Dodgers Make Moves at Deadline, Although Not What Fans Were Hoping For

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This season is the first season where there was only one deadline for trading opportunities, just July 31st with no August waiver deadline.

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Dodgers Still Relatively Quiet in Hours Leading to Trade Deadline

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With less than 24 hours remaining before the 2019 trade deadline, it’s hard to gauge whether the Dodgers will ultimately stand pat with their current roster or make a splash with some sort of high-impact type of deal.

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Dodgers Make Series Of Moves Ahead Of Colorado Series

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There are less than 48 hours to the trade deadline, and although the Dodgers have not yet made a big splash you move, there have been a series of little under the radar signings.

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Dodgers Acquire Kristopher Negrón from Mariners

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As the number of days remaining before the 2019 trade deadline dwindle away, the Dodgers are slowly but surely making a few moves to fill some existing roster holes, mainly due to injury.

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Nationals Pummel Dodgers in Weekend Series Finale

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Right when it looked like the Dodgers were in a position to add another series sweep to their 2019 portfolio, the Nationals showed up ready to play in the finale on Sunday, ultimately dominating the Dodgers in all aspects of play.

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Bullpen Concerns Escalating as Trade Deadline Draws Near

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Simply put, Kenley Jansen isn’t the same as he was in years past.

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With Smith Behind the Plate, Dodgers Head into DC for Showdown with Nationals

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On Thursday, the Dodgers did something that needed to be done, but most fans didn’t think would actually happen – they optioned catcher Austin Barnes to Oklahoma City and recalled rookie Will Smith.  We’ve chronicled many times how Barnes has been very good behind the dish, but terrible at the plate. His slash line of .196/.288/.328/.616 is just abysmal, and hopefully the time in Triple-A will allow him to work on getting his swing back to where he’s not just an assumed out when his turn comes up to bat.

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Dodgers Trade Andre Scrubb to Astros for Tyler White

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In what could conceivably be the first of a flurry of deals over the next seven days, the Dodgers on Tuesday traded righty minor-league pitcher Andre Scrubb to the Astros for utility man Tyler White.

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What MLB-Ready Player Might the Dodgers Be Willing to Trade?

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Only a week left until the trade deadline, a week left for the Dodgers‘ Front Office to pull of a trade that will get them the World Series ring Los Angeles so desires.

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Dodgers Interested in Mychal Givens, Apparently

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While there haven’t been an overwhelming number of rumors linked to the Dodgers in the days leading up to this year’s trade deadline, one surfaced on Monday evening that suggested Andrew Friedman and his troops were talking to the Orioles about reliever Mychal Givens.

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