When news spread that the Dodgers had re-acquired one-time fan-favorite catcher Russell Martin from the Toronto Blue Jays last Friday for the final year of his current five-year / $82 million contract that will net him $20 million in 2019 in exchange for minor league infielder Ronny Brito and minor league right-hander Andrew Sopko, it was […]
(Read More)Archive for January, 2019
Kluber to Dodgers still possible, but not probable
As the 2019 Hot Stove season enters its final month, the guy who has been among the highest on the Dodgers radar this off-season – 32-year-old Cleveland Indians right-hander Corey Kluber – appears to be slipping away from them. On Sunday MLB.com’s Jon Paul Morosi reported that the San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, and Philadelphia […]
(Read More)Free FanFest tickets now available
Tickets for Dodgers FanFest 2019 are now available on-line. The event is free but requires a ticket to attend. Your free admission tickets will be delivered digitally through the MLB.com Ballpark App. Click here to get your free tickets. * * * * *
(Read More)Keep your friends close and your enemies closer
On Monday morning it was widely reported that the San Francisco Giants, the Dodgers fiercest rivals in the National League West Division, had re-signed 32-year-old left-hander Derek Holland to a one-year deal worth $7 million, with a club option for 2020. As Rosenthal notes, the club option for 2020 is loaded with incentives based on […]
(Read More)Will analytics be the death of the baseball scout?
As most baseball fans know, Twitter is, hands down, the single best source of news and information about our national pastime. Simply put, there is no faster way to get the latest up-to-the-second breaking news about your favorite team or about the game itself – period. The reason for this is because nearly every national […]
(Read More)39 down, 1 to go
With exactly one month until pitchers and catchers report for spring training, the Dodgers currently have 39 guys on their 40-man roster. Now obviously this isn’t a hard number and the 39 names (plus one) that we see today on that 40-man roster absolutely will not be the same 39 names (plus one) that we […]
(Read More)Dodgers pre-spring training 40-man roster nearly set
While much of the baseball world was buzzing about the surprise trade between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Dodgers that brought soon-to-be 36-year old Canadian-born catcher Russell Martin back to the Dodgers after an eight-year separation, there was some other significant news that came out of Chavez Ravine on Friday. Shortly after Friday’s 10 […]
(Read More)Didn’t see this one coming
There is an exceptionally good chance that when you heard the news late Friday morning that the Dodgers had re-acquired soon-to-be 36-year-old (on February 15) former Dodgers catcher Russell Martin, your immediate response was something similar to “Wait… what?” Sure enough, the Dodgers brought back the one-time fan-favorite backstop in a trade that sent minor […]
(Read More)Dodgers reportedly in on DJ LeMahiue
Late Thursday night it was being reported that the Dodgers could be the front runners to land 30-year-old free agent DJ LeMahiue, the longtime second baseman for the Colorado Rockies. As every Dodger fan knows, LeMahiue has been a thorn in the side of their beloved team throughout his eight-year MLB career, the first with […]
(Read More)Dodgers in “substantive discussions” with Marlins over J.T. Realmuto
Late Thursday morning it was being widely reported that the Dodgers are among six teams that are currently engaged in “substantive discussions” with the Miami Marlins over All-Star catcher J.T. Realmuto “According to a source, the Braves, Dodgers, Astros, Padres, Rays and Reds are considered the front-runners to acquire Realmuto. As it’s been all off-season, […]
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