The Dodgers will aim to reduce payroll to around $200 million by 2018, according to Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times, but why they’re doing so might be the …
Read More »Resetting the 40-man roster for what could be an active offseason
The Dodgers utilized the 40-man roster better than any team in 2016. At one time, they had 48 players on it (yes, it’s possible). Now that the season is over, let’s …
Read More »Wrapping up the Dodgers 2016 season
That sucked. There’s no other way to spin it. While the Dodgers put up a solid fight, they were underdogs in this series to the best team in baseball, so …
Read More »Why the Dodgers might not win the World Series
The Dodgers won 91 games, set a DL record, and captured their fourth NL West title in a row in 2016. There’s plenty of reasons to like this team and …
Read More »Why the Dodgers might win the World Series
You’re not going to believe this, but it’s hard to win the World Series. No, really, it is. There are 30 teams vying for the World Series every year, and …
Read More »Dodgers clinched the NL West and they celebrated the hell out of the event
The Dodgers have won the NL West in 2016, which doesn’t sound all that remarkable for the team with the highest payroll in baseball, but taking into consideration where they …
Read More »Rookies have significantly contributed to Dodgers’ success
The Dodgers front office did a great job building up the depth of this organization. It has been one of the primary focuses since Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi were …
Read More »Dodgers have embarrassment of LHP pitching riches for postseason
We’ve spilled much Internet ink about the Dodgers’ struggles against left-handed pitchers, but we haven’t talked a ton about their abundance of lefties — both in the rotation and the …
Read More »A playoff series in September looms for Dodgers and Giants
Tonight begins the biggest series of the season … you know, since the last series against the Giants. And make no mistake, this will be a playoff-like series, despite the Giants’ …
Read More »A look at some left-handed pitchers the Dodgers could see in October
Since I wrote about the Dodgers’ struggles against lefties being tied to under-performing players, things haven’t gotten better. They’ve gone 4-6 against southpaws (18-20 overall) and, more troubling, they’ve lost …
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