A quick & dirty rebuttal of idiotic Matt Kemp arguments
Matt Kemp is out for the 2013 postseason due to an ankle injury, which was a bit of a body blow for the Dodgers, who were hoping to get Kemp back for the playoffs after he posted an .870 OPS since...
View ArticleYasiel Puig’s no-good-very-bad September is actually quite promising
Yasiel Puig‘s September slump has been a cause for concern for many, especially with the Dodgers heading into the postseason. For the month, he’s hit .214, easily the worst month of his career. Given...
View ArticleDodgers vs. Braves, 2013 NLDS breakdown: In which the general public roots...
The Braves and Dodgers in the 2013 NLDS, because why not, right? Putting aside the respective fanbases, this is a matchup a lot of outsiders have expressed interest in, if for no other reason than to...
View ArticleDodgers 2013 NLDS player panic ratings: Who are Dodger fans most likely to...
*Click To Enlarge* The idea for player panic ratings has been stewing in my head since the last playoff appearance for the Dodgers, because while fans go nuts at players during the regular season, they...
View ArticleShould Scott Van Slyke start Game 2 over Skip Schumaker?
Skip Schumaker filled in admirably for Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp during yesterday’s Game 1 win in the 2013 NLDS. He was never a real threat to make an impact, but he didn’t cost the Dodgers anything,...
View ArticleDodgers 2013 NLCS roster projection: The return of Andre Ethier?
The Dodgers head into the 2013 NLCS against the Cardinals looking to be a much better team than they were earlier in the week during the NLDS. While the squad’s NLCS roster should look almost...
View ArticleDodgers vs. Cardinals, 2013 NLCS breakdown: No narrative, just baseball
The Dodgers are set to play the Cardinals in the 2013 NLCS, which is interesting because it’s not interesting. In other words, the media hasn’t really figured out a narrative here. Jeff Passan of...
View Article[Updated] Dodgers 2013 NLCS player panic ratings: Which player will fans...
*Click To Enlarge* I did player panic ratings for the Dodgers before the NLDS, so I figured why not do them for the NLCS too? See, while fans go nuts at players during the regular season, they...
View ArticleYasiel Puig takes the criticism, taunting in stride, takes away lessons
Everything is magnified in the playoffs, and you could tell just by the Yasiel Puig criticism. For us Dodger fans, Puig really didn’t do anything all that odd in the postseason, but I had him ranked...
View ArticleAlexander Guerrero agrees to 4-year/$28 million deal, ending pursuit of Cano...
The Dodgers have finally agreed to a deal with free agent Cuban SS/2B Alexander Guerrero on a 4-year/$28 million contract, according to Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com. Sanchez also reports that there are...
View ArticleDon Mattingly’s future with the Dodgers is up in the air, but if not him,...
Don Mattingly gave quite the exit press conference yesterday, basically saying that he has a guaranteed contract for next year, but if he doesn’t get a multi-year deal, then he might not be back with...
View ArticleDodgers trade Alex Castellanos to Red Sox for Jeremy Hazelbaker because … I...
The Dodgers traded outfielder Alex Castellanos to the Red Sox for outfielder Jeremy Hazelbaker and cash. Castellanos was designated recently to clear room for Mike Baxter from the Mets. This deal was...
View ArticleThe Dodgers give up on Dee Gordon as a regular
Dee Gordon will report to the Dominican Winter League in hopes of transitioning from shortstop to center field, according to Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times. Ken Gurnick of Dodgers.com also...
View ArticleDodgers make the right call on Capuano, but the decision on M. Ellis not so...
The Dodgers declined the options on starter Chris Capuano and second baseman Mark Ellis yesterday, and while one decision was an easy call, the other might not have been so clear. The Dodgers...
View ArticleMasahiro Tanaka, David Price, and the Dodgers
The big news of late yesterday was that the Dodgers‘ off-season plan includes fortifying their rotation with both Masahiro Tanaka and the Rays‘ David Price, according to Peter Gammons. But, suggests...
View ArticleMLBTR picks Dodgers to get Tanaka, all team’s free agents to leave + have...
MLB Trade Rumors recently released their annual free agent predictions for their top 50 free agents, and it included three Dodgers free agents leaving, but they only saw the Dodgers acquiring one...
View ArticleDodgers pick up pitcher Fabio Martinez, the team’s latest attempt at fixing a...
The Dodgers picked up prospect/former prospect Fabio Martinez from the Indians late last month, and I didn’t think much about it until I took a look into who he actually was. Turns out he was once a...
View Article25 minor league players in Dodgers system hit free agency, including Sanchez,...
Today was the day in the off-season that a bunch of minor leaguers earned their free agency, and the Dodgers were no exception, with 25 players in the system earning the right, according to Matt Eddy...
View ArticleArbitration estimates for 7 Dodgers shows the team has a few difficult...
The Dodgers have seven players who are arbitration eligible this off-season, and Matt Swartz of MLB Trade Rumors completed all his arbitration estimates yesterday, which highlighted the fact that the...
View Article2013 Rule 5 Draft: Dodgers prospects to consider adding to the 40-man
The 2013 Rule 5 Draft will go down on Dec. 12, and the most frequently asked questions I get are in regards to which Dodgers prospects are eligible and who the team needs to protect. Therefore, I...
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