The Bryce Harper melodrama finally came to an end when the superstar outfielder inked a record breaking 13-year 330 million dollar deal (my god baseball badly needs a hard salary cap), with the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday afternoon. The Dodgers and Giants were also reportedly still in the mix but
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If we’re going to be so publicly critical of Andrew Friedman when he makes mistakes, (and he’s made many) then we should be just as publicly positive when he does something well. I think the A.J. Pollock signing was a good acquisition. Surely I would have rather had Bryce Harper,
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We've been hearing these rumors for a while now, but it's finally official. The Dodgers are signing outfielder A.J. Pollock. The club has yet to officially announce the deal and it's pending a physical. But it appears that the Dodgers are adding the veteran right handed hitting outfielder on a
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The latest Dodgers news this week has the club rumored to be discussing trades involving lefty swinging outfielder Joc Pederson. Apparently they’ve had talks with the White Sox, and the Braves might be interested as well. According to reports the Dodgers are trying to sign right handed hitting outfielder A.J.
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There currently are no rumors of the Dodgers being connected to Marwin Gonzalez, but perhaps there should be. As a matter of fact, Gonzalez is one of the more versatile consistent players on the open market. Gonzalez, who has played the last several years in Houston, is a 29-year old
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I’m sure you’ve heard the breaking news by now. Free agent and former Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal has signed with the Milwaukee Brewers. According to reports the deal is for one-year and 18.25 million dollars. Grandal had turned down a multi-year offer from the New York Mets, and of course
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Whenever I hear people talking about the Dodgers signing Bryce Harper, it normally goes in a couple of directions. Most people would love for the Dodgers to ink the superstar outfielder. There are others who are not for this. I usually ask why and sometimes I get a very humorous
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The Dodgers acquired more outfield depth today, even if it is intended for Oklahoma City. The Dodgers signed a pair of outfielders to minor league deals. The club announced signings of Paulo Orlando and Cameron Perkins. Both players will receive invitations to major league spring training when camps open. You
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I hope everyone had a great New Years. Spring training is getting closer and closer. This certainly won’t be headline news but the Dodgers have signed outfielder Shane Peterson to a minor league deal and an extended invite to major league spring training camp. The 30-year old Fallbrook native has
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I hope you guys had a wonderful Christmas. I know I sure did. For the Dodgers it was analysis by paralysis. We’re approaching New Years and the Dodgers have done little to nothing this offseason. The largest market club and richest in baseball is dumping salary and cutting corners to
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Looking at the Dodger’s blockbuster trade with the Reds it seems like the Reds got all the block, while the Dodgers got stuck with the bust part of this deal. The news broke fast and swift on Friday afternoon. The Dodgers traded Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp, Alex Wood and poor
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Well it's happening folks. The Dodgers are trading Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp, and Alex Wood to the Reds for pitcher Homer Bailey and a couple of Prospects. https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1076229413694509056 This clears about 40 (actually around 17-20) million dollars in payroll for the Dodgers. Honestly this is a terrible trade if it doesn't end up
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The Dodgers still don’t have a starting catcher. They only have one major league backstop on the 40-man roster and Austin Barnes is still terrible. It’s a big problem that has gone unresolved and it looks like there is no end in sight. Wilson Ramos, a good catcher recently signed
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The winter meetings wrapped up this week and as usual the Dodgers and Andrew Friedman did nothing. Just as I predicted. The only thing they accomplished was reportedly reaching agreement with reliever Joe Kelly, although the deal has yet to be formally announced by the club or finalized. It’s hilarious but I
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The annual winter meetings are underway this week and as usual the Dodgers are involved in multiple rumors. Normally Andrew Friedman refuses to participate in these meetings but this season may be different. Perhaps the Dodgers will actually make some moves? Will we see player movement from the Dodger front
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Remember the 2013 NLCS when the Dodger’s outfielder Scott Van Slyke got into that silly national anthem standoff before game 6 against the Cardinals? The opposing anthem statue was none other than pitcher Joe Kelly. Yeah that guy. According to reports the Dodgers are close to reaching an agreement with
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