In literally the last minute, the Dodgers acquired Rangers’ ace Yu Darvish on Monday afternoon. The agreement was first reported by Ken Rosenthal about 13 minutes after the official 1 …
Read More »July 2 signing update: Dodgers announce signings of 26 prospects
The Dodgers announced on Monday they have signed 26 international free agents. Of the 26, I covered seven of the signings, with Jaime Perez (outfielder from Cuba) being the only …
Read More »Dodgers sign 8 players on the first day of the 2017-18 international signing period
The Dodgers reportedly signed eight players on the first day of the 2016-17 July 2 international amateur signing period, which runs from July 2, 2017 through June 15, 2018. This …
Read More »Dodgers land Drew Jackson and Aneurys Zabala for Chase De Jong in win-win deal
The Dodgers made a trade with the Mariners — their fifth since December of 2015. They sent right-handed pitching prospect Chase De Jong to Seattle for shortstop prospect Drew Jackson …
Read More »Spring Training Notes: Grandal’s righty swing, Maeda’s new pitch, A-Gon hurt already, a trade
Position players will report to Spring Training today (or at least the ones who aren’t already there), but the significant news is still about the pitchers, with a trade yesterday …
Read More »Dodgers acquire athletic Brett Eibner from A’s to improve outfield depth
The Dodgers made their second trade in three days on Wednesday, acquiring outfielder Brett Eibner from the A’s for minor-league infielder Jordan Tarsovich. Eibner, 28, was a Royals’ farmhand before …
Read More »Dodgers acquire Logan Forsythe from Rays for Jose De Leon
The Dodgers finally landed their second baseman! After almost three months of searching, they acquired Logan Forsythe from the Tampa Bay Rays for right-handed pitcher Jose De Leon in a rare …
Read More »Dodgers trade Howie Kendrick to Phillies for Darin Ruf, Darnell Sweeney
The Dodgers made their second trade in a week on Friday, sending utility man Howie Kendrick to the Phillies for first baseman/outfielder Darin Ruf and utility man Darnell Sweeney — …
Read More »Dodgers trade Carlos Ruiz for Vidal Nuno, clear a path for Austin Barnes
Late last night it was reported by Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times (and later confirmed by Joel Sherman of the New York Post) that the Dodgers will trade …
Read More »In a heartbreaker, the Dodgers trade A.J. Ellis to Philly for Carlos Ruiz
In a day that will live in infamy, the Dodgers today traded A.J. Ellis, right-handed pitcher Tommy Bergjans and a player to be named later or cash to the Phillies for …
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