*  *  *  UPDATE *  *  *  January 25, 2016 at 9:30 am PT  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * On Saturday, ThinkBlueLA conducted a poll asking its readers if the National League should adopt the designated hitter rule. And even […]

As you have discovered, if you clicked on your LA DodgerTalk bookmark this morning, you were redirected here to ThinkBlueLA. And while this may have come as a surprise to the many longtime readers of Mark Timmons’ great Dodgers blog site, I can assure you that there is no one more surprised than we are. Like many […]

Just as they have done for the past eight years, the Dodgers will once again host their annual ‘Select-A-Seat’ event on Thursday and Friday, January 28 and 29 at Dodger Stadium. The Select-A-Seat event allows current Dodgers season ticket holders the opportunity to exchange or upgrade their season seat locations based on seat availability from former […]

During the MLB Owners Meetings this past week, new MLB commissioner Rob Manfred was asked if there was enough interest among team owners to consider bringing the designated hitter rule to the National League. “Twenty years ago, when you talked to National League owners about the DH, you’d think you were talking some sort of […]

Prospect evaluators are a dime a dozen and you certainly don’t have to look very long or hard to find them. But while evaluating prospects is extremely subjective and relies heavily on opinion, there are three prospect evaluators out there who have established themselves as among the best in the business. Without question one of the […]

If you’ve ever been to a spring training game at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona you’ve undoubtedly seen him – or at least heard him. His name is Derrick Moore and he is as big a part of the spring training experience as Clayton Kershaw, Andre Ethier, Yasiel Puig or any other Dodger player. Moore is […]

Dodger fans seem to be an impatient lot. However, it might be quite fair to say that 27 years without a World Series banner flying in Dodger Stadium has, without a question, earned the Dodger faithful the right to be a bit impatient. After all, this is a big market, storied franchise. During those 27 […]

Exactly one week to the day after the Dodgers were eliminated from playoff contention by the New York Mets, Dodgers utility infielder (and primary third baseman) Justin Turner underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. The October 22, 2015 procedure, which was performed by Dodgers head team physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache, was intended to “cleanup loose bodies” […]

It was reported late Sunday evening that the Dodgers had signed catcher Vin DiFazio to a minor league contract. The 29-year-old Hampton, New Jersey native played the past two seasons with the St. Paul Saints of the the Independent League American Association. Interestingly enough, DiFazio was a Saints teammate with outfielder and first baseman Angelo Songco who […]

With pitchers and catchers due to report exactly one month from tomorrow and with contracts for all arbitration-eligible players now finalized, it appears that the Dodgers 2016 Opening Day roster will be comprised of players who currently make up the team’s 40-man roster. In other words, the blockbuster trade for a big-name starter, reliever or position player […]