A while back I took a look at what I consider to be the Dodgers best 20-and under team. I certainly enjoyed looking at the achievements of the youngsters in the farm system who had played the 2015 season mostly as teenagers. Yesterday while browsing a bit randomly I came across an article about Charles […]

The Dodgers have officially announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Yaisel Sierra to a six-year contract. Sierra, 24, pitched five seasons in Cuba’s Serie Nacional with Holguin (2010-14) and Sancti Spiritus (2012), going 16-21 with 25 saves and a 4.23 ERA in 131 games (25 starts). Sierra, who was ranked No. 13 on Baseball America’s […]

Back in December of 2012 when Zack Greinke had his introductory press conference at Dodger Stadium, he told the gathered media that he loved to hit. Of course, he immediately followed this up by saying that his primary job was to pitch, not hit. Sure enough, when the now 32-year-old 2015 NL Cy Young runner-up opted out […]

Although Friday was technically the day when Dodgers pitchers and catchers reported for spring training, there are quite a few position players in camp already – in fact, most of them are. Without question, the one drawing the greatest amount of attention – especially among the Dodgers’ training and conditioning staff and the front office […]

Much has been said and written this off-season about the depth the Dodgers have heading into spring training – the result of several key trades and signings by Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and general manager Farhan Zaidi this winter. In fact, it is because of this depth that Baseball Prospectus has projected the Dodgers […]

It was being widely reported on Thursday night that the Dodgers have signed right-handed reliever Louis Coleman to a major league contract. Although the deal has not yet been confirmed by the Dodgers, Coleman posted this on Twitter late Thursday evening. Coleman was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 5th round of the 2009 MLB […]

Preseason predictions are like noses – everybody has one. And while some preseason prognostications may seem more accurate and believable than others, the bottom line is that baseball isn’t played on paper. Late Monday evening, Baseball Prospectus – one of the best sabermetric sites on the world wide web – released their much-anticipated annual PECOTA rankings. Much to the […]

When the Dodgers sent second baseman Dee Gordon, right-hander Dan Haren and infielder Miguel Rojas to the Miami Marlins in exchange for left-hander Andrew Heaney, right-hander Chris Hatcher, catcher Austin Barnes and utility infielder/outfielder Kiké Hernandez during the 2014-2015 off-season – a deal that ultimately landed second baseman Howie Kendrick from the Angels in exchange Heaney – […]

There is little doubt that if Dodgers utility outfielder / first baseman Scott Van Slyke were on any other major league team, he would probably be an everyday player. Oh sure, he’s not the greatest defensive outfielder in the game today, but it’s hard to rank him below average. In fact, there are some who […]