In case you missed it last night, this is how the Dodgers lost, and it’s … failtacular. That’s the only way I can describe it. There’s so much to observe in that one GIF/play that it was hard to absorb at the time. Dodgers fans were left asking themselves “What the fuck just happened?” even hours after the game was ... Read More »
Mike Scioscia’s Tragic Illness: Mike Petriello gave his mid-season grades for the offense. Thought he was a bit friendly to Bobby Abreu given that most of his production wasn’t so much skill-based as luck-based. Mike Scioscia’s Tragic Illness: Mike Petriello gave his mid-season grades for the pitchers. I don’t quite understand why Chris Capuano gets an A basically for his ... Read More »
Dodgers sign 11 of their 2012 draft picks, including Jesmuel Valentin 2012 MLB Draft: Dodgers Have Signed 18 Picks + Bonus Information Dodgers sign 8 more 2012 draftees, now up to 26 + bonus pool update Corey Seager taking his physical in Los Angeles, according to Salisbury Post 2012 first rounder Corey Seager signs with the Dodgers for $2.35 million ... Read More »
Eric Stephen of True Blue LA relays the news that Todd Coffey is out for the year with an elbow strain. Dodgers relief pitcher Todd Coffey received some bad news on Tuesday, as the reliever is out for the season with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. Coffey didn’t feel any pain in his arm, so ... Read More »
While the Dodgers didn’t haul in any big names, in line with what was previously speculated, they did ink five players. Ben Badler of Baseball America reported that the Dodgers signed 16-year-old shortstop Cristian Gomez out of the Dominican Republic. Gomez, 16, is 5-foot-10, 180 pounds and stands out in the field with soft hands, good range and an average ... Read More »
July 2nd marks the start of the 2012 international amateur signing period, which also marks the first time bonus pools will be in place due to the new CBA. The bonus pool this year will check in at $2.9 million, which figures to make signings much more about managing assets than in previous years. The Dodgers project to be busy ... Read More »
Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw are the two Dodgers who will represent the team at the 2012 All-Star Game. Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw are headed back to the All-Star game. Kemp and Kershaw were selected to their second National League All-Star teams Sunday. Both players made their All-Star debuts last year. Both played well enough, but both partially got ... Read More »
The Dodgers 2012 first rounder, Corey Seager, has signed with the Dodgers for a bonus of $2.35 million. He was recently reported to be in Los Angeles to take a physical. The Dodgers have finalized an agreement with their first-round draft pick, infielder Corey Seager of Northwest Cabarrus High in Concord, N.C. Seager will receive a bonus of $2.35 million, ... Read More »
Yahoo! Sports: Jeff Passan writes about MLB‘s ridiculous blackout policy. I wrote about my issues with it here. —– FanGraphs: Dave Cameron‘s “Stat Nerd NL All-Star Roster” includes A.J. Ellis and Clayton Kershaw, but Andre Ethier just misses. —– Baseball Prospectus: Doug Thorburn dissects the slide step and doesn’t think it’s worth implementing. It is my contention that most pitchers ... Read More »
If the initial reaction to the Dodgers giving Yasiel Puig the contract they did wasn’t pessimistic enough to make you feel the same, then Ben Badler‘s compilation of reactions from around baseball might send you down that road. The Dodgers appear to have made a statement with an expensive Cuban signing, but the message they sent across baseball has mostly ... Read More »
David Shaw of the Salisbury Post (hat tip: Craig Minami at True Blue LA) reports that 2012 first rounder Corey Seager is in Los Angeles to take his physical and presumably sign with the Dodgers. And on Thursday, he was not in the lineup for Kannapolis against Mocksville. He was flying to the west coast. “We knew negotiations had really ... Read More »
The Dodgers got … positive news on a potentially serious injury? That truly is a shocker. The Dodgers got some much-needed good news on Thursday, when an MRI on Andre Ethier’s strained left oblique showed no swelling. The right fielder is listed as day to day and likely will avoid a trip to the disabled list. “Yesterday I assumed we ... Read More »
Andre Ethier injured his left oblique yesterday, in what can only amount to a “It seriously can’t get any worse now, can it?” moment for Dodgers fans. The Dodgers will await the results of the MRI exam for Andre Ethier, which he will take on Thursday morning. But it seems clear that Ethier, who injured his left oblique on a ... Read More »
In bad news, Matt Kemp won’t be back by the end of June, and they’re not even sure if he can make it back by the All-Star break now. Kemp has played one game since May 14 because of a left hamstring he strained twice. Mattingly said the club wants Kemp to play in five or six Minor League rehab ... Read More »
The Dodgers have now signed 26 of the 41 players they selected in the 2012 MLB Draft. In addition to their names, information on the amount it took to sign them has been released as well. ===== Details On The Previous 18 Signed Draft Picks Here ===== Third rounder Onelkis Garcia, who demanded seven million dollars at one point, settled ... Read More »
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