Los Angeles Dodgers 2017 Season Preview

The Los Angeles Dodgers may have the ability to make a deep run in 2017. Find out why Kershaw is the key to holding everything together.

Chris Ransom follow @DraftUtopia Posted on 4/2/2017.

Los Angeles Dodgers Batting Lineup

NO.	Batter	POS.	BA	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
1	Logan Forsythe	2B	.264	20	52	46	127	6
2	Corey Seager	SS	.308	26	72	54	133	3
3	Justin Turner	3B	.275	27	90	48	107	4
4	Adrian Gonzalez	1B	.285	18	90	55	117	0
5	Yasmani Grandal	C	.228	27	72	64	116	1
6	Yasiel Puig	RF	.263	11	45	24	74	5
7	Joc Pederson	CF	.246	25	68	63	130	6
8	Andrew Toles	LF	.314	3	16	8	25	1
9	Starting Pitcher	P	.059	1	8	4	42	0

Los Angeles Dodgers Batting Lineup Summary: Los Angeles has an extremely deep batting lineup. I can see this batting lineup keeping up with the Chicago Cubs in the National League.

Los Angeles Dodgers Starting Rotation

NO.	Pitcher	IP	H	ERA	BB	SO	W	L
1	Clayton Kershaw	149	97	1.66	11	172	12	4
2	Rich Hill	110.1	77	2.12	33	129	12	5
3	Kenta Maeda	175.2	150	3.48	50	179	16	11
4	Brandon McCarthy	40	29	4.95	26	44	2	3
5	Hyun-Jin Ryu	4.2	8	11.57	2	4	0	1

Los Angeles Dodgers Starting Rotation Summary: The Los Angeles Dodgers have a pretty strong starting rotation. Julio Urias is a minor league prospect, but is also a top 50 pitcher when the Dodgers call him up and probably the #4 starter in the DOdgers rotation when that happens.

Los Angeles Dodgers Bullpen

NO.	Pitcher	IP	H	ERA	BB	SO	W	L
LR	Ross Stripling	100	96	3.96	30	74	5	9
LR	Alex Wood	60.1	56	3.73	20	66	1	4
MR	Chris Hatcher	40.2	40	5.53	21	43	5	4
MR	Luis Avilan	19.2	12	3.20	10	28	3	0
MR	Pedro Baez	74	52	3.04	22	83	3	2
MR	Grant Dayton	26.1	14	2.05	6	39	0	1
SU	Sergio Romo	30.2	26	2.64	7	33	1	0
CL	Kenley Jansen	68.2	35	1.83	11	104	3	2

Los Angeles Dodgers Bullpen Summary: The Los Angeles Dodgers have one of the better bullpens in the NL. With Kenley Jensen the top closer in the MLB, the Dodgers should go far.

Prediction: The Los Angeles Dodgers finally get to a World Series in 2017. With no pitcher outside of Clayton Kershaw, the DOdgers fall to the Cleveland Indians, but there is enough depth and talent on the Dodgers to make the 2017 World Series.