We’ve written many words about Julio Urias ’round these parts. He’s been a phenom since he debuted as a 16-year-old in Low-A all the way back in 2013. Now, he’s …
Read More »Attempts by Dodgers to acquire premiere relievers have fallen short
The Dodgers’ bullpen has been a point of much contention for many years — but it’s been especially true in recent years. While lamenting the lack of upgrades, some have …
Read More »2016 MLB Draft: Dodgers’ Big Board, v 2.0
This is the second installment of my 2016 MLB Draft Big Board. There have been some changes up and down the board, with some new names. But there are some familiar …
Read More »Reds @ Dodgers May 25, 2016: Scott Kazmir for the sweep
The Dodgers, quietly, have a 3-game winning streak going to get their record back above .500. Tonight, they’re going for a series sweep of the Reds. Reds Dodgers 7:10 p.m. …
Read More »Yasiel Puig falling victim to the harmless popup
Look, this whole Yasiel Puig benching really shouldn’t be as big a deal as it’s being made out to be. Yes, he should have run harder out of the box …
Read More »2016 MLB Draft Profile: RHP Justin Dunn, Boston College
This is the third in my series of 2016 MLB Draft profiles. Up next is a player the Dodgers have drafted in the past … and it isn’t Kyle Funkhouser. It’s college …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 157 – Kershaw, Joc, Seager, Thompson
On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodger Blue) and I try to talk you (and ourselves) off the ledge of a depressing Dodger week. The Dodgers have been …
Read More »Exploring the cause of Justin Turner’s power outage
Justin Turner was one of baseball’s best hitters in his first two seasons with the Dodgers. Going by wRC+, he was in the company of guys like Edwin Encarnacion and …
Read More »Angels 7, Dodgers 4: A tale of two games
The Dodgers couldn’t overcome a 3-run fifth and 2-run sixth to fall to the Angels on Thursday night 7-4. It was almost like there were two separate games. The first …
Read More »Quick update on Dodgers’ launch angle, home runs and scoring
Last week, I wrote about the Dodgers’ problem with the launch angle on their batted balls and how it might correlate to their lack of run-scoring. “What I’m getting at …
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