March 4th, 2019 at 11:46 am 
by 0799291000348 Rostered Players
A+
- Justin Turner – great start for Dodgers best all around hitter
- Cody Bellinger – improved mechanics, no K’s in eight plate appearances (PA)
- Matt Beaty – doing what he does best, swing the bat
- Yimi Garcia – unhittable
- Dennis Santana – overpowering
- Julio Urias – healthy and nasty
- Jamie Schultz – great find
(Photo credit – Joe Camporeale)
A
- Kiké Hernandez – showing he is more than a platoon player
- Chris Taylor – no K’s in 12 PA
- Alex Verdugo – making his case to play every day
- Rich Hill – opening day starter?
- Hyun-Jin Ryu – opening day starter?
- Kenley Jansen – slimmed down, working hard, back to being a beast
- Josh Fields – healthy and fighting for roster spot
B
- Austin Barnes – looks like 2017
- Ross Stripling – new/old windup, not tipping pitches
- Kenta Maeda – working on new pitch
- Tony Cingrani – healthy and nasty
C
- Max Muncy
- Rocky Gale
- Brock Stewart
- Scott Alexander
D
- Joe Kelly
- A.J. Pollock
- David Freese
- Keibert Ruiz
- Dylan Floro
F
- Joc Pederson
- Caleb Ferguson
- Pedro Baez
- Josh Sborz
- Edwin Rios
- Adam McCreery
- JT Chargois
Incomplete
- Clayton Kershaw
- Walker Buehler
- Yadier Alvarez
- Corey Seager
- Russell Martin
- Andrew Toles
(Video capture courtesy of SportsNet LA)
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GREAT assessment, Jesse!
Are there any new reports on Andrew Toles.I would like to know what happen to him. He was never giving g a chance.
I have not heard or read any update on Toles. A shame that a personal matter has kept him out of camp, but I don’t agree about not given a chance. Toles started 2017 as the Dodgers left fielder and was playing very well, but tore up his knee early in the season that required surgery. Last season he was playing well for OKC but suffered a significant hamstring injury that cost him several weeks.
Fully agree that Toles was given a chance.
Although it is completely wrong to speculate or jump to conclusions, Toles has a VERY lengthy history of “problems.” This from a 2015 FanSided article:
Sadly, Toles did not come without a lot of baggage. He received a scholarship from Tennessee upon graduating from high school, but was dismissed from the team in his sophomore year. He then went to little Chipola College in northern Florida and was also dismissed from that team for breaking team rules. Nonetheless, the Rays took a chance with Toles, and in his second year of pro ball, he tore up the Midwest League with a slash line of .326/. 351/. 468 and an incredible 62 stolen bases. Those numbers earned him a ticket to High-A Charlotte for 2014 and the Rays Minor League Player of the Year award in 2013. Even with all of that praise, however, he was pulled from games several times for not hustling.
Again, it’s not wise to speculate, but sadly, the writing on the wall has substance abuse written all over it.
Yes, I well remember the story. Hard not to relate the present to the past. If the same issue, it is hard to imagine Dodgers keeping him in the organization.
Well for one thing I don’t believe Dodgers will miss Toles, as they already have 3 other LH hitters for the OF spots. Pederson, Bellinger, Verdugo. My guess is Toles has seen his last days as a Dodger last year.