I’m going to preface this with the fact that it came from a most unpleasant source, but it does appear Dave Roberts is one of the leading candidates for the …
Read More »Looking at landing spots for Brett Anderson in free agency
If you had said to me last year Brett Anderson would be given a qualifying offer following the 2015 season, I’d have said he must have pitched well. He did, …
Read More »Dodgers could benefit from Royals’ contact-oriented approach
One thing was evident for the 2015 Dodgers: They struggled, at times, to make contact. The Royals just won the World Series by being one of the best bat-to-ball teams …
Read More »Busy offseason lies ahead for Dodgers
The Royals are World Series champions. As weird as that sounds, it is, in fact, reality. Their gambles paid off in the best possible way. They didn’t re-sign James Shields, …
Read More »2015 Positional Review: Catchers
We’re taking a different approach to 2015 player reviews. Seeing as Mike has a newborn, Daniel basically lives in China and Chad and I are pretty busy with life in …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 137 – Mattingly out, replacements, Cotton
On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodger Blue — note the new website) and I talk, mostly, about the unfortunate, yet expected, Don Mattingly dismissal. We are/were both Mattingly supporters, …
Read More »Jason Heyward should be Dodgers’ top free-agent target
This offseason will be plenty busy for the Dodgers. Even after winning 92 games for the second consecutive season, there promises to be more of the front office influence in …
Read More »Dodgers have easy Rule 5 protection decisions
Mike reset the 40-man roster on Monday, and it’s already pretty full. Sure, there will be guys who opt-out, get designated for assignment/released and traded at some point this winter. …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 136 – Season ends, free agency, Conte
On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodgers Nation) and I close out the Dodgers’ 2015 season by recapping the National League Division Series loss to the eventual World Series …
Read More »NLDS Game 4: Dodgers 3, Mets 1 – Clayton Kershaw dominates in must-win
Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers staved off elimination with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night in New York. This was the biggest of games for the best pitcher in the world, …
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