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The Dodgers traded second baseman Logan Forsythe, southpaw Devin Smeltzer, and outfielder Luke Raley to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for former All-Star second baseman Brian Dozier hours before the 2018 trade deadline. The Trade When the Dodgers acquired Dozier, he was in the midst of a year-long slump which was uncharacteristic considering all of […] More
Doing individual reviews of each and every single player of the 2018 Los Angeles Dodgers is kind of like going through the Rolling Stones’ entire discography. There’s a lot of good stuff to go through, to the point where it feels endless. You’ve got monster albums like Beggar’s Banquet, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main […] More
Since being named as the president of baseball operations for the Dodgers, Andrew Friedman has constantly been labeled as a “prospect hugger” by fans and analysts. That narrative couldn’t be further from the truth. Friedman has traded prospects often, whether it’s in the off-season or at the trade deadline. When people complain the Dodgers don’t […] More
Kevin and FRG discuss the Dodgers trade deadline acquisitions, and trades that almost happened, with NBC LA reporter Michael Duarte. They also get into the retirement of Andre Ethier, why the Astros are an awful organization, why the Atlanta Braves need new announcers, and a revolutionary new idea for the Dodgers’ playoff pitching rotation. LISTEN […] More
The Dodgers were involved in essentially every rumor imaginable leading up to the July 31st deadline, but they finally revealed their hand. Los Angeles made a trade for Brian Dozier to fortify their offense down the stretch and into the playoffs. The Dodgers have simply not had offensive production at second base this season. Players […] More
We’re half way through the 2018 season, and that means its report card time! The first half of the year has been an up and down ride for the Dodgers. And when I say “ride,” I mean one of those rides that are really bad at the beginning, and then turn out to be pretty […] More
The Dodgers continued their hot streak vs. the Giants on Friday night, with a 3-2 victory. The Pitching Ross Stripling’s only flaw on a great performance was a 2-run Home Run that looked so unlikely to leave the park, even Charley Steiner didn’t think it had a chance. Bawce Stripling had a good night otherwise: […] More
Behind yet another dominant start from Ross Stripling, the Dodgers were able to pick up a series win over the first-place Braves, winning 7-2. The hitting was contagious yet again, as LA plated seven runs on 10 hits. For the Dodgers, they’ve won 14 of their last 18 games versus the Braves at Dodger Stadium. […] More
Behind yet another dominant start from Kenta Maeda, the Dodgers defeated the Rockies 3-0. This win gave them the series win, their second in a row. After arguably the best outing of his career, Maeda’s encore performance was almost just as good. Kenta Maeda comes out after 6 2/3 IP — career-high 111 pitches, 12 […] More
The Dodgers managed to take both of Saturday’s games from the Washington Nationals improving their record to 19 – 27, and moving within six games of the NL West leading Arizona Diamondbacks. Game One: Dodgers 4, Nationals 1 The first game of double-header featured a 11 a.m. PT start-time after inclement weather postponed Friday night’s […] More
.Logan Forsythe last appeared in for the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 14th. In that game, he exited in the sixth inning. He could be seen in the dugout grabbing his shoulder – and was placed on the 10-day disabled list with shoulder inflammation following the game. On Friday night in Rancho Cucamonga, Forsythe began […] More
The Dodgers are off to one of their worst starts in history. Los Angeles finds themselves nine games out of first place just 35 games into the season. It certainly doesn’t help any that they have well over $75 million in payroll tied up with players on the disabled list as of today. Key components […] More
