If there’s any conceivable way the management crew of the Dodgers can pull off a quality waiver trade to bolster the bullpen before the end of the August, all options should be considered, regardless of a hefty price tag.
Continue reading “Dodgers’ Bullpen Desperate for a Talent Infusion”
Expected to make a number of roster moves heading into Wednesday’s contest at Colorado, the Dodgers recalled righty Brock Stewart, who will take the hill in a spot-start, left-hander Julio Urias and right-handed reliever Josh Fields, officially announcing the transactions just several hours before the first pitch.
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With the non-waiver trade deadline now only several days away, plenty of speculation is being circulated about the Dodgers‘ intentions to upgrade, despite the club’s front office remaining relatively calm and quiet.
Continue reading “Which Prospects Would Dodgers Sacrifice for an Elite Starting Pitcher?”
In what turned out to be a very surprising development Tuesday afternoon, the Los Angeles Dodgers have announced that rookie Julio Urias will temporarily rejoin the rotation and start the series finale against the Nationals on Thursday.
Continue reading “Dodgers’ Rotation Turns to Julio Urías Once Again”
The Dodgers will take another step in attempting to bolster their starting rotation on Thursday when the club activates lefty Hyun-jin Ryu from the 60-day disabled list to start the series opener against the Padres.
Continue reading “Ryu Set for Thursday Start, Urías Likely Headed to OKC”
With staff ace Clayton Kershaw on the shelf until at least mid-July nursing a lower-back ailment, members of the Dodgers‘ latest starting rotation crew are set to close out the first half of the season on a strong note before earning four days of well-deserved rest over the All-Star break.
Continue reading “Dodgers’ Latest Rotation Combo Poised to Deliver”
With only a little over five weeks remaining until the 2016 non-waiver trade deadline, many fans are wondering just how active the Dodgers will be, and how many top-shelf prospects the club is willing to sacrifice to achieve immediate, overall improvement.
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“Oh, yeah, it’s rollercoaster time
Lovin’ you is really wild
Oh, it?s just a love rollercoaster
Step right up and get your tickets!”
~Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sometimes, I suppose, it’s easy for us to forget how lucky we are. We get bogged down in the day to day minutia and only focus on the bad things happening to us. This happens with sports fandom also. It’s so easy to focus on all the things that are going wrong with your team, that you don’t see all the amazing things that are happening in front of you.
Because 19-year-old rookie Julio Urias was on a predetermined innings limit at the beginning of the season, the Dodgers‘ lefty could be on schedule to make only one more big league start in 2016, regardless of how well he performs his next time out.
Continue reading “Urías Still Improving, but Future Starts Are Numbered”
“Don’t you know?
Don’t you know things can change
Things’ll go your way
If you hold on for one more day”
~Wilson Philips
Good morning from our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C.! I think I picked a good time to be on limited social media and TV time of watching our beloved team. Last week was not the best of weeks for the Dodgers. But, it is my job in this weekly recap to come up with only the positives. So, here we go.
Think Blue Planning Committee 