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The Good – and Slightly Less-Than-Good – News

I’ve got some good news and some slightly less-than-good news. The good news is that the Dodgers farm system is arguably among the very best in the game today, especially their minor league pitching depth. The slightly less-than-good news is that according to MLB.com, there currently are zero catchers on the Dodgers list of Top-10 […]

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One Fan’s Opinion

Waiting for Andrew Friedman to put his final touches on the Dodgers 2026 roster can be a frustrating time for fans of the team. While Friedman’s deliberate process can be frustratingly slow to some (most?), his patience has rewarded fans with three World Championships – a fourth was stolen by the cheating practices of the […]

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Dodgers 2026 Outfield

Other than centerfielder Andy Pages, the 2025 regular outfielders ranged from mediocre (Tommy Edman, Teoscar Hernández), poor (Kiké Hernández), and awful (Michael Conforto). Collectively, the Dodgers outfielders earned a paltry 3.7 Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Pages’ WAR was 4.1, the rest of the OF was negative 0.4. Conforto ($17M) and T. Hernández ($20M) were paid […]

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Dodgers 2026 Infield

On the surface, the Dodgers infield appears to be set for the 2026 season, with future Hall of Fame players Freddie Freeman (first base) and Mookie Betts (shortstop) anchoring the group. If he isn’t needed in centerfield, Tommy Edman should be the second baseman and third base is the current domain of Max Muncy. The […]

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Dodgers Bullpen 2026

Dodgers fans are well aware of the bullpen failures during the 2025 regular season, in particular the awful performances of veteran relievers Tanner Scott, Blake Treinen, and Kirby Yates. Collectively, the Average Annual Value (AAV) of those three pitchers was $40M and they were responsible for 15 blown saves, 24 home runs allowed, 70 earned […]

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A Three-Peat in 2026?

Shortly after the Dodgers secured their first ever back-to-back World Series victory, the players were already talking of another World Championship; seemingly, three-peat is the unofficial mantra for 2026. Three-peat isn’t a euphoric fantasy for the Dodgers, this is a team with an incomparable core group of returning stars: shortstop Mookie Betts, first baseman Freddie […]

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