It appears my fear of the Dodgers not participating in free agency this winter is slowly but surely becoming a reality. This evening the Dodgers announced the additions of several prospects to the 40-man roster to protect them from the upcoming rule 5 draft. Several players were designated for assignment
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The hot stove portion of the winter is well underway folks. Once again we’re hearing all kinds of rumors of the Dodgers being in on certain free agents and as usual nothing ever comes to fruition. The most hilarious connections are the links to Bryce Harper. There are still people,
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It’s almost Thanksgiving which means the hot stove should be well underway. Unfortunately it’s not. As usual the Dodgers have done very little to nothing in terms of adding players for next year’s roster. The Dodgers still need a new GM, hitting coach, third base coach, starting catcher, and starting
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The Dodgers have a lot of work to do this winter. They need a new general manager, new hitting coach, new third base coach, a new second baseman and possibly a new catcher. Their laundry list of needs seems to grow bigger each day. That’s a big holiday shopping list.
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The 2019 Dodgers could look very different than the 2018 version. If anything, the Dodgers will have some vacancies not only on their coaching staff, but possibly in their front office as well. Despite this, and the Dodgers losing the World Series for the second consecutive season, an extension with
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One of the Dodgers biggest needs coming into the winter is of course second base. The Dodgers started the 2018 season with Logan Forsythe tabbed to be their everyday man at the keystone. Unfortunately Logan was terrible and the Dodgers eventually traded him to the Twins for Brian Dozier who
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The Dodgers announced that they had pushed the deadline on the decision of whether to exercise David Freese’s option to Friday afternoon which is the same thing they did with Clayton Kershaw’s opt-out. Now we know why. The club announced that they have signed David Freese to a 4.5 million
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As all Hallows eve descends upon us I am reminded that the Dodgers have played only once on Halloween. During last year’s World Series the boys in blue took on the Houston Astros in game 6 of the World Series. That was the only the sixth time in MLB history 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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Hello everybody, Here comes the first Youtube video of 2018. Inside we take a look at the rumors of a players strike that are flying around. Nobody likes a strike, and although I'm almost always on the side of a union in a strike, it's hard for me to get
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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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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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