Today was the deadline to tender contracts to players under team control, and there was obviously one glaring decision the Dodgers had to make on a player: Cody Bellinger. Well, …
Read More »Examining Trayce Thompson’s future in Dodger Blue
Trayce Thompson Trayce Thompson is coming off a roller coaster of a year in 2022. After starting the season as a member of the Padres’ Triple-A affiliate, Thompson was designated …
Read More »Anderson heads to Angels, Trea rejects qualifying offer; Dodgers protect Cartaya, Busch, Pages, DeLuca
Today was the deadline for the qualifying offer decisions and Rule 5 Draft protections, which led to a rather busy day for the Dodgers involving Tyler Anderson, Trea Turner, Diego …
Read More »Evaluating international free agent RHP Kodai Senga
When Shohei Ohtani was posted after the 2017 season, he was rightfully viewed as having the best fastball among NPB starting pitchers, and it wasn’t particularly close. His slider was …
Read More »Dodgers Prospect Notes: Arizona Fall League Recap
Andy Pages (Photo: Cody Bashore) The Arizona Fall League wrapped up play on Saturday, and for the participating Dodger prospects there were rousing successes as well as some question marks. …
Read More »Clayton Kershaw reportedly nears return to Dodgers on 1-year deal that makes sense from every angle
Well, that didn’t take much time, did it? The Dodgers will be re-signing Clayton Kershaw to a one-year deal with financials yet to be revealed. While the dance with their …
Read More »Dodgers decline JT’s option; qualifying offers for Trea & Tyler Anderson but not Kershaw
After the cogs of the hot stove started to churn a couple days ago, things continued on today with moves of more substance as the team declined Justin Turner‘s option …
Read More »Parsing Stan Kasten’s comments on trusting the youth and future spending by the Dodgers
(Photo: Kirby Lee) The 2022 Dodgers season ended on such a dark note. Playoff baseball is notoriously random and cruel, but I think most Dodger fans agree that a 111-win …
Read More »Dodgers decline options on Hanser Alberto, Jimmy Nelson, Danny Duffy; claim Luke Williams off waivers
Hanser Alberto noises. The Dodgers made a quartet of moves earlier today, declining their club options on Hanser Alberto, Jimmy Nelson, and Danny Duffy, and then claiming utilityman Luke Williams …
Read More »Looking at the players the Dodgers should protect from 2022 Rule 5 Draft
Diego Cartaya (Photo: Cody Bashore) With the offseason about to fully take off, there will be some minor or procedural moves made before (and after) there are any significant transactions …
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