Disclaimer: One week of Spring Training baseball is an incredibly small sample size upon which to make any worthwhile player assessments, but that’s part of the fun of watching Arizona Cactus League and Florida Grapefruit League games. Dodger fans are no different; we watch games and make value judgments whether this player or that player […]

As most Dodger fans know, highly touted 22-year-old Dodgers catching prospect Keibert Ruiz did not report for Spring Training 2021 when pitchers and catchers were due on February 17. …or on February 18. Or on February 22, when position players reported. …or on February 23. As it turns out, during his first official Zoom press […]

Thirty-two-year-old Dodgers future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw made his Spring Training 2021 debut on Friday afternoon against the Kansas City Royals at Surprise Stadium. He did not allow a run and allowed only one hit to the seven batters he faced while striking out two and walking none in his two innings of work. […]

It was being widely reported on Wednesday that California Governor Gavin Newsom is working “very closely” with Major League Baseball on a plan that will allow fans in the stands at California stadiums this season despite the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. According to several news sources, Newson has had “advanced” conversations with the league and public […]

During his media briefing on Thursday afternoon, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was asked about 25-year-old outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger’s progress towards taking live balls and hitting on the field. Bellinger underwent shoulder surgery to repair his right (non-throwing) shoulder back in November of last year. Bellinger had dislocated his shoulder several times during the 2020 […]

Losing 29-year-old super-utility Kiké Hernández to free agency this past off-season was a huge blow to the Dodgers. In addition to his tremendous versatility during his six seasons with the Dodgers, the San Juan, Puerto Rico native and sixth-round draft pick in 2009 by the Houston Astros out of the American Military Academy in Toa Baja, […]

As the Dodgers approach the start of the 2021 season, there has been considerable focus on player growth during Spring Training this year. Twenty-five-year-old Louisville, Kentucky native Dodgers catcher Will Smith is one such player. Smith ended the 2020 season batting a .289 and was recognized as one of the best catchers in the NL […]

Those iconic words of Dodgers Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully are music to the ears of every Dodger fan no matter what time of the year it is. Sunday was a day that die-hard Dodger fans and the Dodger players themselves have been waiting for – the first Spring Training game of 2021 and […]