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Obviously when the news broke Tuesday that Major League Baseball ruled on the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal, a ripple effect began from the fans to people formerly in the Dodgers organization. Of course, the Dodgers felt the shockwaves of this scandal as closely as anyone. For instance, check out Gail Johnson’s latest piece. Now former […] More
MLB prospects have become an ever-popular phenomenon over the past decade or so. Now, more eyes than ever are focused on prospects rather than the young players in an organization being a faceless commodity. Accordingly, Jim Callis of MLB.com’s MLB Pipeline examines the Top-10 Farm Systems of the decade. Obviously, the Dodgers made the list; […] More
Is there anyone more accustomed to this time of year than former Dodgers’ general manager Ned Colletti? Without question, no one knows the craftsmanship of a July 31st trade better than the man himself. Now – in a very interesting segment – Colletti went on AM570 LA Sports to talk about things for the Dodgers […] More
Without question – ever since I read The Big Chair by Ned Colletti – I have loved hearing the man simply talk baseball. Therefore, when he was a guest on MLB.com’s ‘Chatting Cage’; I jumped on the opportunity to scribe what he had to say. Of course, Colletti talked on a wide range of topics and […] More
Ned Colletti spent a long-time building the roster of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Moreover, his wisdom gives him the right to speak on things like roster construction and personnel of a big league club. Colletti has strong feelings about the 2019 Dodgers – and their lack of need for free agent Manny Machado. Colletti feels […] More
“The big chair isn’t a recliner. It’s a hot seat that never relents.” Ned Colletti, Former GM of the Los Angeles Dodgers Colletti’s Legacy On November 16th, 2005, Ned Colletti was hired as the tenth General Manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He would ultimately serve in that role over the course of the next […] More
It’s 6:45am on a Tuesday morning in April, and Ned Colletti is on his way to Pepperdine University to teach one of his Sports Communication classes. He should arrive there in about 30 minutes or so, but this is southern California traffic, so it could be an hour and 30 minutes too. Teaching is just […] More
The following is excerpted from The Big Chair, by Ned Colletti. This book is a baseball lover’s dream, and chronicles many of the times inside the Dodgers front office during Colletti’s reign as general manager. This is an excerpt from the chapter titled ‘The Wild Horse’ and details the early days of Yasiel Puig. The […] More
Ned Colletti, former Dodgers’ General Manager from 2005 to 2014, was on The Rich Eisen Show recently and talked about his time in the front office and some of the decisions that he made. Colletti’s name can be connected to many great Dodgers over the years, but he focused on Justin Turner, Corey Seager, Cody […] More
As the regular season draws closer, there have been plenty of changes surrounding the Los Angeles Dodgers. The roster continues to be trimmed down in preparation for Opening Day, and new food options and security measures at Dodger Stadium have been announced in recent days. As the Dodgers have hit the homestretch of their preparation […] More
[new_royalslider id=”342″] The Los Angeles Dodgers wasted no time moving forward following their playoff elimination. After spending years as the Tampa Bay Rays’ general manager, Andrew Friedman agreed to join the Dodgers on Tuesday and became the team’s president of baseball operations. Friedman was officially introduced Friday during a press conference. With his move, Ned […] More
[new_royalslider id=”75″] After two seasons of winning the National League West division and falling short of reaching the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers made a significant change in the front office with the hiring of Andrew Friedman as president of baseball operations. With Friedman now in the picture, Ned Colletti relinquished his role as […] More
