Remember last summer’s oddest trade? Let’s modify from Baseball-Reference: July 30, 2015: Luis Avilan, Bronson Arroyo, Jim Johnson, Jose Peraza and Alex Wood acquired by the Los Angeles Dodgers. The …
Read More »Searching for the 2016 Dodgers’ leadoff hitter
With Howie Kendrick back (almost), the Dodgers’ roster is pretty well set, aside from your multiple-time-a-year Andre Ethier and/or Carl Crawford trade rumor. There is a question about the lineup, …
Read More »Dodgers add three prospects, one vet to NRI list
The Dodgers initially announced there would be 16 players who would be at camp via the non-roster invite. I recapped that last week. Now, they’ve added four more. Brandon Beachy, …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 144 – Fan Fest, Kendrick, Seager
On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodger Blue) and I recap the week’s Dodger news, and there was a little bit, for a change. The Dodgers held Fan Fest over …
Read More »Dave Roberts giving Yasiel Puig ‘fresh start’ the right play
Dave Roberts could turn out to be the perfect manager for this iteration of the Los Angeles Dodgers. His first year will be, in large part, graded on how he and …
Read More »5 Dodgers placed on MLB.com 2016 Top 100 prospects list, including a new name
Five Dodgers prospects were found on MLB.com‘s list of their Top 100 prospects for 2016. Four of them were just found on Baseball Prospectus‘ list yesterday, and there was also …
Read More »Dodgers bring back Howie Kendrick on team-friendly deal
Something that was brought up this morning by Ken Rosenthal (and Mike wrote about it) now looks like it’s happening. Sources: #Dodgers, Kendrick in agreement on two-year contract, pending physical. …
Read More »6 Dodgers land on Baseball Prospectus Top 101 prospects for 2016
Baseball Prospectus released their annual list of the top 101 prospects in baseball this morning, and the Dodgers managed to land an impressive six players on the list. Perhaps more …
Read More »Maybe Howie Kendrick’s Dodger Career Isn’t Over Yet
News this morning from Ken Rosenthal: Sources: #Dodgers considering Kendrick. Not ideal fit with Kiké, Utley at 2B. Greater need for depth at 3B; Turner coming off knee surgery. — …
Read More »2016 Dodgers Top 100 Prospects: No. 50-41
Now we’re getting into the thick of the list. Some of the names here should be familiar, but there are going to be some “who?” responses. There are some sleepers here, …
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