With the trades and signings perhaps appearing to be all wrapped up for the Dodgers, let’s look ahead to the season and find some conjecture and predictions for 2019.
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Even if the Dodgers are finished making any significant roster moves for the winter, it’s safe to say that things have indeed turned out quite well for the team, at least as far as player personnel goes.
Continue reading “Overall, It’s Been a Very Productive Winter for the Dodgers”
“No news is good news” may be a mantra to some, but probably not to fans of the Dodgers. While the front office has indeed made some moves—most notably re-signing Clayton Kershaw and adding Joe Kelly to the bullpen—all the rest of the moves they’ve made are mostly underwhelming.
Continue reading “Monday Musings: Dodgers’ Front Office Needs to Do More”
As we inch ever closer to the start of spring training and wait to see what the Dodgers‘ front office will do, I thought I’d take an early look at what storylines will be worth watching in the 2019 season.
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The Dodgers upset and disappointed quite a few fans recently when they traded Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp, Kyle Farmer and Alex Wood to Cincinnati. Most Dodger fans love the Wild Horse, but many other fans across the league despise him. His teammates grew to love him, too, from all reports. This is particularly impressive when you consider how thoroughly disliked he was as recently as 2016. Back then, he annoyed the hell out of me and I wanted him gone. He was a lazy, spoiled prima donna. Or so I thought.
Dear Baseball Santa,
It’s us, your friendly Los Angeles Dodger fans. How are you? We hope this letter finds yourself, Mrs. Baseball Clause, and all the elves and ground crew happy and well.
There’s been a lot of chatter the last few days about the Dodgers‘ decision to start Hyun-Jin Ryu in Game 1 of the 2018 NLDS over Clayton Kershaw. So far, that decision has worked out. The Dodgers dominated the Atlanta Braves, 6-0, taking a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series.
Continue reading “Regardless of Rotation Spot, Clayton Kershaw Still Vital to Dodgers’ Staff”
The good news is that the Dodgers still control their postseason destiny, at least in terms of a Wild Card appearance. And the other-semi-good news is that the Rockies are hosting a Nationals club this weekend who have won three straight games, unlike another NL East club who laid down for four straight this week in Denver. But the bad news is the Dodgers could find themselves in a one-game playoff at the beginning of next week or even staying home altogether should they not take care of business this weekend in San Francisco.
Continue reading “Dodgers’ Postseason Destiny Still Completely Undecided”
The Dodgers have to feel pretty good heading into their final regular season series at home. They will be facing the San Diego Padres, against whom they’ve won 12 of the 16 contests they’ve played so far this season.
Continue reading “Dodgers Roster: Comparing the 2018 Offense to the 2017 Postseason Version”
The Los Angeles Dodgers are in the midst of a contentious playoff chase that is attracting the attention of the entire baseball world.
Continue reading “Dodgers Roster: Several Key Contributors Aiming for Milestones During Stretch Run”
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