* * * “It’s like déjà vu all over again.” Yogi Berra * * * * If Dodgers fans believe the speculation of MLB analysts and journalists, the team is once again shopping for a shortstop. Indeed, déjà vu all over again for Andrew Friedman, the team’s President of Baseball Operations. All-Star shortstop Corey Seager […]
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World Class Mentality
December 28th, 2023 at 8:00 am 
by 0799291000348 No baseball was being played on the field Wednesday afternoon, yet it was another momentous winter day at Dodger Stadium. The hot stove kept everyone warm despite the cold during the press conference introducing Los Angeles’ newest starting pitcher, Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Yamamoto, a native of Bizen, Okayama, Japan, turned 25 years old this past August […]
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Merry Christmas from ThinkBlueLA
December 25th, 2023 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka The staff at ThinkBlueLA.com wish you a safe and Merry Christmas! Play Ball! * * * * * *
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Yamamoto Joins Ohtani – Now What?
December 23rd, 2023 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 Now that Yoshinobu Yamamoto has agreed to join Shohei Ohtani as Los Angeles Dodgers, the team faces the daunting task of rounding out the roster while dealing with the immense tax consequences of a huge payroll (see Next Step(s) for Dodgers). Notwithstanding the tax consequences, there are immediate and future impacts to the roster. First […]
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Roster Decisions Looming
December 20th, 2023 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 With the additions of two-way player Shohei Ohtani, starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow, and outfielder Manuel Margot to the Dodgers roster, the team’s projected 2024 Competitive Balance Tax (CBT) payroll is approximately $255M (Fangraphs). Considering the team continues to pursue upgrades to the starting rotation and possibly a position player, or two, the final CBT payroll […]
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Local Kid Comes Home
December 19th, 2023 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka By now most Dodgers fans have heard the news that 30-year-old right-hander Tyler Glasnow, who was born and raised in nearby Newhall, CA and grew up a Dodgers fan himself and who was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fifth in 2011 out of William S. Hart High School in Santa Clarita, was traded to his […]
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Next Step(s) for Dodgers
December 16th, 2023 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 * * * “If you’re always rational about every free agent, you will finish third on every free agent.” Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman * * * * As fans of Major League Baseball know, the Dodgers did not finish third – or second – in their pursuit of Shohei Ohtani. […]
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Oops
December 15th, 2023 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Shortly after Thursday’s historic and jam-packed press conference at Dodger Stadium to formally announce the Dodgers signing of future Hall of Fame two-way player Shohei Ohtani, it was being widely reported on social media that Angels of Anaheim owner Arte Moreno did not even attempt to match the Dodgers’ record-breaking 10-year/$700 million offer to retain […]
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You Snooze, You Lose
December 14th, 2023 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka As was absolutely anticipated, within minutes of Monday’s official announcement that 29-year-old two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani had agreed to a 10-year / $700 million free agent contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, orders for his official Dodgers Nike jerseys from Fanatics went through the roof. Just how far through the roof, you ask? Far enough […]
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Joe’s Kelly’s Back
December 11th, 2023 at 2:09 pm by Ron Cervenka Shortly after noon on Monday, the Dodgers posted this on Twitter: “The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Joe Kelly on a one-year contract for $8 million.” As noted, it is a one-year deal for $8 million. Play Ball! * * * * * *
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