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 …
Read More »Report: Dodgers agree to terms with Cubans Yusniel Diaz and Omar Estevez
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 …
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