It didn’t take long for spring training news to happen, did it? After being tied to Bronson Arroyo (who signed with Arizona on Fridy) for so long, the Dodgers have apparently and …
Read More »Pitchers and Catchers Report, Life Worth Living Again
The Super Bowl ended like 10 minutes ago, the Winter Olympics just got moving yesterday, much of the nation is still gripped by frigid temperatures, seemingly half of the free …
Read More »Best tools of the Dodgers’ farm system
Tools are what scouts look for when evaluating a player. I tend to fall on the side of “The higher the upside, the better.” But there’s nothing wrong with a …
Read More »What Happened to Paco Rodriguez?
For most of the year, Paco Rodriguez was one of the most dependable pitchers in the Dodgers’ bullpen. He was unhittable against lefties and nearly as good against right-handed hitting. …
Read More »Does Bronson Arroyo Help the Dodgers More In Arizona or Los Angeles?
Conversation about Bronson Arroyo and the Dodgers seems to be picking up steam, so I guess it’s time to address it here. We first heard about possible interest weeks ago, …
Read More »PECOTA Loves the Dodgers
Yesterday, Baseball Prospectus released their initial PECOTA projections for 2014. Nate Silver, noted political projectionist/analyst, introduced PECOTA in 2003. After Silver departed, Colin Wyers took over, and the Astros recently …
Read More »Report: Dodgers Sign Justin Turner. Finally.
I feel like we’ve been talking about Justin Turner for so long — months, if we’re including the old MSTI — that the fact that news just came out that …
Read More »Hyun Jin Ryu’s Impending Sophomore Slump?
Without Masahiro Tanaka in the fold, and with the fifth starter role still up in the air, Hyun Jin Ryu‘s ability to be consistent as the Dodgers‘ #3 starter becomes …
Read More »Matt Magill should be Dodgers’ No. 5 starter in April
I know I’m going to catch a lot of flak for this, but Matt Magill should be the Dodgers’ No. 5 starter to begin the season.I’ll wait for you to …
Read More »Yasiel Puig, Leadoff Hitter?
Remember how the biggest story of last winter was “hey, who is going to hit leadoff?” Carl Crawford stepped into the role and batted first 85 times, generally doing a …
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