It was being widely reported on Friday afternoon that Chris Woodward, who served as the Dodgers third base coach under manager Dave Roberts from 2016 to 2018 but left to become manager of the Texas Rangers, has been re-hired by the Dodgers to serve as “a special assistant in their front office,” according to a […]
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Keep ’em or Trade ’em!
January 21st, 2023 at 8:00 am 
by 0799291000348 The development of talented baseball players into MLB players is normally a lengthy, and problematic process. Every level of advancement brings with it a larger challenge that more often than not ends the dreams for a vast majority of players. For those who persevere through the Triple-A level, the final transition to the Show is by far […]
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Sunday is ‘Justin Turner Day’
January 20th, 2023 at 3:45 pm by Ron Cervenka The Los Angeles City Council in 2019 declared January 22nd “Justin Turner Day” in honor of all the charitable work, which includes the Justin Turner Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to helping homeless veterans and children in need. WHAT: In honor of the day, Justin and Kourtney Turner are hosting a day of giving back. […]
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Respect
January 20th, 2023 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It was one of those important things in life that you don’t realize at the time. I mean, how could you, you were only six years old. The ‘you’ is me, and the important thing was sitting in the Left Field Pavilion at Dodger Stadium with my father and brothers watching (then) future Hall of […]
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Chris Taylor is Still a Dodger … For Now
January 19th, 2023 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka To say that the Dodgers have been (relatively) quiet thus far this off-season would be a bit of an understatement. Oh, sure, you can certainly argue that Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman and General Manager Brandon Gomes have been somewhat active in bringing up a number of kids from ‘Down on the Farm’ […]
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FanFest 2023 Set for February 4
January 18th, 2023 at 8:15 am by Ron Cervenka Under the category of ‘You Don’t Want to Miss This One,’ you don’t want to miss this one: See You There! Play Ball! * * * * * *
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Dodgers Shortstop Succession Plan
January 17th, 2023 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 When the Dodgers traded middle infield prospect Jacob Amaya to the Miami Marlins for 34-year-old veteran Miguel Rojas, the team figuratively slapped a five-million-dollar Band-Aid on the shortstop position for 2023. Like a medical dressing that protects an injury as it heals, Rojas is a temporary measure, as the team searches for a regular shortstop […]
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Dodgers Future Looking Bright
January 16th, 2023 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka On Sunday afternoon, the Dodgers announced on social media that they had signed seven top international prospects from Venezuela and six from the Dominican Republic. They are: Realistically, the chances that all – or even any – of these young men actually donning a Dodgers uniform in a Major League game is ridiculously remote at […]
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And Then There Was One
January 15th, 2023 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka As most baseball fans know, Saturday was the deadline for teams to agree to terms with their non-contracted players in order to avoid arbitration. For the Dodgers, the good news is that they came to terms with nine of their arbitration-eligible players. The not good news is that they had ten. Very noticeably missing from […]
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Shocked
January 13th, 2023 at 8:15 am by 0799291000348 Perhaps there are some Dodgers fans who were more in tune with the team’s plans at shortstop for the 2023 season, but for most, the team’s trade for Miguel Rojas (34 years old next month) for 24-year-old middle infield prospect Jacob Amaya came as a bit of a shock. Dodgers fans have grown accustomed over […]
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