In recent news from Camelback Ranch, the Los Angeles Dodgers will likely not begin using a six-man starting pitching rotation until later in the spring. Thanks to a regular-season schedule that includes off-days every week throughout April, the team can temporarily ease back on their expanded rotation plans.
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To say the Los Angeles Dodgers have put themselves in a position for another strong playoff run in 2025 would be an understatement. By adding top-shelf pitchers like Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki and most recently reliever Tanner Scott, the team is poised to be a legit postseason contender for the foreseeable future.
Heading into the winter, many fans had their fingers crossed that a starting rotation led by Yoshinobu Yamamoto would be good enough to win a fourth-straight NL West title. At the time, there were many question marks — whether Tyler Glasnow, Tony Gonsolin and Dustin May could finally stay healthy, if Clayton Kershaw had any gas in the tank, and whether Shohei Ohtani would be able to contribute to the pitching staff by Opening Day.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday afternoon made the signing of Blake Snell official, revealing that they snagged the 31-year-old lefty to a five-year, $182 million contract after he opted out of his current two-year deal with rival San Francisco.
For front-office boss Andrew Friedman and his crew, this acquisition represents more than just adding another high-quality arm — it spearheads what could be a productive offseason that sets the team up for a run at another World Championship.
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For much of the offseason, I have been refreshing my Twitter feed, hoping that roster moves would pick up. Over the past few days, moves did indeed pick up, but not in the way I thought. The Dodgers have remained overall quiet, making small transactions that I’ll get into a bit. But the Padres have made a flurry of moves, acquiring Yu Darvish, Blake Snell, and Korean Baseball League infielder Ha-Seong Kim.
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