In terms of talent acquisition and guaranteed payroll commitments, the Dodgers 2023-24 Hot Stove season had already established stratospheric standards for MLB that may never be surpassed. Nevertheless, they added another significant player to their roster on Sunday by agreeing to a one-year, $23.5M ($20.34 AAV with deferrals) contract with free agent outfielder Teoscar Hernández, […]
(Read More)Keeping It in the Family
When you peruse the list of the Dodgers 24 non-roster invitees to Spring Training 2025 and in addition to 23-year-old international superstar right-hander Roki Sasaki, there is one other name that jumps out at you. It is, of course, that of 24-year-old right-hander Jared Karros, who was selected by the Dodgers in the 16th round out of […]
Dodgers Announce Spring Training 2025 NRIs
The Los Angeles Dodgers announced their 2025 non-roster invitees to Major League Spring Training, including 13 pitchers, three catchers, four infielders and four outfielders. The group of 24 non-roster invitees that will be at Major League camp are right-handed pitchers Sam Carlson, Carlos Duran, Julian Fernandez, Giovanny Gallegos, Justin Jarvis, Jared Karros, Jack Little, Jose […]
Stop the Whining!
As you all know by now, Ichiro Suzuki was one vote short of a unanimous, first-ballot selection to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2025. There couldn’t be hanging chad, the ballots were old fashioned paper and pen/pencil. Were all of the mail ballots thoroughly checked; double and triple checked? There must […]
Remaining Roster Tweaking
With 23-year-old Roki Sasaki added to the Dodgers pitching staff, the team can now focus on tweaking the roster for their pursuit of the 2025 World Championship. Reportedly, there has been a subtle but very important change in the Dodgers player acquisition strategy. Andrew Friedman, the team’s President of Baseball Operations, was recently quoted that […]
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Go Big or Go Home
January 8th, 2024 at 8:06 am 
by Ron Cervenka It is a deal that many (most) Dodgers fans had wanted and hoped for, but one that many (most) Dodgers fans didn’t think was possible or doable. Done deal. On Sunday evening, it was (very) widely reported on social media that Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman had pulled off one of the biggest […]
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Could Longtime Foe Soon Be Wearing Dodger Blue?
January 7th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka During his 10-year MLB career, 35-year-old former St. Louis Cardinal, Tampa Bay Ray, San Diego Padre, Arizona Diamondback, New York Met, Cincinnati Red, and Boston Red Sox outfielder Tommy Pham has been somewhat of an annoyance for Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman‘s team. Although the Las Vegas, NV native and 16th-round draft pick in […]
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Repppin’
January 5th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka There is no kind or gentle way to say it – the baseball off-season sucks, period. As a result, anything that happens during the off-season that involves Dodgers players – especially extremely popular Dodgers players – usually makes the headlines. Such occurred on Thursday evening, when the NHL Pacific Division third place LA Kings took […]
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Are the Dodgers Shortstop Shopping?
December 28th, 2023 at 9:00 am by 0799291000348 * * * “It’s like déjà vu all over again.” Yogi Berra * * * * If Dodgers fans believe the speculation of MLB analysts and journalists, the team is once again shopping for a shortstop. Indeed, déjà vu all over again for Andrew Friedman, the team’s President of Baseball Operations. All-Star shortstop Corey Seager […]
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World Class Mentality
December 28th, 2023 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 No baseball was being played on the field Wednesday afternoon, yet it was another momentous winter day at Dodger Stadium. The hot stove kept everyone warm despite the cold during the press conference introducing Los Angeles’ newest starting pitcher, Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Yamamoto, a native of Bizen, Okayama, Japan, turned 25 years old this past August […]
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Merry Christmas from ThinkBlueLA
December 25th, 2023 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka The staff at ThinkBlueLA.com wish you a safe and Merry Christmas! Play Ball! * * * * * *
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Yamamoto Joins Ohtani – Now What?
December 23rd, 2023 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 Now that Yoshinobu Yamamoto has agreed to join Shohei Ohtani as Los Angeles Dodgers, the team faces the daunting task of rounding out the roster while dealing with the immense tax consequences of a huge payroll (see Next Step(s) for Dodgers). Notwithstanding the tax consequences, there are immediate and future impacts to the roster. First […]
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Roster Decisions Looming
December 20th, 2023 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 With the additions of two-way player Shohei Ohtani, starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow, and outfielder Manuel Margot to the Dodgers roster, the team’s projected 2024 Competitive Balance Tax (CBT) payroll is approximately $255M (Fangraphs). Considering the team continues to pursue upgrades to the starting rotation and possibly a position player, or two, the final CBT payroll […]
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Local Kid Comes Home
December 19th, 2023 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka By now most Dodgers fans have heard the news that 30-year-old right-hander Tyler Glasnow, who was born and raised in nearby Newhall, CA and grew up a Dodgers fan himself and who was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fifth in 2011 out of William S. Hart High School in Santa Clarita, was traded to his […]
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