Welcome to six (or more) months of hell. The Dodgers’ begin the season in San Diego, which is good news for Clayton Kershaw. Dodgers Padres 4:05 p.m. PT San Diego …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 150 – Opening day, Stripling, predictions
On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodger Blue) and I ring in the new (baseball) year, as opening day is today! Oh, and it’s our 150th episode, which …
Read More »Injuries play small role in Dodgers opening day roster choices
After Saturday night’s loss to the Angels — which marked the end of spring training (good riddance) — the Dodgers announced the final roster inclusions and cuts. Despite the myriad …
Read More »Joc Pederson finds consistency, normalcy with new swing
Joc Pederson‘s new setup and swing stood out like a sore thumb at the beginning of Spring Training, and I mentioned as much at the time. While I cautioned against …
Read More »Dodgers name Ross Stripling fifth starter
The mystery of who will be the Dodgers’ fifth starter to open the 2016 season has been solved: Ross Stripling, who was the Dodgers’ fifth-round draft pick in 2012, experienced a …
Read More »2016 Dodgers prospects: 2019 Pitching Staff
In the last part of my 11-part prospect series, I present to you the (unlikely) 2019 pitching staff. Like with the projected 2019 lineup, this projection does not take into …
Read More »Dodgers’ spring training W-L record doesn’t mean anything, data show
Even without looking at numbers, it should seem logical that how a team fares in the standings in spring training ought not to have bearing on their regular season performance. …
Read More »Dodgers may not be ready to part with Alex Guerrero yet
Roster decisions are looming, and Alex Guerrero‘s fate is one which the Dodgers have been postponing for nearly three years now. Somehow, Guerrero has stuck around this long, and we …
Read More »Where Are Carlos Frias’ Strikeouts?
Carlos Frias is suddenly a very important man. Coming into spring training, he was buried deep on the Dodgers’ starting pitcher depth chart. He filled the fifth starter role in …
Read More »Dr. James Buffi of the Dodgers featured in excerpt from Jeff Passan’s book, ‘The Arm’
Jeff Passan‘s book ‘The Arm‘ revolves around the quest to build harder throwing, healthier baseball pitchers, and he released the first excerpt for the book the other day on Yahoo! …
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