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Sunday, October 02, 2005 |
71-91: Padres 3, Dodgers 1
How many times have the Dodgers finished a season with 71 or fewer wins in a season with 154 or more games played? The answer is six times:
| Year | Record | Next Year's Record | Delta W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 63-99 (.389) | 81-81 (.500) | 18 |
| 1958 | 71-83 (.461) | 88-68 (.564, WS) | 17 |
| 1944 | 63-91 (.461) | 87-67 (.565) | 24 |
| 1936 | 67-87 (.435) | 62-91 (.405) | -5 |
| 1910 | 64-90 (.416) | 64-86 (.427) | 0 |
| 1908 | 53-101 (.344) | 55-98 (.359) | 2 |
So in all but two years following those seasons, the Dodgers improved their records. Certainly, the 2005 squad almost couldn't help but improve, simply by going to bed and waking up 183 times. The Dodgers will get Gagné and J.D. Drew back in 2006, not to mention a whole relief corps and probably too many bench players. The key issues the Dodgers are going to face in the offseason:
- The paucity of help available from the farm. Even if guys like Andy LaRoche are legit -- and I tend to think he is, but add the usual caveats about minor leaguers at low levels -- most of the Jacksonville squad won't be available until late 2006 or 2007 at the earliest.
- A weak free agent class. This one's been beaten to death, but the bat needed to replace Milton Bradley is simply not available in the offseason via free agency. Which means that...
- DePodesta will have to make some trades if the team is going to contend in 2006. I'm not convinced this is the best idea, but the Dodgers managed to squeeze out a division win, in part, by unloading Franklin Gutierrez for Milton Bradley.
Update: I should also mention that the Padres' 82-80 record gives them the worst record for any playoff team in major league history, and tied with the 82-79 1973 Mets for the fewest wins.
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