It’s no surprise Chase Utley, a player in the twilight of his career, would prefer to play what might be his final season closer to his hometown. And if he …
Read More »Dodgers name coaches, non-tender Juan Nicasio
Wednesday was one of the busier days of the offseason so far for the Dodgers. They made some coaching hires for Dave Roberts‘ staff and trimmed two players from the …
Read More »Dave Roberts impressive in introductory press conference
Dave Roberts was introduced as the 10th manager in Los Angeles Dodgers’ history on Tuesday, and the initial returns were overwhelmingly positive. That isn’t a surprise because you’d be hard-pressed …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 139 – Roberts, Cubans, Puig, hot stove
On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodger Blue) and I rejoice over the hiring of Dave Roberts. Well, I do, at least. The Dodgers signed a couple Cuban players prior …
Read More »Baseball America’s Dodgers’ Top 10 led by familiar faces
It’s prospect ranking season around baseball, and while my Top 100 won’t come out until January, others are busy ranking away. Baseball America chimed in with its Dodgers’ Top 10 …
Read More »Appreciating J.P. Howell’s curveball
I was as surprised as you were when J.P. Howell exercised the player option in his deal for $6.25 million. After posting a 1.43 ERA in 2015 and 1.97 in …
Read More »Get to know this year’s foreign imports: Jae-gyun Hwang
There are bound to be some interesting players to be posted this winter. The Twins already won the posting for Korean first baseman Byung-ho Park a Japanese right-handed starter Kenta …
Read More »Looking at some fastball-slider lefty options
The term “lefty specialist” has a certain connotation to it. That is, it’s a lefty who has a nasty breaking pitch (usually a slider) that is hard for opposing left-handed …
Read More »Dodgers should stay away from Jordan Zimmermann in free agency
On the surface, Jordan Zimmermann looks like a really attractive free agent — someone the Dodgers would absolutely be interested in. But if you dig beyond the surface, you’ll find …
Read More »Report: Dodgers to name Dave Roberts manager
The managerial search seems to finally come to a close. Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times reported on Sunday night the Dodgers are expected to hire Dave Roberts as their …
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