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Japanese pitching star Masahiro Tanaka will be courted by a handful of interested teams, including the Yankees, Dodgers, Cubs, Rangers, and Diamondbacks, but as ESPN's...
January 4, 2014 at 4:35 PM -
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. . . I feel like Plaschke's response to it all is a bit overwrought: A white Mercedes allegedly traveling 110 mph has flattened the Dodgers with the organization's most...
December 30, 2013 at 8:35 AM -
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Third base has become an increasingly difficult position to fill properly. As an example, Juan Uribe has earned the biggest contract at the position this off-season...
December 29, 2013 at 5:35 PM -
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The Cubs, Yankees, Dodgers, Diamondbacks and Angels are the major league teams that have been linked most frequently to Japanese starter Masahiro Tanaka, who officially...
December 29, 2013 at 12:35 PM -
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According to the Naples Daily News, Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig was arrested this morning on a reckless driving charge in Florida. He was clocked at 110 mph in a 70...
December 28, 2013 at 3:35 PM -
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Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said earlier this month that Matt Kemp is unlikely to be 100 percent healthy at the start of spring training, but the rehabbing...
December 25, 2013 at 12:35 PM -
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According to Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times, the Dodgers have agreed to a one-year deal with veteran reliever Jamey Wright. No word yet on the exact terms...
December 23, 2013 at 3:35 PM -
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Dylan Hernandez of the L.A. Times is reporting that the Dodgers are nearing a one-year deal with free agent reliever Chris Perez. Financial details of the deal are not...
December 22, 2013 at 9:35 PM -
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From ESPN's Buster Olney comes word that the Dodgers finalized a two-year contract with left-hander J.P. Howell on Tuesday afternoon. The two-year pact, which carries...
December 17, 2013 at 5:35 PM -
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Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports that the Dodgers are close to re-igning left-hander J.P. Howell to a multi-year contract. Howell was said to be talking to the Rockies...
December 16, 2013 at 6:35 PM -
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From beat writer Dick Kaegel of MLB.com: Right-hander Cory Wade, who has postseason experience with the Dodgers and Yankees, is among three players signed by the Royals...
December 14, 2013 at 4:35 PM -
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Fortunately for Dodgers fans, the idea of the team using Michael Young as their starting third baseman in 2014 was short-lived. FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal reports that...
December 14, 2013 at 2:35 PM -
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The Dodgers are flush with cash, but it can't buy them everything. According to ESPN's Buster Olney, the team is considering bringing back free agent Michael Young as...
December 14, 2013 at 6:35 AM -
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Add another team to the White Sox and Dodgers in the Juan Uribe derby: Sources: #Rays interested in free agent Juan Uribe. Would play mostly at first, some at second and...
December 13, 2013 at 12:35 PM -
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Adam Kennedy is going to attempt a comeback at age 38, according to Steve Adams of MLB Trade Rumors. Kennedy sat out this year despite hitting .262 with a decent .702...
December 11, 2013 at 1:35 PM -
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After playing 16 seasons for nine different teams Jerry Hairston Jr. has decided to call it a career. Well, at least a playing career. Hairston is retiring as a player...
December 11, 2013 at 10:35 AM -
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Don Mattingly is unhappy about the possibility of entering 2014 in the final year of his contract, but the Dodgers manager declined to address the topic yesterday during...
December 11, 2013 at 7:35 AM -
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Tony Jackson has covered baseball for two decades, including gigs as the Dodgers beat reporter for the Los Angeles Daily News and ESPN Los Angeles, but now he's hanging...
December 10, 2013 at 9:35 AM -
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The Juan Uribe market is sizzling, it seems. Enrique Rojas reports that the Dodgers and White Sox are "pushing hard" for him. Ken Rosenthal reports that the Marlins are...
December 10, 2013 at 9:35 AM -
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After accepting minor league deals in seven straight years, free agent reliever Jamey Wright appears primed to receive a major league contract this winter. According to...
December 9, 2013 at 9:35 PM -
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There was renewed chatter over the weekend about the Red Sox possibly making a play for Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp, but Rob Bradford of WEEI.com hears from major...
December 9, 2013 at 5:35 PM -
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Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times reports that the Dodgers have contacted the Rays to discuss a potential David Price trade. But don't get too excited, as...
December 9, 2013 at 8:35 AM -
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This should super-charge the Matt Kemp trade speculation: Kemp's agent, Dave Stewart, told Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times that he'd "be surprised" if the...
December 9, 2013 at 7:35 AM -
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Yesterday we learned that Orel Hershisher is leaving ESPN to take a job broadcasting Dodgers games. Because, for some reason, ESPN thinks that a three-man booth is good...
December 9, 2013 at 6:35 AM -
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Per Mark Saxon of ESPN Los Angeles, Dodgers GM Ned Colletti says he has made multiple offers to Juan Uribe, but have yet to hear back. The 34-year-old free agent has...
December 7, 2013 at 5:35 PM -
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It was reported two weeks ago that the Red Sox had checked in on the availability of Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp and Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports that he...
December 7, 2013 at 11:35 AM -
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Hanley Ramirez told Dionisio Soldevila of ESPN Deportes last Friday that he was working on a contract extension with the Dodgers. And if this post to Ramirez's Instagram...
December 7, 2013 at 8:35 AM -
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The Dodgers non-tendered reliever Ronald Belisario earlier this week, but it didn't take him long to find a new home. According to Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune...
December 5, 2013 at 6:35 PM -
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Brian Wilson and the Dodgers have agreed to a one-year, $10 million contract that includes a player option for 2015, according to Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports. That's a...
December 5, 2013 at 12:35 PM -
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As of last week Brian Wilson was said to be in "serious" talks with Detroit, but now that the Tigers are on the verge of signing Joe Nathan as their new closer Tim Brown...
December 3, 2013 at 9:35 AM -
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Steve Dilbeck of the Los Angeles Times reports that Nomar Garciaparra has been "hired as a new commentator" by the Dodgers' soon-to-launch television network, SportsNet...
December 3, 2013 at 6:35 AM -
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Well, here's a surprise. While we learned earlier today that the Dodgers were "in the mix" to potentially acquire Orioles' closer Jim Johnson, FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal...
December 2, 2013 at 7:35 PM -
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We mentioned last week that the Orioles were looking to trade Jim Johnson. Ken Rosenthal has an update: Sources: #Orioles trying hard to trade Jim Johnson, #Dodgers in...
December 2, 2013 at 11:35 AM -
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In October, when the Braves were about to the Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLDS, Chipper Jones was scheduled to throw out the first pitch. However, because he was rather...
December 1, 2013 at 9:35 PM -
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The Dodgers inked Cuban infielder Alexander Guerrero to a four-year, $28 million contract in October and intend to give him a shot at the starting second base job in the...
November 30, 2013 at 8:35 AM -
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The Dodgers and shortstop Hanley Ramirez could get a contract extension done over the winter, reports Dionisio Soldevila of ESPN Deportes. Ramirez has one more year and...
November 29, 2013 at 5:35 PM -
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Black Friday door-buster deals! An outfielder for a mere $700k! OF Mike Baxter has agreed to 1-year contract with #Dodgers to avoid arbitration. — BHSC...
November 29, 2013 at 2:35 PM -
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Josh Kosman and Claire Atkinson of the New York Post are hearing from sources that the Time Warner is having a tough time getting other cable systems to carry their new...
November 29, 2013 at 7:35 AM -
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Man, all that neck-nerve cauterization for nothing. Ouch: Ted Lilly, 37, tells Venezeulan newspaper he will retire. After 3 DL stints w/#Dodgers this year, he had tried...
November 27, 2013 at 12:35 PM -
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Luis Cruz, who followed up a surprisingly good 2012 season by hitting just .145 this year, has signed with the Lotte Marines in Japan. After playing for the Dodgers and...
November 27, 2013 at 7:35 AM -
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Lynn Henning of the Detroit News reports that the Tigers and free agent closer Brian Wilson are in "serious" negotiations. Henning reports that Wilson met yesterday with...
November 25, 2013 at 2:35 PM -
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Ken Rosenthal is reporting on Twitter that the Dodgers and free agent starter Dan Haren have agreed to a one-year, $10 million deal with a 2015 option that vests at 180...
November 24, 2013 at 7:35 PM -
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According to Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca, the Astros have signed right-handed reliever Peter Moylan to a minor league contract. The deal includes an invitation...
November 23, 2013 at 6:35 AM -
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While the Dodgers aren't overtly shopping Matt Kemp, teams are aware of their outfield situation in which they have four capable players for three positions. As a...
November 22, 2013 at 7:35 PM -
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A great post from Jack Moore, looking at a couple of older publications - and adding his own insight - into how easier air travel opened up the country for Major League...
November 22, 2013 at 9:35 AM -
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Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson is not going to allow his team's increasingly pitched rivalry with the Dodgers rest in the offseason. And he's not going to limit it to...
November 22, 2013 at 4:35 AM -
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There used to be a time when postseason money was bigger than most players' actual salaries. That's not the case any longer, but the money is still pretty good. This...
November 21, 2013 at 1:35 PM -
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As teams do 40-man roster shuffling ahead of today's deadline to protect players from the Rule 5 draft the Dodgers dropped right-hander Shawn Tolleson and the Rangers...
November 20, 2013 at 12:35 PM -
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The news from FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal ... Sources: #Phillies interviewed Rafael Chaves for pitching coach. #Dodgers minor-league pitching coordinator, former #Mariners...
November 19, 2013 at 7:35 PM -
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We passed along word a couple of weeks ago that Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig visited a Los Angeles area little league team to sign autographs/pose for pictures and...
November 18, 2013 at 8:35 PM -
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Free agent right-hander Bronson Arroyo was a guest on MLB Network Radio on Sirius XM this afternoon and told host Jim Bowden that the Phillies, Dodgers, Angels, Twins...
November 18, 2013 at 7:35 PM -
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Juan Uribe was a disaster over his first two years with the Dodgers, but he provided a surprising bounce-back this past season by hitting .278/.331/.438 with 12 home...
November 18, 2013 at 6:35 PM -
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Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that Skip Schumaker has agreed to a two-year contract with the Reds, whose general manager Walt Jocketty was GM'ing the Cardinals...
November 18, 2013 at 2:35 PM -
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Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw already has plenty of awards to fill up a trophy case. The lefty just won his second NL Cy Young award, he took home the NL Gold Glove award...
November 17, 2013 at 8:35 PM -
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Howell spoke to Bill Shaikin of the L.A. Times about bullying recently, which caused some controversy when he stated that Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig was bullied in...
November 15, 2013 at 5:35 PM -
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The Dodgers just released their promotional schedule for 2014. Tuesday, September 9th stuck out: Babe Ruth bobblehead? On the Dodgers? Well, technically it's legit. He...
November 15, 2013 at 11:35 AM -
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Ted Lilly is currently pitching in the Venezuelan Winter League after missing all but five starts this year with neck problems that led to being released by the Dodgers...
November 15, 2013 at 8:35 AM -
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Bullying has been all over the sports landscape recently. The Incognito-Martin thing most obviously. Earlier this week the Tigers won MLB's philanthropic award for the...
November 15, 2013 at 7:35 AM -
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After the Tigers' Max Scherzer and the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw were announced as Cy Young Award winners in their respective leagues last night, MLB tweeted out...
November 14, 2013 at 4:35 PM -
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In what had to be the most obvious choice of this year's trophy-presenting season, Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw was named Cy Young Award winner for the National...
November 13, 2013 at 4:35 PM -
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A great hot stove season meme is "[Team] drawing lots of interest in [good, probably unavailable player], more likely to trade [not as good player]." Here's a classic of...
November 13, 2013 at 8:35 AM -
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The Los Angeles Dodgers spend a lot of money and the accusation has been flung around that they want to just buy a World Series title. But no sense going through life...
November 12, 2013 at 1:35 PM -
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After interviewing for multiple manager openings and not getting the jobs there was speculation that Tim Wallach might prefer to be a bench coach for the Dodgers and...
November 11, 2013 at 9:35 AM -
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I predict that, over the next five years, the Dbacks vs. the Dodgers will be the fiercest .500 team vs. winning team rivalry in all of sports. To continue the bad blood...
November 8, 2013 at 1:35 PM -
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Ken Rosenthal reports that the Dodgers are listening to offers for their outfielders. But before you start bombarding your team's GM to trade your overpaid second...
November 8, 2013 at 7:35 AM -
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Just a couple of weeks ago Don Mattingly and Ned Colletti were doing this: Now they're talking, reports Ramona Shelburne of ESPN Los Angeles, and a multi-year deal could...
November 7, 2013 at 7:35 AM -
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Dodgers third base coach Tim Wallach was a finalist for the manager gigs in Detroit and Seattle, but now that he's been passed over for Brad Ausmus and Lloyd McClendon...
November 6, 2013 at 7:35 AM -
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Our continuing series on the 12 players on the Baseball Hall of Fame Expansion Era ballot. * * * Steve Garvey Summary: First baseman who played 19 seasons for the Los...
November 5, 2013 at 11:35 AM -
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Must be nice to have money. And, apparently, prospects. Because the Dodgers are prepared - or are at least able - to go after one of the most expensive free agents and...
November 1, 2013 at 8:35 PM -
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The Dodgers announced this evening that they have declined 2014 options on second baseman Mark Ellis and left-hander Chris Capuano. Ellis received a $1 million buyout in...
October 31, 2013 at 4:35 PM -
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Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times shares this scoop: What happens in the Dominican Republic winter league could significantly affect the Dodgers' plans for next...
October 29, 2013 at 8:35 PM -
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After interviewing a handful of candidates to replace Rick Adair as pitching coach the Orioles have settled on Braves minor-league pitching coordinator Dave Wallace...
October 29, 2013 at 2:35 PM -
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This was from a couple of days ago, but it's too cool to ignore. Per MLB.com, Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig made a surprise visit to the Northeast Los Angeles Little...
October 26, 2013 at 7:35 AM -
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Jim Leyland announced his retirement earlier this week after eight seasons in Detroit. The Tigers are moving quickly to find a replacement. Chris Iott of MLive.com...
October 26, 2013 at 6:35 AM -
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Bloomberg published valuations for all 30 Major League Baseball teams, finding that the average value of a team is at $1 billion, 35% higher than previous estimates. The...
October 25, 2013 at 7:35 PM -
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Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis is providing analysis of the World Series to the L.A. Times. In a column posted yesterday prior to Game 2, he wrote about how Red Sox manager...
October 25, 2013 at 5:35 PM -
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No surprise, but manager Mike Matheny told reporters this afternoon that Lance Lynn will start Game 4 for the Cardinals. Lynn also started Game 4 of the NLCS versus the...
October 25, 2013 at 1:35 PM -
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This report was sort of lost last night as it came during the game, but Don Mattingly and the Dodgers have apparently agreed to disagree about his long term future in...
October 24, 2013 at 6:35 AM -
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As first reported by MLB.com's Ken Gurnick, the Dodgers designated right-handed reliever Peter Moylan for assignment late Tuesday evening to open up a spot on their...
October 22, 2013 at 8:35 PM -
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Just in time for Halloween, the Dodgers' website has posted free, downloadable pumpkin-carving stencils, my favorite of which is this one featuring Vin Scully: Brighten...
October 22, 2013 at 12:35 PM