When Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman signed right-hander Noah Syndergaard to a one-year / $13 million contract back on December 16, 2022, the 6′-6″ / 242-pound hard-throwing Mansfield, TX native and first round draft pick in 2010 by the Toronto Blue Jays out of Legacy High School in Mansfield had recently celebrated his 30th birthday […]
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The Dodgers Should…
June 7th, 2023 at 10:00 am 
by 0799291000348 Everything considered, 2023 may be the best managerial performance of Dave Roberts‘ seven-plus year career as the on-field leader of the LA Dodgers. Although the team’s NL West second place .574 winning percentage is roughly 50 percentage points below their winning rate from 2016 through 2022, it has been accomplished under the following conditions: Even […]
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A Forgettable Game To Remember
June 7th, 2023 at 9:08 am by Ron Cervenka It is difficult – if not impossible – to believe that a team with a roster that includes several of the best players in franchise history and a couple future Hall of Famers would miss the 2023 postseason by one game; simply hard to believe. But should that happen, the current 35-26 National League West […]
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Dodgers Select Nick Robertson
June 6th, 2023 at 2:01 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Nick Robertson and optioned right-handed pitcher Tayler Scott. Robertson, 24, has appeared in 24 games with Oklahoma City, posting a 2-0 record with a 2.13 ERA (6 ER/25.1 IP) and 37 strikeouts. He has held the opposition to a .185 batting average, and he is 7-for-7 […]
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Dodgers Sign Veteran Right-Hander to Minor League Deal
June 5th, 2023 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Per WEEI’s Rob Bradford, the Dodgers have signed 35-year-old recently-released (by the Boston Red Sox) right-hander Ryan Brasier to a minor league contract. Bradford notes that the Wichita Falls, TX native, who was initially signed by the Angels of Anaheim in the sixth round of the 2007 MLB Draft out of Weatherford College, would “…give the Dodgers some experienced […]
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Dodgers Recall Jonny Deluca
June 4th, 2023 at 3:20 pm by Ron Cervenka The Los Angeles Dodgers have recalled outfielder Jonny Deluca and placed outfielder Trayce Thompson on the injured list with a left oblique strain. Deluca, 24, was hitting .315 (23-for-73) with three doubles, one triple, four homers and 19 RBI in 17 games for Oklahoma City. He began the season with Double-A Tulsa, hitting .279 (34-for-122) […]
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Thompson Placed on IL
June 4th, 2023 at 10:00 am by Ron Cervenka It’s no secret that 32-year-old Dodgers outfielder Trayce Thompson has had an awful 2023 season to this point, slashing a less-than-stellar .155/.310/.366/.677 in the 36 games he has appeared in thus far this season. As such, when Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced that the Los Angeles CA native and second round draft pick in 2009 […]
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Welcome Back, Kersh!
June 3rd, 2023 at 8:30 am by Ron Cervenka As Dodgers fans know, 35-year-old Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw got off to a blazing start to the 2023 season, posting a Kershaw-like 5-1 record and ridiculous 1.89 ERA through March and April. …and then the calendar flipped to May. In his five starts in May, the Dallas, TX native and Dodgers first round draft pick […]
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Thanks Dad
June 2nd, 2023 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka Like many kids, I was blessed to have a father who was an avid baseball fan, albeit a Cubs fan, having moved to Southern California from Chicago the year before I was born. As such, whenever his Cubbies would come to town, he would herd up my brothers and me and schlep us off to […]
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‘Another Rugged Outing For Noah Syndergaard’
June 1st, 2023 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Dodgers broadcaster Charley Steiner summed Wednesday afternoon’s game between the Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium succinctly in six words: “Another rugged outing for Noah Syndergaard.” Steiner was actually being rather kind. Syndergaard himself summed it up far more accurately and much less kind: “It really sucks. Right now I feel like I’m the […]
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