Bellinger, Turner, More: A One Month Look in at How Former Dodgers Are Doing This Season
We have officially passed the one month mark of the MLB season. April overreactions can now turn into May realities, as we have a sense of who’s off to a good start, and who isn’t.
With that being said, we thought it was as good a time as any to check in on some of our former Dodger friends who moved on this past offseason. This is our third installment of the series, so make sure to keep checking in for these updates!
Without further adieu, here is how your former favorite players are doing in their new homes.
Batters:
Cody Bellinger, Chicago Cubs:
.297/.371/.604, 7 HR, 18 RBI, 5 2B, 10 BB, 17 K, 4 SB. It may be a surprise to you, it may be exactly what you expected, but Cody Bellinger is thriving in Chicago, and is having the best year of anyone on this list.
Justin Turner, Boston Red Sox:
.259/.362/.361, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 5 2B, 14 BB, 16 K. JT was always a slow starter, so this is nothing new for him. He’ll likely pick things up in May or June, but has been solid so far.
Trea Turner, Philadelphia Phillies:
.260/.300/.374, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 4 2B, 2 3B, 7 BB, 32 K, 4 SB. By far the best player the Dodgers lost this offseason, Turner isn’t exactly living up to that $300 million contract he signed with Philadelphia. But, it’s still very early in month one of year one of 11.
Note: The Dodgers will see him this week as the Phillies come to LA for three games starting tonight.
Joey Gallo, Minnesota Twins:
.236/.354/.709, 7 HR, 14 RBI, 3 2B, 9 BB, 22 K. Maybe it’s the lack of the shift or maybe it’s the lack of the bright lights of a city like New York or Los Angeles, but Gallo is having an impressive bounce back year for the Twins.
Edwin Rios, Chicago Cubs:
.111/.304/.333, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 5 BB, 8 K. Rios is struggling and not getting a lot of opportunities because of it. Not much more has to be said about him.
Zach McKinstry, Detroit Tigers:
.271/.317/.458, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 5 2B, 4 BB, 16 K, 4 SB. After struggling early in April, McKinstry has played much better as of late for a streaky Tigers team.
Hanser Alberto, Chicago White Sox:
.211/.211/.368, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 K and 21.60 ERA in 1.2 IP. Alberto was struggling and is now on the injured list. However, it is nice to know he was still getting his reps in as the blowout reliever.
Pitchers:
Tyler Anderson, Los Angeles Angels:
26.2 IP, 5.74 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 18 K. Anderson has struggled in his first month with the Angels. The earned runs are up and the strikeouts are down. He has to be missing Mark Prior a little bit (but to be fair, the Dodgers are missing him, too).
Andrew Heaney, Texas Rangers:
24.2 IP, 4.38 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 26 K. Heaney has been either very good or very bad in his starts. He also could be missing Prior, but not as much as Anderson.
Chris Martin, Boston Red Sox:
7.0 IP, 2.57 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 2 K. He’s not as dominant as he was with the Dodgers late last year, but Martin is playing well in his first year in Boston.
Craig Kimbrel, Philadelphia Phillies:
11 IP, 4.09 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 15 K, 3 SV. Same old Kimbrel here.
There’s everything you need to know about all of last year’s Dodgers who have moved onto new homes, one month into the 2023 season.
Check back in soon for another update on how these former Dodgers are doing with their new teams, and let me know if there's anyone else you want to know about in these articles. You can reach out to me @noahcamras on Twitter!
