This is the 2016 edition of my All-Prospect team. There were a lot of strong performances by Dodgers’ prospects’ this season, and some guys really established themselves as legitimate prospects. This …
Read More »Dodgers have embarrassment of LHP pitching riches for postseason
We’ve spilled much Internet ink about the Dodgers’ struggles against left-handed pitchers, but we haven’t talked a ton about their abundance of lefties — both in the rotation and the …
Read More »How the NL West was (possibly) won by the Dodgers
The hand-wringing over the state of the Dodger bullpen this season and (season’s past) has been extremely present. While I’ve chimed in multiple times about my dislike of Pedro Baez, he …
Read More »Dodgers 2, Giants 1: SF bullpen comes through for LA
Playoff-like atmosphere, no? The Dodgers came through late against the Giants bullpen to pull out a 2-1 on Monday night in Los Angeles in an exciting comeback win. Things looked …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 174 – Kershaw, Hill, Wood, Loons champs
On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodger Blue) and I get ready for a reasonably large series against the Giants this week while also recapping the past week’s action. The …
Read More »A playoff series in September looms for Dodgers and Giants
Tonight begins the biggest series of the season … you know, since the last series against the Giants. And make no mistake, this will be a playoff-like series, despite the Giants’ …
Read More »Dodgers @ D’backs Sept. 17, 2016: Brock Stewart’s final start of the season?
Brock Stewart draws what could be final start of the season against the Diamondbacks tonight. He’s starting in place of Bud Norris, who is not a good pitcher. Dodgers D’backs …
Read More »A look at some left-handed pitchers the Dodgers could see in October
Since I wrote about the Dodgers’ struggles against lefties being tied to under-performing players, things haven’t gotten better. They’ve gone 4-6 against southpaws (18-20 overall) and, more troubling, they’ve lost …
Read More »Mailbag #31: Julio Urias innings limit, Yasiel Puig plan, Trevor Oaks comp
Bet you thought the mailbag was dead, huh? Well, it’s still alive and we’re planning to use it more frequently going forward. Use the form to the right to send …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 173 – Hill, Kershaw, Kazmir, injuries
On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodger Blue) and I weren’t satisfied with the first recording, so we re-recorded the episode. That or the first recording didn’t properly save …
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