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Jimmy Nelson In January 2020, the Dodgers signed former Brewers starting pitcher Jimmy Nelson to a low-risk contract, hoping to seize on his considerable upside. Nelson was the ace of …

Jimmy Nelson. Photo: Stacie Wheeler It took a while, but the Dodgers finally made some roster cuts, which paves the way for an Opening Day roster prediction from yours truly. …

Will Smith. Photo by: Max Bay. Since his 2019 debut, the Dodgers Will Smith has been the best hitting catcher in baseball. Over his 333 career plate appearances, he’s posted …

The Dodgers continue on in Spring Training, now whittling down the roster, with the continued mission to just keep everybody healthy until Opening Day. —— Speaking of Opening Day, major …

Photo: Stacie Wheeler Back in June of last year, Dodgers fans got a worrying update about the status of former outfielder Andrew Toles. Fortunately though, a more recent update from …

Major League Baseball released an internal memo last month indicating they were making a change in the physical construction of the official baseball. Their goal was to deaden it by …

Gavin Lux (Photo: Cody Bashore) We’re reaching the point in Spring Training now where the lull hits, as there’s not many players we aren’t familiar with to get hyped over, …

Will Smith. Photo by: Stacie Wheeler The World Champion Dodgers have the luxury of two catchers who both could be everyday backstops on most teams. With a plethora of catchers …

Last week I published an article with Baseball Prospectus detailing a probabilistic model I built to predict the effects of a deadened ball on hitters and pitchers across the majors. …

Robinson Ortiz. Photo by: Cody Bashore We have reached the Top 30 of my Top 50 prospects countdown. You’re going to see a lot of familiar names, but also a …