I'm on the road right now trying to Christmas and adulting but the Dodgers have blown my mind. They've reportedly traded Adrian Gonzalez, Scott Kazmir, Brandon McCarthy and Charlie Culberson to the Braves for you guessed it.....Matt Kemp. This is apparently not a joke. It appears the Dodgers have gotten rid
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Stop the presses! The Dodgers have actually made an acquisition. Reports are indicating that the Dodgers have signed right handed hurler Tom Koehler. The 31-year old Bronx native has signed a one-year contract with the Dodgers but financial details of the deal have not yet been released. According to reports the
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I surely didn’t. I hope none of you were actually fooled or hyped into believing the Dodgers would do anything at the winter meetings. The winter meetings are about to wrap up, and for the second consecutive year the Dodgers have done absolutely nothing. Perhaps Andrew Friedman picked up some phone
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Dodger Stadium has lost a lot over the years that I fear that the historic Stadium may never feel the same again. Most notably the loss of legendary broadcaster Vin Scully along with long time stadium organist Nancy Bea Hefley are among the most felt. With all of the upgrades
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Nope, I surely didn’t. But many people had their hopes high. I hate to see anyone’s dreams dashed but we should all be realistic here. The Giancarlo Stanton saga has finally ended with the voltron like slugger heading to the New York Yankees in exchange for Starlin Castro and a
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File this under awe shucks. Marlin’s slugger and NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton has whittled down his list of teams that he would waive his no-trade clause for to just 4 clubs. Stanton will only waive his no-trade clause for the Dodgers, Yankees, Astros, or Cubs. Notice the San Francisco Giants are
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He’s got the spin rates. He’s got the exit velocities. He’s got the power. Two-way Japanese star Shohei Ohtani has the skills to translate into big league success and the Dodgers are one of the finalists to sign him to his first Major League contract. Of course we all know
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The Dodgers had already offered reliever Yimi Garcia a one-year contract on Friday avoiding arbitration with the right handed hurler. The Dodgers also tendered contracts to all 8 of their arbitration eligible players as well. The eight players all received contracts for the 2018 season from the club. These 8 players
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Here is some Dodgers news that you may have already heard about during a super slow time right now. Right handed reliever Yimi Garcia missed the entire 2017 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery but the Dodgers still tendered him a contract anyways according to J.P. Hoornstra as the two
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One of the reasons the Dodgers lost the World Series to the Astros this year was due to the lack of a big game pitcher. The definition of a big game pitcher is a veteran with postseason experience; preferably World Series experience that steps up in those must win games.
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Finally some news to report! Two-way players and switch-pitchers are the new rage in baseball these days. Japanese star Shohei Ohtani is a two-way player. He can pitch and play the outfield. A switch-pitcher is even rarer. A switch-pitcher is a hurler who can pitch left handed and right handed.
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The longest tenured Dodger Andre Ethier is not going to retire despite initial reports. Ethier has been a Dodger for the last 12 seasons spending his entire career in Los Angeles. His contract expired after the end of the 2017 season and the Dodgers decided not to pick up his 17.5
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Anyone remember Jose Miguel Fernandez? The Dodgers signed the Cuban infielder last January on a minor league contract. He was supposed to compete for a job on the big league roster as it was believed he would be able to jump into the major league fray immediately. That never happened
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The Dodgers have unveiled their 2018 promotional schedule. It all looks business as usual. There are not a whole lot of new or exciting giveaways to be honest. There are still the standard bobblehead games of course. There’s fireworks and Viva Los Dodgers celebrations during the final Sunday home games.
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The Dodgers seem to love to give up their middle relievers to the Braves. I can think of a couple off the top of my head in recent seasons that have been shipped to Atlanta. Guys like Paco Rodriguez, Chris Withrow and even Jim Johnson are among a few of
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Despite spring training seemingly eons from now, the Dodgers have still released their 2018 Cactus League schedule. Exhibition games seem to be starting earlier and earlier every season and 2018 is no exception with the first game slated for February 23 against the White Sox. The Dodgers will play 30
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