freddie FreemanLos Angeles Dodgers0.298
  3. 3Miguel RojasLos Angeles Dodgers0.284
  4. 4Shohei OhtaniLos Angeles Dodgers0.281
  5. 5Andy PagesLos Angeles Dodgers0.266
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Shohei OhtaniLos Angeles Dodgers22
  2. 2Max MuncyLos Angeles Dodgers20
  3. 3Andy PagesLos Angeles Dodgers17
  4. 4Freddie FreemanLos Angeles Dodgers15
  5. 5Mookie BettsLos Angeles Dodgers13
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Tommy EdmanLos Angeles Dodgers0.901
  2. 2Shohei OhtaniLos Angeles Dodgers0.890
  3. 3Freddie FreemanLos Angeles Dodgers0.868
  4. 4Max MuncyLos Angeles Dodgers0.849
  5. 5Andy PagesLos Angeles Dodgers0.791
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Yoshinobu YamamotoLos Angeles Dodgers118
  2. 2Emmet SheehanLos Angeles Dodgers99
  3. 3Shohei OhtaniLos Angeles Dodgers95
  4. 4Roki SasakiLos Angeles Dodgers94
  5. 5Justin WrobleskiLos Angeles Dodgers85
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Tanner ScottLos Angeles Dodgers35.0%
  2. 2Alex VesiaLos Angeles Dodgers34.2%
  3. 3Tyler GlasnowLos Angeles Dodgers33.3%
  4. 4Jack DreyerLos Angeles Dodgers28.8%
  5. 5Shohei OhtaniLos Angeles Dodgers27.9%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Alex VesiaLos Angeles Dodgers0.475
  2. 2Shohei OhtaniLos Angeles Dodgers0.519
  3. 3Tanner ScottLos Angeles Dodgers0.520
  4. 4Edgardo HenriquezLos Angeles Dodgers0.527
  5. 5Tyler GlasnowLos Angeles Dodgers0.531
Pitch identity

The arsenal signatures worth knowing

Breaking identity

Tanner Scott

Los Angeles Dodgers | Slider

86.2
Horizontal breakIVB
Whiff38.2%
Chase47.9%
Usage52.8%
Average velocity89.7 mph
Breaking identity

Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Dodgers | Sweeper

82.2
Horizontal breakIVB
Whiff37.1%
Chase35.4%
Usage31.7%
Average velocity85.0 mph
Matchup intelligence

The largest qualified handedness edges

pitcher edge74.7

Edgardo Henriquez

Los Angeles Dodgers

Edgardo Henriquez is suppressing right-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.339
vs R0.181

Estimated wOBA: 0.339 vs L, 0.181 vs R.

hitter edge73.9

Freddie Freeman

Los Angeles Dodgers

Freddie Freeman is doing more damage against right-handed pitching

vs L0.318
vs R0.397

Estimated wOBA: 0.318 vs L, 0.397 vs R.

hitter edge70.9

Miguel Rojas

Los Angeles Dodgers

Miguel Rojas is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.363
vs R0.234

Estimated wOBA: 0.363 vs L, 0.234 vs R.

Bullpen decision board

Best available matchup for either side

The board now shows only the highest-ranked active reliever against a left-handed hitter and a right-handed hitter. Workload availability, role, season performance, and handedness all remain visible.

Left-handed batter94.4

Alex Vesia

LHP · available · 5 days rest

Availability100.0%Matchup100.0%Performance77.5%
Right-handed batter83.2

Edgardo Henriquez

RHP · available · 3 days rest

Availability87.8%Matchup70.0%Performance76.5%
Story leads

What this team could become next

Lane Subject Reporting lead Score
offensive_race Shohei Ohtani Shohei Ohtani is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 91.9
team Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers has a new league-wide reporting lead 87.2
run_prevention Shohei Ohtani Shohei Ohtani is suppressing offense at an elite rate 86.2
milestone Freddie Freeman Freddie Freeman reached 2,500 career hits 85.8
offensive_race Max Muncy Max Muncy is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 85.8
offensive_race Freddie Freeman Freddie Freeman is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 85.3
Research status: this automated report is a reporting foundation, not a finished scouting report. Active rosters are date-stamped; injuries, same-day transactions, probable pitchers, and opponent context still require pregame confirmation.
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