Lasorda's Lair · Sep 27, 2019
Joc Pederson discreetly leading the Dodgers into October
He’s the only Dodger with eight home runs this month. He’s not Cody Bellinger, and he’s not Will Smith. He’s not even Corey Seager. He is Joc Pop.
And since September 1, he really has lived up to that moniker for the Dodgers. Adding 40 points of slugging percentage, Pederson collected three multi-homer games this month. He has knocked in 14 runs while scoring 16 perched atop the Dodger order. He also has seven walks to counteract his 12 strikeouts. This really is the best version of Joc anyone has seen since the first half, and more specifically since his seven-homer May.