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Are the Dodgers done shopping?
With just about all the questions answered you’d have to think the Dodgers might be ready to pack up this roster and head to Glendale to sort out who is going to be on the 25-Man roster come April. It wasn’t a terribly busy winter for the Dodgers but they did what they needed to …
The Godfather of Dodger blogs is moving on
Jon Weisman who parlayed his groundbreaking Dodger Thoughts blog into a position with the Los Angeles Dodgers has decided to move onto a different path and is headed for Showtime. Jon will become the Vice President of Corporate Relations for Showtime Weisman will be responsible for the strategic development and execution of media relations, and …
Sergio Romo the ring king heads for LAD bullpen
Sergio Romo and his three World Series rings are headed home to the Dodger bullpen. For now it looks like he’ll be replacing Joe Blanton as the main right-handed setup man for Kenley Jansen. Blanton did good work last year but will only be remembered for his hanging slider to Miguel Montero that may have cost them …
MLB Top 100 Prospects – Five Dodgers crack the list
The top 100 MLB prospect list The Dodgers: 13 – Cody Bellinger 49 – Yadier Alvarez 61 – Alex Verdugo 82 – Willie Calhoun 93 – Walker Buehler Dodger Prospects traded in the past year: 33 – Jose De Leon – Tampa Bay via Logan Forsythe trade 85 – Grant Holmes – Oakland via Rich …
Pitching fWAR in the twenty-tens decade
Bobby Down in the comments at http://www.truebluela.com posted the top fWAR for players in this decade. With his permission lets take a look at the pitchers. Below are the top 20 pitchers sorted by fWAR showing any top ten finishes in fWAR for that season. Clayton Kershaw had the best fWAR in 2016 even though …
Morrow is today
I have a long history of liking injury prone pitchers and rarely do they pay off. Josh Johnson Brett Anderson Ben Sheets Brandon Morrow are the four who come to mind and all of them left me looking silly. I have to keep that in mind as I continue to hope that Ryu can defy …
He pitched his guts out!
I’m stealing this line from my friend Gary regarding Frias and his long-running oblique injury in 2016 which eventually sealed the deal for his DFA this past week to make room for our new minor league right-hand hitting outfielder Brent Eibner Frias was once mentioned in a fangraphs article by Carson Cistulli which felt he could …
I’ve got no Mastercard
Dodgers pre-sales for 2017 goes on today, but only for owners of a MasterCard. As a valued Mastercard® cardholder, you have the opportunity to purchase Dodgers home game tickets for the 2017 season, excluding Opening Day, before the general public. Wednesday, January 25 10:00am Purchase tickets to all Dodgers home games, excluding Opening Day The …
Ryu and Trayce working their way back to you Babe
Two key players who the Dodgers are hoping to contribute in 2017 but not counting on are doing their best to be parts of the World Champion effort of 2017. Yoo Jee-ho reports that Hyun-jin Ryu claims to be pain-free and ready for spring training. “Right now, I’d say I am in better shape than …
Dodgers get their Logan
Everyone can now put to rest who the Dodger 2nd baseman will be in 2017 as the Dodgers acquired Logan Forsythe from the Tampa Bay Rays. The one-time utility player for the San Diego Padres found a Justin Turner type renaissance with the Rays and has been the starting second baseman for the Rays the …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 