It’s Sunday and there’s news! No, not of a managerial hiring. That should come tomorrow. Today, the Dodgers, reportedly, continued their gradual takeover of Cuba. Sources: Dodgers agree to $15.5 …
Read More »Yasiel Puig, Clayton Kershaw and a game of chicken
Everything coming out of the Dodgers’ front office so far this winter has pointed to reducing player salaries and building around young talent. This doesn’t mean the collective wallet will …
Read More »Zach McAllister should be on Dodgers’ wishlist in any deal with Cleveland
While we’re all waiting for Gabe Kapler or Dave Roberts to be named manager (hopefully soon … this is dragging on), offseason moves await. Mike wrote about the Dodgers potentially …
Read More »Jake Arrieta bests Zack Greinke in Cy Young vote
Some would say there was no wrong choice for NL Cy Young. I don’t agree, but the winner was definitely deserving. Cubs’ ace Jake Arrieta, on the strength of an …
Read More »Dodgers’ managerial search reportedly down to two
This managerial search is really dragging on, but there appears to be an end in sight. From ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick this morning. #Dodgers are doing 2nd interviews with managerial finalists …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 138 – Manager, Anderson, prospects
On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodger Blue) and I are back after a 3-week absence because Jared was on his death bed, or something. Don Mattingly is off …
Read More »Dodgers’ managerial update: Candidates narrowed, but still unclear
Word broke on Friday that the Dodgers had narrowed down their managerial search to four candidates. It came from ESPN’s Jim Bowden, so I was immediately skeptical — especially when he …
Read More »Brett Anderson accepts qualifying offer, Kendrick & Greinke do not
To some surprise, today’s deadline for players to accept qualifying offers passed with Brett Anderson accepting the deal from the Dodgers. That was the surprise. To no one’s surprise, Howie …
Read More »Dodgers’ offseason should focus on getting younger in areas
It’s baffling sometimes how things in baseball (and other sports) change. Not long ago, players didn’t debut the same year or the year after they were drafted. In football, the …
Read More »Andrelton Simmons and value to the Dodgers
Jonah Keri dropped the first bomb of the offseason on Wednesday night by tweeting about the Braves having trade talks with an NL West team revolving around Andrelton Simmons. Naturally, …
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