Last year, we wrote a lot about the Dodgers’ historic struggles against left-handed pitching. This year, we’ve yet to touch on the subject. They’re good against lefties again, folks. One-year …
Read More »Dodgers’ Top 3 MLB Draft picks have yet to sign as deadline approaches
The Dodgers have signed 27 of their 40 selections from the 2017 MLB Draft. With the deadline on Friday at 2 p.m., there isn’t a lot of time left to …
Read More »July 2 signing update: Dodgers announce signings of 26 prospects
The Dodgers announced on Monday they have signed 26 international free agents. Of the 26, I covered seven of the signings, with Jaime Perez (outfielder from Cuba) being the only …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 203 – All-Star, dingers, Hill, Forsythe, Futures
On this episode of Dugout Blues, Jared whines about All-Star snubs while I don’t really care. The Dodgers have four All-Stars — Cody Bellinger, Kenley Jansen, Clayton Kershaw and Corey …
Read More »Dodgers to send 4 players to All-Star Game; Justin Turner, Alex Wood snubbed
The Dodgers are sending four — for now — players to Miami for this year’s All-Star Game. It was announced on Sunday that Cody Bellinger, Clayton Kershaw, Kenley Jansen and …
Read More »Dodgers sign 8 players on the first day of the 2017-18 international signing period
The Dodgers reportedly signed eight players on the first day of the 2016-17 July 2 international amateur signing period, which runs from July 2, 2017 through June 15, 2018. This …
Read More »Dodgers 10, Padres 4: Austin Barnes and Alex Wood demolish San Diego
The Dodgers opened their 3-game series in San Diego with a 10-4 victory on Friday night. It was a 2-man wrecking crew — coincidentally the battery — who did all …
Read More »Dodgers need to aim high during July trade deadline shopping
The first two trade deadlines of the new regime have not been uninteresting. While most of the rumors you hear won’t come to fruition, there’s a good chance that the …
Read More »Cody Bellinger does another thing well: he hits in a 1-2 count
Cody Bellinger has been downright amazing in his first two months in the majors. No one saw this coming. He has been the offensive sparkplug the Dodgers have needed since the …
Read More »It’s time for the Dodgers to free Austin Barnes
During Monday night’s game, a key situation in the seventh inning called for a pinch-hitter. Yasiel Puig and Enrique Hernandez had singled and doubled, respectively, off (literally) Angels’ starter Ricky …
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