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Dodgers Roster: The Difficulty of Acquiring a Top-Tier Starting Pitcher

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As frequently as we’ve mentioned the need for the Dodgers to net a quality, top-of-the-rotation arm this winter to compliment resident ace Clayton Kershaw in the starting rotation, the task is much easier discussed than accomplished. When the dust eventually settles in the spring, if prudent, the club may have to wait until the 2017-18 offseason to land somebody worth a hefty price tag.

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Dodgers Rumors: Weighing the Winter’s Top Roster Priorities

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From Ryan Braun to Aroldis Chapman to Yoenis Cespedes, the many rumors already circulating around the Los Angeles Dodgers organization are in full swing, and until the club begins to reveal which direction it plans on going with certain player personnel, plenty of writers around the baseball blogosphere will probably have a field day laying out their own offseason recommendations and schemes.

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A Very Preliminary Guess at the Dodgers’ 2017 Starting Rotation

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With the way the injury bug devastatingly ripped into the Dodgers‘ 2016 pitching staff, it’s almost futile to even make a generalized guess at a working rotation before the winter months fall upon us. However, just for the sake of having a starting point and an impetus into November, we thought a cursory list may be worthwhile if only to create a perspective for discussion during the Hot Stove season.

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Dodgers Roster: Outlining the Biggest Holes for 2017

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Even though the World Series has only just begun and the peak of the Hot Stove season is still weeks away, many fans of the Dodgers are already chattering about potential areas of improvement, most specifically alterations to the nucleus of the 40-man roster.

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Just When I Needed You Most 

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“‘Cause I need you more than I needed before
And now where I’ll find comfort, God knows
‘Cause you left me just when I needed you most
Left me just when I needed you most.”

~Randy VanWarmer

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Urías, Dodgers Aiming to Gain Huge NLCS Advantage

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Although it appears as if the Cubs are amid an unwelcomed offensive cold spell at the worst possible time, the Dodgers put together perhaps their best overall performance of the postseason in Game 3 on Tuesday, defeating Chicago 6-0 and taking a bit of control of the NLCS with two games still to be played in Los Angeles.

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Dodgers Feature Rich Hill at Home in Pivotal Game 3

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In what is shaping up to be a critical Game 3 for both clubs in the NLCS on Tuesday in Los Angeles, the Dodgers will send veteran southpaw Rich Hill to the bump, while the Cubs will counter with the 2015 NL Cy Young Award winner, Jake Arrieta.

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Don’t Stop Believin’

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“Don’t stop believin’
Hold on to the feelin’
Streetlights, people”

~Journey

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NLDS-Game 5-The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate. The Dodgers defeated the Nationals 4-3. Wednesday, October 13, 2016. Photo by Jon SooHoo/©Los Angeles Dodgers,LLC 2016

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Dodgers Bullpen Could Play Huge Role in NLDS Decider

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As far as predictions go, it’s been almost impossible to even come close to the scripts played out so far by the Dodgers and the Nationals in the 2016 NLDS. And with the winner-take-all Game 5 previews pouring out everywhere in the baseball blogosphere, there’s a good chance that none of them approach what’s on tap in the season finale. Continue reading “Dodgers Bullpen Could Play Huge Role in NLDS Decider” →

Dodgers Hope Bats Reignite in Return to Los Angeles

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PHOENIX, AZ – SEPTEMBER 12: Yasmani Grandal #9 of the Los Angeles Dodgers bats against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the second inning of a MLB game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images)

Whenever the Dodgers‘ bats decided to hibernate with runners in scoring position during the regular season, they seemed to do so with a vengeance. Such was the case in Game 2 of the NLDS on Sunday afternoon. The Boys in Blue had control through three innings behind a Corey Seager solo home run and an RBI single by Josh Reddick, but were lulled to sleep shortly thereafter, eventually falling 5-2 to the Nationals and seeing the series become tied at one game apiece.

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