I often say the first baseball writing I ever publicly published was back in 2007 wishing the Dodgers would play Wilson Betemit over Nomar Garciaparra at third base, largely because …
Read More »White Sox @ Dodgers March 3, 2016: Baseball! But not for Brett Anderson
Baseball is back! Sure, it’s fake baseball, but it’s baseball nonetheless. But one Dodger won’t get to experience baseball for 3-5 months. Brett Anderson having back surgery today — Eric Stephen …
Read More »Joc Pederson’s swing shifts towards simple, for better or worse
Not many issues regarding an individual player was discussed more in 2015 than Joc Pederson‘s swing and approach, especially as he begun to struggle immensely in the second half. In …
Read More »Yasiel Puig not expected to be suspended for scuffle, looks for fresh start in 2016
Yasiel Puig isn’t expected to be suspended for a bar scuffle that involved an alleged domestic violence incident with his sister, according to Pedro Gomez of ESPN.com. While the investigation …
Read More »Kenta Maeda impresses early, but he isn’t Zack Greinke
The Dodgers were roundly criticized for not retaining Zack Greinke this offseason — the national media, the fan base, etc., all had its opinion heard, loudly. But, it seems the Dodgers …
Read More »2015 Positional Review: Third Base
Whoa, bet you forgot about these. (We did, too). So here’s the fourth part in our 2015 review series. We’re looking at the hot corner, which is heavily dependent on …
Read More »Hyun-Jin Ryu to miss start of season, but you already knew that
Dave Roberts confirmed what pretty much everyone already knew: Hyun-Jin Ryu isn’t going to be ready for the start of the season. Ryu was already a couple weeks behind other …
Read More »Dodgers’ bullpen is going to be fine, probably
On a team as deep as the Dodgers are, it’s hard to find areas of concern. Sure, there’s no legit No. 2 starter (and the “No. X starter” thing doesn’t …
Read More »2016 Dodgers Top 100 Prospects: No. 20-11
The Top 20. It’s getting serious now. Every player from here on out are likely major leaguers — if they haven’t debuted already. Then there are guys who carry higher …
Read More »Dodgers invite Jamey Wright to spring training
Because you can never have too much pitching … the Dodgers on Tuesday signed old friend Jamey Wright to a minor-league deal with an invite to spring training. Wright, 41, …
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