That’s one way to help make up for Zack Greinke‘s departure. The Dodgers on Monday agreed to a trade with the Reds to acquire Aroldis Chapman. Chapman is one of baseball’s …
Read More »A look at Dodgers’ 11 arbitration-eligible players & salaries
It’s never too early to think about next year. The Dodgers have 11 arbitration-eligible players (I know, I’m surprised, too), but not all of them are locks to return. Here …
Read More »Let’s See As Much Kenley Jansen As Possible, Please
Me, a few weeks back, when it seemed unlikely the Dodgers would overtake the Mets for home field in the NLDS: Home field adv doesn’t matter much, except that it …
Read More »Dodgers @ Astros August 22, 2015: Maybe Get a Hit Tonight
Well, look at it this way: Tonight has to go better than last night. It just has to. (All the more frustrating is that the scouting report on Mike Fiers …
Read More »Relievers Who Have Thrown More Than Kenley Jansen, Last 30 Days
Presented just about entirely without comment, here’s a list of relief pitchers who have thrown more pitches than Kenley Jansen over the last 30 days. “But worse pitchers take longer …
Read More »Kenley Jansen Is Just The Best
Kenley Jansen hasn’t pitched in a while, and that’s disappointing. He’s thrown only 16 pitches since the start of last week, on June 18 in Texas, and that’s it. That’s because …
Read More »Rockies @ Dodgers May 15, 2015: KENLEY
KENLEY. Today, the Dodgers activated Kenley Jansen and sent Daniel Coulombe back to Oklahoma City, which is a sentence I should probably just save because it will be used 20 …
Read More »2015 Dodgers prospects: 2018 Pitching Staff
This is the penultimate piece in my 2015 Dodgers prospects series. I look at how I think the 2018 pitching staff could shape up. There are a few Dodger pitching …
Read More »Looking at pitchers who could, temporarily, fill in for Kenley Jansen
Honestly, the Dodgers don’t really need to sign a reliever to make up for Kenley Jansen‘s production. They aren’t going to find anyone good at this stage and there are …
Read More »Closer Kenley Jansen out 8-12 weeks after surgery on left foot
The Dodgers announced today that closer Kenley Jansen will be out of action for 8-12 weeks following surgery to remove a growth from a bone in his left foot. In …
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