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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We’re approaching the end of 2018, but we’re also approaching the beginning of spring training. It’s not far away, just around the corner and the Dodgers have done little to nothing so far this offseason. To recap the Dodgers activity, they’ve extended Clayton Kershaw (93 million dollar three-year deal); they’ve
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Buffalo-born Orel Hershiser is one of the most decorated LA Dodgers pitchers of all time. He enjoyed a glittering 18-year career at the top of Major League Baseball (MLB), spending 12 of those years with the Dodgers. Hershiser was by no means one of the scariest pitchers for batters to
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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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We don’t know exactly what the 2019 Dodgers will look like yet. The Dodgers traded Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp, Alex Wood and Kyle Farmer to the Reds and got nothing of value back. But we think that you all have the real value. Dodger baseball is still a long ways
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The Dodgers traded away Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp, and Kyle Farmer in what many believe is the first step of a Master Plan toward acquiring a huge free agent, such as Bryce Harper or A.J. Pollock. Oh, it's a Master Plan, alright. It's just not the one you're imagining. https://youtu.be/DFJRIvG7_DM
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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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I’ve spent a lot of time talking about the Dodger’s catcher situation. They still don’t have one. Austin Barnes is the lone backstop with major league experience on the roster at the moment. While we wait to see what the Dodgers do about that problem, second base is also a
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The Dodgers may not be interested in adding players to their roster this winter but they’ve decided to add an additional broadcaster to the announcing team. The Dodgers have announced the hiring of Tim Neverett who will call select games on television and radio. He’ll fill in for Joe Davis
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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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