So Chase Utley is in, taking Alberto Callaspo‘s place on both the 25- and 40-man rosters. As Dustin said, it’s a reasonable deal for both sides, because neither John Richy …
Read More »Full circle: Dodgers acquire Chase Utley from Phillies
When the Dodgers drafted Chase Utley in the second round of the 1997 MLB Draft, they thought they were going to keep him from fulfilling his commitment to UCLA. Unfortunately …
Read More »Report: Dodgers dismiss Bob Engle and many international scouts
Ever since the Guggenheim Partners purchased the Dodgers in May 2012, it has made it a point to re-establish the organization in the international market. Now, two of the men responsible …
Read More »Dodgers On Verge Of Setting Home Run Records
Both of the Dodger runs in Sunday’s 2-1 win over Cincinnati came on homers, solo shots from Zack Greinke (!) and Joc Pederson. Our friend KMT asked an interesting question …
Read More »On Those Underwhelming Rotation Additions
So no one’s happy with the pitching acquisitions the Dodgers made at the deadline, understandably: The four pitchers the Dodgers acquired at the trade deadline have now allowed 35 runs …
Read More »What Does Your Optimal Bullpen Look Like?
This is more about asking a question than about doing any deep, Brim-like analysis, but the bullpen has been a source of concern lately, and while there’s definitely some room …
Read More »The case for keeping Austin Barnes around when A.J. Ellis returns
A.J. Ellis is due back from the disabled list on Tuesday. Yay-J! That likely means the end Austin Barnes on the 25-man roster for the time being. But it shouldn’t …
Read More »The Pitching Trade Market Is So Uncertain
David Price, last year a very, very good pitcher with 1.5 years left on his contract, cost the Tigers Drew Smyly (a good, ready-now lefty pitching prospect, who would be …
Read More »Another positional logjam is brewing with the Dodgers
There really is no such thing as having too much talent. It’s obviously better to have too much than not enough. But here we are about two weeks from the …
Read More »10 Questions With Molly Knight About ‘The Best Team Money Can Buy’
As you’ve no doubt heard, Molly Knight‘s The Best Team Money Can Buy: The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Wild Struggle to Build a Baseball Powerhouse comes out today, and I’m of course …
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