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Dodgers’ Early Season Statistics: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

By Jack Trent Dorfman

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 05: Corey Seager #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers steals second base before Marwin Gonzalez #9 of the Houston Astros can make the tag in the eighth inning at Dodger Stadium on August 5, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 05: Corey Seager #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers steals second base before Marwin Gonzalez #9 of the Houston Astros can make the tag in the eighth inning at Dodger Stadium on August 5, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 05: Corey Seager #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers steals second base before Marwin Gonzalez #9 of the Houston Astros can make the tag in the eighth inning at Dodger Stadium on August 5, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images) /

The Dodgers have begun the 2019 season red hot. The back-to-back National League champions are considered the best team in baseball by many major outlets to this point in the season.

And yet there are some shortcomings. For all of the success, the Dodgers have had this season both at the plate and on the mound, as of April 11, the Dodgers are a mere 8-6 and are behind the San Diego Padres in the NL West by half a game.

This begs the question: Why? Why are the Dodgers behind the Padres when they are considered the best team in baseball and are scoring runs at a nearly unmatched clip? That’s what I was wondering.

In this article, I break down the good, bad, and downright ugly statistics the Dodgers have compiled to this point this season, and comment on what the team will have to do better and do differently in order to separate themselves from the pack.

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