On Thursday evening, MLB.com released their Top-10 lists for each defensive position heading into the 2024 season. As a surprise to no one (at least it shouldn’t have been), Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman finished in the number one spot – again. It is the fourth time in the past five seasons that the Villa […]
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Dylan Cease, or ?
January 18th, 2024 at 8:00 am 
by 0799291000348 Reports continue to surface that the Dodgers remain in the market for another starting pitcher, with Chicago White Sox right-hander Dylan Cease prominently mentioned as a target. But is Cease the right fit for the Dodgers considering the quality of the right-handed starters already on the roster: Walker Buehler, Tyler Glasnow, Bobby Miller, and Yoshinobu […]
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Now What?
January 17th, 2024 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 Specifically, what is the impact to the Dodgers 2024 roster now that reliever Yency Almonte and infield prospect Michael Busch have been traded to the Chicago Cubs for a couple of young, talented prospects? While it may seem harsh, the truth is that trading Almonte was addition by subtraction for the Dodgers. Almonte was out […]
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Dodgers Agree to Terms With 19 International Amateur Free Agents
January 16th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have agreed to terms with 19 international amateur free agents, including their number 14 prospect in the 2023-2024 international class, shortstop Emil Morales. In total, the Dodgers signed seven pitchers, four catchers, five infielders and three outfielders to open the 2024 signing period. Morales, 17, is the number 14 rated prospect by MLB.com […]
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Dodgers Add Depth to Minor League Roster
January 14th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers announced on Saturday that they had acquired some additional depth with the signing of 29-year-old catcher Chris Okey and 26-year-old right fielder/third baseman Brendon Davis, both of whom will reportedly begin the 2024 season in the team’s minor league system. The news, which was first reported by MLB Trade Rumors, indicated that it […]
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Will Smith – Done Deal
January 12th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Yesterday, it was reported that 28-year-old Dodgers catcher Will Smith was ranked by MLB.com as the second-best catcher in the game behind only 25-year-old Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman. And though it is often said “No good deed goes unpunished,” in this case it was actually rewarded … to the tune of $8.550 million. It’s probably […]
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We Try Harder
January 11th, 2024 at 9:35 am by Ron Cervenka For those old enough to remember, back in the 80’s, the Avis Rent-A-Car company had a popular ad campaign slogan of “We Try Harder.” It was, of course, in response to (then) J.D. Power and Associates managing director of Travel, Hospitality and Marketing Michael Taylor’s (then) rental car company rankings and a show of professional […]
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Dodgers Continue to Shop
January 9th, 2024 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 In terms of talent acquisition and guaranteed payroll commitments, the Dodgers 2023-24 Hot Stove season had already established stratospheric standards for MLB that may never be surpassed. Nevertheless, they added another significant player to their roster on Sunday by agreeing to a one-year, $23.5M ($20.34 AAV with deferrals) contract with free agent outfielder Teoscar Hernández, […]
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Go Big or Go Home
January 8th, 2024 at 8:06 am by Ron Cervenka It is a deal that many (most) Dodgers fans had wanted and hoped for, but one that many (most) Dodgers fans didn’t think was possible or doable. Done deal. On Sunday evening, it was (very) widely reported on social media that Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman had pulled off one of the biggest […]
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Could Longtime Foe Soon Be Wearing Dodger Blue?
January 7th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka During his 10-year MLB career, 35-year-old former St. Louis Cardinal, Tampa Bay Ray, San Diego Padre, Arizona Diamondback, New York Met, Cincinnati Red, and Boston Red Sox outfielder Tommy Pham has been somewhat of an annoyance for Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman‘s team. Although the Las Vegas, NV native and 16th-round draft pick in […]
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