Author: Andy Lane Chapman

Position: Columnist Bats: Right Throws: Right Height:5'4" Weight: 140 lb. Born: August 30, 1976 Ft Huachucha AZ High School: Honesdale High School (Honesdale PA) College:York College (York PA) Dodgers Fan Since: 1976 Favorite Dodgers Players: Steve Sax, Brett Butler, Clayton Kershaw Favorite Band: Dixie Chicks, Miranda Lambert, Eric Church About: Wedding flower designer, knitter, avid reader and addicted to Twitter. Lover of wine, dance parties in my kitchen, and useless information. Married to a Mets fan, Mom to 2 boys and a golden retriever.

Dodgers News and Notes – Kershaw Gets Win 200, Depth Woes and More

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We as Los Angeles Dodgers fans are so lucky to be watching greatness every five to six days and on Tuesday night, Clayton Kershaw showed us exactly why.

Kershaw turned in a vintage performance for his 200th career win, going 7.0 scoreless innings, striking out nine and walking none. After Jason Heyward bobbled a line drive to right field, allowing the batter to reach third on the very first at bat of the game, Kershaw proceeded to strike out the next three, stranding that runner. He didn’t allow anyone else past second the rest of the game.

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Dodgers News and Notes – Injury Updates, A Look at the Division, and More

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The Los Angeles Dodgers are one week into the 2023 season, currently sporting a record of 4-2, and all alone in first place in the division.

The name of the game this early in the season is small sample size, of course, but we are still going to use it to compare and contrast players on the Dodgers and teams in the NL West.

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Dodgers Announce Opening Day Roster, and Thoughts Going Into Season

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The Los Angeles Dodgers are poised to begin another playoff run in 2023, what would be over a decade of making the playoffs for the Boys in Blue.

This season will start with a bit more uncertainty than a lot of those previous teams, however. Gone are many of the players that helped lead the team to breaking the team record in wins, twice.

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Dodgers 26-Man Roster Set

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With less than a week to go before the start of the 2023 season, the Los Angeles Dodgers have announced their roster to start the season.

For the most part, the roster does not contain many surprises. Two additions do stand out, however.

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Dodgers News and Notes: Freeman Injury Update and More

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The Los Angeles Dodgers now find themselves just two weeks away from the start of the 2023 season.

Several of the Dodgers players have been participating in the World Baseball Classic. Team USA, with Mookie Betts and Will Smith, and Team Mexico, with Julio Urías and Austin Barnes, have both moved on to the second round.

Teams Canada and Great Britain did not advance, meaning that Freddie Freeman and Trayce Thompson are both back at Dodgers camp.

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Dodgers Injury News and Notes

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Three weeks in to Spring Training, and the injuries are starting to pop up for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The most significant injury of Spring Training happened last week when Gavin Lux tore his ACL running from second to third.

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Gavin Lux Likely Out for Season with Torn ACL

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About that vaunted Los Angeles Dodgers depth…

This statement is indeed tongue in cheek, as normally the Dodgers do have a ton of depth at almost every position on the team and in the farm system. But, this season, they’re a little lean everywhere. And, of course, three games into Spring Training, a major player incurs a major injury.

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Dodgers News and Notes from Day One of Spring Training

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Happy Pitchers and Catchers Report Day to all who celebrate!

The Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team is going to look quite different this season than it has previously. 12 members of last years team are off to other various baseball adventures, or retirement. (Godspeed, Jake McGee. And probably David Price).

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Dodgers News and Notes – Tony Gonsolin Extended, 2023 Coaching Staff Announced

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During arbitration, the Los Angeles Dodgers had reached agreement with every one of their eligible except for one. On Tuesday, the Dodgers and Tony Gonsolin agreed to a two-year contract, good through the 2024 season.

Gonsolin and the Dodgers had not been far apart in their asks during arbitration. Gonsolin filed at $3.4M, and the Dodgers countered with $3M.

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Dodgers Add Infield Depth, Trade for Miguel Rojas

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Who will be playing shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2023 has been a source of speculation all offseason long for fans of the team.

Some were hoping that perhaps the team would re-sign free agent Trea Turner. He was east coast bound from the get-go, signing with the Philadelphia Phillies. Others thought maybe some of the other high profile shortstop free agents such as Xander Boegarts, Dansby Swanson or (shudder) Carlos Correa.

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