I began to fret this week, as a result of nearly each spring coaching recreation this yr ended with a transparent division between winners and losers. How regular, how peculiar, how boring.
Issues picked up in Cactus League play, with the Rangers and Rockies tied 6-6 on Wednesday, the identical day the Rangers and Brewers completed 3-3. On Thursday, the Cubs and Reds completed with a rating of 2-2. However even with that progress within the good results of spring coaching, there have been nonetheless solely 5 ties within the Cactus League this season by way of Thursday, and solely 13 ties to this point in MLB.
Final spring there have been 32 ties. Even accounting for the truth that there are simply over two weeks left in camp for the 28 non-Dodgers-Padres groups, this yr the groups are connecting at a slower tempo.
The Dodgers have tied simply as soon as in 14 video games to this point this spring, a 7-7 affair with the Angels on Feb. 24 in Tempe. As a lot as I wish to depend the Scottsdale washout of Thursday night time – which was 0-0 within the third when the rains got here – a tie, it goes within the books as a canceled recreation. Ah nicely.
Even with the aversion to ties this season, the Dodgers have been prolific in hitting over latest spring coaching.
I seemed on the 2024 spring coaching media information, which lists ballpark and roster info for every crew, but in addition every crew's spring coaching document for the earlier 5 years. On MLB.com's standings web page, the hyperlinks aren't even included in a crew's document, however moderately relegated to a notice on the backside of the web page, like having to undergo a curtain of beads to accommodate a sure kind of video.
However the spring media information it does it contains hyperlinks for every of the final 5 years, so I've counted them. The one caveat right here is that I'm undecided the numbers add up sufficient, even after double-checking. Including up all crew information in 2021, for instance, there have been 81 ties, which isn’t potential since every league has two groups tied, and video games towards school groups and the like don’t depend within the information . So take these numbers with a grain of salt.
The Dodgers have 17 shutouts for the reason that begin of 2019, essentially the most of any crew within the Cactus League. The one crew in baseball with extra is the Cardinals, with 19 ties over the past practically six springs.
MLB Spring Coaching Hyperlinks, 2019-2024
| crew | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Whole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crew | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Whole |
| Cardinals | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| Dodgers | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| Crimson | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Angels | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Giants | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| Twins | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Pirates | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| Puppies | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| D-backs | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| Marlins | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| Rangers | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| White Sox | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | |
| Orioles | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| Meths | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
| Yankees | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| The sailors | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |
| Tigers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Astros | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| Phillies | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Rays | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Brewers | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Actual | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Kinfolk | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Crimson Sox | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Guardians | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Rockies | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Courageous | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Nationwide | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 66 | 49 | 81 | 48 | 64 | 26 | 334 |
Beginning Friday night time, the Dodgers have six video games remaining in Arizona plus the three Freeway Collection video games towards the Angels so as to add to their whole. We should always all be so fortunate.
