Saturday night, Dodgers’ top prospect Walker Buehler made his Cactus League Debut against the Chicago Cubs. He was as electric as you could hope, striking out five in two innings …
Read More »Dodgers announce 7 more cuts, including Buehler, 11 moves remain to be made
Shortly after the Dodgers’ 7-6 loss to Milwaukee on Monday, the team announced the second wave of roster cuts. The first round came Saturday, and Chad wrote about it on …
Read More »Does an Alex Cobb signing make any sense for the Dodgers?
The Dodgers were relatively quiet this offseason. Aside from the Charlie Culberson trade, the Dodgers’ biggest move to was to sign Tom Koehler to a $2 million deal. Now, Koehler …
Read More »Dodgers make first cuts and trim 20 from camp, leaving 18 demotions left to go
Twenty players were either optioned (40-man roster) or reassigned (non-roster invitees) yesterday, as the Dodgers completed the first round of cuts. There were no surprises, but there was definitely a …
Read More »Jake Peter is a thing, apparently
The Dodgers have found the new market efficiency, targeting players whose names are solely comprised of first names. Chris Taylor was the breakout two-first-name star from last season, and in …
Read More »Brock Stewart is charting a strange path
Entering the 2018 season, the top six spots on the Dodger starting pitcher depth chart are well-established. However, the pitchers in the next tier down are more nebulous, as Dustin …
Read More »Logan Forsythe’s potential for a 2018 resurgence
2017 was a disappointing first year with the Dodgers for Logan Forsythe, but 2018 may give us reason to be hopeful for more. This offseason, the Dodgers exercised the option …
Read More »Austin Barnes’ future is bright, but it might not be behind the plate
The Dodgers have baseball’s deepest catching corps. We’ve written about this before, and it will be on full display over the next 2-3 years. Not all the guys who are …
Read More »Roster crunch could cost Dodgers Wilmer Font, Trayce Thompson
The Dodgers have become masters of using a flexible 40-man roster, shuffling players from Los Angeles to Oklahoma City or Los Angeles to the DL to maximize their available talent. …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 225 – Peter, Ruiz, Peters, Koehler, Toles
On this episode of Dugout Blues, Jared and I talk about the first week or so of Spring Training. There are actually (fake) games being played! There are some players …
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