The first game of Spring Training is in the books leaving only 32 days until Opening Day at Dodger Stadium on March 30th against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Players and fans alike got a taste of some of the new rule changes in Saturday afternoon’s game. Most notably, the pitch timer, where violations of 15 seconds […]

Remember your days in school and the instructor would announce that the test would be multiple choice answers that were viewed by many as multiple guesses. Before the Dodgers play their first Cactus League game of 2023, let’s consider a few roster questions with their respective multiple choice answers. If either catcher, Austin Barnes or Will […]

It was one of those things that made you say “Huh, didn’t see this one coming.” But it was also soooo Andrew Friedman-like. On Friday evening, it was reported (although not yet officially confirmed) that the Dodgers had signed 35-year-old free agent left fielder David Peralta to a one-year / $6.5 million contract, with incentives […]

While a discussion about Rookie of the Year (ROY) candidates may seem more appropriate for mid-season player evaluations, the Dodgers have four players on their 40-man roster who have the talent to be legitimate contenders for the National League award in 2023. With the team going through a roster retooling, the rookies who may get […]

As the Hot Stove season cools down with teams beginning to gear up for Spring Training, the Dodgers remain a work in progress with several boxes unchecked on their to-do list. Although the Dodgers have one of the best groups of prospects in MLB, it seems that their highly regarded position players are not aligned […]

The development of talented baseball players into MLB players is normally a lengthy, and problematic process. Every level of advancement brings with it a larger challenge that more often than not ends the dreams for a vast majority of players. For those who persevere through the Triple-A level, the final transition to the Show is by far […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Dodgers announced on social media that they had signed seven top international prospects from Venezuela and six from the Dominican Republic. They are: Realistically, the chances that all – or even any – of these young men actually donning a Dodgers uniform in a Major League game is ridiculously remote at […]

To date, the Dodgers have shopped in the budget aisle of MLB free agency, acting more like a mid-market team with a restricted payroll than the financial Goliath of previous years. Nevertheless, the team should be lauded for adding several talented players for below market contracts: starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw returns, Noah Syndergaard will be in […]

The writing was on the wall. After two consecutive well below-average seasons offensively, 27-year-old former National League Rookie of the Year (2017), former NL MVP (2019), two-time All-Star (2017, 2019), former Gold Glove Award winner (2019), former Silver Slugger Award winner (2019), and longtime huge fan-favorite, Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger was non-tendered a contract by […]

The Dodgers have added catcher Diego Cartaya, infielder Michael Busch and outfielders Andy Pages and Jonny DeLuca to their 40-Man Roster. Cartaya, 21, split the 2022 campaign with Great Lakes and Rancho Cucamonga last season, hitting a combined .254 (92-for-362) with 22 homers and 72 RBI in 95 games. The 2022 Dodgers Branch Rickey Minor […]