The Dodgers beat the Braves tonight, 4-2, behind a gritty Kenta Maeda, an almost perfect bullpen, and Trayce Thompson offense … oh yeah, and Corey Seager hit three home runs …
Read More »Braves @ Dodgers June 3, 2016: Back at home
The Dodgers open a three-game series at home against the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. After a tough road trip ending with a series loss in Chicago, they continue to …
Read More »2016 MLB Draft: Dodgers’ Big Board, v 3.0
This is the third version of my MLB Draft Big Board. There will be one more of these on draft day (six days from today). Still no change at the …
Read More »Dodgers need offensive upgrade, but the solution isn’t obvious
We’ve written a lot here about the Dodgers’ struggling offense. Some were concerned about it in the winter, some were not. But now that we’re 55 games into the season …
Read More »Cubs 7, Dodgers 2: Urias good, then bad; offense bad, then bad
Things started off relatively well for Julio Urias and the Dodgers, but he and the offense faltered in Thursday’s 7-2 loss in Chicago at the hand of baseball’s best team. …
Read More »Dodgers @ Cubs June 2, 2016: Julio Urias, take two
Julio Urias‘ first taste of the majors on Friday night didn’t go exactly as planned. He was facing a team that went to the World Series last year. Now, he’s facing …
Read More »Dodgers can weather Alex Wood’s injury, but not much more
Dodgers starter Alex Wood is coming off a month in May in which he seemed to realize his potential, going 28.1 innings with a 3.18 ERA and a 2.91 FIP. …
Read More »Cubs 2, Dodgers 1: Jon Lester is good
It took the Dodgers until the 8th inning of the second game of this series to score a run. So it was a little surprising when Enrique Hernandez took Jon Lester‘s second …
Read More »Dodgers @ Cubs June 1, 2016: Bolsinger vs Lester
Dodgers Cubs 5:05 p.m. PT Chicago 2B Hernandez CF Fowler 3B Turner RF Heyward SS Seager 3B Bryant 1B Kendrick 1B Rizzo RF Thompson 2B Zobrist CF Pederson SS Russell …
Read More »2016 MLB Draft Profile: RHP Jordan Sheffield, Vanderbilt
The sixth profile in my MLB Draft profile series is on a player who has bloodlines and a ton of talent in Jordan Sheffield. Previous entries Josh Lowe Matt Manning …
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