On January 26, 2019, the Dodgers officially backed out of the Manny Machado / Bryce Harper free agent sweepstakes when they signed 31-year-old free agent outfielder A.J. Pollock to a 4-year / $55 million contract, with a $10 million player option for a fifth year. Machado ended up going to the San Diego Padres on […]

When the Dodgers beat Zack Greinke and the Arizona Diamondbacks on Opening Day on Thursday at Dodger Stadium, the did so by setting a new Major League Baseball record with their eight Opening Day home runs in the 12-5 shellacking of the snakes; two each by Joc Pederson and Kiké Hernandez and one each by […]

What a way to start the 2019 season! Outstanding pitching performance by Hyun-Jin Ryu: six innings, four hits, one earned run, no walks, and eight strike outs. Kershaw-esque, if you please. Major League Baseball-record eight home runs in pitcher friendly Dodger Stadium, on March 28 no less – not a hot and humid night in […]

    *    *    *    *   It was five months ago to the day – exactly 151 days ago – that the last major league game was played at Dodger Stadium. It was Game-5 of the 2018 World Series, and we all know how that one ended. The result was seemingly the longest off-season of all […]

Starting Pitching: A+ Walker Buehler, Clayton Kershaw, Tony Gonsolin, Rich Hill, Kenta Maeda, Dustin May, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Dennis Santana, Ross Stripling, Julio Urias:  Exceptional blend of talent, experience, youth, and depth. Bull Pen: B+ Scott Alexander, Pedro Baez, JT Chargois, Yimi Garcia, Kenley Jansen, Joe Kelly, Jaime Schultz, plus a couple of starters who will […]

Dodger Stadium, the third oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball, will open its 58th season this week with new modern amenities and activations that incorporate the Dodgers rich history into the ballpark experience. The recent fan-friendly improvements since 2013 have helped the Dodgers lead Major League Baseball in attendance each of the last six seasons, including […]

Anyone who has known Dodgers manager Dave Roberts for even five minutes knows that he is (almost) always a very upbeat, positive guy. So when he proclaimed Monday “a great day for the Los Angeles Dodgers,” you immediately knew something good had happened. As it turns out and as a surprise to no one, Monday’s […]

Evaluating the Dodgers 2019 Non-Roster Invitees The Dodgers had 24 “non-roster invitees” (NRIs) at Camelback Ranch this spring, including late arrival Brad Miller and de facto invitee Cody Asche. Considering the team’s veteran roster, the chance of making the 40 man roster was slim-and-none; odds were much less to make the opening day active roster. So […]

In case you haven’t noticed, Corey Seager is back … with a vengeance. In the three spring training games in which he has appeared (with two more scheduled), the 24-year-old Charlotte, North Carolina native and Dodgers 2012 first-round draft pick is 2-for-7 (.286) with a home run, two RBI, and two runs scored. “I feel […]