The 2022 MLB Winter Meetings are upon us, and for the first time since the pandemic, they will be held – in-person – in San Diego, California. The industry gathering kicked off Sunday at 4:00 pm and promises to be a busy week for most. The thirty teams and their various representatives were already working […]

This was initially going to be a piece on trade targets, but that article went to the back burner when it was announced early Monday afternoon that shortstop Trea Turner had accepted an 11-year/$300 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. While losing Turner is a significant blow to the Dodgers pursuit of the 2023 World […]

It has been a relatively quiet off-season for the Boys in Blue, yet for better or for worse, the ‘Hot Stove’ continues to smolder. When the final out was recorded in the post-season ending a record year for the Dodgers, most fans knew the team would have many free agents hitting the market. Ideally, the […]

The Dodgers announced on Friday that Dodger Stadium will once again host the “Topgolf Live Stadium Tour” in 2023. Dates for the upcoming tour stop are January 5–8 and January 12–15. This one-of-a-kind event invites players to let loose and take aim at on-field targets set up within the outfield. Targets are situated anywhere between […]

  *  *  *    “If you’re always rational about every free agent, you will finish third on every free agent.” – Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman   *  *  *  *  A proverb to remember when Dodgers fans consider free agent options for the team’s 2023 and future rosters. And, words that […]

Suffice to say, most Dodgers fans recall a Cuban-born right fielder who had his first Major League season in 2013 and remained with the Dodgers through the 2018 season. Soon-to-be (on December 7) 32-year-old Yasiel Puig was known to have a wild attitude that included sticking his tongue out while running the bases and licking […]

Although there has yet to be official confirmation from the team, The Athletic‘s Ken Rosenthal (subscription required) reported on Tuesday afternoon that the Dodgers had signed 32-year-old/10-year MLB veteran right-hander Shelby Miller as bullpen help for the 2023 season. A short while later, ESPN‘s Kiley McDaniel reported that the deal was for one year at […]

It was reported on Monday afternoon that former MLB first baseman Tony Clark has been given a five-year contract extension as the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), which will run through the 2027 season. The 50-year-old Newton, KS native and first-round (second overall) draft pick in 1990 by the Detroit Tigers […]

The off-season is a mixed blessing after the long regular and postseason schedule. Many diehard fans need the emotional break but soon miss their favorite sports fix. To stave off the withdrawals from a game that keeps us company from the Spring to the better part of Fall, many turn to the “hot stove” chatter […]