Just before the Dodgers began today's split-squad games against the Padres and Brewers, the question about who will emerge from Spring Training as the fifth starter became a burning heap of empty jerseys and cleats. The Dodgers optioned Zach Lee back the minors, Brandon Beachy was listed as sitting out for
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Today is split squad day for the Dodgers as they will play two games this afternoon. One half of the club will be taking on the Brewers at Maryvale Park. The other half will stay behind to play the Padres at Camelback Ranch. In the game against Milwaukee, left hander
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Let me paint you a scenario. The Dodgers spend over 70 million dollars on two injury riddled pitchers with track records of mediocre pitching. Both hurlers predictably end up on the disabled list after suffering serious injuries that require surgery. One misses over an entire season because of Tommy John surgery
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Andre Ethier fouled a pitch off his right shin in the fourth inning of today's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He crumpled to the ground in obvious pain, and was quickly joined at the plate by Dodgers' trainer Neil Rampe and manager Dave Roberts. Ethier finished the at-bat and earned a
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I believe it was Bumsrap who suggested that the Dodgers have a rotation that rotated. This is meaning that the club swaps around the pitchers. Of course the top three of Clayton Kershaw, Scott Kazmir, and Kenta Maeda are locked in. What he meant was that the bottom two spots
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Remember when I wrote that article asking about whether Corey Seager should lead-off? I wrote another one pondering who the Dodgers will bat at the top spot in the lineup? Coming into this season the Dodgers don’t have a typical lead-off hitter. Of course times have changed since the old days when a lead-off
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The Dodgers have had a dynamic offense so far this spring. Once again the boys in blue are displaying top notch levels of power and on base abilities. This time however their situational hitting and base running seem to be much improved. The club is in the top ten in
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Several Dodgers are mending from various injuries. The Dodger's spring has been marred by these nagging injuries. Fortunately for the Dodgers none of the injuries appear to be serious, with the exception of Brett Anderson's rusty back. Several Dodgers have taken a huge step forward on their road to recovery. A few of
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Depth is primed to be an even bigger story this season than last season, basically the entire crop of starting positions players are coming in with either health questions or production questions. This is why mid-December the Dodgers had so many questions about Enrique Hernandez, we understand that he's versatile
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There’s a new hashtag spreading around twitter like wildfire called “Codylove”. It’s referring to the love that Dodger fans have for first base prospect Cody Bellinger. The youngster is a 20-year old prospect originally from Chandler, Arizona. He’s the heir apparent to first base when Adrian Gonzalez finally gets too
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We just learned the news that shortstop Corey Seager is going to miss 1-2 weeks with a sprained left knee ligament. Seager suffered the injury during Monday afternoon’s 8-4 loss to the Angels when he was rounding first base after hitting a single. The Dodgers then sent him for an MRI
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Veteran left hander Scott Kazmir has gotten off to a rough start to the 2016 cactus league season. Kazmir has made two starts for the Dodgers this spring and has not pitched well in either start. On March 4 against the Rangers Kazmir pitched two innings and allowed two earned
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I suppose you've all heard by now about Bryce Harper calling baseball - his very bread and butter - "tired". As the ESPN Magazine article that started it all, pointed out, Mr. Harper wants to become the Most Interesting Man in Baseball. He wants to be a big pimp daddy
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The Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers showed baseball fans just how rusty pitchers are during spring training after a 13-13 tie in their preseason game on Wednesday. Despite the tie, both teams showed what their offenses are capable of doing when they are playing well, and probably improved
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The arthroscopic surgery required to repair the bulging disk in Brett Anderson’s back will keep the left hander out a minimum of 3-5 months. That opens a big hole in the Dodger’s rotation and the club is still deciding who is best to fill it. The Dodgers have fungible options
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