Bold 2nd-Half Predictions for the Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are heading into the All Star break in first place in the National League West. Their four-game lead over San Francisco is encouraging given everything that has gone wrong: a litany of injuries to the pitching staff, Yasiel Puigs DL stint and a bullpen collapse.We should expect the second half of the season to go much better for the Dodgers. Among other things, the July trade deadline means that the front office is likely to improve the devastated starting rotation. Additionally, Clayton Kershaw has already begun his regression to the mean and has been performing as one of the best pitchers in baseball. The lineup should also improve with Yasiel Puig on the field everyday.As the Dodgers head toward the playoffs, they should be significantly better. How exactly that will happen, though, is a bit less certain. The following predictions are, as the title of this article states, bold. They are not, however, impossible. Instead, I would characterize them as unlikely.Begin Slideshow
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