Despite my best efforts to get the Dodgers to keep Trayce Thompson and Chris Taylor, they ended up deciding to cut both along with Bobby Wilson and Julio Urias to …
Read More »5 bold Dodgers predictions for 2017
Baseball blogs are nothing if not vehicles for the hottest of takes. Playing on that, I’m going to make five bold predictions about five players for the Dodgers’ 2017 season. …
Read More »Taking a look at the 3 remaining roster battles left after Dodgers cut 7 more players
The Dodgers have cut seven more players from major-league camp, with Rob Segedin being optioned and non-roster invitees Brandon Morrow, Charlie Culberson, Cody Bellinger, Ike Davis, O’Koyea Dickson, and Tyler …
Read More »[Update] Liberatore, Fields, Urias, Morrow won’t make roster, so pitching staff is about final
The Dodgers essentially finalized their 12-man Opening Day pitching staff yesterday when they optioned Adam Liberatore and Josh Fields and informed Julio Urias and Brandon Morrow that they wouldn’t be …
Read More »Spring Training Notes: Ryu gets rotation nod, Masterson inked for depth, Seager feature
Hyun-Jin Ryu had arguably his worst outing of his Spring Training yesterday, giving up three runs and two homers in five innings of work, but that was enough to convince …
Read More »2017 Dodgers Prospects: Projected 2020 Pitching Staff
Like last week with the lineup, I’m foolishly trying to predict the 2020 pitching rotation — a venture that will prove to be less fruitful, I’m sure. There are so …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 190 – Kazmir, Hill, Ethier, Toles
On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodger Blue) and I are eagerly awaiting the start of the 2017 season. It’s one week away. Scott Kazmir is hurt. He pitched on …
Read More »Spring Training Notes: 3 more cuts made, Toles maybe won a job, Ethier & Ravin out
After previously getting down to 46, the Dodgers cut three more players yesterday. Non-roster invitee pitchers Trevor Oaks, Yaisel Sierra, and Steve Geltz were reassigned to minor league camp, putting …
Read More »A second shot at predicting the Dodgers’ Opening Day roster
A lot has transpired since the last time I predicted who would be on the 25-man roster come Opening Day. Here’s the second attempt at predicting it. The locks: Starters: Rich …
Read More »Dodgers in the 2017 World Baseball Classic
The fourth World Baseball Classic has come to an end, with USA emerging as the champion. Love, hate, or remain indifferent toward the tournament, it produced some really exciting baseball and some …
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