Matt Kemp finished second to Ryan Braun in the 2011 NL MVP Award voting that was revealed by the BBWAA today. Obviously, I disagree, and I stated my reasoning back in September, but the way the voting played out basically showed why he lost. As you can see, Roy Halladay finished in ninth with Clayton Kershaw in twelfth, this despite ... Read More »
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Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports that Frank McCourt has agreed to sell the Dodgers through bankruptcy court auction. Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports corroborates the story. —– Update 1: Bill Shaikin reports further details on the situation. McCourt and Major League Baseball have agreed to seek approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for an auction of the ... Read More »
MLB Trade Rumors recently ran a story that revealed current Dodgers GM Ned Colletti could be a free agent as early as next year due to an opt out clause in his contract. Dodgers: Ned Colletti can either activate an out clause in his contract after 2012, or 2012 is actually the last year on his deal. Either way, the ... Read More »
Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times brought surprising news to us today, which sparked a lot of discussion on the future ownership of the team. Frank McCourt has been offered $1.2 billion to sell the Dodgers, The Times has learned. The bid terms proposed by the Burke group call for an all-cash payment to buy the Dodgers, all real ... Read More »
Yesterday’s shocking article by T.J. Simers about Andre Ethier’s knee had a lot of fans understandably asking a ton of questions of both him and the organization. Today, Tony Jackson got reactions out of Ned Colletti, Don Mattingly, and Andre Ethier. Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Andre Ethier met with team physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache on Sunday morning for further ... Read More »
As a rule of thumb, I take anything T.J. Simers writes with a grain of salt, as at times he openly uses his section of the paper to troll players, management, fans, and whoever else he wants. However, his recently published story on Andre Ethier’s knee injury is the first I had heard of it, and the comments from both ... Read More »
Matt Kemp, one of the few bright spots in this dreary season, impressively boomed into the 30/30 club today. In doing so, he became the second Dodger in the club, with the other of course being Raul Mondesi, who accomplished the feat in 1997 and 1999. The difference being that Kemp has done it far earlier than Mondesi, and far ... Read More »
Chad Moriyama Dodgers, Sabermetrics, Scouting