The fifth day of Spring Training games began with some added excitement on Tuesday when first baseman Freddie Freeman made his Dodgers debut against the Cincinnati Reds at Camelback Ranch – Glendale. Having just signed with Los Angeles on a six-year/$162 million contract, Freeman joins an already elite roster. Still, he sports quite the baseball […]

When Dodgers first baseman Max Muncy injured his left elbow in the final game of the 2021 regular season, it looked bad … REAL bad. But it wasn’t until late November that we learned just how bad it really was when he revealed to MLB Network’s Alanna Rizzo that he had already had Tommy John […]

Ask any Major Leaguer, and they will tell you that Spring Training games are not about results; they are about reps. According to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, All-Star first baseman/second baseman/third baseman Max Muncy will get his first reps of the Spring on Monday, when the ‘visiting’ Dodgers take on the ‘home’ Chicago White Sox […]

It’s one of those things that we often hear baseball broadcasters say: “He had a good at-bat.” But what exactly is “a good at-bat?” – Is it a base hit? A double? A triple? A home run? I mean, how can you argue that any of these is not “a good at-bat,” right? Truth be […]

Less than a week ago, it was being widely speculated – and reported – that 34-year-old (today) Dodgers ace and future Hall of Fame left-hander Clayton Kershaw would probably miss being the team’s Opening Day starter for only the fifth time in his soon-to-be 15-year Major League career, having done so nine times since 2011. […]

The Dodgers have agreed to terms with left-handed pitcher Tyler Anderson on a one-year contract through the 2022 season. Anderson, 32, joins the Dodgers after splitting the 2021 season between Pittsburgh and Seattle. He started the year with Pittsburgh, going 5-8 with a 4.35 ERA (50 ER/103.1 IP) and 86 strikeouts. He was traded to […]

In a somewhat unusual – or at least surprising – move, the Dodgers have acquired 33-year-old left-hander Danny Duffy from the Kansas City Royals on a one year deal with an option for 2023 in exchange for cash considerations and the proverbial player-to-be-named-later. It is unusual in the fact that the Goleta, CA native and third-round […]

With the announcement late Wednesday night that the Dodgers had signed 32-year-old future Hall of Fame first baseman Freddie Freeman, the Dodgers instantly went from being an already good baseball team to a “really really really good” baseball team. But can the addition of one guy actually do this? According to Dodgers President of Baseball […]

While the pursuit of free-agent first baseman Freddie Freeman is grabbing the attention of MLB journalists, talk shows, and bloggers, there is a disquieting realization to the Dodgers’ aggressive approach. Somethin’ ain’t right! When free-agent shortstop Corey Seager signed with the Texas Rangers, he left a gap in the Dodgers’ offense from the left side […]

Ask any Dodgers fan – or any baseball fan for that matter – who the greatest pitcher in Dodgers franchise history is, the answer will almost unanimously be Dodgers Hall of Fame left-hander Sandy Koufax. I say almost because Dodgers fans born after 1972, the year Koufax was enshrined in the sacred Halls of Cooperstown, […]