On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared and I are back to bring you all the Dodgers’ news, which wasn’t terribly plentiful. The Rule 5 Draft protection came and went …
Read More »Dodgers reportedly hire Robert Van Scoyoc as hitting coach & Dino Ebel as third base coach
The Dodgers front office and coaching staff have been raided this off-season, which is sort of to be expected when the team has gone to back-to-back World Series (unfortunately without …
Read More »Reworking Kenta Maeda’s contract
In August, Dave Roberts announced that Kenta Maeda would be shifted to the Dodgers’ bullpen along with Alex Wood. This move was made to try to fill the hole left by …
Read More »Dodgers trade Tim Locastro to Yankees for Drew Finley in win-win deal
The Dodgers on Wednesday traded Tim Locastro to the Yankees for minor-league right-hander Drew Finley. Locastro had been designated for assignment on Tuesday because the Dodgers needed 40-man roster spots …
Read More »Piecing together a potential Dodgers-Cleveland trade
I planned to write a piece breaking down which Dodgers would throw soup at an assistant coach and what soup would be thrown, but actual rumors started happening. So here …
Read More »Dodgers protect five players from Rule 5 Draft
Today was the deadline for Rule 5 protections. The Dodgers had 20 prospects that would be eligible for the Rule 5 Draft if not added to the Dodgers’ 40-man roster …
Read More »2018-19 Dodgers Digest offseason plan
The Dodgers didn’t do a lot last winter. They certainly didn’t do anything close to what I proposed a year ago. But at least they successfully reset the luxury tax …
Read More »Kevin Quackenbush, Potential 2019 Reliever
On Tuesday, the Dodgers signed the right-handed reliever Kevin Quackenbush to a minor league deal. The soon to be 30-year-old had spent seven years of his career with the Padres, …
Read More »Who could the Dodgers target if the Mariners go into a full rebuild?
The Dodgers and Mariners have a substantial trade history, as Andrew Friedman and Jerry Dipoto have made a couple of trades in recent years. The most famous (or infamous, from …
Read More »Hey Dodgers, give Dave Roberts his contract extension
We’ve heard for seemingly months now that the Dodgers and Dave Roberts have been working on and/or are close to a contract extension. The Dodgers picked up Roberts’ option last …
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