When Dodgers manager Dave Roberts met with reporters on Tuesday at the 2018 MLB Winter Meetings currently underway in Las Vegas, he laid out several of his and Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman’s intentions for the 2019 season. Among them was their plan to return 30-year-old right-hander Kenta Maeda to the starting rotation […]

For the second consecutive day, the Dodgers did not make any blockbuster deals at the 2018 MLB Winter Meetings in Las Vegas. But if the reports are true, they are about to make one that could have a huge impact on the two-time World Series runners-up … not on the field, but in the Dodgers […]

As the 2018 MLB Winter Meetings approach the halfway point, the blockbuster trade that many Dodger fans were hoping for or perhaps even expecting hasn’t happened … not yet, at least. And judging by what Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said when asked if he was feeling any pressure to make a deal […]

When Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman met with reporters this past Friday in advance of this week’s MLB Winter Meetings in Las Vegas, he told them that the team’s “acute needs” were to find a catcher to replace (now) free agent Yasmani Grandal and to “continue augmenting the bullpen.” He also said that […]

Make no mistake about it, the Dodgers use of analytics in determining who pitches and who hits in today’s game isn’t going away anytime soon. In fact, the smart money says it will never go away … not ever. …or will it? This past Thursday, LA Times sports columnist Dylan Hernandez ran an article that […]

With the 2018 MLB Winter Meetings set to kick off this Sunday at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman met with reporters at Dodger Stadium on Friday afternoon to share what their plans and hopes are heading into the annual meetings. “In terms of acute needs, […]

On behalf of the entire staff on ThinkBlueLA.com, we extend our deepest sympathies, thoughts, and prayers to the families, friends, and colleagues of Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo, who were killed in a traffic collision in Yaracuy, Valenzuela. May they rest in peace.

With Opening Day still 111 days away (but who’s counting), the best we can do is check out Twitter throughout the day for the latest breaking Hot Stove news and/or listen to MLB Network Radio on Sirius XM in an attempt to quench our off-season baseball thirst … as best we can, that is. On […]

Since making his major league debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks on August 1, 2011, 32-year-old first baseman Paul Goldschmidt has been an absolute Dodger killer. We’re talking a career .302 batting average, a .376 on-base percentage, a .551 slugging percentage, for a ridiculous .927 OPS against them. Along the way he hit 31 home runs and […]

With the 2018 MLB Winter Meeting set to begin on Sunday in Las Vegas and barring any unforeseen moves between now and then, the Dodgers will show up at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino with the coldest Hot Stoves in the MLB. Oh sure, you can argue that the acquisition of Adam McCreery from the […]