Category: Dodgers Rotation

Dodgers Make Small Moves at Trade Deadline

Published on by Andy Lane Chapman13 Comments

When the 2023 season started, fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers were underwhelmed with who made up the team. Now after the trade deadline, they also might feel underwhelmed about the moves that were, and more importantly, were not made.

If the Dodgers were still at full strength and not incredibly bitten by the injury bug, the Dodgers would not need to make a big splash at the trade deadline. But the team was very much in need of staring pitching.

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Dodgers Attempt to Upgrade Pitching Staff by Adding Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly

Published on by Andy Lane Chapman14 Comments

The Los Angeles Dodgers aren’t done making moves yet. While their two previous trades this week were about working to make the lineup/roster stronger, Friday they aimed to make the pitching staff better.

At first glance, the acquisition of Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly seems like perhaps a marginal upgrade.

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Dodgers Trade for Old Friend Kiké Hernandez; Injury Updates

Published on by Andy Lane Chapman26 Comments

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been looking for a right handed bat at the trade deadline, and apparently they have found their guy in none other than old friend, Kiké Hernandez.

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Dodgers News and Notes: Injury Updates, Trade Rumors and More

Published on by Andy Lane Chapman12 Comments

Last time we talked, I proposed that these first three series would do a lot to telling much about how the Los Angeles Dodgers’ second half of the season would go. So far, so good. Currently, the Dodgers are two games above both the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants for first place in the division.

The Dodgers started by taking two of three from the New York Mets, and then two of three from the AL East leading Orioles in Baltimore. (I was in attendance for two of those games. Highly recommend going to Camden Yards if you are able).

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Dodgers News and Notes: Trade Deadline Rumors and Injury Updates

Published on by Andy Lane Chapman26 Comments

Now that the All-Star break is over, baseball fans, and especially fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers, turn their eyes to the second half and the trade deadline.

The Dodgers made one of their first move today, reportedly signing Jake Marisnick to a major league contract.

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Dodgers News and Notes – Injury Updates, Vargas’s Future and More

Published on by Andy Lane Chapman12 Comments

The Los Angeles Dodgers, maybe as much as any other team in the majors, has seen their pitching staff get repeatedly hit with injuries.

Overall, the Dodgers currently have 10 pitchers on the injured list. And now that Clayton Kershaw has landed there, that makes a clean sweep of all the starters to have some injury issue this season.

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Dodgers News and Notes – All-Star Noms and Snubs, Injury Updates and More

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Even though the Los Angeles Dodgers are only in third place in the NL West, they are sending three starters to the All-Star Game in Seattle.

Freddie Freeman will be the starter at first base, Mookie Betts in the outfield, and J.D. Martinez will be the starting designated hitter.

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Dodgers Roster: The Current State of the Starting Rotation

Published on by Dennis Schlossman5 Comments

For all the injury turmoil the Los Angeles Dodgers had to deal with in the first half of the season, the team’s starting rotation isn’t in that bad of shape. Obviously, there’s still a long way to go to the playoffs, but there are seemingly a few legitimate options now that didn’t exist in the early stages of the year.

Of course, there are probably some other areas — like the bullpen and offense — that need to be addressed before the club even thinks about the postseason. However, for now, let’s take a close look at the current rotation to see how it stacks up.

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Are the Los Angeles Dodgers and Their Bullpen Finally Turning a Corner?

Published on by Andy Lane Chapman6 Comments

In the past few weeks, Los Angeles Dodgers have seen their standing in the NL West to go from first place to third. The bullpen was scuffing, if not full on imploding, almost every night. They suffered a humiliating 15–0 loss to the San Francisco Giants at home, ultimately getting swept by their rivals.

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Dodgers Welcome New York Yankees to Dodger Stadium

Published on by Andy Lane Chapman5 Comments

For the most part, the Los Angeles Dodgers keep plugging away. Plugging in players and pitchers when another has a slump, or has inexplicably imploded on the mound.

And yet, the team is still tied for first in the NL West with the (still!) productive Arizona Diamondbacks, tied for best record in the NL, and third in all of the major leagues.

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