Archive for 2021

What Would / Will It Take to Bring Kershaw Back?

Thirty-three-year-old Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw is a first-ballot Hall of Famer, of this you can be sure. But you can also be sure that the Dallas, TX native and Dodgers first-round draft pick in 2006 out of Highland Park High School in University Park, TX, is nowhere near the same pitcher that won three Cy […]

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Don’t Blow This One, Guys

As most baseball fans know, the current collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association is set to expire at 11:59 p.m. on December 1, 2021. And based on the contentious history between the two extremely powerful (and extremely wealthy) factions, negotiations are once again expected to be… well… contentious. Late […]

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Dodgers Make Heaney Signing Official

Earlier this week, it was being widely reported that the Dodgers were in talks with 30-year-old left-hander Andrew Heaney. Early Wednesday evening, the Dodgers confirmed (via Twitter) that they had indeed signed the Oklahoma City, OK native and first-round draft pick in 2012 by the Miami Marlins out of Oklahoma State University to a one-year deal for […]

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Seager in Pinstripes? Say It Ain’t So!

It’s pretty much a foregone conclusion that 27-year-old shortstop Corey Seager has played his final game in a Dodger uniform. In the simplest of terms, the Charlotte, NC native and Dodgers first-round draft pick in 2012 out of Northwest Cabarrus High School in Concord, NC has played – and priced – himself out of Dodgers President […]

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Friedman Talks Kershaw

To say that Dodgers fans are a little anxious over the free-agent situation their beloved team is facing right now would be a gross understatement. I mean, we’re talking twelve players from their 2021 season-ending 40-man roster who are now MLB free agents. That’s 30 percent of said roster. They are (alphabetically): Starting pitcher Danny Duffy Starting pitcher Cole […]

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Scherzer Named Finalist for 2021 NL Cy Young Award

Thirty-seven-year-old Dodgers right-hander Max Scherzer has been named one of three finalists for the 2021 National League Cy Young Award, along with 31-year-old Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler and 27-year-old Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Corbin Burnes. The announcement came late Monday afternoon. Scherzer, already a three-time Cy Young Award winner, was acquired by the Dodgers from […]

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‘It’s Tiiiiime for Dodgers … Hot Stove!’

Let’s face it, as diehard Dodgers – and baseball – fans, the off-season that is unceremoniously dumped on us at the worst possible time of the year, is devastating. Gone (or at least reduced) are the multiple written and online articles and podcasts that we relied so heavily on for our daily dose of updates […]

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Seager Likely to Decline Qualifying Offer

It was reported on Saturday that two-time All-Star, two-time Silver Slugger, 2020 World Series MVP, and 2016 National League Rookie of the Year Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager had been given a qualifying offer by the Dodgers … to the tune of $18.4 million. Although there has been no official word yet from the team or […]

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Dodgers 2022 Coaching Decisions

Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts’ coaching staff in 2021 included: bench coach Bob Geren, hitting coaches Brant Brown, Robert Van Scoyoc, and Aaron Bates (assistant), base coaches Clayton McCullough (first) and Dino Ebel (third), pitching coaches Mark Prior and Connor McGuiness (assistant), bullpen coaches Josh Bard and Steve Cilladi (catcher), and game planning and communications coach […]

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Dodgers Favorites to Win 2022 World Series

Around this time last year, Las Vegas oddsmakers had the Dodgers as strong favorites to win the 2021 World Series. In fact, they had them as favorites to win their second consecutive World Championship in as many seasons heading into the 2021 National League Championship – and we all know how that worked out. Well, […]

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