Friday’s deadline to exchange arbitration figures came and went yesterday morning with three Dodgers coming to terms on one-year deals to avoid hearings while two others landed a combined $1.35 …
Read More »Wilman Diaz, Jesus Galiz highlight Dodgers’ 2021 international signing class
Wilman Diaz. (via Ben Badler, Baseball America) The Dodgers have signed two of the top international amateur free agents, both of whom are from Venezuela — a country in which …
Read More »Dodgers, Corey Knebel, avoid arbitration with 1-year deal
It’s been a bit slow in Dodger land of late, so any kind of news is welcome. And this is about the most minor of news, but… Corey Knebel and …
Read More »Q&A with author Brad Balukjian about ‘The Wax Pack: On the Open Road in Search of Baseball’s Afterlife’
Photo: Stacie Wheeler Do you remember that excitement of opening a new pack of baseball cards? The waxy outer packaging is the gift wrap. The stale – even new it …
Read More »Dodgers’ interest in Kirby Yates makes sense, thanks to his elite splitter
(Via) We’re about five weeks from Spring Training (we think), and there is still a little work for Andrew Friedman and the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers to do. …
Read More »Tommy Lasorda, one of the best managers in Dodgers’ history, dies at 93
(via) The Dodgers announced this morning that longtime manager and team ambassador Tommy Lasorda died late Thursday night. He was 93 years old. On Monday, Lasorda had returned home from …
Read More »If the Dodgers sign DJ LeMahieu, they might as well re-sign Justin Turner, too
DJ LeMahieu. (Via) With the Dodgers re-signing Blake Treinen last night, they’ve put themselves in a position to exceed the $210 million luxury tax for the 2021 season. The conventional …
Read More »Blake Treinen re-signs with Dodgers at 2 years, $17.5 million, providing another high-leverage relief option
Reliever Blake Treinen had the revival he wanted in 2020 with the Dodgers after a rocky 2019, culminating with him playing a pivotal role in the team’s World Series championship …
Read More »If the Dodgers go after a starting pitcher, it should be the Reds’ Luis Castillo
In case you forgot, the Dodgers are the World Series champions. As such, they don’t have a ton of holes, thanks to years of shrewd and not-so-shrewd acquisitions. This offseason, …
Read More »Welcome to 2021
(Via @Dodgers) 2020 basically sucked major ass except for the Dodgers (and Lakers) winning the whole damn thing, so hopefully 2021 will be better for everybody, while the Dodgers (and …
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