The Dodgers have done it, they've added another ex-hated one to the Blue. Ken Rosenthal from the L.A. Times has reported the Dodgers and Sergio Romo have agreed to terms: one year and $3 million. The 33-year-old put up a respectable 2.64 ERA in 2016, but he spent nearly half of
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I don't know, but it looks like the deal is in limbo. Apparently the Sergio Romo deal is not done yet and the 33-year old reliever is still mulling over several options. The Dodgers are still the favorite with a mystery team involved, according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag sports. Romo
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The Dodgers are still searching for an eighth inning set-up man and could find him from an unlikely source. According to reports lifelong possibly broken Giant reliever Sergio Romo is considering signing with the Dodgers. He is also considering returning to the Giants as well. The Giants are currently purging all
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Spring training camps break in just a little over two weeks, but Topps baseball cards are already gearing up for the start of the new baseball season. The iconic baseball trading card company is announcing the release of their 2017 set with an ultimate giveaway. Chicago third baseman and 2016
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Let’s get back to baseball news, specifically Dodger news. The Dodgers announced on Monday afternoon that they have flipped right handed starting pitcher Carlos Frias to the Cleveland Indians for cash considerations or a player to be named later. Frias was originally designated for assignment last week to clear a
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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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In breaking news reported by Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Dodgers have acquired outfielder Brett Eibner from the Oakland Athletics. The Dodgers sent minor leaguer Jordan Tarsovich up north in return. Carlos Frias was DFA'd to make room for newcomer Eibner. Five days ago the A's designated Eibner for assignment
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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 and Twins danced around each other for weeks (or had it been months?) over a supposed deal that would have brought Brian Dozier to Los Angeles. Names that might be headed to Minnesota in a trade swirled like the series of winter storms that have been passing daily
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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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The enormous crater size hole at second base for the Dodgers has been the focal point of discussion for most of the offseason after the Dodgers traded Howie Kendrick to the Phillies for next to nothing earlier in the winter. With the Brian Dozier deal all but dead after the
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In less than 10 days LADR will celebrate its one-year anniversary. It’s hard to believe that I launched LADR nearly one year ago to the day. The site continues to change every day, just as the early mammals and humanoids of the Stone Age did. Much like the first life
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Forget about Chelsea Manning! In other pardon-related news (that I suppose several Dodger fans were keeping watch for) it was announced today that Hall of Famer Duke Snider, was granted a pardon from President Barak Obama. The Duke of Flatbush was convicted of tax evasion in 1995, and sentenced to two
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As we slog through this incredibly boring offseason, I just wanted to make a quick point before I return you to your regularly scheduled hot stove snooze fest and salary arbitration filings. The Dodgers recently were finally back in the news when they flipped second baseman Micah Johnson to the
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No sooner did we all hear about old friend Manny Ramirez returning to the diamond, when we got the news that another former, beloved Dodger is also heeding the come back call. Eric Gagne is planning to pitch for Team Canada in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. Yesterday Sportsnet baseball columnist
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Baseball America released its Top Ten lists for baseball prospects yesterday, and here's how BA ranked the Dodgers' Top Ten Prospects: Cody Bellinger 1st base/OF Yadier Alvarez RHP Jose De Leon RHP Alex Verdugo OF Willie Calhoun 2nd base Andrew Toles OF Yusniel Diaz OF Brock Stewart RHP Gavin Lux
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