The annual MLB winter meetings are underway. As usual the Dodgers are rumored to be in on every player under the sun yet nothing ever comes to fruition. The Dodgers haven’t done anything at the winter meetings since Andrew Friedman first took power in the winter of 2014. Since then
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Maybe the 31-year old right hander is a fit for the Dodger's bullpen? He certainly checks off all the Andrew Friedman boxes. He's coming off a subpar injury plagued 2019 season. Check. Last season he posted a 4.91 ERA and allowed 9 home runs in 58.2 frames. He's cheap. Blake Treinen
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We all know MLB teams cheat. It's not really news at this point. The fact that the Astros stole signs using a camera live-feed throughout their winning 2017 season barely came as a surprise to most fans of the game. In truth, cheating has been going on since the MLB
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Dodger's veteran left hander and curveball master Rich Hill's 2019 season was cut short due to elbow and knee problems. The southpaw tossed just 58.2 innings this season and his attempt to come back to pitch the postseason was a disaster. Hill actually suffered a UCL tear that kept him off
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Dodger’s rotation stalwart Kenta Maeda hasn’t been a fantastic pitcher but he’s been one of the most dependable arms the Dodgers have had in recent seasons. Maeda stands out as one of Andrew Friedman’s few pitching acquisitions that have made sense. Most of Friedman’s pitching acquisitions have been terrible but
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Hilarious Report released the other day. Apparently the Astros have been caught red handed cheating. According to reports the Astros were illegally using video cameras to steal signs throughout the 2017 season including the World Series against the Dodgers. That's right, the jig is up and the Astros have been outted.
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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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The MLB offseason is in full swing, and when I say full swing I mean nothing is happening. The past few seasons the lack of activity has become commonplace. So while we wait for any kind of movement to occur it's a great time to take a look at some
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According to MLB reports, Dodger's veteran catcher Russell Martin wants to continue playing in 2020. The Dodgers acquired the experienced backstop from the Blue Jay's via trade last winter. He was finishing off the final season of a five year contract. https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1192114810994995200 The Dodgers were in need of an experienced catcher after
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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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After a stunningly incompetent playoff exit, the Dodgers have reportedly finally realized that they have to change their losing culture if they are ever to win a World Series. The only way to do that is to bring in star players or experienced postseason performers from outside the organization. It
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Making it to the highest levels of competition in one sport is rare, even among the most gifted athletes. Possessing the dedication and talent to accomplish such a feat in two or more sports is rarer still. Yet, the extremely gifted athletes who excel in multiple sports occasionally come along.
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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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Here are a few video clips about the Dodgers from the Jim Rome show. Both videos discuss Dodger's manager Dave Roberts and his future in Los Angeles. Of course Roberts is under contract and will be returning to the Dodger's dugout in 2020 much to the chagrin of a lot
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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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The Dodger’s 2019 season went up in flames on Wednesday night during a shocking display of utter incompetence. The Dodgers allowed six runs, three home runs and a grand slam in the final three innings of their 7-3 ten inning loss to the Washington Nationals in game 5 of the
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