Michael Busch Named Fifth-Best Second Base Prospect by MLB Pipeline

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The ascension of infield prospect Michael Busch continues to gain momentum. Recently, the No. 4 rated prospect on the Los Angeles Dodgers farm was named as the fifth-best second base prospect in all of baseball by MLB Pipeline, seemingly bumping up his big-league arrival time even more.

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No Players Inducted into Hall of Fame, Latest on Justin Turner and Marcus Semien

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The announcement for the National Baseball Hall of Fame inductions took place on Tuesday afternoon. For the first time since 2013, no players received 75% of the votes required to be inducted. Curt Schilling was the closest missing out by 16 votes. Behind Schilling, were Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens.

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No DH in National League, Justin Turner Update, Start of Season, and More

Another week closer to spring training, and we might finally start to have some news about what the season will look like, as far as the National League is concerned.

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Larry King Passing, Enrique Hernandez Leaving, and the Upcoming Hall of Fame Announcement

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There are multiple topics I wanted to cover today, the first of which is the sad news about the passing of Los Angeles Dodgers fan and broadcasting icon Larry King.

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Honoring Hank Aaron, Several Rumors Surrounding Dodgers

The baseball family lost another great Friday morning when the great home run king Hank Aaron passed away at 86 years old. He finished his career with 755 total home runs, a record that stood until in 2017. Aaron spent most of his career with the Braves and Brewers. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982 in his first year of eligibility. Aaron was also an avid Civil Rights Activist. It has been a tough week for baseball fans, as just couple of days ago we also lost the great Don Sutton.

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Thoughts on Trevor Bauer, Waiting for National League’s DH Decision

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It is Thursday, January 21, and the Los Angeles Dodgers still have not signed their right-handed power bat.

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Dodgers Prospect Watch: What Lies Ahead for DJ Peters?

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With all the offseason attention that has been given to prospective third basemen and the bullpen of the Los Angeles Dodgers, there hasn’t been much focus on the outfield, especially since the franchise arguably has two of the game’s best players in Mookie Betts and Cody Bellinger.

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Hall of Famer Don Sutton Passes Away at 75

Hall of Famer and Los Angeles Dodgers pitching great Don Sutton passed away at his home after battling cancer, according to a team announcement on Tuesday.  He was 75 years of age.

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Should Dodgers Be Inquiring About Luis Castillo?

A name that has been in many trade rumors lately has been Reds pitcher Luis Castillo. There were rumblings recently that circulated through social media that he was on his way to the Yankees, but that rumor turned out to be false.

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Dodgers Apparently Interested in Marcus Semien, Jeremy Jeffress

Here we are again, adding another name to the rumor mill that the Los Angeles Dodgers may or may not be interested in.

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