While a discussion about Rookie of the Year (ROY) candidates may seem more appropriate for mid-season player evaluations, the Dodgers have four players on their 40-man roster who have the talent to be legitimate contenders for the National League award in 2023. With the team going through a roster retooling, the rookies who may get […]
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The Dodgers Have a Shortstop … Sort Of
January 30th, 2023 at 8:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka With Dodgers pitchers and catchers due to report for Spring Training in just 17 days, and with the first game of the 2023 regular season now just 59 days away, Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman finally made it known who the Dodgers shortstop would be. …sort of. While a guest on MLB Network […]
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A Necessary Evil
January 29th, 2023 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Although it’s true origin is unknown, it was one of those things that when Hall of Fame Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda said it, you immediately cringed and said “D’oh!” “I’d like to buy him for what he’s worth and sell him for what he thinks he’s worth.” Although perhaps a bit harsh, we have […]
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Dodgers Add Pitching Depth
January 28th, 2023 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Although there has been no official confirmation from the team yet, it was reported on Friday morning that the Dodgers have signed 26-year-old right-hander Jordan Yamamoto and 31-year-old right-hander Dylan Covey to Minor League deals, presumably with invitations to Major League Spring Training camp. This from MLB Trade Rumors: on Friday morning: “Yamamoto announced his […]
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Dodgers Prospects – Some (Almost) Great News
January 27th, 2023 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka On Thursday, MLB Pipeline released their annual Top 100 Prospects list, which included an impressive seven Dodgers prospects. That’s the great news … almost. The less-than-great news is that there was one defensive position noticeably missing from among the seven; one which has been a bit of a dilemma for Dodgers President of Baseball Operations […]
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2023 Promotions And Giveaways Announced
January 26th, 2023 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 As the 2023 season prepares to get underway, the Dodger faithful have quite a few things to look forward to. Most already have their calendars marked for the first Spring Training game, which is just one month away, and Opening Day 2023 a mere 63 days away. The first FanFest since 2020 is scheduled for […]
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The Right Way
January 25th, 2023 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka When the 2023 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot was released back on November 21, 2022, you didn’t have to look at it long or hard to notice two very important things: Lo and behold, on Tuesday evening when the Hall of Fame Class of 2023 was officially announced (as voted on by the Baseball Writers […]
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Never Mind
January 24th, 2023 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka As our name implies, ThinkBlueLA.com is 100 percent a Los Angeles Dodgers-based blog site. That being said, it would be irresponsible of us if we did not report important news from around the League and most certainly from around Southern California. This is such news. On August 23, 2022, it was reported that Angels owner […]
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THE Dodgers Shortstop
January 23rd, 2023 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It seems that among the first things we do when we get up every morning is fire up the computer and check our favorite baseball site(s) to see if the Dodgers have officially announced who their everyday shortstop will be for the upcoming 2023 season (and beyond); whether it be through a trade, signing one […]
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Why Not?
January 22nd, 2023 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 As the Hot Stove season cools down with teams beginning to gear up for Spring Training, the Dodgers remain a work in progress with several boxes unchecked on their to-do list. Although the Dodgers have one of the best groups of prospects in MLB, it seems that their highly regarded position players are not aligned […]
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