1985 Post-season and Awards
The Dodgers pitching coach Jordan Aviles has retired along with CF Gary Maddox.
The team bought out the contract and declined the option on Frank White.
Dennis Eckersley declined his option year.
LA makes the first big move in the offseason and I hate it. As if they had any talent in the minors left, now that's completely gone. LA shipped away P Ramon Martinez, OF Jose Gonzalez, IF Cecil Espy, OF Ralph Bryant and OF Todd Brown. They're all heading to Houston for 3B Larry Parrish. That's a mighty steep price to pay for a 31-yr old, questionable fielding guy with 1 year left on his contract. Parrish was acquired by the Astros, from the Angels for Tony Bernazard. That's it. All that, for Tony Bernazard. Parrish is a 2-time all star who hit 24 HR. Is RIGHT handed, and has 193 career homers. LA didn't have a HR problem last year. Martinez and Espy were two of the top prospects in LA. The team is clearly signaling the desire to put it together next year.
AL Gold Glove Winners
P Dave Stieb – MIN
C Jim Sundberg – TEX
1B Pete O'Brien – TEX
2B Glenn Hubbard – NYY
3B Tom Brookens – TOR
SS Cal Ripken Jr – BAL
LF George Wright – TEX
CF Ricky Henderson – TOR
RF Jesse Barfield – TOR
NL Gold Glove Winners
P Bob Ojeda – SD
C Mike Bishop – ATL
1B Steve Balboni – PHI
2B Wally Backman – NYM
3B Tim Wallach – MON
SS Ozzie Smith – STL
LF Marvell Wynn – NYM
CF Eddie Milner – CIN
RF Tony Gwynn – SD
Guess who the newest Expos pitcher is? Nolan Ryan. How??? Basically for Jeff Sellers and John Dopson.
AL Rolaids Reliever of the Year
Bill Campbell – BOS (4-2, 7S, 1.51 ERA)
NL Rolaids Reliver of the Year
Dan Quisenberry – MON (5-2, 40S, 1.67 ERA)
AL Silver Slugger Awards
C Rich Gedman – BOS
1B Greg Walker – CHI
2B Bobby Grich – TOR
3B George Brett – KC
SS Cal Ripken Jr – BAL
LF George Bell – TOR
CF Barry Bonds – CHI
RF Jessie Barfield – TOR
DH Alvin Davis – SEA
NL Silver Slugger Awards
P Jeff Russell – CIN
C Bob Brenley – SD
1B Leon Durham – CHI
2B Ryne Sandberg – CHI
3B Kevin Mitchell – NY
SS Danny Tartabull – CIN
LF Tim Raines – MON
CF Lenny Dykstra – NYM
RF Darryl Strawberry – NYM
AL Rookie of the Year
Barry Bonds – CHI (.265/37/103 and 41 SB)
- One helluva rookie season.
NL Rookie of the Year
Barry Larkin – HOU (.282/13/63 and 22 SB)
AL Manager of the Year
Dick Howser (RIP) – KC
NL Manager of the Year
Jim Fanning – MON
AL Cy Young Award Winner
Sid Fernandez – SEA (21-11, 2.65 ERA, 254 K's)
- The price we paid for Willie Randolph. Granted, he's had moments where he's carried the team, and has batted at or near .300 while being #1 or #2 in the league in OBP, but it was still a steep price.
NL Cy Young Award Winner
Doc Gooden – NYM (25-6, 1.86 ERA, 296 K's)
AL MVP Winner
George Brett – KC (.337/27/96)
NL MVP Winner
Doc Gooden – NYM
Now the real drama begins. Where will our team go this offseason? We already know the youth movement isn't underway. It's all about finding that right combination. We have a lot of free agents to deal with. Who will or won't be back. There's also some really bad contracts in LA. That's going to hurt us too, but being in a big market will always help that out some.