It seems Kenley Jansen always “struggles” early in the season. In 2011, he gave up four runs in a 10-0 opening day loss against the Giants. He gave up five …
Read More »Dodgers benefting from Dee Gordon’s improved offense
Dee Gordon has actually looked like a Major League Baseball player in the first 10 games of the season. Of course, this is the very definition of small sample size, …
Read More »Dodgers acquire Colt Hynes from Indians for Duke von Schamann, DFA Mike Baxter
As a prospect hoarder, I’m not usually happy when the team trades a somewhat legitimate prospect for a 28-year-old lefty who has all of 17 innings pitched in the majors …
Read More »Giants 7, Dodgers 2: Paul Maholm ineffective, offense quiet
As if dropping yesterday’s home opener wasn’t bad enough, the Dodgers sputtered through a 7-2 defeat on Saturday against the Giants. Starter Paul Maholm was pitching decently enough (two runs …
Read More »Dodgers 5, Padres 1: Dan Haren, offense good enough
The Dodgers’ offense finally woke up a bit in a 5-1 win in San Diego on Wednesday night. They recorded the most hits (nine) in a game since March 23 …
Read More »Clayton Kershaw and Brian Wilson hurting, but don’t fret too much
The Dodgers are picking up where they left off last year — with the wins and the injuries. Are you worried yet? If you are, don’t be. The Dodgers placed Brian …
Read More »Reed, Schebler and Lee, Pederson head Lookouts, Isotopes roster
The Dodgers’ Double- and Triple-A affiliates announced their opening day rosters on Monday and Tuesday (respectively). Like the A-ball affiliates, there weren’t many surprises. I did my best to project …
Read More »Dodgers’ A-ball affiliates announce 25-man rosters
The Dodgers’ Low-A and High-A affiliates announced their 2014 rosters on Monday. There were a few surprises on each squad, but nothing totally unexpected. I did my best to project …
Read More »Roster predictions for Dodgers’ minor-league affiliates
Predicting minor-league rosters is a crap shoot — especially at the lower levels. I’ve done my best to see which players could at least begin the 2014 at which level. …
Read More »Hanley Ramirez, Zack Greinke shine in loss to Angels
If there’s anything to take away from the Dodgers’ 7-5 exhibition loss Thursday night to the Angels is that Hanley Ramirez and Zack Greinke appear to be ready for action. …
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