The Dodgers and the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) will play host to more than 300 pre-selected schoolchildren from the community surrounding Dodger Stadium at their annual Children’s Holiday Party tomorrow, December 14, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Lot L and in the Stadium Club. Dodger outfielder Joc Pederson and Dodger alumni Al […]
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BREAKING: Dodgers reportedly re-sign Jansen to five-year deal
December 12th, 2016 at 11:14 am 
by Ron Cervenka After much anxiety and speculation, it is being reported that Dodgers’ all-times saves leader Kenley Jansen has reached a five-year deal with the Dodgers that will earn the 29-year-old Curacao native $80 million. If true, and there is absolutely zero reason to think otherwise, it would become the second largest contract in MLB history for […]
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Dodger Minor Leaguers – These guys came to play
December 12th, 2016 at 9:03 am by Harold Uhlman While following the minor league teams during the past season I naturally followed the high draft picks that the Dodgers have made in the last three years or so. It was relatively easy to see why their farm system is now ranked at or near the top of the pack. There is a new wave […]
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Dodger fans should’t worry over Culberson move
December 10th, 2016 at 1:30 pm by Ron Cervenka On Friday, it was reported that 2016 NL West Division-clinching hero Charlie Culberson had been given a one-year, non-arbitration-eligible contract extension, was promptly designated for assignment and sent outright to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Culberson appeared in 34 games with the Dodgers in 2016, none bigger than on September 25, 2016 when he hit a dramatic 10th-inning, […]
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Roland Hemond – A baseball scout’s best friend
December 10th, 2016 at 7:00 am by Harold Uhlman The Arizona Fall League functions as a replacement for the winter leagues that flourish in Latin America following the regular minor league baseball season in North America. The AFL has gained a reputation as a league where Major League Baseball’s elite prospects go head-to-head for a six and one-half week span in October and November. […]
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Dodgers have two (very) inexpensive closer options
December 9th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka With every indication that the Dodgers are on the verge of backing away from the absolutely ludicrous Kenley Jansen sweepstakes that will net the soft-spoken 29-year-old Willemstad, Curacao native something in the five-year / 80 million range, there are a couple of very low-cost options available to the four-time consecutive NL West champions. The catch is that Dodgers […]
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Dodgers select two in Minor League Rule 5 Draft
December 8th, 2016 at 3:19 pm by Harold Uhlman The Dodgers did not select any players in the MLB portion of the Rule 5 Draft on Thursday morning, nor did they lose any. That was not a very well hidden secret as they had not cleared a spot on the 40-man roster which would have at least made them eligible to participate in the […]
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Jansen’s return to Dodgers becoming less likely
December 8th, 2016 at 10:24 am by Ron Cervenka When news broke late Wednesday night that World Series champion closer Aroldis Chapman had agreed to a a five-year/$86 million contract with the New York Yankees, it sent the Twittersphere into a frenzy – both good and bad. But even though the controversial flame-throwing left-hander is now guaranteed a record-setting average annual value (AAV) of $17.2 […]
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Checking in on Dodgers Minor League off-season activity
December 8th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman While waiting for things to happen with the Dodgers at the winter meetings I decided to have a look to see what has happened with the Dodgers full season minor league affiliates since the 2016 season ground to a halt. It certainly was not a surprise here that Minor League Baseball was recently named the […]
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Is it time for Robo Umps?
December 7th, 2016 at 7:01 am by Harold Uhlman The game we all love has changed considerably since the first published rules of baseball were written in 1845 for a New York baseball club called the Knickerbockers. Alexander Cartwright authored the rules and is considered to be one of “the fathers of baseball” along with Abner Doubleday, Henry Chadwick and the most likely true […]
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