*  *  * UPDATED March 16, 2015 at 9:30 am (PT) *  *  * When the Dodgers unceremoniously cut former closer Brian Wilson from the team shortly after the 2014 season ended and after he said that he would be exercising his guaranteed $9.5 million player option for 2015 (and why wouldn’t he?), rumors soon began […]

With the Dodgers now officially one-third of the way through their 2015 spring training schedule, the pieces are beginning to fall into place. Sort of… The Dodgers entered game number 10 of their scheduled 31 spring training games with 16 relievers who had not given up an earned run. The came out of the game […]

As if Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman, general manager Farhan Zaidi and field manager Don Mattingly didn’t already have enough on their plate trying to figure out who their utility infielders and outfielders are going to be, they are faced with an equally difficult decision as to who will fill the few available […]

For those old enough to remember, there was a popular journalist by the name of George Plimpton who, among many other things, was an avid sports fan. In fact, in 1963 he tried out for the Detroit Lions and became what they affectionately called their “last string quarterback.” Plimpton’s whole purpose for putting himself through the […]

When the Dodgers signed Canadian-born veteran left-hander Erik Bedard to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training camp back on January 18, they did so for a couple of reasons. First and foremost is that he provides starting pitching depth behind the projected Opening Day rotation of Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke, […]

When Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi took control of the Dodgers front office, one of the first things they said they wanted to do was to make the team better defensively – especially up the middle. With that, they traded away All-Star second baseman Dee Gordon and lost Hanley Ramirez to free agency and acquired […]

Dodger fans who were fortunate enough to see Sunday’s spring training game between the Dodgers and Brewers not only got a good look at the here and now with Brandon McCarthy making his first start of the spring, but they also got a good look at the future of their beloved team. Even though McCarthy gave up […]

It was one of those quotes that raised a few eyebrows. The date was January 8, 2014 and with the Dodgers having already announced that they were not going to pick up the $14 million club option on aging second baseman Mark Ellis for 2014, they were in desperate need of an everyday second baseman. Although there […]

I can almost hear Dodgers manager Don Mattingly now: O’Koyea Dickson is having a great spring but spring training doesn’t really mean anything – or words to that effect. Sound familiar? Kind of sounds like spring training 2013 when Dodgers sensation Yasiel Puig hit .517 with five doubles, two triples, three home runs and 11 RBIs […]