The Dodgers have selected the contract of right-handed reliever Chin-hui Tsao from Triple-A Oklahoma City and optioned right-hander Mike Bolsinger to OKC. Tsao has gone 1-1 with six saves and a 3.31 ERA (6 ER/16.1 IP) at Triple-A, including a run of 8.1 consecutive scoreless innings in his last eight games since April 29. The […]

It’s a given that every true, die-hard Dodger fan checks the NL West standings religiously. Unfortunately, in doing so, we are all aware that the reign of good fortune that the Dodgers enjoyed over the first six weeks of the season where a .500-ish record has been good enough to remain at or near first place in […]

Dodger fans are a rather impatient bunch. Oh sure, our Brooklyn predecessors had to wait more than half a century before winning their first World Series title, but they were anything but patient about it. And a good percentage of today’s Dodger fans weren’t even born when the Dodgers won their last World Series in 1988, so […]

Say the name Kershaw and there isn’t a person in the civilized world who doesn’t know who you’re talking about. But even though most of us often refer to the extremely humble 28-year-old Dallas, Texas native by only his last name (or the shortened variation Kersh), it’s probably safe to say that he has no interest […]

Dodgers back-up outfielder Trayce Thompson has hit a home run in four of the last eight games he has played in, including a walk-off home run on May 10 and two home runs on Monday night. Dodgers so-called everyday left fielder Carl Crawford has yet to hit one. Thompson has made several brilliant diving catches […]

Fans who have been closely watching Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig’s at-bats over the past three or four weeks have pretty much come to the same conclusion – they have been horrible. He was first-pitch swinging – usually at a bad pitch – and was an absolute sucker for a slider low and away; often times way […]

It can be argued that Clayton Kershaw may be the greatest Dodger pitcher to toe the rubber. I say that with complete candidness, fully understanding the amazing legacy of Dodger pitching over the years. What we are witnessing now is historic. And yes, it’s taken for granted. In Kershaw’s 62 innings pitched thus far, (which […]

The 2016 First Year Player Draft is less than a month away with round one getting underway on Thursday June 9th and the fortieth round wrapping up on Saturday, June 11th. The draft – alternately referred to as the June Draft, Amateur Draft or Rule 4 Draft – will be streamed from MLB Network’s studios […]

When the Dodgers traded Matt Kemp and his lofty eight-year / $160 million contract to the San Diego Padres after the 2014 season for (then) 26-year-old highly-touted catcher Yasmani Grandal, they were hoping to get a defensive and even more so a switch-hitting offensive upgrade from (then) 35-year-old / seven-year MLB veteran catcher A.J. Ellis and his career .240 […]

It is impossible to deny that Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez is mired in a horrible slump – perhaps the worst of his 13-year MLB career. Over the past two weeks and prior to Tuesday night’s game against the New York Mets, Gonzales was 9 for 50 (.180) with zero extra base hits, zero RBIs and struck […]