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The Cubs secured the World Series title and off season is officially here. The list of free agents was announced Thursday morning which included nine Dodgers eligible to sign with other teams. If the Dodgers offer free agents a one-year, $17.2 million contract for next season by 2 p.m. PT on Monday, the players will have to […] More
It’s never too early to start assessing and speculating what changes, if any, need to be considered in the Dodgers’s bullpen. The most storied aspect of the club this year was the adaption to the number of pitching changes Manager Dave Roberts had to make. Manager Dave Roberts and his pitching staff used 31 different pitchers to replenish […] More
For what has seemed like a very tumultuous few months filled with injuries and frustratingly inconsistent hitting, the Dodgers have actually had a very good first half of the season. They sit atop the National League Wild Card standings at 51-40. They’re 7-3 in their last 10 games, and find themselves a manageable 6.5 games […] More
A wave of anxiety has swept over Dodgers fans recently, and for good reason. The batting lineup has underachieved all season, Clayton Kershaw is on the DL for just the second time in his career, and Joc Pederson has also been sidelined with a sprained right AC joint. With the barrage of turmoil hitting this […] More
The Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen has been a point of contention all season long. They’ve had their fantastic moments, but they’ve also had their poor moments. On Sunday afternoon, we saw a little of both. Pedro Baez and Kenley Jansen were awesome, yet not everyone else was. Then again, the defense did a lot to […] More
For those of you who do not know, MLB StatCast is a service that registers many things. It measures distance on balls hit, exit velocity, pitch speed, spin rate, launch angle, running speed, and a whole lot more. It’s extensive. In yesterday’s loss to the San Francisco Giants, the Los Angeles Dodgers racked up some […] More
The backend of the bullpen for the Los Angeles Dodgers is mostly intact. You know what you’re going to get. Kenley Jansen is still the team’s dominant closer, and J.P. Howell is the setup man that bridges the gap to Jansen. Outside of that, though, there are question marks that remain for the Dodgers. This […] More
Our Dodgers get started shortly against the World Champion Kansas City Royals and we’re here to offer all the updates as they come. Alex Wood will make his second start of the spring after having missed his last one with forearm tightness. Also slated to pitch today is Kenley Jansen and J.P. Howell, who looked […] More
The Los Angeles Dodgers played their second spring training game of the year today, and they ended up tying with the Texas Rangers. Beyond that, there was news about who would start on Sunday to replace Brett Anderson, Corey Seager’s rank amongst those in baseball as far as his trade value is concerned, and a […] More
It hasn’t been for lack of trying that the Los Angeles Dodgers haven’t acquired a great reliever to pair up with Kenley Jansen this offseason. They certainly made a run at Aroldis Chapman, but ultimately decided that his legal issues were not worth the headache. They then opted to take a cheap route, signing Joe […] More
A major rule change could be coming to baseball soon, plus, could the Dodgers swap infielders with a division rival? It does make sense. Read about that and more in today’s Dodgers Credits. Dodgers Nation Might the Dodgers and Diamondbacks swap second basemen? It does make sense for both teams. Adrian Gonzalez and Yasiel Puig […] More
The Dodgers have made another addition today, though this time it’s to their front office, not to the roster. Read about that and more in today’s Dodgers Credits. Dodgers Nation Kenta Maeda’s contract is loaded with incentives, and Dodger fans had fun suggesting their own. 66 years ago, the Dodgers hired the legendary Vin Scully. […] More
