Dodgers spring training camp has officially begun with full workouts scheduled for the beginning of next week. Exhibition games are just around the corner with the first game against the White Sox scheduled for February 23rd. There’s not much to report during the first couple of weeks of spring camp
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Today is the first official day of spring training. Some camps break this afternoon and the Dodgers are one of them. With pitchers and catchers finally reporting to camp signaling the end of a long and boring winter, the Dodgers are welcoming back an old friend. Reports are indicating that
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For today’s position preview we hop into right field. That’s where enigmatic and flashy Yasiel Puig roams free. The Dodgers have tried to reel him in over the last several years. To Puig’s credit he reportedly matured in 2017. His prolific antics were more silly and entertaining than controversial last
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Remember when we were all hyped up last summer and talking about Yu Darvish? Things change pretty quickly don't they. Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Cubs have signed Darvish. The financials reported are for 6 years and 126 million dollars. No way the Dodgers were touching that kind of
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Pitchers and catchers report next Wednesday and we are only a couple of weeks away from the start of the 2018 exhibition season. This winter has seemed like one long slog. We’re only days away from the start of the Dodger 2018 spring training. As the players converge onto Camelback
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For today’s positional preview we move back over to shortstop to finish the infield. That brings us to wonder kid Corey Seager. The rookie of the year enjoyed another star studded season but battled some injuries towards the end of the year. I think the increased playing time took its
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It’s hard to imagine outfielder Trayce Thompson making the Dodger’s opening day roster. Other players such as Joc Pederson, Alex Verdugo, Andrew Toles, and perhaps even Matt Kemp stand in Thompson’s way. Those guys appear to have the upper hand. Thompson would have to really impress the Dodger brass in
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The Dodger’s front office is working feverishly to try and dump outfielder Matt Kemp. But as I have written previously nobody wants him. The situation currently appears to look as if Kemp will suit up with the Dodgers in spring training. His age, high salary, and defensive shortcomings are making it very
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With spring training camps ready to break in just a little over two weeks, the Dodgers have announced their list of non-roster invitees. Every spring each MLB club invites a group of players to camp that are not on the 40-man roster. Any of those guys can make the opening
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Former Dodger outfielder Jim Thome was just recently elected into the baseball hall of fame. The grizzled slugger spent the majority of his career with the Cleveland Indians but also notched time with the Phillies, Twins, White Sox, Orioles and yes the Dodgers. Thome crushed 612 home runs and collected 2,328
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For our next positional preview we slide over to the hot corner. That’s where all-star Justin Turner lives. The Red bearded dreamster gave the Dodgers another MVP caliber season in 2017 and we can expect a similar campaign from the right handed hitting veteran. Turner is a holdover acquisition from
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Back in November the Dodgers exercised Logan Forsythe’s 8.5 million dollar club option. He can become a free agent after the 2018 season, and it is fair to wonder if this is his last in Dodger blue. The club acquired him from the Tampa Bay Rays in a deal that
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The economy of baseball is broken. Nothing is adding up at this point. In case you haven’t heard and not hearing anything (News) is part of the problem. What I mean is that over half of the MLB free agents have yet to sign and we’re nearing the end of
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The Dodgers are preparing to enter the 2018 season with another season of a Yasmani Grandal and Austin Barnes catching tandem. That’s a good thing because both backstops are young talented catchers. If healthy Grandal should see the lion’s share of the playing time with Barnes serving as the backup
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The National League pennant winning Dodgers were a great team in 2017. But they had to improve in several areas from the previous season in order to do that. Two major areas come to mind and it’s important to take a look back and recognize how much that helped the
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I know this isn’t thrilling news and quite a few of you don’t even like the following players, but it is news and it gives us something to write about over here. There hasn’t been a lot to write about with the lack of player movement this winter. There was
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