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Blake Snell to the Dodgers is a very intriguing match
Blake Snell has done enough work dominating the Dodgers in his career, bolstering a 2.54 ERA across 16 starts against Los Angeles, including the postseason. Now it may be time for him to join Chavez Ravine’s home dugout and dominate here on a regular basis.
The Dodgers already showed their interest in the top end of the pitching market, reportedly making a $165 million offer to Aaron Nola, who...
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The Mariners narrowly missed the playoffs, but the second baseman with a 35 wRC+ they released in August ended up playing in all three postseason games for the Dodgers in 2023. This was a trying year for Kolten Wong, though one that ended on an uptick.
After two solid years with the Brewers, Wong had his option picked up by Milwaukee last November and was traded to Seattle in December. Things just never worked out with the Mariners for Wong, who hit...
This is the second article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In this installment are first and third basemen.
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The many lawsuits arising as a result of Dodger Stadium security
At the literal beginning of the 2023 season at Dodger Stadium, there was an incident involving Mr. Ricardo Juarez of Riverside, California. As you may or may not recall, he went onto the field of play to propose to his fiancée during the game.
It did not go well, as a member of Dodger Stadium Security leveled Mr. Juarez who was stationary and kneeling at the time. This current essay is...
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Jimmy, the son of star pitcher Carl Erskine, was a fixture at the team’s adult camps and other events.
Jimmy Erskine, the youngest son of former Dodger pitcher Carl Erskine, died at age 63 on Saturday. Jimmy was born with Down syndrome in 1960, a time when many other children with special needs were placed in group homes due to lack of resources that could help them stay with their families. The Erskines, however, chose a different path that helped...
Outfielder Jason Heyward, once on the verge of being sidelined from the big leagues, has reclaimed his spot as an everyday starter in the majors. After
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1-year, $900,000 pact
For the most part, MLB teams took Thanksgiving weekend off. Technically the only completed major league transaction during the four-day turkey-infused stretch came on Sunday night, with the Angels signing old friend Adam Kolarek to a one-year contract.
Kolarek’s deal is worth $900,000, and it’s a major league contract for the left-hander who will turn 35 years old in January. He signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers last...
The Los Angeles Dodgers are running it back with one important piece from last year’s team.
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Lynn went 13-11 while allowing the most home runs in baseball
Lance Lynn began the 2023 season with the Chicago White Sox and mired in the worst season of his career before being traded to the Dodgers, where his struggles remained.
Lynn was coming off a down season in 2022, where he registered a slightly below league-average ERA+ with his ERA inflating over a run in seven less starts compared to the year prior. Lynn had a strong first...
The Dodgers agreed a deal to re-sign free-agent outfielder Jason Heyward, reports Kiley McDaniel of ESPN. It’s a one-year, $9M deal for Heyward, McDaniel adds.
Kenta Maeda and Sonny Gray, who signed free agent deals this week, seen here flanking old friend Kyle Farmer for the Twins on opening day 2023. | Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images
After a relatively cold stove for the bulk of November, things are picking up a little bit in MLB free agency, including the Dodgers bringing back Jason Heyward on a one-year deal for the beloved outfielder on Monday.
But most of the free agent action thus far has been on the starting...
The Dodgers and outfielder Jason Heyward are in agreement on a one-year, $9 million deal, MLB Network reported Monday. The 34-year-old free agent batted .269 with 15 homers and 40 RBIs in 124 games in his first season with Los Angeles in 2023.
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Veteran OF signs with LA for a reported $9 million
Jason Heyward had a tremendous bounce-back season in his first year in Los Angeles. Now the veteran will be back with the Dodgers after agreeing to a one-year contract worth $9 million, per multiple reports.
Kiley McDaniel at ESPN was first to report the Heyward reunion with Los Angeles. The deal has not yet been announced by the team, and is pending completion of a physical.
Heyward was healthy again...
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The Dodgers will enter the winter meetings next week with the intentions of signing reigning AL MVP Shohei Ohtani among other priorities.
Jeff Passan of ESPN already reported that the Dodgers, Rangers, and Red Sox are all among Ohtani’s top landing destinations, and the free agent will more than likely begin to hold private meetings around the same time as the Winter Meetings. Passan also notes that teams who divulge any inside...
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Eddys Leonard began 2023 as a Dodgers shortstop in Double-A Tulsa and ended it playing several positions in Triple-A Toledo as a member of the Tigers organization.
Leonard and fellow then-High-A middle infielder Jorbit Vivas were aggressive additions to the Dodgers’ 40-man roster in November 2021, to avoid potentially losing them in a Rule 5 Draft that never came, though nobody knew the draft would be canceled (a casualty of...
Aaron Nola was one of the biggest free-agent pitchers heading into the offseason, and several teams made runs to sign him before he decided to stay with the Phillies.
Ricky Vanasco was on the Dodgers’ 40-man roster for all but one day in June, but did not pitch in the majors for the team in 2023. | Eddie Kelly / ProLook Photos
Ricky Vanasco’s spent June on the Dodgers 40-man roster and the rest of the season in the minors. The right-hander switched from starting to relief this season, and found success in the bullpen.
The right-hander, drafted out of high school by the Rangers in the 15th round in 2017, was added to the Texas 40-man roster in...
A glove worn by legendary Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax during the 1956 season went up for bid on Grey Flannel Auctions this week. As of Saturday…
If I showed you the 2023-24 middle infield free agent class just a couple of years ago, you would have been pretty impressed. A couple of stars, several above-average players, and no shortage of capable contributors.
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Jonny DeLuca started this season in Double-A Tulsa and reached the majors by June. He spent nearly two months with the Dodgers as a reserve at all three outfield spots in the middle of the season.
Added to the 40-man roster in November 2022, DeLuca hit .279/.380/.590 with a 150 wRC+ 10 home runs in 32 games for Tulsa before getting promoted to Triple-A Oklahoma City on May 16. He just kept going in Triple-A, hitting .315/.375/.548 with eight extra-base...