Has it really been less than two weeks since the 2014 season ended? Think about how much has happened since then. Ned Colletti is out-ish. Andrew Friedman is in. Okay, …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 99 – NLDS, Andrew Friedman, AFL
Wait, what’s “Dugout Blues”? I’m sure some of you asked yourself that very question. Well, allow me to explain. “Dugout Blues” is a podcast created by myself and Jared Massey …
Read More »Introducing Josh Byrnes, leading candidate to be Dodgers’ GM
I was going to write a detailed post analyzing more than a dozen potential GM candidates, but that basically got shuttered by a report that Josh Byrnes was likely to …
Read More »Dodgers introduce Andrew Friedman, questions about GM spot remain
The Dodgers formally introduced Andrew Friedman, their new president of baseball operations, on Friday at Dodger Stadium. Despite having to read from a prepared speech, his first foray into the …
Read More »An Area of Improvement for Don Mattingly
I, like most of the writers here, am not a huge Don Mattingly fan. I’m not in the “fire Don Mattingly now” camp, but if the Dodgers do get rid …
Read More »Plenty of Dodgers’ prospects on BA’s postseason Top 20 lists
Baseball America finished its postseason league Top 20 lists, and the Dodgers had ample and significant representation on every list. I’ll start from the bottom (Arizona Rookie League) and work …
Read More »Andrew Friedman Is Going To Do Something That Infuriates You
I’ve been thinking a lot about Andrew Friedman’s arrival with the Dodgers, and one of the things that really keeps coming up for me is simply that he’s an outsider …
Read More »What About The Next Joe Maddon?
The reaction to Andrew Friedman’s arrival in Los Angeles has been generally positive, and for good reason. Who wouldn’t want to see what one of the brightest young executives in …
Read More »Ned Colletti was a lame duck GM & Andrew Friedman now moves the Dodgers forward
Zach Lee was an “untouchable” prospect at this year’s deadline. That concept from a recent article in the Los Angeles Times seemed ridiculous enough to write about on its own, …
Read More »Baseball Twitter reacts to Dodgers’ hiring of Andrew Friedman
Sit back and enjoy all the baseball tweets and #hottakes regarding the Dodgers’ hiring of former Rays’ general manager Andrew Friedman. Whoa. RT @TBTimes_Rays BREAKING: Andrew Friedman is leaving #Rays …
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