When Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias struck out Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Willy Adames for the final out of the 2020 World Series, several Dodgers immediately became free agents. Arguably, the most noteworthy was (then) 35-year-old Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner, who celebrated his 36th birthday exactly 30 days later, on November 23. As of this […]

Perhaps there is another reason why the Dodgers 2021 roster building has been proceeding at a snail’s pace. While fans, including this writer, were expecting the team to tweak the roster by re-signing Justin Turner and add a couple of free agents, have the Dodgers implemented a transition plan to preemptively avoid an aging roster […]

It should come as a surprise to no one that with pitchers and catchers due to report for Spring Training in less than a month, the MLB rumor mill is running rampant, including several that involve the (thus far) relatively quiet Los Angeles Dodgers. Then again, this is very much Dodgers President of Baseball Operations […]

Hall of Famer and Los Angeles Dodgers pitching great Don Sutton passed away at his home after battling cancer. Sutton was 75 years of age. “Today we lost a great ballplayer, a great broadcaster, and, most importantly a great person,” said Dodger President Stan Kasten. “Don left an indelible mark on the Dodger franchise during […]

Continuing with our look at Baseball America’s pre-season Top-10 Dodgers prospects, we move around the infield, reviewing number-three prospect Michael Busch, number-four Kody Hoese, number-7 Edwin Rios, and number-nine Miguel Vargas. Flashback to June 9, 2019: Dodgers infielder Max Muncy crushes a ball off Madison Bumgarner, landing in McCovey Cove well beyond the right-field fence […]

When it was announced on Friday that 32-year-old future Hall of Fame infielder DJ LeMahieu had agreed to a six-year / $90 million free-agent contract to return to the New York Yankees, it immediately changed the dynamics for beloved 36-year-old Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner and even more so for his agent Greg Genske of VaynerBaseball […]

Following weeks of rumor and speculation to the contrary, the Dodgers and 26-year-old two-time All-Star, two-time Silver Slugger, 2016 NL Rookie of the Year, 2020 NLCS MVP, and 2020 World Series MVP Corey Seager have agreed to a one-year/$13.75 million contract for 2021, thereby avoiding arbitration. Much like All-Star outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger, who agreed […]

Shortly before Friday’s noon (PT) deadline, it was reported on Twitter that the Dodgers and 25-year-old superstar outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger had avoided arbitration when the Scottsdale, AZ native agreed to a one-year/$16.1M contract. Bellinger, who made $11.5M last season to set a new record for a player in his first year of arbitration eligibility, is […]

Late Thursday evening, it was reported on social media that just-turned-30-year-old (on January 12) left-hander Alex Wood, who became a free agent following the Dodgers 2020 World Series win over the Tampa Bay Rays, had agreed to an incentive-laden one-year contract with the (ugh) San Francisco Giants that included a club option for a second […]