Hanley Ramirez is getting a scheduled off-day on Sunday, which means Erisbel Arruebarrena will start in his place. Oh wait, of course he won’t. He’s hurt, because this is the …
Read More »Dodgers @ Mets May 21, 2014: Dodgers, curiously, recall Erisbel Arruebarrena
After Juan Uribe‘s injury last night, we all knew he was going to go on the disabled list. The smart money was on a guy like Carlos Triunfel to be …
Read More »Dodgers’ SS prospect Erisbel Arruebarrena makes professional debut
Quietly, the Dodgers’ latest big-money international signing — Erisbel Arruebarrena — made his professional debut over the weekend, and he didn’t look half-bad. I caught a few of his plate …
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 »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 »A brief look at the Dodgers’ Erisbel Arruebarrena in the cage
Of course, everyone looks good in a batting cage, but I saw Erisbel Arruebarrena Sunday morning with Dodgers’ hitting coach Mark McGwire instructing him. It was a small sample size …
Read More »The Mark McGwire effect on Dodgers’ hitters
Even at their best, the Dodgers have never been known as an offensive juggernaut along the lines of the Cardinals, Rangers, Red Sox or Rockies. They’ve had some really good …
Read More »Hello, Erisbel Arruebarrena. So Long, Justin Sellers.
I can’t count the number of times I’ve thought for sure Justin Sellers was going to get DFA’d over the last two years. Five? Ten? A dozen? He’s always seemingly …
Read More »Erisbel Arruebarruena Getting Closer to Signing For A Reported $25 Million
Since word came out earlier this month that the Dodgers were close to signing Cuban shortstop Erisbel Arruebarruena — and I’m happy to say that this site was the first …
Read More »Report: Dodgers to sign Cuban SS Erisbel Arruebarruena
About 30 seconds ago, Enrique Rojas of ESPN reported that the Dodgers are about to sign Erisbel Arruebarruena. And we already have a full post written on him. Funny how that …
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