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, …
Read More »Dave Roberts a leading candidate for Dodgers’ manager
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 …
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