The MLB lockout continues to hold baseball hostage, and fans have been going through withdrawals during the long, quiet offseason. To everyone’s disappointment, little headway has been made in recent weeks towards Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association establishing a new Collective Bargaining Agreement after the old one expired on December 1, 2021. […]

It was one of those things that made you say: “Yeah, right. I’ll believe it when I see it,” – beginning the 2022 regular MLB season on time on March 31. On Thursday afternoon, following a marathon negotiations session between MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and MLB Players Association Chief Tony Clark that lasted a whopping […]

With the Major League Baseball players lockout now into it’s 11th week, and with negotiations between MLB and the MLB Players Association towards establishing a new Collective Bargaining Agreement at a virtual standstill, the chances for an on-time start to the 2022 regular season are diminishing fast; let alone the start of Spring Training 2022. […]

On June 7, 2010, the Dodgers selected (then) 18-year-old right-hander Zach Lee out of McKinney High School in McKinney, TX, as their first-round draft pick. He was the 28th overall pick in 2010. Things did not work out well for the Plano, TX native who, after five seasons in the Dodgers Minor League system, made […]

Late Saturday morning, it was being widely reported on social media that 39-year-old/15-year MLB veteran first baseman and former Dodger Adrián González was retiring from baseball. Although the five-time All-Star, four-time Gold Glover, and two-time Silver Slugger hasn’t played in the Major Leagues since June 10, 2018 with the New York Mets, he played professionally […]

Dodgers fans who attended Rancho Cucamonga Quakes games back in 2011 remember him well – 21-year-old hard-throwing right-hander Matt Magill, whom the Dodgers had selected in the 31st round of the 2008 MLB draft out of Royal High School in nearby Simi Valley, CA. But let’s be honest here, there aren’t many 31st-rounders who actually […]

Just as it has everything else, the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has put a damper on Major League Baseball’s international signing period – twice, in fact. The international signing period usually runs from July 2 to June 15, but because of the pandemic, MLB and the MLB Players Association agreed to push back the start of […]

Although there has been no official confirmation from the team, it was reported on social media on New Year’s Day that the Dodgers had signed soon-to-be (on January 30) 32-year-old infielder Eddy Alvarez to a Minor League contract, presumably with an invitation to Major League Spring Training camp if/when that happens. Per MLB Trade Rumors, […]

At a time when there isn’t much good baseball news to report, there is some. On Wednesday afternoon, this showed up on Twitter: If the name Ian Walsh doesn’t ring a bell for you, it is completely understandable. The Winston-Salem, NC native never pitched in the major leagues … or the minor leagues. But he […]

Suffice to say, Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman has a knack – and a reputation – for finding the proverbial ‘Diamond(s) in the Rough’ when it comes to discovering talented baseball players and prospects. Granted, he personally may not discover them all, but he arguably has one of the best scouting staffs in […]