The eighth in my 2016 MLB Draft profile series features a tall left-handed prep hitter in William Benson, who draws comparisons (fairly or not) to Jason Heyward. Previous entries Josh …
Read More »Is this the real Trayce Thompson?
When the Dodgers made their 3-way deal with the Reds and White Sox in December, Trayce Thompson was seen as the third piece of the deal by most. Fast-forward 6 …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 159 – Draft, Seager, Urias, injuries
On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodger Blue) and I welcome Steve Fiorindo of Prospect Pipeline to talk MLB Draft and Daniel Castro, because reasons. The MLB Draft …
Read More »Dodgers 12, Braves 6: Corey Seager is good at baseball
The Dodger offense, led by Corey Seager, Yasmani Grandal and Howie Kendrick, showed up in a 12-6 win over the Braves on Sunday afternoon. Corey Seager continued his hot series by …
Read More »2016 MLB Draft: Dodgers’ Big Board, v 3.0
This is the third version of my MLB Draft Big Board. There will be one more of these on draft day (six days from today). Still no change at the …
Read More »Dodgers need offensive upgrade, but the solution isn’t obvious
We’ve written a lot here about the Dodgers’ struggling offense. Some were concerned about it in the winter, some were not. But now that we’re 55 games into the season …
Read More »Cubs 7, Dodgers 2: Urias good, then bad; offense bad, then bad
Things started off relatively well for Julio Urias and the Dodgers, but he and the offense faltered in Thursday’s 7-2 loss in Chicago at the hand of baseball’s best team. …
Read More »Dodgers @ Cubs June 2, 2016: Julio Urias, take two
Julio Urias‘ first taste of the majors on Friday night didn’t go exactly as planned. He was facing a team that went to the World Series last year. Now, he’s facing …
Read More »2016 MLB Draft Profile: RHP Jordan Sheffield, Vanderbilt
The sixth profile in my MLB Draft profile series is on a player who has bloodlines and a ton of talent in Jordan Sheffield. Previous entries Josh Lowe Matt Manning …
Read More »Dodgers survive tough May but still lose ground in standings
Chad penned a post back on May 2 that basically said the Dodgers were in for the toughest month they’d have all season (you know, save those pesky September games). …
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