The Royals are World Series champions. As weird as that sounds, it is, in fact, reality. Their gambles paid off in the best possible way. They didn’t re-sign James Shields, …
Read More »Darin Erstad interviewing for Dodgers manager job not as odd as it sounds
The Dodgers will be interviewing former Angels player Darin Erstad for the vacant managerial position, and while it certainly seems like a confusing choice at first, there’s at least some …
Read More »2015 Positional Review: Catchers
We’re taking a different approach to 2015 player reviews. Seeing as Mike has a newborn, Daniel basically lives in China and Chad and I are pretty busy with life in …
Read More »Don Mattingly Gets the Job We All Knew He Would Get
Today, in just the least surprising news that’s ever happened, ever: The Miami Marlins have hired Don Mattingly to be their next manager, according to a person with knowledge of …
Read More »Did You Want That?
Last night and into this morning, the Mets and Royals played one of the most memorable World Series games of all time. As I joked on Twitter, Alcides Escobar‘s leadoff …
Read More »Will the Dodgers Focus on Free Agents Who Don’t Cost Draft Picks?
If we know anything about the current Dodgers front office after one year on the job, it’s this: They love draft picks. Love them. This is a team that ate …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 137 – Mattingly out, replacements, Cotton
On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodger Blue — note the new website) and I talk, mostly, about the unfortunate, yet expected, Don Mattingly dismissal. We are/were both Mattingly supporters, …
Read More »Jason Heyward should be Dodgers’ top free-agent target
This offseason will be plenty busy for the Dodgers. Even after winning 92 games for the second consecutive season, there promises to be more of the front office influence in …
Read More »Dodgers have easy Rule 5 protection decisions
Mike reset the 40-man roster on Monday, and it’s already pretty full. Sure, there will be guys who opt-out, get designated for assignment/released and traded at some point this winter. …
Read More »Potential candidates to replace Don Mattingly as Dodgers manager
The Dodgers parted ways with Don Mattingly yesterday after five years, and the reaction understandably ranged from thrilled to unaffected. That’s expected, as the worst parts of Mattingly’s managerial skills …
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