Los Angeles Dodgers: The 2010s All-Decade Team
All-Decade Los Angeles Dodgers Infield
Yasmani Grandal, Catcher
- 2015 All-Star
Yasmani Grandal joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in December 2014 when he was acquired in a trade package from San Diego Padres in exchange for Matt Kemp.
This was a turning point for the Dodgers because Matt Kemp was their star player for almost nine seasons.
From 2015 to 2019, Grandal played 510 games, hit 89 home runs, drove in 245 runs and had a .790 OPS. This might seem underwhelming but Grandal was an above-average backstop for a playoff team for four seasons.
In 2015, he became the third Dodger catcher to ever hit three home runs in a game, joining Mike Piazza and Roy Campanella. This was also his only All-Star year for LA. Becoming an NL All-Star as a catcher in the 2010s was beyond competitive because of the presence of Yadier Molina and Buster Posey.
Grandal left the Dodgers for the Milwaukee Brewers after the 2018 season.
He has continued to improve since leaving LA but was a consistent option for them behind the plate for four seasons.
Adrian Gonzalez, First Base
- 2015 All-Star
- 2014 Gold Glove
- 2014 Silver Slugger
- 2014 RBI Leader
In a blockbuster trade with the Boston Red Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers upped their payroll big time by acquiring Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Josh Beckett, and more. Gonzalez signed a seven-year, $154 million extension with the Red Sox.
At the time, the Dodgers were getting a 30-year-old first baseman, coming off a dominant span, 2008-2011, when he was a four-time All-Star, won a Silver Slugger and three Gold Gloves. He spent part of 2012 through 2017 with the Dodgers. He began to see less time in 2017 when Max Muncy and Cody Bellinger both broke out for LA.
Gonzalez was part of the core that built a winning culture in LA that still exists today. As the club’s primary first baseman for about four consecutive seasons, he was a consistent threat in the middle of their lineup. From 2013-2015, he appeared on the NL MVP ballot, with his highest finish being seventh in 2014.
Through 735 games and 6.5 seasons for the Dodgers, Gonzalez hit 101 home runs, drove in 448 runs, batted .280 and had a .793 OPS.
2014 was his best season in Dodger blue. He led the National League in RBIs with 116 and helped the Dodgers win the NL West.
Dee Gordon, Second Base
- 2014 All-Star
- 2014 Triples & Stolen Bases Leader
- Second base is a position that the Dodger did not necessarily excel in this decade.
This is the first homegrown Dodger to make the team. Debuting in 2011, Gordon played both shortstop and second base for Los Angeles. He wore Dodger blue from 2011-2014.
In 2014, he was the Dodger’s primary second baseman and was named to his first All-Star team. He led the league in both triples (12) and stolen bases (64). He was an efficient leadoff man for the 2014 NL West champions
Through 329 games and four seasons with LA, Gordon stole 130 bases, hit .272, and recorded 335 hits.