In evergreen news, Scott Kazmir is hurt, having to exit the game with hip tightness. That’s not worrisome in itself, but what is worrisome is that the injury is related …
Read More »2016 Dodgers in Review: OF Trayce Thompson
PA AVG OBP SLG wRC+ HR WAR MLB 262 .225 .302 .436 101 13 0.7 What happened in 2016: Acquired in 3-way trade with Reds and White Sox. Was great before …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 187 – Baez, Puig, Toles, De Jong trade
On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodger Blue) and I are back and ready for baseball. We should return to a weekly publishing schedule now. Spring Training is underway and the …
Read More »2016 Dodgers in Review: RHP Kenley Jansen
IP K% BB% HR/9 ERA FIP xFIP WAR MLB 68.2 41.4 4.4 0.52 1.83 1.44 2.41 3.1 What happened in 2016: Kenley Jansen, in a contract year, had his best …
Read More »Yasiel Puig homered and the bat flip made its glorious return
If the bat flip is back, then that means … BAH GAWD THAT’S YASIEL PUIG‘S MUSIC!!! Please please please.
Read More »Clayton Kershaw has actually never thrown anything but a 3-0 fastball
In a recent (excellent) article on FanGraphs, Travis Sawchik explored the fact that despite his dominance Clayton Kershaw is a rather predictable pitcher when he gets behind in the count. …
Read More »Spring Training Notes: McCarthy’s yips, Ryu’s fine, Trayce at 100%, Calhoun & Imani
Brandon McCarthy had been looking great in his return from Tommy John surgery before a bout with the yips hit, but he thinks that part of his career is over …
Read More »2017 Dodgers Top 100 Prospects: The Top 10
If you’ve stuck around this long, congratulations, you’re as sick in the head as I am. But seriously, I (and we) appreciate your patronage. Here is this year’s Top 10. …
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 »Giants who became Dodgers, part 3: The Ned Colletti years
Welcome to the third and final segment of our ‘Giants who became Dodgers’ series, which brings us to some more contemporary history. Five of the six entries in this portion were Ned Colletti free …
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