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While it seems like a short time ago that former Dodgers’ hitting coach Turner Ward was being embraced by Yasiel Puig, it’s about the one-year mark since. Then in the offseason – Ward vetted Los Angeles for Cincinnati – stating that he wanted to be closer to family. Coincidentally, Ward’s biggest supporter Puig was shipped […] More
The Los Angeles Dodgers have traded outfielders Matt Kemp and Yasiel Puig, catcher Kyle Farmer, and starting pitcher Alex Wood to the Cincinnati Reds for starting pitcher Homer Bailey, prospects Jeter Downs and Josiah Gray, and possibly international signing bonus money according to multiple reports. The Dodgers are expected to release Bailey after the deal […] More
Less than a month after Turner Ward decided to take the hitting coach job with the Cincinnati Reds, the Dodgers appear to have found their replacement. Pedro Moura from The Athletic reported Monday afternoon that Robert Van Scoyoc will become the Dodgers new hitting coach. Robert Van Scoyoc served as the Diamondbacks hitting strategist in […] More
In the end, being closer to home was a deciding factor in Turner Ward leaving the Los Angeles Dodgers for the Cincinnati Reds. Ward stated that the vision he has of the Reds currently also factored into his decision to leave. In an interview with Bill Plunkett, Ward gave some quotes. “The vision of what […] More
The Cincinnati Reds announced on Tuesday that Turner Ward will serve as their new hitting coach. Ward has served that role for the Los Angeles Dodgers since 2016. With this news – Ward joins the staff of new Reds manager David Bell. The Reds named Turner Ward their new hitting coach. So the Dodgers need a new hitting […] More
Yes, I’m well aware that you could all do a much better job than Dave Roberts. Screaming from the rooftops, “Fire Dave Roberts!!”. I hear you. But let’s get practical here. Dave Roberts and staff have led the Dodgers to two consecutive trips to the World Series. Unfortunately, they fell just short of the ultimate […] More
The Dodgers announced their full coaching staff just 40 days away from pitchers and catchers reporting to kick off the 2018 season. The staff is lead by none other than Dave Roberts, who is in his third season as the Dodgers’ Manager and Rick Honeycutt who will officially be returning as the Dodgers’ Pitching Coach […] More
MLB Network recently focused on how the Boys in Blue won the 2017 NLCS, and produced on-air segments over the weekend that showed viewers how this lineup has gotten so good. On Friday’s episode of The Rundown, Harold Reynolds caught up with former teammate, and Dodgers’ Hitting Coach, Turner Ward, to discuss the player development […] More
On Twitter, I jokingly refer to Joc Pederson as the “Quiet Assassin”. But, the sentiment behind this moniker is no joke. He’s having quite a season, albeit a quiet one, flying under the radar of the more high profile rookie phenom, Corey Seager. But, Joc Pederson has returned this season as a smarter, more well-rounded […] 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
Dave Roberts is in as the Dodgers new manager. It is extremely uplifting as Dodgers fans to have a new and fresh face bringing new ideas and philosophies with him in place of Don Mattingly. Before he and the Dodgers had mutually agreed to part ways, the Dodgers fan base and presumably front office and […] More
The coaching staff is starting to round out around Dave Roberts, as many expected. The Dodgers don’t have much time to take care of all this, as the Winter Meetings start within a week and there’s still much to be done. Tuesday, after already hiring the bench coach (Bob Geren), sources told ESPN’s Buster Olney […] More
