Judging the Dodger’s offense through the first nine games of the season is difficult to do. The hitting has been up and down. They’ve had some games where they’ve scored 10 or more runs and blown out the other club. Then there have been other games where they couldn’t score
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This could be the year the Dodgers break their World Series drought. Lots of folks believe it, from the never say die, blue-tinted lens wearers, to the cold and calculating, sabre-metric heads. This really could be the year. The last time the Dodgers won the World Series was a generation ago.
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Do you remember when Yasiel Puig was THE FACE of the Dodgers? Think way back to when the team used to be available for all of Los Angeles to watch on TV. That's how long ago that was. Today only 60% of L.A. can watch the Dodgers on the tube, and
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Our good friends over at numberFire.com have released their projections for the 2017 season. They have projections out for all 30 clubs, including league wide projections as well. Projections are always fun to look at before the season begins. Projections are a good way to gauge how a player or
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The Dodger hitters are not the fleetest of foot. Everyone knows this. Nobody in the Dodger lineup is going to steal 100 bases, or make pitchers scared when they are on base. Howie Kendrick actually led the club with only 10 steals. Joc Pederson was second with 6 swipes. The
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I never like writing about a player’s failures. It’s not something I ever take joy in no matter how sarcastic my words are in said article. I find it depressing and I never take joy in somebody’s suffering. However as writers we have a responsibility to document everything from the
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Adam Liberatore is a 29-year old left handed reliever the Dodgers acquired on November 20, 2014 from the Tampa Bay Rays alongside Joel Peralta for flame throwing youngster Jose Dominguez and minor leaguer Greg Harris. The trade wasn’t considered any kind of game changer. Dominguez was a hard throwing rookie
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The continuing effort to improve their bullpen has resulted in the Los Angeles Dodgers choosing to sign a relief pitcher whose greatest days came as a member of the Dodgers’ arch enemy, the San Francisco Giants. The signing of right hander Sergio Romo was recently announced, with the hope of
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Pitching clocks, free advancements to first base, and starting off innings with runners on second base are examples of MLB stupidly trying to fix what isn't broken in baseball. Love it or hate it, Rob Manfred, the Commissioner of Baseball, is determined to speed up the pace of the game. The
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Every sportswriter and blogger who has dared to step outside the white lines of the playing field to offer his or her opinion on something not directly related to sports has heard it - "Why are you commenting on (insert subject) - I read this, or watch, or listen to this, for
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On November 11 the Dodgers flipped veteran second baseman Howie Kendrick to the Phillies for minor leaguer Darnell Sweeney (who was a former Dodger farmhand), and right handed hitting outfielder/infielder Darin Ruf. Now that the Dodgers have acquired Logan Forsythe from the Tampa Bay Rays to be the everyday second
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The Dodgers finally acquired an everyday second baseman on Monday afternoon when they announced the trade of top pitching prospect Jose De Leon to the Tampa Bay Rays for right handed hitting Logan Forsythe. The trade was a straight one for one deal. The Dodgers tried to get Brian Dozier from the
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The Dodgers have never had a player as mercurial or debatable as Yasiel Puig. The man can make general managers from other teams drool over his highlights, as they imagine what he could do to elevate their team's lineups and television ratings. Then Puig will promptly follow that up with
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After pitching in just one game over the past two seasons, many figured Hyun-Jin Ryu to be washed up and finished in the major leagues. According to Ryu's agency, A-Spec Corp, he is continuing his rehab, and expecting to be ready for Spring Training 2017. Ryu is heading out to the
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In case you haven't noticed, the Miami Marlins, led on the field by former Dodgers manager Don Mattingly, have a bad case of "L.A. creep", and are quietly transforming into the Dodgers East. When Mattingly and the Dodgers parted ways, one of the first things he tried to do was bring
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The Dodgers' nation let out a huge sigh of relief as the news spread that Kenley Jansen had agreed to stay a Dodger for the next five years (with an opt out clause after three years) for the nice, round figure of $80 million. What made him turn down more
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