October 20th, 2022 at 8:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka It’s no secret. Even the most novice of baseball fans can point to the one reason why the best team in all of baseball are watching the 2022 National League Championship Series on television rather than being in it – their absolute inability to hit with runners in scoring position.
In their embarrassing four-and-out National League Division Series against their new fiercest division rivals (sorry, Giants fans), the team with the best hitters in the game today went a collective 1-for-21 w/RISP. There is simply no other way to describe this than a teamwide failure – period.
So, how do you fix an almost 0-for-RISP? Is it a mental thing? Is it mechanical thing? Here’s what Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman said – verbatim – when asked this very question during his painfully premature end-of-season press conference at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday afternoon:
“Well, again, during the regular season we led in every category with runners in scoring position, so I don’t think that it’s something that, is it a mental thing?
“Umm, yeah, there were four-game stretches where we were elite, there were four game stretches where we weren’t.
“I don’t know the answer to how much of it was it being in the playoffs, but again, if we had a bunch of inexperienced guys in the playoffs, I think it’s a fairer question of that. But with the experience these guys have, I think it mitigates that some.
“But, I think a lot of our time and energy is going to be spent on are there things we can do to improve in on the margins? Are there levers we can pull to do whatever we can to increase our chances, actually?”
There you have it. That’s how you fix not being able to hit with runners in scoring position.
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They messed with the team chemistry.
Should have kept Hanser on the post season roster in stead of Gallo or Vargas.
Also, I think being on cruise control for the last 2 weeks of the season and then a 5 day lay off contributed to our hitting woes and ultimate demise.
I am ready for some changes. Let Belli and JT walk. Bring up Outman and Vargas.
Trade Muncy and KT3. Don’t care if we resign Trea. Realize that Mookie is not a superstar and cannot carry the team.
I certainly realize that the Dodgers already have an abundance of outfield talent and prospects, but soon-to-be free agent Aaron Judge sure would look good in Dodger Blue.
And think of the money the team would make on Judge merchandise.
Just sayin.
although the Dodgers are “among the best” at creating runs, the best is a very low bar. in a game of failure, what was once tolerated has become accepted and borders upon celebrated. fans will happily trade a 30% K rate for a 5% HR rate.
by the way, judge struck out 175 times this year (tho he had a 10% HR clip).
696 times he walked to the plate.
634 times he did not hit a home run.
batting avg and RBI have become meaningless stats, until it sends your team home.
“How Do You Fix Going 1-for-21 w/RISP?” Stop swinging for the fence on every pitch and make contact. Strike out less.
That (those) were the answers I was fishing for from Friedman, but he avoided them like the plague, instead going with the proverbial company line.
Never going to get a straight answer from AF. Or Roberts for that matter. We need more contact guys and less three outcome guys. Too many strike outs.