After taking 3-of-4 from the Diamondbacks last weekend and clawing back into first place, the Dodgers dropped 2-of-3 to the hapless Mets (admittedly, facing their two best pitchers) to fall …
Read More »2018 Dodgers Digest Minor League Players of the Year
The regular season portion of the minor-league season ended yesterday, and while all five of the Dodgers’ minor-league affiliates are playoff-bound (and the AZL Dodgers won the league championship over …
Read More »Dodgers acquire reliever Ryan Madson in hopes of bolstering beleaguered bullpen
The Dodgers, as they have for the last three seasons, made a trade in August. This time, they acquired right-handed reliever Ryan Madson from the Washington Nationals for reliever prospect …
Read More »Keibert Ruiz, Jordan Sheffield highlight Dodgers’ prospects to play in AFL
Arizona Fall League rosters were announce today, and the Dodgers are sending eight prospects, highlighted by 20-year-old Keibert Ruiz. Here are the rest of the Dodger participants: LHP Ben Holmes …
Read More »Dodgers @ Rangers Aug. 29, 2018: Former teammates square-off
The Dodgers finish up their short 2-game set with the Rangers this afternoon. Alex Wood is facing off against Mike Minor — former teammates in Atlanta. Dodgers Rangers 5:05 p.m. Texas …
Read More »Kenley Jansen has a command issue to go along with his heart issue
It’s clear Kenley Jansen hasn’t been his normal self since coming off the disabled list last week, which he was on because of his irregular heartbeat. Initial reports had him …
Read More »Dodgers’ potential September call-ups could be more interesting this season
To what should be no surprise to anyone, the Dodgers have a full 40-man roster. They’ve been operating this way almost immediately since Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi took over …
Read More »Clayton Kershaw’s slider made him a HOF shoo-in, but it also killed his fastball
Since the beginning of the season, we’ve been aware of Clayton Kershaw and his diminished fastball velocity. While he’s never been a guy who needed elite-level velo to be elite, …
Read More »Dodgers are now stealing bases, but it hasn’t directly led to improved run output
Stolen bases are almost a thing of lore. They were huge in baseball’s early days and seemed to reach its pinnacle in the 1980s and early ’90s with the likes …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 244 – Week recap, Puig, Urias, Jansen
On this episode of Dugout Blues, Jared and I bring you the hottest of Dodger takes. You know, ones like “Clayton Kershaw is good.” It was a perfectly average week …
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