It has long been said that “Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.” …and baseball. In a Sunday afternoon Sportsnet article by Ben Nicholson-Smith, the popular baseball writer noted that the offer made to two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani and his agent Nez Balelo of CAA Sports by the Toronto Blue Jays was “right there” […]

It is usually pointless to worry about off-season transactions made by teams other than your favorite team; unless, of course, that other team happens to be one of your favorite team’s division rivals – say, like, the San Diego Padres for the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was being widely reported late Wednesday morning (and later […]

Whether you liked him or not, and let’s be honest here, most Dodgers fans did, 35-year-old former Dodgers right-handed reliever Joe Kelly will be back in Dodger Blue on Opening Day 2024 – if he passed his physical, that is. During his combined four seasons with the Dodgers, the popular Anaheim, CA native and third round […]

Judging by what is still being reported by nearly every major MLB sports outlet, the Los Angeles Dodgers are still the lead horse in the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes for what is expected to be the largest contract in MLB history. Or are they? Early Saturday morning, LA Times Dodgers beat writer Jack Harris reported (via […]