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When the Dodgers DFA’d Erisbel Arruebarrena last week, it actually made plenty of sense, even though plenty of people misunderstood it. All a DFA is for a player in his …

Austin Barnes is one of the prospects that was acquired by the Dodgers in the Dee Gordon-for-Andrew Heaney-for-Howie Kendrick swap with the Marlins and Angels, and like the other players …

Dan Szymborski’s ZiPS projections came out for the Dodgers this week, and as always, they’re worth looking at. For my money, ZiPS and Steamer are the two best projection systems …

G IP K% BB% ERA FIP xFIP WAR MLB 7 4.1 11.1% 5.6% 2.08 2.90 4.33 0.0 What Happened In 2014: Actually threw pitches! In major league games! And in …

G IP K% BB% ERA FIP xFIP WAR MiLB (AA/AAA) 49 65.1 33.7% 9.9% 2.89 ? n/a n/a MLB 5 4.1 18.2% 9.1% 4.15 5.67 3.81 -0.1 What Happened In …

The Dodgers will need starting pitchers beyond their current rotation of Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke, Hyun-jin Ryu, Brandon McCarthy, and Brett Anderson. All teams need more than that (there’s no such …

Hyun Jin Ryu did another glorious commercial for Ottogi Noodle/Jin Ramen. Granted, nothing will quite top the sheer amazingness of the last one in all its fake teammate glory, but …

G IP K% BB% ERA FIP xFIP WAR MLB (w/ LA) 9 31.2 15.4% 9.2% 4.74 5.51(!) 4.43 -0.5 What happened in 2014: The man with many names was acquired …

Mailbag! Hit us using the form at right or through thedodgersdigest at gmail dot com. Eric: Any chance of (or logic behind) resigning – at league min, or a non …

G IP K% BB% ERA FIP xFIP WAR MLB (LAD) 9 24.2 15.7% 7.0% 8.03 6.33 3.85 -0.7 What Happened In 2014: That could have gone better. When the Dodgers traded …