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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > Dodgers News: Chris Hatcher Made Productive Use Of Time On Disabled List
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Dodgers News: Chris Hatcher Made Productive Use Of Time On Disabled List

Matthew Moreno
December 24, 2015
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Dodgers News: Chris Hatcher Made Productive Use Of Time On Disabled List
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It didn’t take long for Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman to make his presence felt.

Six weeks after joining the Dodgers front office, Friedman completed a seven-player trade with the Miami Marlins.

Gone were All-Star second baseman Dee Gordon, starting pitcher Dan Haren and utility infielder Miguel Rojas.

In return, the Dodgers received Austin Barnes, Chris Hatcher, Andrew Heaney and Kiké Hernandez. Heaney was then flipped to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in exchange for Howie Kendrick.

Of the Dodgers’ haul, Hatcher was expected to make the quickest impact. The Los Angeles bullpen again struggled in 2014 and the hard-throwing right-hander figured to be a useful reliever.

However, aside from earning a save on Opening Day against the San Diego Padres, Hatcher’s first half of the 2015 season left plenty to be desired. He was placed on the disabled list with an oblique strain in June and missed the next two months.

Although unable to pitch, Hatcher said the time on the DL provided him with the opportunity to reflect on how to improve, according to Jon Weisman of Dodger Insider:

“You have at least a month where you can’t do anything with an oblique, so I just sat there,” he recalled. “I didn’t feel sorry for myself or anything like that. It was just, ‘What can I do to get healthy, and what can I do to be better when I get back?’ Obviously, I wasn’t very good before I got hurt. I think it was just finding the confidence to go out (with my) best stuff and throw any pitch at any certain count. I just went out there and pitched rather than avoiding contact. I went out there and let myself play.”

In 27 games prior to the All-Star break, Hatcher posted an abysmal 6.38 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, and had 19 strikeouts to seven walks over 18.1 innings. During the second half he had a 1.31 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 26 strikeouts and six walks over 22 games (20.2 innings).

From August through October, Hatcher had 26 strikeouts, a 1.31 ERA and 3.52 FIP in 22 relief appearances (20.2 innings). He allowed just one run over his last 13 games. The 30 year old then threw 3.2 hitless innings in the National League Division Series against the New York Mets.

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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