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In San Francisco, speed-enforcement cameras have led to an 80% drop in speeding. Meanwhile, the banishment of traffic cameras in Ontario cities has seen speeding increase from 14% of vehicles to 80%.
Before the deadline passes, I would at least like to see the Dodgers move Lauer and acquire a third catcher.
Players I wouldn’t mind the Dodgers trading this deadline:
Lauer
Call
Teoscar (doubt it)
Sheehan (if Skubal is the return)
Ward (give the guy a chance somewhere)
Tibbs
Ferris
Hope
Serwinowski
George
Lauer can’t be trusted with meaningful October innings. If the Dodgers can acquire anything of value for the left-hander, they should do it.
Right-handed bats are selling for a premium (see: Mead-Early trade). Unloading Call makes a ton of sense.
Nine Dodgers prospects made MLB Pipeline’s top 100 list. Six of the nine are outfielders. I don’t think it would be a bad idea to move a few of those guys (Hope and Quintero?) to shore up depth at other positions.
The SpaceX IPO allows Elon Musk to cash out on a money-losing venture for billions of dollars thanks to a corrupt U.S. government unwilling to act in public interest.
Kyle Harrison and James Tibbs for Rafael Devers is looking like an all-time disaster of a trade for the Giants.
Six Dodgers made Keith Law’s latest top 50 prospect list (Chuck Davalan got an honorable mention). Of those six prospects, five are outfielders.
Green energy usage is becoming the norm across the world. Maybe one day, with better leadership, the United States can catch up.