On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodger Blue) and I welcome Baseball America’s Ben Badler to talk all things international prospects. The obvious question we ask first is …
Read More »Dodgers 5, Pirates 4: Series salvaged thanks to timely hits
Things started off quite poorly for the Dodgers on a Monday morning, but they rallied behind some timely hitting and a settled-down version of Scott Kazmir to salvage one game …
Read More »Dodgers @ Pirates June 27, 2016: Don’t get swept
The first three games of this 4-game series against the Pirates haven’t exactly gone as planned. The Dodgers have dropped three in a row, including a Clayton Kershaw start last …
Read More »Dodgers sign Jordan Sheffield + bonus pool update + recap of rounds 31-40
There have been a lot of draft signings since the last update, and this update will be a happy one as all of the picks in the top 10 have …
Read More »Pirates 8, Dodgers 6: Corey Seager’s four hits not enough to secure win
The Dodgers had their 6-game winning streak snapped on Friday night in Pittsburgh 8-6, despite four hits from the National League Rookie of the Year front-runner. Nick Tepesch got the …
Read More »Dodgers lose Frankie Montas, again; this time for 4-8 weeks
This is not a duplicate post. Frankie Montas is going to miss another 4 to 8 weeks with a broken rib that is related to the surgery he had back …
Read More »Adam Liberatore has been good this season, but can he keep it up?
In the offseason, I wrote about the Dodgers needing a left-handed fastball-slider reliever to pair with J.P. Howell and, before he imploded, Luis Avilan. There were some decent free agents, but …
Read More »Dodgers to promote Nick Tepesch to start Friday
“Wait, who?” I’m sure that’s what most Dodger fans are asking themselves. But Nick Tepesch isn’t the most surprising (nor is he the worst) option to start a game for …
Read More »Adrian Gonzalez’s power outage is concerning, as is his increased GB rate
Adrian Gonzalez is no longer a power hitter. At least, that’s what the numbers say. And in a time and on a team that desperately needs it, its absence has …
Read More »Dodgers select lots of org depth in rounds 21-30 of the draft
Here’s a brief recap of the Dodgers’ draft picks in rounds 21-30. There probably aren’t any future significant MLB contributors in this group, but it wouldn’t be surprising to a couple …
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