As it should be, and as Dodgers fans far and wide were hoping for, 25-year-old Dodgers outfielder James Outman has made the team’s Opening Day 40-man roster. The news broke shortly after 10 a.m. PDT on Thursday morning. As Dodgers beat writer Juan Toribio notes in his Thursday morning tweet, 33-year-old veteran outfielder Jason Heyward also made […]
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Do NOT Run on James Outman
March 23rd, 2023 at 8:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka It’s simple, really – run on 25-year-old Dodgers outfielder James Outman at your own peril. On Wednesday evening, 32-year-old Seattle Mariner second baseman Kolten Wong tried. As the great Vin Scully used to say, “He was out from me to you.” Wong had reached first on a one out single to Dodgers center fielder Trayce […]
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Grading the Multiple Choice Roster Questions
March 22nd, 2023 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 One month ago, February 22, we considered several multiple choice questions facing the Dodgers as they began spring training 2023. As promised, we will take a look in the rear view mirror and see how we scored. First question: What would the Dodgers do if either catcher, Austin Barnes or Will Smith, are placed on […]
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Gas
March 21st, 2023 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Although there isn’t much good to say about the Dodgers 5-1 Spring Training loss to the division-rival Colorado Rockies at Sloan Park in Mesa, AZ on Monday night, there was something. Despite their lackluster one-run-on-five-hit offense that included exactly zero extra base hits, 24-year-old right-hander/designated hitter (that’s not a typo) Jake Pilarski, who pitched the […]
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Roberts Remains Confident in May
March 20th, 2023 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka To say that Dodgers right-hander Dustin May is having a good Spring is a bit of an understatement. The truth of the matter is that the extremely popular 25-year-old Justin, TX native and Dodgers third-round draft pick in 2016 out of Northwest High School in Justin is having a great Spring. In fact, he is […]
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‘The Biggest Hit of the Spring’
March 19th, 2023 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Dodgers utility infielder/outfielder Chris Taylor is one of those guys that you either really really like or you really really don’t. …or both. The 32-year-old Virginia Beach, VA native and fifth-round draft pick in 2012 by the Seattle Mariners out of the University of Virginia, who signed with the Dodgers as a free agent on […]
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Pepiot Latest Dodger To Feel ‘Discomfort’
March 18th, 2023 at 8:30 am by Ron Cervenka One day after Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed that 28-year-old right-hander Tony Gonsolin would begin the 2023 regular season on the Injured after spraining his left ankle during a workout a few days earlier, 25-year-old Dodgers right-hander Ryan Pepiot, who was slated to go four innings on Friday afternoon, was removed from his fourth start […]
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More Than a Game
March 18th, 2023 at 8:00 am by Jayann Kellogg The Dodgers have long prided themselves in caring for their players – on and off the field. It is one thing to ensure that their players and prospects are well fed and being taken care, and an entirely different thing to continue caring for those struggling with on-going personal and mental health issues. According to […]
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You Know What They Say About Paybacks
March 17th, 2023 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka You couldn’t have scripted it any better. With one out and the bases empty in the top of the first inning of Thursday night’s Spring Training game between the Dodgers and Texas Rangers at Camelback Ranch, 34-year-old Dodgers future Hall of Fame left-hander Clayton Kershaw struck out 28-year-old Rangers future Hall of Fame shortstop Corey […]
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Freeman Calls WBC Injury Minor
March 16th, 2023 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka After holding their collective breath for more than 24 hours awaiting an update on the extent of the hamstring injury suffered by Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman during Tuesday’s Team Canada WBC game, they could finally breathe a sigh of relief when that update was delivered by the future Hall of Famer himself on Wednesday […]
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