When yours truly posted on social media (Twitter) on Tuesday morning that 30-year-old right-hander Noah Syndergaard would be a Dodger before day’s end, it was not due to some type of vision or secret insider information or connection that I had. It was simply a hunch based entirely on common sense. That, and a pretty […]

Make no mistake about it, 28-year-old shortstop Carlos Correa is a good baseball player; an exceptionally good baseball player. But also make no mistake about it, Carlos Correa is a cheater. Correa was a member of the 2017 Houston Astros team that cheated the Dodgers out of the 2017 World Series Championship through a well-devised […]

The 2023 MLB Hot Stove season is driving many Dodgers fans to exasperation as they wait for the team to retool the roster for 2023. While the Braves, Mets, Padres, Phillies, Rangers, Yankees, and others have been building stronger rosters, the Dodgers have been on the periphery of free agency and trades. While fans clamor […]

When news broke late Sunday night that the San Francisco Giants had signed 30-year-old free agent left-hander Sean Manaea to a two-year / $25-million deal, it undoubtedly left a good many NL West Division rival fans scratching their respective heads. I mean, the soon-to-be (on February 1) 31-year-old Valparaiso, IN native and first round draft pick […]

It was one of those things where, when you went to bed one night he wasn’t there, but when you woke up the next morning, he was. The ‘there’ might be in the Dodgers Opening Day 2023 starting rotation, and the ‘he’ would be 25-year-old Dodgers left-hander Justin Bruihl. A bit presumptuous, you say? Perhaps. […]

  *  *  *  “If I could save time in a bottle,The first thing that I’d like to do,Is to save every day ’til eternity passes away,Just to spend them with you.” – Jim Croce – “Time in a Bottle” – 1963    *  *  *  *   When former Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti signed […]

If ever there were a double-edged sword, this would be it. On one edge, the Dodgers desperately need a talented – preferably veteran – shortstop to replace Trea Turner, who signed a massive 11-year/$300 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday, and with 28-year-old Ponce, Puerto Rico native, two-time All-Star, and (now) free agent shortstop […]

When news broke on social media late Wednesday night that the San Diego Padres had signed 30-year-old shortstop/third baseman Xander Bogaerts to an 11-year/$280 million contract, there were undoubtedly a lot of raised eyebrows … not just among smiling Padres fans, but across the entire baseball universe. I mean, let’s be real here. The Oranjestad, Aruba […]

With shortstop Trea Turner and the Philadelphia Phillies setting a very high bar for contract length (11 years), it is likely that his free agent cohorts Xander Bogaerts, Carlos Correa, and Dansby Swanson will be expecting similar contract periods. Correa, two years younger than Turner, may be looking to reset the bar for contract length, […]

Day Three of the 2022 Winter Meetings proved to be another eventful one, and the week isn’t yet half over. Loyal fans are still waiting to see what roster moves their respective Front Offices will make in the weeks leading up to Spring Training 2023. Tuesday saw more farewells occurring, as another two pitchers departed […]