Tag Archives: A.J. Ellis

Russell Martin is going to get paid — and rightfully so. It might be by the Dodgers, but it also might not be (#analysis). He’s looking for a 5-year, $75-80 …

If you didn’t already know this, we keep an updated list of Dodger salary commitments for the next few years right on this very site. (“Doesn’t Cots do that,” you …

PA AVG OBP SLG wRC+ HR WAR MLB 347 .191 .323 .254 72 3 -0.4 What happened in 2014: Struggled horrendously at the plate and spent time on the disabled list …

It’s now the offseason, so it’s time to talk about potential roster upgrades. The Dodgers have huge holes in the bullpen, some minor ones in the starting rotation, and of …

Baseball players are (understandably) going nuts with the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge recently, but when I saw that Dee Gordon did it, I wasn’t expecting to also get the best …

As we all focused, and continue to focus, on the need for help in the rotation and bullpen, something that kept quietly coming up was the Dodger catching situation, which …

I don’t want to take anything away from Paul Maholm, who was obviously incredible tonight. After two months in the bullpen, he was asked to make a spot start with Josh …

Yesterday, the Red Sox designated catcher A.J. Pierzynski for assignment, and it caught my interest. It shouldn’t have — Pierzynski is 37 and hitting .254/.286/.348 for a last-place club — but …

It seems like the last few game threads I’ve written have involved certain players coming back from injury or a day off, and today is no different. The Dodgers activated …

It’s been a tough few games for Dodger catchers, but then again, it’s been a tough season for Dodger catchers. Tim Federowicz not only went 0-5 in the loss to …