Unless you were among those who saw him play while he was a star at the University of Georgia (from which he was drafted by the Dodgers in the eighth round in 2013), or during his six seasons in the Dodgers minor league system, you might not realize that 28-year-old Kyle Farmer is actually a […]
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So the Dodgers need a catcher? Why not A.J.?
December 19th, 2018 at 9:00 am 
by Lauren Jennings After last season’s catching faux pas in the playoffs, the Dodgers parted ways with a certain catcher that fans wanted benched in favor of Austin Barnes. And even though Barnes (sort of) did okay behind the plate, he pretty much proved that he is not what one would consider to be an everyday starting catcher. Kyle […]
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Under 100
December 18th, 2018 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka On Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at (approximately) 1:10 p.m. PT, the first pitch of the Dodgers 2019 season on Thursday, March 28 will be exactly 100 days away; meaning, of course, that one second later it will be less than 100 days away. The game will be one of three that will be carried live […]
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Dodgers announce booth changes for 2019
December 18th, 2018 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have announced the addition of Tim Neverett to their broadcast team. Neverett will call a select number of Dodger games on both television and radio, handling play-by-play duties on SportsNet LA during Joe Davis’s national assignments and on AM 570 in place of Charley Steiner, who requested to cut back on his broadcast […]
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Dodgers catcher plot thickens
December 17th, 2018 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka On Sunday afternoon it was reported that the New York Mets had signed free agent catcher Wilson Ramos to a two-year / $19 million contract. And while on one hand this may not directly affect the Dodgers, on the other hand it very much does and could have huge ramifications for them. Very huge. As […]
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Joe Kelly is technically not a Dodger … yet
December 16th, 2018 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka If you are into technicalities – and let’s face it, if you are a serious baseball fan, you undoubtedly are – former Boston Red Sox right-hander Joe Kelly is technically not a Dodger yet. Oh sure, everything is pretty much set and according the Baseball Prospectus’ extremely popular Cot’s Baseball Contracts website, it’s a done deal. […]
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I’ve got a feeling…
December 15th, 2018 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It is difficult, impossible even, to believe that “The Big One” (as firefighters and police officers often say) isn’t about to happen for the Dodgers. I mean, how is it that Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman can go to the 2018 MLB Winter Meetings in Las Vegas amidst countless rumors that the Dodgers […]
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Dodgers lose two in MLB Rule-5 Draft
December 14th, 2018 at 10:00 am by Ron Cervenka It’s one of those events that makes you squirm in your seat – the annual Rule-5 Draft, which is usually held on the final day of the MLB Winter Meetings each year. Although every team tries their best to protect their top Rule-5-eligible prospects from being snatched away by another team, the only way to […]
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Dodger fans slowly warming up to Kelly signing
December 14th, 2018 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka As the Dodgers brass pack their bags to head home from the 2018 Winter Meetings in Las Vegas, it’s probably safe to say that most Dodger fans are a little disappointed that the blockbuster trade or free agent acquisition they they were hoping for didn’t happen. Oh, sure, it’s hard to argue that signing free […]
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Dodgers keep their friends close and enemies closer
December 13th, 2018 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Unless you happened to be up at midnight, it wasn’t until you woke up on Thursday morning that you learned that the Dodgers had finally … finally made a significant transaction at the 2018 MLB Winter Meetings in Las Vegas. At 12:02 a.m. PT, MLB Network’s Jon Morosi reported that former Boston Red Sox right-hander […]
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