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From fans to experts, everyone with a moderate understanding of baseball knows that the Dodgers are facing a lot of pressure to make a big splash this off-season. The perception of having missed out on big-time free agents and trade targets in at least each of the last two winters stings even more after a […] More
In my last article, I outlined the reasons third base is such a focus for the Dodgers to upgrade. Justin Turner’s defense has waned; his offense is good, but not great; and the Dodgers would like another power hitting right-handed batter in the line-up. While he’s not a right-handed hitter, moving Max Muncy to third […] More
This Sunday, the MLB off-season will officially kick into a frenzy (at least hopefully) with the Winter Meetings in San Diego. After the anticlimax of last year’s meetings in Las Vegas (in which hometown hero Bryce Harper was the coveted FA target), this year will hopefully help set a better tone, perhaps ideally with SD […] More
The Winter Meetings start on Sunday in San Diego and many of us are hoping the Dodgers can make some improvements. The Dodgers, as currently constituted, are already a very good team. However, we all saw them lose in game 5 of the National League Division Series (NLDS) to the Nationals. We then saw the […] More
Gerrit Cole is one hot commodity this offseason: Gerrit Cole Free Agency: Angels Owner willing to ‘do whatever it takes’ Dodgers: Jon Heyman Says Yankees and Gerrit Cole Discussed His West Coast Bias Dodgers: Gerrit Cole Sweepstakes Discussed by ESPN’s Jeff Passan The Nationals appear to be priced out of retaining both of Stephen Strasburg […] More
As soon as we found out that the Dodgers and free agent starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg had already went down, the floodgates opened on real hot stove action. Dodgers Meeting with Stephen Strasburg Already Happened Free Agent Gerrit Cole, Dodgers Meet in Los Angeles Dodgers News: LA Reportedly Met with Free Agent Anthony Rendon These […] More
With the Winter Meetings beginning next week, Andrew Friedman and company will surely be looking to improve the Dodgers in any way possible. One name to keep an eye on is Red Sox star Mookie Betts, who LA has recently been linked to. A trade for Betts could make a lot of sense for both […] More
After the non-tender deadline came and went on Monday, many new free agents found themselves on the open market. One new free agent is Yimi Garcia, who will not be back with the Dodgers in 2020. This leaves the Dodgers 40-man roster at 39 as of this writing. Players that are non-tendered are rarely a […] More
My love and admiration for the best pitcher of my generation – both as a baseball player and as a person – is well known, and one of the few things in this often uncertain world I’m sure of. Fully aware that we are witnessing history and becoming more aware of the passing of time […] More
A year after the unprecedented drag that was the 2018 off-season, the MLB hot stove has been a bit quicker to fire up in 2019. Will Smith, likely the best reliever on the free agent market, was almost immediately claimed by the Atlanta Braves. The San Diego Padres one-upped them with an even bigger contract […] More
Note: If graphs and images are not appearing, please scroll down and click “See the full version of this page”. Caleb Ferguson entered the 2019 season with high expectations. After an impressive 2018 campaign mostly out of the bullpen, many were hoping he could take the next step as a bridge to closer Kenley Jansen. […] More
For all the trade talk surrounding the Dodgers this off-season, little has manifested. In fact, the biggest “splash” has been the re-signing of Rocky Gale to a minor league contract. So far, the big rumors have been the Dodgers targeting a right-handed power bat for third base. The domino effect would of course shift Justin Turner […] More
