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• Can the Dodgers bank on Alexander Guerrero?
  From the Web › ESPN
  An air of mystery still surrounds the man who might be the Dodgers' starting second baseman next season.The Dodgers are contributing to that by keeping a tight lid on...
  Share • December 18, 2013 at 1:35 PM
• Dodgers to get early start on training
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Spring training starts early next year for the Dodgers.With three days off to begin and end their journey to Sydney, Australia to open the 2014 regular season against...
  Share • December 17, 2013 at 11:35 PM
• Videos: Matt Kemp checks in
  From the Web › ESPN
  Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp joins Michelle Marie in the Guinness Suite to talk about his excitement about staying with the Dodgers.In a second video, Kemp...
  Share • December 17, 2013 at 10:35 PM
• Ethier: Offseason not affected by trade rumors
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier, in town for a charity appearance at the Union Rescue Mission, said on Monday that he's ignored recent trade rumors and is happy being a...
  Share • December 17, 2013 at 10:35 PM
• Dodgers reportedly ready to bring back Howell
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers and free-agent reliever J.P. Howell are closing in on a contract agreement for two years plus a vesting option, according to a baseball source.
  Share • December 17, 2013 at 10:35 PM
• Dodgers continue to expand scouting department
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers continued the expansion of their scouting department Tuesday with eight changes to the professional and international staffs.
  Share • December 17, 2013 at 10:35 PM
• Dodgers hit with luxury tax for first time
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers were assessed a luxury tax of more than $11.4 million for a $243 million payroll, according to MLB calculations sent to teams on Tuesday and obtained by the...
  Share • December 17, 2013 at 10:35 PM
• Rosenthal: New 'save' rule: Teams scrimping on big-bucks closers
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Theres a new save rule in baseball -- teams are beginning to scrimp on paying big money for closers. Fox Sports MLB Insider Ken Rosenthal tells why. Rosenthal: New save...
  Share • December 17, 2013 at 8:35 PM
• Indians sign free agent C Matt Treanor
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Free agent veteran catcher Matt Treanor has signed a minorleague contract with the Indians.
  Share • December 17, 2013 at 7:35 PM
• Luxury tax: Yankees owe $28 million, Dodgers owe $11.4 million
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The New York Yankees were hit with a $28 million luxury taxbill, pushing their total past the $250 million mark since thepenalty began in 2003.
  Share • December 17, 2013 at 5:35 PM
• Dodgers re-sign left-handed reliever J.P. Howell to a two-year, $11.5 million contract
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  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...
  Share • December 17, 2013 at 5:35 PM
• Dodgers' final payroll cost: $248 million
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  What price glory, or return to glory? For the Dodgers, the price was a quarter-billion dollars.
  Share • December 17, 2013 at 4:35 PM
• Dodgers announce eight additions to their scouting staff.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Dodgers announced eight additions to their professional and international scouting staffs Tuesday. Willie Fraser, who originally joined the club in 2012 as a...
  Share • December 17, 2013 at 4:35 PM
• Daily Dodger in Review: A.J. Ellis, a rock behind the plate
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  A.J. ELLIS , 32, catcher
  Share • December 17, 2013 at 3:35 PM
• Report: Dodgers must pay $11.4 million in luxury taxes.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  From the Associated Press: According to Major League Baseball calculations Thursday, the Los Angeles Dodgers are the only team [other than the Yankees] that exceeded the...
  Share • December 17, 2013 at 3:35 PM
• Daily Distractions: On Masahiro Tanaka, the new posting system and the Dodgers.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  A posting system was finally, formally agreed to yesterday by MLB and NPB. Observers have long believed the only Japanese player who would create demand among major...
  Share • December 17, 2013 at 2:35 PM
• Dodgers announce tentative spring training report dates.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Dodgers are taking three days off on either side of their games in Australia to open the 2014 regular season against the Arizona Diamondbacks. With that long a break...
  Share • December 17, 2013 at 2:35 PM
• APNewsBreak: Yankees hit with $28M luxury tax
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The New York Yankees were hit with a $28 million luxury taxbill, pushing their total past the $250 million mark since thepenalty began in 2003.
  Share • December 17, 2013 at 2:35 PM
• Masahiro Tanaka drama is worth tracking
  From the Web › ESPN
  LOS ANGELES -- The chances of it happening seem to be dimmer by the day, if not the hour, but if the Dodgers have one big move left in them, it's hard not to think it's...
  Share • December 17, 2013 at 11:35 AM
• Masahiro Tanaka still in limbo
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Ugh ... When will this end?
  Share • December 17, 2013 at 5:35 AM
• Reports: Dodgers to re-sign J.P. Howell for two years, $11.25 million, plus option.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  J.P. Howell will return to the Dodgers for at least two years, according to multiple reports Monday, with the two sides compromising on a third-year option that would...
  Share • December 17, 2013 at 12:35 AM
• Andre Ethier focuses his future on recovering, not possible trade
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  By January, the Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles will be finishing plans for renovating its fourth-floor learning center. Andre Ethier sponsored the project with a...
  Share • December 16, 2013 at 10:35 PM
• Source: Dodgers, Howell agree to 2-year deal
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Dodgers have agreed to re-sign left-handed reliever J.P. Howell to a two-year, $11.25 million contract with a third-year option, ESPN has confirmed.
  Share • December 16, 2013 at 10:35 PM
• Dodgers close to a two-year deal with left-hander J.P. Howell
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The Dodgers are close to re-signing left-hander J.P. Howell to a two-year, $11.25-million contract, according to a person who spoke under the condition of anonymity...
  Share • December 16, 2013 at 9:35 PM
• Dodgers invite Bell, Demel to spring training
  From the Web › ESPN
  LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers signed infielder Josh Bell and pitcher Sam Demel to minor league contracts and invited both players to spring training, the team...
  Share • December 16, 2013 at 6:35 PM
• Dodgers close to re-signing J.P. Howell
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  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...
  Share • December 16, 2013 at 6:35 PM
• Cardinals sign veteran 2B Mark Ellis to one-year, $5.25M deal
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The St. Louis Cardinals signed free-agent second baseman MarkEllis to a one-year, $5.25 million contract, giving them insurancefor rookie Kolten Wong.
  Share • December 16, 2013 at 5:35 PM
• Dodgers' Andre Ethier speaks up on trade rumors, position changes
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Andre Ethier has started the Dodgers' opener in right field for five consecutive seasons. That streak appears over, barring injury to Yasiel Puig.
  Share • December 16, 2013 at 4:35 PM
• Daily Dodger in Review: The lost season of Chad Billingsley
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  CHAD BILLINGSLEY , 29, starting pitcher
  Share • December 16, 2013 at 2:35 PM
• Cardinals sign veteran 2B Mark Ellis
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The St. Louis Cardinals have signed free-agent second basemanMark Ellis.
  Share • December 16, 2013 at 2:35 PM
• Vin Scully got his start calling stickball games as a boy
  From the Web › USA Today
  For the second time in six months, legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully took over the team's Twitter account to answer fans' questions and share stories...
  Share • December 16, 2013 at 1:35 PM
• Vin Scully live-tweets from Los Angeles Dodgers Twitter account at 9 a.m.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Legendary Dodgers broadcaster and Rose Parade grand marshal Vin Scully will take to social media this morning, answering questions live on on Twitter from...
  Share • December 16, 2013 at 9:35 AM
• Daily Distractions: The market has been set for J.P. Howell, but will the Dodgers go along?
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  For a left-handed set-up man like J.P. Howell the market has pretty much been set. Right? Javier Lopez got three years and $13 million from the San Francisco Giants. On...
  Share • December 16, 2013 at 9:35 AM
• Insider: Dodgers may not be done
  From the Web › ESPN
  After getting some interest from the Chicago White Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays, free agent Juan Uribe has decided to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers, accepting a...
  Share • December 16, 2013 at 8:35 AM
• 2014 Dodgers Top 55 Prospects
  From the Web › Scout.com
  With 2013 coming to an end, I present my list of the Dodgers' Top 55 prospects. Scouting reports to follow.
  Share • December 15, 2013 at 11:35 PM
• Who do the Dodgers, Angels have now? And what do they still need?
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  DODGERSWHO THEY ADDEDSP Dan Haren, RP Brian Wilson (re-signed), 3B Juan Uribe (re-signed), RP Scott Elbert (re-signed), C Drew Butera (re-signed), 1B/OF Mike Baxter, RP...
  Share • December 15, 2013 at 8:35 PM
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  From the Web › LA Daily News
  DODGERSWHO THEY ADDEDSP Dan Haren, RP Brian Wilson (re-signed), 3B Juan Uribe (re-signed), RP Scott Elbert (re-signed), C Drew Butera (re-signed), 1B/OF Mike Baxter, RP...
  Share • December 15, 2013 at 6:35 PM
• Report: Mark Ellis signs with the St. Louis Cardinals.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  According to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to sign Mark Ellis, pending a physical. Ellis started 206 games for the...
  Share • December 15, 2013 at 3:35 PM
• Dodgers lose Mark Ellis after he reportedly signs with Cardinals
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  They come and go, though sometimes it can feel like they're just going.
  Share • December 15, 2013 at 2:37 PM
• Source: Cardinals, veteran 2B Ellis agree to one-year deal
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The St. Louis Cardinals have reached an agreement with free-agentsecond baseman Mark Ellis, according to a source. The one-year dealis pending a physical.
  Share • December 15, 2013 at 10:35 AM
• Dodgers, Uribe agree on two-year, $15 million deal
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Dodgers and third baseman Juan Uribe reached agreement Saturday on a two-year contract worth $15 million, according to multiple reports.TX Body: Uribe was the...
  Share • December 14, 2013 at 9:35 PM
• Dodgers, Uribe agree on two-year deal
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Dodgers and third baseman Juan Uribe reached agreement Saturday on a two-year contract, according to multiple reports. Terms of the contract haven't been...
  Share • December 14, 2013 at 4:35 PM
• Source: Uribe agrees to re-sign with Dodgers
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Los Angeles Dodgers have reached agreement on a two-year contract to re-sign third baseman Juan Uribe, a source confirmed Saturday.
  Share • December 14, 2013 at 4:35 PM
• Colletti gets in spirit of season at toy giveaway
  From the Web › MLB.com
  While waiting for Juan Uribe to re-sign on Saturday, Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti was in South Central L.A., handing out goodies at the Angel City Toy Giveaway...
  Share • December 14, 2013 at 4:35 PM
• Royals sign right-hander Cory Wade
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  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...
  Share • December 14, 2013 at 4:35 PM
• Juan Uribe agrees to return to Dodgers on a two-year deal
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Hanley Ramirez won't have to change positions. Juan Uribe is returning to the Dodgers.
  Share • December 14, 2013 at 3:35 PM
• Sources: Free-agent 3B Uribe returns to Dodgers on two-year deal
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Free-agent infielder Juan Uribe will return to the Dodgers on atwo-year deal, according to sources.
  Share • December 14, 2013 at 3:35 PM
• Report: Dodgers re-sign Uribe for two-year deal
  From the Web › SI.com
  Share • December 14, 2013 at 3:35 PM
• Report: Juan Uribe returning to the Dodgers on a two-year contract.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Dodgers and third baseman Juan Uribe have reached agreement on a two-year contract, according to FoxSports.com's Ken Rosenthal. Terms of the contract haven't been...
  Share • December 14, 2013 at 2:35 PM
• Uribe agrees to two-year contract with Dodgers
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers and third baseman Juan Uribe finally came to terms Saturday on a two-year, $15 million deal that resolves the club's biggest hole, according to a baseball...
  Share • December 14, 2013 at 2:35 PM
• Juan Uribe returns to Dodgers with two-year deal worth around $15 million
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  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...
  Share • December 14, 2013 at 2:35 PM
• As Juan Uribe remains a free agent, Ned Colletti is expanding Dodgers' infield options.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti hasn't eliminated the possibility of re-signing Juan Uribe. But now that Uribe has rejected multiple contract offers, Colletti...
  Share • December 14, 2013 at 11:35 AM
• Colletti makes time for toy giveaway
  From the Web › MLB.com
  While waiting for Juan Uribe to decide if he'll return as the starting third baseman, Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti was in South Central L.A. handing out goodies...
  Share • December 14, 2013 at 11:35 AM
• Daily Dodger in Review: Nick Punto, the little player who could
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  NICK PUNTO, 36, infielder
  Share • December 14, 2013 at 8:35 AM
• Dodgers considering bringing back Michael Young as their regular third baseman
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  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...
  Share • December 14, 2013 at 6:35 AM
• Pirates reach 1-year deals with Edinson Volquez, Clint Barmes
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed right-hander pitcher EdinsonVolquez and infielder Clint Barmes to one-year deals.
  Share • December 13, 2013 at 6:35 PM
• James Loney's comeback gets him three years, $21 million from Rays
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  And sometimes they remake themselves, and earn plenty of greenbacks in the process.
  Share • December 13, 2013 at 4:35 PM
• Lasorda, Yeager to appear at latest stop on Holiday Tour
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers Holiday Tour continues this weekend, with Dodgers Hall of Fame manager Tom Lasorda and coach Steve Yeager appearing at Westfield Century City on...
  Share • December 13, 2013 at 2:35 PM
• After last winter's showy off-season, Dodgers now seem almost dull
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Spoiled rotten.
  Share • December 13, 2013 at 12:35 PM
• The Rays are interested in Juan Uribe as a first baseman
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  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...
  Share • December 13, 2013 at 12:35 PM
• Insider: Matt Kemp still a superstar
  From the Web › ESPN
  A player's peak age is generally considered to be somewhere between ages 26 and 29, and during this stretch, it is reasonable to expect a majority of players to perform...
  Share • December 13, 2013 at 9:35 AM
• Rosenthal: Will Dodgers stick to Phase 2 plan or keep adding payroll?
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Will the Los Angeles Dodgers stick to their Phase Two plan of more scouting and player development -- or will they keep piling up payroll? Fox Sports MLB Insider Ken...
  Share • December 12, 2013 at 7:35 PM
• Insider: Would Youkilis be a Dodgers option?
  From the Web › ESPN
  With the winter meetings drawing to a close, it's time to start thinking about best fits. Sure, there are still some frontline players -- particularly starting pitchers...
  Share • December 12, 2013 at 1:35 PM
• Daily Dodger in Review: Chris Withrow comes out firing
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Had planned to suspend this feature until after the winter meetings ended, but with the dearth of news out of Florida …
  Share • December 12, 2013 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers wrap up Winter Meetings with work to do
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers left the Winter Meetings on Thursday without making a major acquisition, just like last year. So they still will acquire a starting infielder, at least two...
  Share • December 12, 2013 at 12:35 PM
• What did the Dodgers accomplish at the winter meetings?
  From the Web › ESPN
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- It's not entirely fair to say the Dodgers left the winter meetings without adding to their roster. In a trade with the New York Mets Thursday...
  Share • December 12, 2013 at 11:35 AM
• Mets pick Rosin in Rule 5 Draft, deal him to Dodgers
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Mets selected right-handed pitcher Seth Rosin from the Phillies in the Rule 5 Draft on Thursday and then dealt him to the Dodgers for cash.
  Share • December 12, 2013 at 9:35 AM
• Dodgers poised to exit Meetings unchanged
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Winter Meetings will close Thursday without the Dodgers concluding a significant deal, general manager Ned Colletti predicted Wednesday night.
  Share • December 11, 2013 at 8:35 PM
• Dodgers expect to leave winter meetings without a move
  From the Web › ESPN
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said he doesn't anticipate leaving the winter meetings with any changes to his roster."We'd...
  Share • December 11, 2013 at 7:35 PM
• Dodgers won't trade Kemp, agent says Colletti told him
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The agent for Matt Kemp says the Los Angeles Dodgers are nottrading the All-Star outfielder.
  Share • December 11, 2013 at 6:35 PM
• Dodgers May Still Chase Tanaka
  From the Web › ESPN
  Mark Saxon talks to Karl Ravech about a Matt Kemp trade that is very unlikely and how the Dodgers might still be in for Masahiro Tanaka.
  Share • December 11, 2013 at 5:35 PM
• Pirates, RHP Edinson Volquez reach 1-year deal
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The Pittsburgh Pirates have reached a deal with right-handedpitcher Edinson Volquez on a one-year contract for $5 million.
  Share • December 11, 2013 at 5:35 PM
• Rakuten president wants Masahiro Tanaka to remain in Japan
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Rakuten Golden Eagles President Yozo Tachibana reaffirmed his team's preference for Masahiro Tanaka to remain in Japan.
  Share • December 11, 2013 at 4:35 PM
• Dodgers smart in deciding not to trade Kemp
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers have solved the awful problem of what to do with Matt Kemp. Turns out, based on what they told agent Dave Stewart on Wednesday, they're going to keep him...
  Share • December 11, 2013 at 4:35 PM
• Agent: Dodgers have no plans to trade Kemp
  From the Web › SI.com
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• Dodgers' Alexander Guerrero could work out in Arizona next month
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Cuban infielder Alexander Guerrero could work out at the Dodgers' spring-training facility in Arizona next month to prepare for spring...
  Share • December 11, 2013 at 2:35 PM
• Mattingly: Cards likely swiped signs in NLCS
  From the Web › ESPN
  Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly says the St. Louis Cardinals may have stolen his team's signs during the NLCS, but it wouldn't have had any bearing on the...
  Share • December 11, 2013 at 2:35 PM
• Jerry Hairston Jr. retires to join Dodgers new broadcast crew
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  I'm thinking they're not all going to fit into the broadcast booth at one time.
  Share • December 11, 2013 at 1:35 PM
• Jerry Hairston Jr retires from baseball after 16 seasons
  From the Web › USA Today
  Jerry Hairston Jr. is retiring after spending the past two seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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• The Matt Kemp-David Price blockbuster trade that should definitely happen
  From the Web › USA Today
  Mariners, Rays and Dodgers seem to line up on three-way trade involving Kemp, Price.
  Share • December 11, 2013 at 1:35 PM