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Probable insane person Brian Wilson returns to the Dodgers
Crazy person Brian Wilson will return to the Dodgers for at least 2014 on a one-year, $10 million deal with a player option for 2015 and various incentives. The Dodgers have reached an agreement with...
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Yimi Garcia, high-spin fastballs, and Trackman
The Dodgers recently protected Yimi Garcia on their 40-man roster, as the now 23-year-old posted a stellar AA season in 2013. Garcia finished the season with a 2.54 ERA in 60.1 innings, and 85...
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2013 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Review: Center Fielders
Matt Kemp Matt Kemp entered 2013 coming off serious shoulder surgery to repair a badly torn labrum in his left/lead shoulder. It was an unavoidable injury, but the recovery time was stalled by the...
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2013 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Review: Right Fielders
Yasiel Puig Entering 2013, the Dodgers had quite the outfield logjam with three major league players under long-term contracts, as well as two prospects who looked like they could easily make an...
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Rumor Mill – Winter Meetings: Kemp, Ethier trade rumors + team seeking...
The Winter Meetings are here, which means all the trade rumors the Dodgers have been involved in to date will only pickup further steam now. I’d expect a lot of rumors about Dodger outfielders, and a...
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Rumor Mill – Winter Meetings: Trading for Price goes against current...
The Dodgers are showing interest in David Price, according to Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times. The Dodgers have made the Tampa Bay Rays aware of their interest in David Price, according to a...
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2013 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Review: Starting Pitchers
Clayton Kershaw Clayton Kershaw is the best pitcher in baseball. That is no longer debatable and should not be questioned, as he’s backed up this assertion over the last three years with super-elite...
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Rumor Mill – Winter Meetings: Tanaka’s status, a Uribe suitor falls, Numata...
On the Masahiro Tanaka front, his team’s owner has said that he doesn’t want to post him, according Peter Gammons on Gammons Daily. Mikitani is the one Japanese owner who strongly opposed the new...
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2013 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Review: Relief Pitchers
Kenley Jansen Since debuting in 2010, Kenley Jansen has been one of the game’s truly elite relief aces, and 2013 was his best showing yet. Kenley began the year as the set-up man to Brandon League...
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Rumor Mill – Winter Meetings: the amusing Uribe mess, Kemp trade talks add a...
Juan Uribe has had a confusing day, though the Dodgers weren’t really involved in it. Neither him or the team were publicly active, but the journalists reporting about his status certainly have been....
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Nothing doing at the Winter Meetings, except Ned Colletti declaring his man...
Not much has been going on for the Dodgers at the Winter Meetings so far, and there was basically no news yesterday related to the club … EXCEPT that Ned Colletti totally loves Matt Kemp more than...
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Dodgers trade for Mets’ Rule 5 Draft selection Seth Rosin, probably see him...
The Dodgers didn’t take anybody in today’s Rule 5 Draft, but they did trade a PTBNL for Seth Rosin from the Mets, who the Mets plucked from the Phillies. The Mets have traded right-hander Seth Rosin —...
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Dodgers believe Juan Uribe will go elsewhere, may turn to Michael Young
The Dodgers have an interest in Michael Young. Done screaming yet? Okay. The Dodgers have an interest in Michael Young to be their starting third baseman in 2014. Commence screaming again. The Dodgers...
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The mere threat of Michael Young made Juan Uribe sign with Dodgers, realizing...
Juan Uribe signed with the Dodgers for two years and $15 million seemingly winning his showdown with Dodger management. The Dodgers have reportedly reached an agreement to bring back third baseman...
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J.P. Howell set to return to the Dodgers; adds plus lefty relief arm,...
J.P. Howell will return to the Dodgers in 2014 on a two-year, $11.25 million deal with options and bonuses, according to Ken Gurnick of Dodgers.com. The Dodgers are nearing agreement on a multi-year...
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Takumi Numata finally signs with the Dodgers, Josh Bell returns much different
The Dodgers have finally inked Takumi Numata to a deal, so speculation about the reason for him being at Dodger Stadium recently was correct. It’ll be a minor-league deal for a $100k signing bonus and...
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Masahiro Tanaka wants the MLB, decision now on Rakuten; MLB/NPB reach agreement
The NPB and MLB have reached an agreement on the posting system, which will be in place for three years. For all the new details, and there are a bunch, see MLB Trade Rumors for a recap. The relevant...
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Rakuten reportedly offer Masahiro Tanaka $8MM, won’t let him go; Michael...
If you were hoping for good news on Masahiro Tanaka for the Dodgers, then today isn’t quite your day. Last night, it was reported that the Rakuten Golden Eagles were still trying to persuade Tanaka to...
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Dodgers closing in with Chris Perez on 1-year deal, but is he the best...
The Dodgers have apparently found the seventh-inning former closer they’ve been seeking, as they are close on a one-year deal with former Indians closer Chris Perez, according to Dylan Hernandez of...
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Dodgers sign Jamey Wright for 1-year too, because why not?
The Dodgers are about to sign Chris Perez, and most assumed they were done after that, but they up and signed Jamey Wright to a one-year deal as well. Source: The #Dodgers have signed Jamey Wright to...
View ArticleDon Mattingly gets his contract extension, something that had to happen
The Dodgers have extended manager Don Mattingly until 2016 after a long, and sometimes publicly heated, period of negotiations with him, according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN.com. The team is expected...
View ArticleClayton Kershaw agrees to a record-breaking deal that somehow feels like a...
The Dodgers have agreed with Clayton Kershaw on a 7-year, $215 million contract, one that has an opt-out clause after five years, according to Ken Gurnick of Dodgers.com. It’s a record-breaking deal...
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January In Review: Dodgers & Utility Infielders; Clutchitude
Was a bit of a slow month for me in January as I continue to research/compile my Prospect Profiles, but I managed to tackle the utility infielder issue for the Dodgers and continued my Clutchitude...
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February In Review: Hanley extension, Ryu’s second year, mailbag
A busier month for me than January, but I was set back a bit by illness. Fortunately, I still managed to write about Hyun Jin Ryu‘s sophomore campaign, extending Hanley Ramirez, two Spring Training...
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March In Review: Top Dodgers prospects, Matt Kemp’s 2014, Yasiel Puig’s...
In March I was finally able to get going and I released my 2014 Prospect Rankings, wrote a little about Matt Kemp, and wrote extensively about Yasiel Puig. Besides game threads or game recaps, here’s...
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