Thursday afternoon’s 10-2 Dodger win was quite a game, and not just because Yasiel Puig blasted two monster home runs, or Brandon McCarthy tossed 6 innings of two-run ball. It wasn’t even because Corey Seager notched two more hits. Nope, the incredible event happened in the bottom of the sixth when
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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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Dodger baseball just wouldn’t be Dodger baseball without a ton of injuries. Last season the Dodgers set records for most days on the disabled list and most players on the DL. For whatever reason the current group of Dodgers are injury prone and have trouble going even a few days
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It’s far too early in the spring to make any type of determination about the 2017 Dodgers yet. So far through 9 exhibition games the Dodgers have a 5-4 record. There are some things we do know, such as Clayton Kershaw will be the opening day starter, and Corey Seager
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Former Baltimore farmhand Wynston Sawyer drove in the winnings runs for the Dodgers on Thursday afternoon against the Cleveland Indians. Sawyer’s two-run single gave the Dodgers a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the seventh inning. They would go onto win by that 4-2 score. I have no idea who
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The Dodgers are entering the 2017 season once again as one of the favorites to win the World Series. The Dodgers are not only a favorite to win the World Series, but they are also a heavy favorite to win their fifth consecutive NL West title. According to SportsBettingDime.com the
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We can close the chapter on the Dodgers and Joe Blanton reuniting in 2017. The Washington Nationals have signed Blanton to a one-year three million dollar contract. According to Jorge Castillo of the Washington Post Blanton can earn one million dollars in incentives. We kept hearing throughout the winter that the
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The Dodger’s youngsters put on a power display on Sunday afternoon as the Dodgers defeated the Brewers 10-8 in their second Cactus league game of the exhibition season at Maryvale Park. Future first baseman Cody Bellinger crushed a solo home run to right field over the grassy knoll. This was Bellinger’s first
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The Dodgers opened their 2017 Cactus league exhibition schedule this afternoon with a 5-3 win over the White Sox at Glendale Arizona. Clayton Kershaw pitched a scoreless inning and the Dodgers rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the pale hose in a meaningless game. I bet you never figured
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We just recently learned that first baseman Adrian Gonzalez was diagnosed with “tennis elbow” due to excessive weight lifting and offseason workouts. Tennis elbow is the equivalent of a sore elbow and the Dodgers are being cautious by ordering him to rest for the first couple of weeks of spring training. I have
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The Dodgers didn’t really need left handed reliever Vidal Nuno, nor were they likely to ever give him a chance to make the opening day roster. The only reason the Dodgers acquired Nuno was because they were trying to dump veteran catcher Carlos Ruiz to clear roster space. They did
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It looks like we can all breathe again (for the time being, at least). Today Hyun-Jin Ryu took to the mound and faced off against live batters for the first time in 2017. Ryu threw 25 pitches to four minor leaguers, and struck out the first three. Batter number four rapped
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There wasn't a lot of hot breaking news coming out of the Dodgers' Spring Training facilities at Camelback Ranch today. I suppose that in itself is a breath of good news after the past few days unfolded around a sub par bullpen session and a shut down first baseman. Which brings
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Would you like the good news first - or the bad news? We'll begin with the big news of the day from Camelback Ranch, which was reported by Ken Gurnick this morning: Adrian Gonzalez has been shut down for the first two weeks of Spring Training because of what Gonzalez referred
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"Hyun-Jin Ryu is washed up." "He hasn't pitched in two years. He's done." The naysayers have been at it all winter. The optimists have kept their fingers crossed and held on to the hope that the big Korean southpaw would bounce back from an injury, surgery and rebab-filled, past two seasons and
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The Los Angeles Dodgers cracked the seal on the 2017 season today, as pitchers and catchers (among others) reported to Camelback Ranch for the first day of Spring Training. There wasn't a whole lot of activity, as players spent time getting settled into the facility and stretching out. However, there were
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