Today, the Dodgers acquired right-handed pitcher Roberto Hernandez from the Phillies because, I don’t know, reasons, I guess. (This is not the Dodger reliever of that name who I think I …
Read More »Mailbag #9: Arruebarrena, Kemp, Wakefield, WAR
Mailbag! Send us questions through the form at the right or thedodgersdigest at gmail dot com. Sorry if we can’t get to them all; they’re all appreciated. And for the …
Read More »Angels @ Dodgers August 4, 2014: Freeway Series Is Go
I feel like game threads aren’t usually news dumps, yet here we are. What’s happened today: Angels Dodgers 7:10pm PT Los Angeles, CA LF Calhoun 2B Gordon CF Trout CF …
Read More »So Long, Chris Perez. Hello, Not Chris Perez
Goodbye, Chris Perez, for now, anyway. The much-maligned reliever has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with, oh, let’s say an ankle problem. (It’s officially “bone spurs,” but really, …
Read More »Matt Cain Is Out For The Year, And That’s Bad
Quick news from up north: Matt Cain, out since July 11, is going to have season-ending elbow surgery. This is bad news for the Dodgers. Yes, really. No, it’s not …
Read More »Dodger Catchers Continuing To Struggle
As we all focused, and continue to focus, on the need for help in the rotation and bullpen, something that kept quietly coming up was the Dodger catching situation, which …
Read More »Cubs 7, Dodgers 3: Bad Pitching Is Bad
I think a lot of fans hate hearing about “BABIP” and “regression,” but this is why we talk about it: because it’s real. Just like we all knew that Tim …
Read More »Cubs @ Dodgers August 3, 2014: Josh Beckett, Edwin Jackson and the Death of ERA
Here’s me on Twitter, a few days ago: Edwin Jackson‘s ERA is more than 3 runs higher than Josh Beckett‘s. They’re the same pitcher. Have at it. http://t.co/u1m6MDpvxF — Mike …
Read More »Cubs @ Dodgers August 2, 2014: The Dodgers, Kind Of
Dan Haren is expected to make his next start against the Angels, says Don Mattingly, per Bill Shaikin. I include it here because it’s a slightly newsy thing coming from …
Read More »Paul Maholm Has a Torn ACL
In completely unsurprising news: LHP Paul Maholm‘s MRI showed a tear of the ACL. He will see Dr. Neal ElAttrache and decide on treatment, including surgery. — Los Angeles Dodgers …
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