Remember last offseason, after Andrew Friedman, Farhan Zaidi, and friends came in to replace Ned Colletti? Looking back on it now, you probably recall it as a whirlwhind, with Matt …
Read More »Don Mattingly Gets the Job We All Knew He Would Get
Today, in just the least surprising news that’s ever happened, ever: The Miami Marlins have hired Don Mattingly to be their next manager, according to a person with knowledge of …
Read More »Did You Want That?
Last night and into this morning, the Mets and Royals played one of the most memorable World Series games of all time. As I joked on Twitter, Alcides Escobar‘s leadoff …
Read More »Will the Dodgers Focus on Free Agents Who Don’t Cost Draft Picks?
If we know anything about the current Dodgers front office after one year on the job, it’s this: They love draft picks. Love them. This is a team that ate …
Read More »Report: Don Mattingly Is Out
Jon Heyman: Don Mattingly and the Dodgers will part ways, sources tell CBSSports.com. The decision is being described as mutual. Dodgers higherups like Mattingly very much, but it was apparent there wasn’t …
Read More »Poll: How Many Games Will Alex Guerrero Play For the Dodgers in 2016
Here are the options, and also there’s not an actual poll: Zero None LOL Nada As many as I will Zilch After hitting .423/.429/1.077 (303 wRC+) with five homers in …
Read More »The Dodgers Should Hand Out Three Qualifying Offers
Let’s talk about qualifying offers, the weird quirk introduced in the last CBA that almost certainly will be either eliminated or considerably changed in the next CBA. Intended to provide …
Read More »Let’s Reset The 40-Man Roster For the 2015-16 Winter
When the season ended on Thursday, it felt like we had to get to some immediate needs. Yasmani Grandal‘s shoulder news came out immediately, and then of course we had …
Read More »Another Year, Another Don Mattingly Job Security Discussion
The NLDS was won and lost by the players on the field. That’s the best I can say about it. The Dodgers won two games because Clayton Kershaw stepped up …
Read More »There’s That Yasmani Grandal Surgery News
I’ve been making some version of this joke about Yasmani Grandal‘s shoulder for weeks: Grandal winced & grabbed l.shoulder after last swing. So clear he’s hurt. Just waiting on postseason …
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