Puig slowed down a shade from his torrid 1st month pace – however still slashed .319/.392/.925 – with 19 HRs, 42 RBI. 66 Runs Scored and 122 Hits in just 434 AB for the 2013 year. He has now in the 2nd YR of a 7 YR/$42 MIL contract in his pocket, and that may be the bargain of ALL – Time if he continues these type of numbers all the way throughout his length of the deal. Puig, 23,  finished in 2nd for NL Rookie of The Year Voting, and placed 15th in NL MVP balloting as well.

By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): Follow @chuckbooth3024 & Jeff Kleiner (Org. Depth Chart Expert) Follow @prosportsroster

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The Los Angeles Dodgers had a rollercoaster 2013 campaign.  After a late season 2012 trade, the club went on a spending bonanza to enter the 2013 year.

In late May. it looked bleak. The franchise wanted to fire Don Mattingly, Matt Kemp and Hanley Ramirez were battling various injuries, and the club was 23 – 32.

Enter Yasiel Puig with his historic 1st month, and the team then went on a torrid pace at that hadn’t been done in nearly 60 years.

The crux of this crestwave, was a 42 – 8 stretch that saw the club bypass all 4 Division foes, putting a stranglehold on the NL West once and for all.

Dodgers own the West

Clayton Kershaw must be wondering when his payday is coming – Clayton Kershaw is 77 – 46 with a 2.60 ERA in his career so far. After the Justin Verlander, Matt Cain and Buster Posey’s Contracts have been signed within the division in the last year. The Dodgers #1 pitcher even saw as the organization dole out $147 MIL over 6 years for Zack Greinke last winter. If he keeps having performances like these past 3 years (2 CY Youngs and one runner up, 3 ERA Titles – his value will soar).  The LHP will turn just 26 in Spring Training this season.  How much will it take to keep his services in the organization beyond 2014?  Kershaw is in the last year of Arbitration (he will likely be granted the highest ever award for a Pitcher) – and he is a Free Agent at the end of this next year.

The Dodgers have the financial wherewithal to put it to the rest of the National League.  By spending over $237 MIL in 2013, the Guggenheim consortium proved their metal.

The club looks to re-sign Hanley Ramirez and Clayton Kershaw this upcoming calendar year, and will also be active in the bidding for one Masahiro Tanaka.

With this team, there are even great prospects that will make future Dodger teams in OF Joc Pederson and 2B Alex Guerrero.  The latter maybe given a chance to take the reigns at 2B really early into the 2014 season.

For a Full 3 year Salary Outlook plus last years Stats for every player in the Dodgers Organization year round click here.

Management

Los Angeles Dodgers Players

The Dodgers went through a cataclysmic change  in 2012 – halfway through the campaign, when the new ownership took over. They took on tonnes of Salary (have a payroll in the $237 MIL range last year alone) – and saw it pay off with a 2nd half historical rally.  This team has now aversion to spending a boatload more of cash either.  They led the MLB in attendance, have the greatest amount of prospects for team income, and don’t have many teams that can rival them for total team payroll.  As of right now, this franchise is the consensus pick for the World Series.  I am picking them also to win the NLCS and make their 1st appearance in the World Series in 26 Years during 2014.

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Note From Chuck Booth:

You guys are all in for a treat.  Jeff Kleiner has developed a site (prosportsrosters.com) that covers all organizational affiliates in the Minors for all of the Major League Baseball Clubs. 

We are going to combine efforts to bring you the best look at salaries, current 25 Man Player Rosters and Depth Charts for all 30 teams. 

Jeff is going to provide the documents in form of spreadsheets and I am going to accompany the posts with deep analysis of what the numbers tell us from my perspective. 

If you can’t wait for all of my assessments for each club, go and visit Jeff’s website over at http://www.prosportsrosters.com.

In Speaking with Jeff, he is one of the more passionate fans I have come across towards the game of baseball.  He spends enough time in updating his MLB Facts for it to be a Full-Time Job. 

Jeff updates this page below on a daily basis.  After you click on it….Bookmark it.  There is a 3 year salary forecast and stats not listed here on this page.  Jeff updates these pages daily and these changes include any Roster moves!

Authors for this post:

Jeff Kleiner:  “I have been a sports fan since the first Baseball game I went to at Comisky Park in Chicago in 1959, when baseball for me turned from black and white to color.

I have attended or watched thousands of games, always paying attention to statistics, rosters and salaries of all professional sports.

Luckily I had the advantage of watching WGN TV and seeing hundreds of games in the 60’s. Collecting Baseball Cards and then later dealing them gave me an extra sense of the sport, both good and bad.”

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Chuck Booth – Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner and author of the Fastest 30 Ballgames:   To learn more about my  “The Fastest 30 Ballgames Book” and how to purchase it, click here .

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Chuck Booth at Dodger Stadium Opener April.10/2012

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