Remember when we were kids, whenever something really bad was happening, we would shut our eyes real tight believing ‘If I can’t see them, they can’t see me?’ Well, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and the Houston Astros have their eyes shut real tight right now. Allow me to digress. There is no disputing that the […]

Late Sunday evening it was widely reported – and subsequently confirmed – that 29-year-old (on his birthday, no less) free agent left-hander Alex Wood, was returning to the Dodgers on a one-year/$4 million deal that includes performance incentives that could make the deal worth $10 million. In his four seasons with the Dodgers, the Charlotte, North […]

Throughout this year’s so-called ‘Hot Stove season,’ the Dodgers have been ice cold. In fact, heading into Friday’s arbitration deadline, the Dodgers had made exactly three additions to their roster: minor league infielder Carlos Sepulveda on December 12, veteran right-hander Blake Treinen on December 15, and veteran right-hander Jimmy Nelson on January 7. That’s it. […]

In accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiated between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association, players with three or more years of MLB service time (or those who qualify with Super Two status*) are eligible to have their respective salaries determined in arbitration. The Ugly Arbitration has winners and losers. […]

For the first time since 2007, the Dodgers could find themselves in an unfamiliar position. Could. After a relatively quiet Friday morning and afternoon, the proverbial flood gates opened on Friday evening, when multiple news sources reported that the Dodgers had addressed all nine of their arbitration-eligible players. Without question, the two biggest names on […]

Make no mistake about it, FOX Sports reporter and The Athletic (subscription required) senior writer Ken Rosenthal is ‘connected.’ Not only does he have a reputation for getting the inside scoop on nearly every professional athlete on the planet, but he also has more “sources” than any other reporter on the planet as well. But […]

It’s no secret, Dodger fans are a spoiled lot. Not only are we blessed to have the best team in all of baseball, but we are also blessed to have the best team of radio and television broadcasters and analysts to tell us about them. On Tuesday, several Dodgers on-air personalities were presented with beautiful […]

While Dodgers fans impatiently wait on the much-anticipated acquisition of elite talent for the 2020 roster, the business of baseball continues in the teams’ operations department. Negotiations continue with the nine remaining arbitration-eligible players (Pedro Baez, Cody Bellinger, Kiké Hernandez, Max Muncy, Joc Pederson, Corey Seager, Ross Stripling, Chris Taylor, and Julio Urias) in the […]