As the summer sun fades and the fall weather moves in, the Los Angeles Dodgers find themselves in a pivotal juncture of their 2024 campaign. With only a full month left in the regular season, every game becomes a high-stakes battle for playoff positioning. Amidst this critical stretch, the team’s starting pitching rotation stands as both a strength and a potential stumbling block.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers find their once big lead in the NL West dwindling to a two and a half game lead, with both the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks breathing down their necks.
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The current starting pitching rotation of the Los Angeles Dodgers is a mix of uncertainty and potential, raising critical questions about whether it has the firepower to drive the team deep into the 2024 playoffs. With the postseason set to begin in less than two months, the Dodgers need their rotation to be more than just serviceable — it must be a dynamic force capable of dominating games against high-quality teams.
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As the 2024 MLB trade deadline looms, the Los Angeles Dodgers could be among the teams making significant moves. One primary area where they might look to strengthen is their bullpen. With the late-season grind intensifying, the Dodgers could benefit from acquiring an impact reliever who can handle high-leverage situations and add depth to their late-inning strategy.
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Boy watching this Los Angeles Dodgers team right now is demoralizing.
The Dodgers no doubt have been hit with an inordinate amount of injuries, and to some of the key most players. Not having Max Muncy and Mookie Betts in this lineup changes the length and dynamic of it.
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(This also could be used in context of a manger in the postseason about slumping players but I digress)
The Los Angeles Dodgers have, on paper, one of the most high powered offense in all of Major League Baseball. They may also have the most inconsistent.
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The roller coaster season that is the 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers has reached the quarterway part – probably equivalent to the first big stomach in your throat inducing drop and has you a little worried about what is to come.
For the majority of Dodgers fans, they aren’t so much worried about the rest of the season, but they are looking forward apprehensively to the end part and if what happens now could carry over into October.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are in an enviable position. They are a team and a farm system filled with star power of which other teams could only achieve in their dreams.
But what happens when one of your past stars, a perennial fan favorite, just can’t get anything going at the plate a couple months into the season?
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Despite rumors of their demise, the Los Angeles Dodgers are back, baby!
Ok, so no one really thought they were dead but it’s been a rough few weeks for the Boys in Blue. They lost four of their last five series, including the last three straight at home.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are starting their first road trip of this season, aside from that little sojourn to Korea. Does that actually count as a road trip?
Regardless, this one is a little six game spin through the north side of Chicago and the Twin Cities.
First up is a three game set against the Cubs, where the friendly confines of Wrigley Field may not be so friendly, temperature wise. All three games are mid afternoon games, local time, and no day while they’re there is it supposed to be above 50°. Sunday looks like there is rain forecast for most of the day.
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Think Blue Planning Committee 