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Dodgers Prospects: De León, De Jong Set to Make Respective Debuts

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From the very first day the injury bug began biting the Dodgers‘ starting rotation early in the season, many fans have been chattering about a big league promotion for pitching prospect Jose De Leon. Now, after a long anticipated wait and just 27 games remaining on the regular season schedule, those same fans will get their wish as the 24-year-old righty is set to make his Dodgers debut in the series finale against the Padres on Sunday.

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How Does Yasiel Puig Fit into Dodgers’ Current Outfield Plans?

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Up until just a few days ago, it seemed as if the Dodgers‘ front office crew was looking to move outfielder Yasiel Puig to another club in hopes of acquiring a player or two who could conceivably upgrade the squad in the 2016 playoffs. While it was rumored the Brewers claimed Puig off waivers and were working on a trade centered around veteran Ryan Braun, both sides failed to reach an agreement, and the Dodgers eventually decided to pull Puig back onto the roster.

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Better Outfield Option: Josh Reddick or Andrew Toles?

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Ever since the initial moment Josh Reddick arrived in Los Angeles as part of the deal that sent three quality prospects to Oakland, fans of the Dodgers have seemingly been viewing him under a microscope, and many have begun to wonder if rookie Andrew Toles is the better option to play every day in right field.

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Dodgers Prospects: Trevor Oaks Shut Down for Season

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Just days after Trevor Oaks was removed in the first inning of a scheduled start on Saturday against Colorado Springs with an apparent groin strain, the Los Angeles Dodgers determined the injury severe enough to shut down the righty pitching prospect for the remainder of the season.

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Dodgers Roster Expansion: Will José De León Get a Look in 2016?

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Based on the innovative and masterful ways that president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman has manipulated the 25 and 40-man rosters so far during the 2016 season, fans of the Dodgers will probably be in store for a few surprises when the team begins to expand its roster as soon as Thursday.

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Just Keep Truckin’ On

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“Sometimes the light’s all shinin’ on me
Other times I can barely see
Lately it occurs to me what a long, strange trip it’s been”

~Grateful Dead

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Dodgers Roster: Yasiel Puig Has Not Been Placed on Waivers

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While many of us thought for certain the upper management crew of the Dodgers would place Yasiel Puig on waivers during the final few weeks of August, Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reported early Saturday that the front office has no intention of trading the 25-year-old outfielder at this juncture of the season.

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Dodgers Roster: Was the A.J. Ellis Deal Really Necessary?

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In an age of baseball when it’s commonplace for six different members of a front office crew to pound statistics, logarithms, and even players’ reflexive reactions into extremely complex spreadsheets hoping for better results on the diamond, it’s easy to understand how a few tenths of a WAR point would be compelling enough to trade away one of the club’s most valued leaders.

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Dodgers Fans Pleased with Rich Hill’s Masterful Debut

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Although it took a little more than three weeks in the Dodgers‘ organization to battle through the final stages of an agonizing blister on his throwing finger, lefty starter Rich Hill made an extremely impressive debut on Wednesday evening that left fans feeling a little bit better about an otherwise questionable starting rotation.

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Dodgers Impressed by Versatility of Toles, Segedin

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While the Los Angeles Dodgers forge ahead and continue to build a recognizable identity surrounding their 2016 campaign, two of the club’s most recent additions, Andrew Toles and Rob Segedin, continue to impress pundits with both their defensive versatility and abilities to generate offense.

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