Manager Don Mattingly and the Los Angeles Dodgers won their third straight National League West crown this season and followed the division title with another post season failure. The chants of "Fire Mattingly" can be heard all the way on the east coast.
I have always thought Mattingly was at his best when he had less talent to work with. When they went on their run about halfway through 2014, the Dodgers had a lot of key players that were injured. The 2015 season saw the Dodgers besieged by injuries as well. Injuries decimated the pitching staff, the outfield, and the infield all at one time or another.
The Dodgers had a ton of injuries this season as well. By the beginning of May, the Dodgers only had three of their original five man rotation. The Dodgers had to cobble together a fourth and fifth starter for the last 120 games of the season. Third starter Hyun Jin-Ryu did not throw one pitch. Brandon McCarthy was lost for the season after five starts. Brett Anderson was moved into the third spot in the rotation and the Dodgers finally settled on Mike Bolsinger as their fifth starter until trade deadline deals brought the Dodgers Mat Latos and Alex Wood as well as a bevy of relief pitchers. Alex Wood is the only one of those pitchers that proved themselves of any value to the Dodgers.
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