The MLB offseason has been undeniably boring these past couple of seasons. It seems like the Andrew Friedman disease of doing nothing to add to your roster in the winter has caught on to the rest of MLB like a plague. Perhaps Friedman didn’t invent this style of do-nothing approach
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Veteran bat and postseason hero David Freese recently announced his retirement from baseball. The Dodgers acquired the former World Series MVP in August of 2018 in a trade with the Pirates and he immediately made an impact. Freese slashed .385/.489/.641 (15 for 39) in 47 plate appearances for the Dodgers
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The Dodgers are not in the World Series as you can tell. World Series clubs need great pitching in order to make it to the Fall Classic and unsurprisingly the Dodgers did not have great pitching in 2019. Two men who were not part of that problem were southpaws Hyun-jin
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While Dodger’s president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman is clearly incapable of building a great pitching staff, he has been able to acquire some good position players. One particular trade acquisition was one of the most likeable. The trade I am speaking of is the one for veteran Howie Kendrick.
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I was driving to work yesterday morning and I decided to take an alternate route. I got on the 405 and it was a bad decision. Normally I don’t take the 405. I take a route that avoids that hellish freeway for obvious reasons. But I made the split second
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If you thought that Clayton Kershaw was finished as he entered his twelfth season with the Dodgers in 2019 then think again. The Dodgers defeated the New York Mets 9-2 at Citi Field on Friday night as Kershaw notched his fourteenth win of the season tossing 6.1 innings to improve
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They’re more than exhausted, they are gassed. You could say they are Exxon mobile gassed. I saw a stat online last night that stated that the Dodgers have not had a starting pitcher pitch into the sixth inning since August 27 at San Diego. That’s a span of nine games.
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It’s Labor Day folks and that represents the three-quarters mark of the major league baseball season. The Dodgers right now on September 1 are 88-50 and have a 17 game lead in the National League West. They’re magic number to clinch their seventh consecutive division title is now at 9.
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The Dodgers pounded the Padres 9-0 on Tuesday night at Petco Park. The Dodger bats had been in a bit of a lull so it was great to see them breakout again and we all needed a laugher. In the bottom of the ninth inning of the blowout win veteran
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If there is one thing that could prevent the Dodgers from winning the World Series this season, it’s the lackluster relief pitching. The lineup is elite. The starting rotation is strong, and the bench is solid. Even the defense that at times appears sloppy is good enough to win with.
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The Dodgers wouldn’t be where they are today without contributions from their part time role players. Guys like Chris Taylor, Max Muncy, Enrique Hernandez, David Freese, and even Joc Pederson have given them incredible roster depth. Those guys can play multiple positions and come off the bench in the late
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I’ve had enough of the Dodger bullpen. I'm sure you have as well. The Dodgers didn’t acquire anyone or improve the bullpen this year at the trade deadline. It made little sense to not get anyone reliable sans Adam Kolarek with the Dodger’s bullpen struggles well known since the beginning
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The Dodgers are flying into Washington D.C. to begin a weekend series against the Nationals. The trade deadline is looming and the club is already making moves. They’ve announced that Austin Barnes has been optioned to Oklahoma City and top prospect Will Smith has been called up. Smith will join
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The Dodgers have the major’s best record on July 1 and the biggest divisional lead in baseball. There’s no way they get to this point without the incredible contributions from their young players. The Dodger’s rookies are blazing hot, and it’s safe to say that the youth movement has begun
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There are four Dodgers being sent to the 90th midsummer classic being played at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Cody Bellinger is the lone position player (he’ll be starting) and there are three pitchers (Clayton Kershaw, Walker Buehler, Hyun-jin Ryu) Representing the Dodgers at the all-star game. However you can make
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If you looked at the Dodger’s lineup before their game against the Dbacks on Tuesday evening and grimaced then you are probably not alone. When I saw the lineup I did the same. I actually had to slap myself and douse my face with water to ensure I was awake.
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