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• AP NewsBreak: Dodgers hit with $36.2M tax, Yanks with $15.7M
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  NEW YORK The Los Angeles Dodgers will pay baseball's highest luxury tax for the fourth straight year and the New York Yankees owe a penalty for a 15th consecutive...
  Share • December 19, 2017 at 2:35 PM
• Darvish: Had 'very good meeting' with Cubs
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Chicago Cubs are making a pitch for Yu Darvish.
  Share • December 18, 2017 at 11:35 PM
• MLB: Adrian Gonzalez released by the Braves
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  First baseman Adrian Gonzalez was released by the Atlanta Braves, who acquired him Saturday in a five-player trade with the Dodgers. Gonzalez, 35, waived his no-trade...
  Share • December 18, 2017 at 9:35 PM
• Dodgers cut projected tax payroll next year to $181 million
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Los Angeles Dodgers brought their projected 2018 payroll under the $197 million luxury tax threshold with the weekend trade that sent first baseman Adrian Gonzalez...
  Share • December 18, 2017 at 4:35 PM
• Dodgers cut projected tax payroll next year to $181 million
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  NEW YORK The Los Angeles Dodgers brought their projected 2018 payroll under the $197 million luxury tax threshold with the weekend trade that sent first baseman Adrian...
  Share • December 18, 2017 at 3:35 PM
• Chopcast: Breaking down Braves-Dodgers financial blockbuster
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Did both franchises ultimately benefit by allocating tens of millions in salary obligations?
  Share • December 18, 2017 at 2:35 PM
• Dodgers Dugout: Breaking down the Adrian Gonzalez-Matt Kemp trade
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell, and I'm wondering if Rihanna is happy Matt Kemp is back in L.A., if only for a short...
  Share • December 18, 2017 at 10:35 AM
• Finding fits for the biggest free-agent bats at every position
  From the Web › ESPN
  As the hot stove market for hitters finally heats up, we take a position-by-position look at which contenders most need to pay for offense this winter.
  Share • December 18, 2017 at 5:35 AM
• Gonzalez bids emotional farewell to Dodgers
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Adrian Gonzalez, who spent the past six seasons in a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform, tweeted a farewell to the organisation, his team-mates and fans in the wake of the...
  Share • December 17, 2017 at 9:35 PM
• Dodgers are in even better position to get Bryce Harper after Matt Kemp trade
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  When the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday foisted Adrian Gonzalez, Scott Kazmir, Brandon McCarthy, Charlie Culberson and some cash on the Atlanta Braves for Matt Kemp...
  Share • December 17, 2017 at 9:35 AM
• Olney: Dodgers, Braves both profit from creative, debt-defying deal
  From the Web › ESPN
  Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos struck a deal with the Dodgers that did more than fix the two teams' payroll problems -- it set up future moves for both.
  Share • December 17, 2017 at 6:35 AM
• Dodgers' Mega Trade Is More About 2018 Offseason Than Reacquiring Matt Kemp
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  After weeks of inaction, the Dodgers have finally made a blockbuster trade—albeit one that will have virtually no effect on their 2018 team or World Series...
  Share • December 17, 2017 at 6:35 AM
• Kemp reunited with Dodgers in Braves trade
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Los Angeles (AFP) - Slugger Matt Kemp is headed back to the Los Angeles Dodgers after the team agreed to send four players and cash considerations to the Atlanta Braves...
  Share • December 17, 2017 at 4:35 AM
• Dodgers acquire Kemp in five-player trade, including former Giants infielder
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers completed a five-player trade today in which the Braves have acquired pitchers Brandon McCarthy and Scott Kazmir, infielder...
  Share • December 16, 2017 at 10:35 PM
• Relax, the Dodgers' trade for Matt Kemp isn't nearly as dramatic as it seems
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  All I want for Christmas is … Matt Kemp? Three years after he was controversially dumped in the first big trade of the Andrew Friedman era, the polarizing slugger...
  Share • December 16, 2017 at 5:35 PM
• What the Dodgers salary-dump trade means to the star-studded 2018 free agent market
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  What would you do with $100 million? The Dodgers could use it as a down payment toward signing two of the three most dominant players in the star-studded free-agent...
  Share • December 16, 2017 at 5:35 PM
• Adrian Gonzalez tweets emotional farewell to Dodgers teammates, fans
  From the Web › Sporting News
  The veteran first baseman made an All-Star team and won a Gold Glove in six seasons with the Dodgers.
  Share • December 16, 2017 at 3:35 PM
• Law: Money matters most in the Dodgers-Braves Kemp trade
  From the Web › ESPN
  The impact of the reigning NL champs swapping four players to Atlanta for Matt Kemp will be felt more on both teams' bottom lines than on the field.
  Share • December 16, 2017 at 3:35 PM
• Braves get their veteran starter from Dodgers in Brandon McCarthy, who is coming off an intriguing season
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Atlanta added 34-year-old right-handed starter as part of five-player deal with Dodgers
  Share • December 16, 2017 at 3:35 PM
• Dodgers bring back Matt Kemp in stunning five-player trade with Braves
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Braves traded Matt Kemp back to the Dodgers on Saturday. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves completed a stunning five-player trade on Saturday that's...
  Share • December 16, 2017 at 1:35 PM
• MLB trade news: Dodgers pull off shocking trade for Matt Kemp
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Kemp spent his first nine seasons in MLB with the Dodgers.
  Share • December 16, 2017 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers trade Gonzalez, Kazmir, McCarthy and Culberson to Atlanta for Matt Kemp
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  In a stunning move that reset the Dodgers' luxury-tax payroll and temporarily reunited them with one of their finest players in recent memory, the team reacquired...
  Share • December 16, 2017 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers get tax relief, Kemp in 5-player trade
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Braves acquired veterans in need of a fresh start from the Dodgers, picking up Adrian Gonzalez, Brandon McCarthy, Scott Kazmir and Charlie Culberson in exchange for...
  Share • December 16, 2017 at 12:35 PM
• Kemp back in LA, Gonzalez out in 5-player deal with Braves
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  LOS ANGELES Matt Kemp is returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of a five-player trade with the Atlanta Braves that includes cash.
  Share • December 16, 2017 at 12:35 PM
• Braves trade Matt Kemp to Dodgers in five-player blockbuster
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Braves acquire Brandon McCarthy, Scott Kazmir, Charlie Culberson and cash in mega-deal.
  Share • December 16, 2017 at 12:35 PM
• LA eyes future in 5-player deal with Braves
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers and Braves completed a stunning mega-salary swap on Saturday, with Los Angeles sending Adrian Gonzalez, Brandon McCarthy, Scott Kazmir, Charlie Culberson and...
  Share • December 16, 2017 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers acquire Matt Kemp in five-player trade with Braves
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  The Braves received Brandon McCarthy, Scott Kazmir, Charlie Culberson and Adrian Gonzalez in the deal.
  Share • December 16, 2017 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers close to signing Tom Koehler to help bullpen
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The Dodgers are close to an agreement on a major-league contract with right-handed pitcher Tom Koehler, who could aid the team's bullpen while providing insurance for...
  Share • December 15, 2017 at 11:35 PM
• Report: Dodgers sign Tom Koehler to one-year deal
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Dodgers have reportedly agreed to a one-year deal with free agent right-hander Tom Koehler, per Chris Cotillo of SB Nation. The team has yet to officially announce...
  Share • December 15, 2017 at 8:35 PM
• Report: Dodgers sign Tom Koehler to one-year deal
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Koehler is expected to feature in the Dodgers' bullpen in 2018.
  Share • December 15, 2017 at 6:35 PM
• Dodgers reportedly add righty Koehler to 'pen
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers have reached a one-year deal with right-hander Tom Koehler, according to SB Nation's Chris Cotillo. The deal, which has not been confirmed by the club, is...
  Share • December 15, 2017 at 5:35 PM
• How the Red Sox, Nationals, Dodgers can bounce back from lackluster winter meetings
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Some of MLB's top contenders still have work to do after remaining quiet during the winter meetings.
  Share • December 15, 2017 at 3:35 PM
• Letters: Dodgers don't appear willing to pay the price to the next step
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  How can the Dodgers not afford Giancarlo Stanton? I'm reminded of how much money they have every time I can't watch their games on TV. Jack Wishard Los Angeles :: The...
  Share • December 15, 2017 at 3:35 PM
• Cold stove: The four teams no one talked about at the winter meetings
  From the Web › ESPN
  It was a quiet week in Orlando, but for a quartet of clubs, it was practically dead silent. We tracked the rumor mill -- and found a group that generated almost no buzz...
  Share • December 15, 2017 at 4:35 AM
• Joc, Barnes a hit with kids at holiday party
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Joc Pederson and Austin Barnes fit right in with the 300 local schoolchildren who earned an invitation to the Dodgers' annual Children's Holiday Party on Thursday...
  Share • December 14, 2017 at 5:35 PM
• Meetings conclude with Dodgers standing pat
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers left the Winter Meetings on Thursday with the same 40-man roster they brought. Hot Stove fans will be disappointed -- especially when they see Giancarlo...
  Share • December 14, 2017 at 8:35 AM
• Roberts confirms Dodgers were 'very in tune' with Stanton, Ohtani
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed the MLB World Series finalists were in discussions to sign Giancarlo Stanton and Shohei Ohtani. National League MVP and...
  Share • December 13, 2017 at 8:35 PM
• Peter Guber is taking what he's learned from the Warriors and Dodgers and applying it to the new Los Angeles Football Club
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  When Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr was sidelined with back pain during last spring's NBA playoffs, he got a call from Peter Guber, one of the team's owners. But...
  Share • December 13, 2017 at 5:35 PM
• Dodgers stick to strategy as other teams sign elite relief pitchers
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The market for relief pitchers overheated on Wednesday at baseball's winter meetings, but the atmosphere outside the Dodgers suites at the Swan and Dolphin Resort stayed...
  Share • December 13, 2017 at 4:35 PM
• Improved conditioning key for Joc in 2018
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers have talked to outfielder Joc Pederson about improving his physical conditioning, general manager Farhan Zaidi said on Wednesday.
  Share • December 13, 2017 at 4:35 PM
• Dodgers hoping to ease payroll obligations
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers have $210 million committed to 2018, nearly $50 million of that in salaries to right-handed starter Brandon McCarthy, first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and...
  Share • December 13, 2017 at 4:35 PM
• Cubs finalize 2-year deals with Morrow ($21M), Smyly ($10M)
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Chicago Cubs finalized a $21 million, two-year contract with right-hander Brandon Morrow after the reliever played a key role in their loss to the Los Angeles...
  Share • December 13, 2017 at 2:35 PM
• Dodgers All-Star Seager set to avoid elbow surgery
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Los Angeles Dodgers do not expect MLB All-Star shortstop Corey Seager to undergo elbow surgery in the offseason, said general manager Farhan Zaidi. Seager played...
  Share • December 13, 2017 at 12:35 PM
• Cubs announce 2-year deal with Morrow
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. The Chicago Cubs agreed to a two-year contract with Brandon Morrow on Tuesday night after the reliever played a key role in their loss to the Los...
  Share • December 12, 2017 at 9:35 PM
• Bracey remembered as trusted scout
  From the Web › MLB.com
  At the age of 80, Ken Bracey passed away Tuesday, the victim of pancreatic and liver cancer, which was discovered just two weeks ago. He was a baseball lifer, with a...
  Share • December 12, 2017 at 7:35 PM
• Dodgers' Bellinger may play more outfield in '18
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Dodgers' Cody Bellinger might see more time in the outfield in 2018 if first baseman Adrian Gonzalez is healthy.
  Share • December 12, 2017 at 5:35 PM
• Dodgers' Bellinger could play more OF if Gonzalez healthy
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. NL Rookie of the Year Cody Bellinger could play more often in the outfield for the Los Angeles Dodgers next season if first baseman Adrian...
  Share • December 12, 2017 at 5:35 PM
• Dodgers respond to anonymous Astros player's claim that Yu Darvish tipped his pitches
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  On the 41st day after the 2017 season ended, after the Dodgers fell one victory short of their first World Series championship since 1988, Dave Roberts glanced skyward...
  Share • December 12, 2017 at 4:35 PM
• Kershaw wins 4th Spahn Award as top lefty
  From the Web › MLB.com
  For the fourth time, Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw was named winner of the Warren Spahn Award, given annually to the best left-handed pitcher in the Major...
  Share • December 12, 2017 at 4:35 PM
• Besides 'pen, Dodgers need to fill coaching staff
  From the Web › MLB.com
  There's a second vacancy on the Dodgers' coaching staff, with quality-assurance coach Juan Castro becoming director of operations of the Tijuana Toros in the Mexican...
  Share • December 12, 2017 at 4:35 PM
• Dodgers All-Star Corey Seager to avoid elbow surgery
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Seager missed time last season with an elbow injury.
  Share • December 12, 2017 at 2:35 PM
• Roberts: Dodgers 'hungry' after Series loss
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dave Roberts won't be managing Shohei Ohtani or Giancarlo Stanton next year, but with most of a 104-win World Series club returning, he said the Dodgers are in a better...
  Share • December 12, 2017 at 2:35 PM
• Dave Roberts confirms Dodgers were 'very in tune' with Stanton, Ohtani
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Roberts believes his team is in good shape entering the 2018 season.
  Share • December 12, 2017 at 1:35 PM
• Winter Meetings interview with Dave Roberts
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Q. How much did you pay attention, if at all, to the [Shohei] Ohtani and Giancarlo Stanton sweepstakes? DAVE ROBERTS: We were very in tune with both those -- with those...
  Share • December 12, 2017 at 1:35 PM
• The next Shohei Ohtani is already waiting in the wings
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The process figures to be repeated next winter, if not the next: another hard-throwing pitcher from Japan becoming available and the Dodgers scrambling to sign him. Only...
  Share • December 12, 2017 at 10:35 AM
• How Yankees pulled off empire-building Giancarlo Stanton trade
  From the Web › ESPN
  By refusing to back down three years ago and again last week, the Marlins slugger set the stage for the Bronx Bombers to make a stunning deal.
  Share • December 12, 2017 at 10:35 AM
• Yu Darvish was tipping his pitches in the World Series
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Yu Darvish didn't have any success against the Astros in the World Series, and now we know why. Yu Darvish did not have a great World Series. The Dodgers lost both...
  Share • December 12, 2017 at 9:35 AM
• Before the Dodgers adjust roster for another run at the World Series, let's try to get past Game 7
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  In any other year, Dodger fans would wake up today in a blue-faced fury. The baseball winter meetings are underway, and already their team has struck out! The Dodgers...
  Share • December 11, 2017 at 8:35 PM
• As Yankees introduce Giancarlo Stanton, Dodgers prepare for winter of financial restraint
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  He strode across the stage toward his new manager and grabbed his new jersey. Giancarlo Stanton never hid his desire to be a Dodger, but childhood dreams do not involve...
  Share • December 11, 2017 at 4:35 PM
• Did Stanton turn down Giants because of Dodgers?
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The baseball world spent the month of November waiting for Giancarlo Stanton to narrow his list and find a new home. Stanton's agent, Joel Wolfe, confirmed Monday that...
  Share • December 11, 2017 at 4:35 PM
• Friedman, LA not feeling rushed to swing deal
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Yes, the Dodgers are mindful of the luxury tax. No, they don't feel compelled to make Winter Meetings deals. Those were two takeaways from president of baseball...
  Share • December 11, 2017 at 4:35 PM
• Stanton relishing Yankees role as deal completed
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton completed his blockbuster move to the New York Yankees on Monday and revealed the iconic franchise had always been his preferred...
  Share • December 11, 2017 at 3:35 PM
• Agent: LA never 'viable option' for Stanton
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Before accepting a trade to the Yankees that became official Monday, Giancarlo Stanton was never presented with an opportunity to accept a trade to his hometown Dodgers...
  Share • December 11, 2017 at 1:35 PM
• Dodgers Dugout: It's OK that the Dodgers didn't get Giancarlo Stanton or Shohei Ohtani
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell, and I'm waiting to see what Santa brings the Dodgers for Christmas. Strike three? So...
  Share • December 11, 2017 at 9:35 AM
• Bid to win lunch with #PuigYourFriend
  From the Web › MLB.com
  For the sixth consecutive year, the Dodgers join MLB, MLB Advanced Media and MLB Network in a Winter Meetings charity auction, this time benefitting the Katharine Feeney...
  Share • December 11, 2017 at 7:35 AM
• Yankees to hire Josh Bard as their new bench coach
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Bard spent the last two seasons as the Dodgers bullpen coach
  Share • December 11, 2017 at 4:35 AM
• Solid Dodgers seek opportunity at Meetings
  From the Web › MLB.com
  After falling one win short of their first World Series title in 29 years, the Dodgers come to the annual convention not needing anything desperately. "We're fortunate...
  Share • December 10, 2017 at 6:35 PM
• With Shohei Ohtani and Giancarlo Stanton off the market, where will Dodgers turn?
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The question arose after the Dodgers fell one victory short of capturing the World Series. It resurfaced late last week, after Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani signed...
  Share • December 10, 2017 at 5:35 PM
• Garvey's latest Hall of Fame bid falls short
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Steve Garvey's Hall of Fame bid has fallen short once again, this time at the hands of the 16-member Modern Era Committee. The Modern Era ballot features players whose...
  Share • December 10, 2017 at 5:35 PM
• SHOP: Spend, save & free delivery by Dec. 23
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Finish your holiday shopping at the Dodgers Shop, where you can take 20 percent off orders over $40 and get free delivery by Dec. 23. Use the code SPRINT20 and save...
  Share • December 10, 2017 at 3:35 PM
• Dodgers pitcher Brandon Morrow close to signing with Cubs
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Brandon Morrow, the right-handed reliever who emerged as one of the Dodgers most reliable arms in the 2017 postseason, is close to signing a two-year agreement with the...
  Share • December 10, 2017 at 2:35 PM
• Cubs sign Brandon Morrow to help bullpen, as his comeback story reaches new heights
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  On the eve of Major League Baseball's Winter Meetings, the Chicago Cubs went and locked up one of the most sought-after relievers on the free-agent market. Brandon...
  Share • December 10, 2017 at 2:35 PM
• Sources: Cubs, Morrow agree to 2-year deal
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Chicago Cubs have agreed to terms on a two-year deal with free-agent reliever Brandon Morrow, sources confirmed to ESPN.
  Share • December 10, 2017 at 1:35 PM
• Braves to hire Alex Tamin as director of major league operations
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Braves will hire Alex Tamin as director of major league operations. Tamin filled a similar role with the Dodgers last...
  Share • December 10, 2017 at 11:35 AM
• Dodgers don't get Giancarlo Stanton. Why the surprise?
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Five years and one day ago, the Dodgers signed Zack Greinke. The contract guaranteed him the most money of any right-handed pitcher. Ever. Guggenheim Baseball Management...
  Share • December 9, 2017 at 10:35 AM
• The Dodgers didn't plan on making a last-minute push for Giancarlo Stanton trade
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Once the favorites to land Stanton, it became increasingly clear that the Dodgers couldn't make a deal work.
  Share • December 9, 2017 at 9:35 AM
• For Shohei Ohtani, it's about wanting to win a certain way
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  You heard it when Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani informed the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox he wouldn't sign with them. You heard it again Friday when Ohtani...
  Share • December 8, 2017 at 5:35 PM
• Stanton passes on Cards, Giants; Yanks in talks?
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Cardinals and Giants, the two most aggressive clubs in pursuit of Giancarlo Stanton, announced on Friday they are moving in other directions, while the Yankees...
  Share • December 8, 2017 at 5:35 PM
• Kobe Bryant gives Eagles pep talk in Los Angeles
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Los Angeles Dodgers fan Kobe Bryant visited the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday at their hotel to chat with the team ahead of their contest on Sunday against the Los...
  Share • December 8, 2017 at 1:35 PM
• Dodgers fall short in Ohtani sweepstakes
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers didn't land Japanese phenom Shohei Ohtani on Friday, leaving them in need of a starting pitcher but still essentially the team that fell one win shy of a...
  Share • December 8, 2017 at 1:35 PM