Dodgers Nation Poll Results: Roberts and Bats Trend Down, Pitching Trends Up
This is the third installment of our Dodgers #DNApprovalRatings series.
Previous weeks:
- Dodgers Nation Poll Results: Starting Pitching Solidifies, Bullpen Remains Weak
- Dodgers Nation Poll Results: Roberts’ Approval Rating Up, Bullpen Down
Let’s get into it!
Dave Roberts
Last week, the stats stood at 72% yes, 9% no, and 19% undecided.
This for this week's #DNApprovalRatings!
First up: Dave Roberts
Do you approve of Dave Roberts’ job so far this season? And why?
— Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation) April 29, 2019
Not much has changed with the approval ratings of manager Dave Roberts and for good reason. Although some of his managerial decisions have been questionable, he is still leading one of the best and hottest teams in the sport.
Offense
Last week, the stats stood at 86% yes, 6% no, and 8% undecided.
Next up for this week's #DNApprovalRatings: Offense
Do you approve of the Dodgers’ offensive performance so far this season? And why?
— Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation) April 29, 2019
The approval ratings of the Dodgers’ offense have not changed a dramatic amount over the last week. As the club maintains their hot-hitting agenda, it should be expected that the approval ratings should somewhat plateau and remain at a high mark.
Bullpen
Last week, the stats stood at 14% yes, 60% no, and 26% undecided.
How about some #DNApprovalRatings: Bullpen edition
Do you approve of the Dodgers’ Bullpen performance so far this season? And why?
— Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation) April 29, 2019
The approval ratings of the bullpen are the ones that saw the biggest shift, albeit just a 6-7% swing. The bullpen is still very lowly rated by those polled as in past weeks, but the ratings on the rise are a good thing.
Starting Pitching
Last week, the stats stood at 71% yes, 10% no, 19% undecided.
#DNApprovalRatings: Starting Pitching
Do you approve of the Dodgers’ starting pitching performance so far this season? And why?
— Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation) April 29, 2019
The approval ratings of the starting pitching staff have not moved a ton either. Just a little increase. The staff has been fine and have led the club to a few wins over the last week.
Thoughts
Dave Roberts and the offense are on the way down, but both sections of the pitching corps are on the way up. When you have a club that sits at 20 wins — more than any other team in baseball — it’s hard to have serious issues with the product on the field. However, there undoubtedly is more in the tank for the club, and that would be an area of underlying frustration for the fan base as we head into May.
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Dodgers: The State of the Bullpen Heading Into May
Update on the opposing pitching matchups. More LHPs face the Dodgers. After already facing Pomeranz, tonight Baumgarner, the Dodgers next stop is San Diego May3-5, Lauer,Lucchesi,Margevicius. They come home to face Atlanta’s Max Fried(May6). That would be 6 games in 7 days the Dodgers will face a LHP. No Pederson batting lead-off. When Pederson does make an appearance as a PH, he will rusty, I would expect him to be non-productive i.e. strike-out a lot. The Dodgers right-handed hitters will need to be productive thats Turner,Hernandez,Barnes/Martin or this week could get ugly for the Dodgers i.e. consecutive losses!
And Dodgers will be facing more and more lefty starters and relievers now that the NL KNOWS the Dodgers are WAY SHORT of any real RH bats. Replacing Pollock’s spot with Beaty really upset me to the point that I didn’t even care to watch last night’s game but did anyway. Roberts even admits that Beaty is not the ‘ideal’ replacement for Pollock’s RH bat. Ok , fine but nobody is putting a gun to Andy’s stupid head and demanding that he turn this roster into an all LH hitting team!
You forgot to include the approval rating for the author of this column. My review is “disapproved “