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Day two of the Winter Meetings provided more than just rumors as a flurry of moves happened on Tuesday Afternoon. Here’s a recap of everything that has happened so far: The Giants are smart (1/2) All the news started at 2:30 p.m. when the Angels sent Zack Cozart and prospect Will Wilson to the Giants […] More
Right now, it all seems to be lining up for Anthony Rendon to become a Los Angeles Dodger. First and foremost, the Washington Nationals made waves in signing Stephen Strasburg to a record deal on Monday. Why is this impactful for the Dodgers’ pursuit of the superstar third baseman? Perhaps you heard last week when […] More
Obviously in following the wild MLB news cycle as you do this time of year, you heard about Stephen Strasburg’s mega 7-year, $245 million dollar contract signed with the Washington Nationals on Monday. Later on, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman held court with the media. While he spoke about the […] More
While all who follow the Los Angeles Dodgers wait to see what prize free agent gets the first big offer, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman spoke to the media. Of note, Friedman brings about a few key points worth filing away for Dodgers fans. First off, Friedman tells Ken Gurnick of MLB.com among others […] More
The Dodgers have been receiving trade calls on top-prospect infielder Gavin Lux, but so far they have rebuffed those teams, according to Jon Heyman. Dodgers have rebuffed some teams that have called with interest in Gavin Lux. LA is said to like Anthony Rendon though it remains unclear how they’d clear room for him. Justin […] More
This is supposedly the off-season where the Dodgers and Andrew Friedman will finally pull the trigger on a prized free agent. For the #Dodgers, it’s time. https://t.co/Bg2723Eliv — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 5, 2019 If the 2019 free agency class were a Coachella lineup, this trifecta would be at or near the top. A pair […] More
When you have something in your life that provides you with the very oxygen your soul needs to breathe, the days without it can seem endless. There’s something about the baseball season, especially its beginning: it awakens the senses, ignites optimism, renews friendships born of our common hope and aspirations for this team we love. […] More
After last off-season, when the most prized free agents didn’t sign until well after the Winter Meetings, this year is shaping up to be different. Top free agency prize Gerrit Cole is being courted aggressively, with offers slated to begin this week. At the moment, the Yankees are looking like the slam dunk favorite to […] 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
The Dodgers are among the teams who have met with free-agent third baseman Anthony Rendon, who executives believe could be the first big-name free-agent to sign, according to Buster Olney. Some high-ranking executives believe that the first big-dollar free agent who comes off the board will be Anthony Rendon, who has already met with teams. […] More
Recently a writer at NBC Sports speculated that the Los Angeles Dodgers were only interested in putting off the perception of pursuit of star players in free agency. Then Ken Rosenthal said the Dodgers were interested in Josh Donaldson, which isn’t quite equal with Anthony Rendon. Indeed – reading between the lines – it seems […] More
