While it is much too early in the 2020 spring training to draw any firm conclusions on any Dodgers players, there have been some early, notable performances. * * * * Pitching In the seven games played thus far, the Dodgers have ten pitchers who have each worked two or more innings without allowing […]
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Kershaw’s Back!
February 29th, 2020 at 8:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka * * * * * * * * It may not have been the 97-MPH fastball that he once threw, and his once knee-buckling curveball may not have been as ridiculous as it also once was, but you could tell immediately that soon-to-be (on March 19) 32-year old left-hander Clayton Kershaw is 100 […]
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It’s Feast or Famine for Kiké
February 28th, 2020 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka The good news is that 28-year-old Dodgers utility infielder Kiké Hernandez has hit two home runs through the Dodgers’ first six Spring Training games to tie him with phenom outfield prospect Cody Thomas for the team lead. The pair are also currently tied for the team lead in RBI with five each. The bad news […]
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Should Dodgers Trade Pitching?
February 27th, 2020 at 10:00 am by 0799291000348 If you buy into the old baseball adage “You can never have enough pitching,” then the answer is no, keep everyone that is above the borderline level and find ways to either use or stash them until needed. Makes sense – unless the roster and minor league depth is as loaded as the 2020 Dodgers. […]
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Cody Thomas is Winning Spring Training
February 27th, 2020 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka If you didn’t know who Cody Thomas was before this week began, you most certainly do now. For the second time in three days, the 25-year-old Colleyville, TX native and onetime Oklahoma Sooners backup quarterback who was selected by the Dodgers in the 13th round of the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft hit a clutch home run […]
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Corey Seager is Back
February 26th, 2020 at 10:00 am by 0799291000348 During the 2019-20 Hot Stove season, there were unsubstantiated rumors that the Dodgers were willing to trade 25-year-old shortstop Corey Seager, hoping to replace him with 26-year-old Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor, or handing the position to their top prospect, 22-year-old middle infielder Gavin Lux, Baseball America’s 2019 Minor League Player of the Year. Various […]
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Thanks A.J. – We Needed That
February 26th, 2020 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Anyone who has ever had the pleasure of being in a major league clubhouse before or after a game knows firsthand that there are certain players that everyone just seems to gravitate to, including fellow players and especially media-types. In the Dodgers clubhouse, some of the more obvious guys – and for obvious reasons – […]
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Mookie’s Newest – and Biggest – Fan
February 25th, 2020 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka In a day and age where everything always seems to be ‘all about me,’ there are occasional moments and acts of kindness towards others that restore our faith in humanity, regardless of who it is and how many zeros are at the end of their paycheck; especially from the unexpected, say, like, multimillionaire sports figures. […]
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‘Cody … You Are Ridiculous!’
February 25th, 2020 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Ok, that headline isn’t original. It was borrowed from popular Dodgers broadcaster Joe Davis, who once said “Cody Bellinger, you are ridiculous,” to describe an impossible play made by 2017 National League Rookie of the Year Cody Bellinger on July 20 that season. Bellinger, of course, would go on to win the 2019 NL MVP […]
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THIS is Why the Dodgers Didn’t Trade D.J. Peters
February 24th, 2020 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka I have a confession to make. I am extremely biased when it comes to Dodgers top-ranked outfield prospect D.J. Peters. Why, you ask? Because in addition to being a terrific five-tool player, the Glendora, CA native and the Dodgers fourth-round draft pick in 2016 out of Western Nevada College in Carson City, NV, D.J. is […]
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