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• Don Newcombe, a link to Dodgers' greatness, wants to see more of it
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Even on a desolate winter afternoon with a chill wind whistling through empty seats, Don Newcombe elegantly strides into deserted Dodger Stadium dressed like he is...
  Share • December 20, 2015 at 3:35 AM
• Whicker: Dodgers' Friedman is becoming a divisive figure in LA sports
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  mark.whicker@langnews.com @MWhicker03LANG on TwiterAndrew Friedman did not draw up those swollen contracts.He did not give Zack Greinke a trap door to fall through. He...
  Share • December 19, 2015 at 5:35 PM
• Dodgers hit with record $43.6 million luxury tax bill
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  From Yahoo Sports: The Dodgers exceeded the luxury tax threshold by over $100 million and now they're paying a record sum.
  Share • December 19, 2015 at 10:35 AM
• Dodgers Dugout: Is it too soon to retire Hisashi Iwakuma's number?
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell, and I'm hoping to be on Santa's good list, because I asked him to fix the Dodgers' TV...
  Share • December 19, 2015 at 8:35 AM
• Dodgers adjusting again after losing out on Hisashi Iwakuma
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto announced Thursday night -- at a company party, no less -- that Hisashi Iwakuma was re-signing with the only major league...
  Share • December 18, 2015 at 6:35 PM
• Ryu expects to be ready for Spring Training
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Hyun-Jin Ryu looked at the luge course carved out of artificial snow in the Dodger Stadium parking lot and was tempted to be a big kid and make a run.
  Share • December 18, 2015 at 6:35 PM
• Dodgers' failure to land Hisashi Iwakuma may prove a good thing
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  So another Dodgers' deal goes poof! Frustrated, are you? On the downside of December and not a single move of significance by the Dodgers young-buck front office. Deals...
  Share • December 18, 2015 at 5:35 PM
• Letters: Dodgers fans are getting coal in their stockings
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  L.A. is now officially Philadelphia West, as the mismanaged Lakers fight the 76ers for the first pick in the NBA draft and the small-minded, small-market Dodgers brass...
  Share • December 18, 2015 at 5:35 PM
• Dodgers adjusting again after losing out on Iawkuma
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto announced Thursday night -- at a company party, no less -- that Hisashi Iwakuma was re-signing with the only major league...
  Share • December 18, 2015 at 5:35 PM
• Record four teams pay MLB luxury tax for 2015
  From the Web › ESPN
  For the first time, four teams exceeded the spending threshold and owe tax. The Dodgers, Yankees and Red Sox will pay along with the Giants, a first-time...
  Share • December 18, 2015 at 4:35 PM
• Cuba's famed 'Hot Corner' gets visit from baseball greats
  From the Web › ESPN
  Cuba's famed 'Hot Corner' gets visit from baseball greats
  Share • December 18, 2015 at 4:35 PM
• AP NewsBreak: Dodgers hit with over $43M in luxury tax
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Los Angeles Dodgers have been hit with a record luxury tax of nearly $43.6 million for a payroll that fell just shy of $300 million. The New York Yankees and Boston...
  Share • December 18, 2015 at 3:35 PM
• Dodgers acquire lefty Tyler Olson
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Dodgers added pitching depth with Ty Olson, 26, who went 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in 11 relief outings for Seattle.
  Share • December 18, 2015 at 2:35 PM
• Iwakuma happily back in Seattle with Mariners
  From the Web › ESPN
  Throughout Hisashi Iwakuma's free agency, the Seattle Mariners remained in contact, and the team was quick to react when the pitcher unexpectedly became available...
  Share • December 18, 2015 at 2:35 PM
• The Dodgers are talking to the Indians and Rays about acquiring a starter
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Carlos Carrasco is just one of the possible targets.
  Share • December 18, 2015 at 2:35 PM
• Dodgers pick up left-handed reliever Tyler Olson from Mariners
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The fringes of the Dodgers' 40-man roster are always an interesting, if dangerous, place to be under Andrew Friedman & Co. Yesterday's addition can quickly become...
  Share • December 18, 2015 at 1:35 PM
• Why the Dodgers drew the line at $155 million for Zack Greinke
  From the Web › ESPN
  Why the Dodgers drew the line at $155 million for Zack Greinke
  Share • December 18, 2015 at 1:35 PM
• Dodgers host Holiday Party for local children
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers and the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation hosted more than 300 pre-selected schoolchildren from the community at the annual Children's Holiday Party at Dodger...
  Share • December 18, 2015 at 1:35 PM
• Dodgers acquire reliever Olson from Mariners
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers on Friday acquired left-handed reliever Tyler Olson from the Mariners for cash or a player to be named.
  Share • December 18, 2015 at 1:35 PM
• Iwakuma happily back in Seattle after failed Dodgers deal
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Throughout Hisashi Iwakuma's free agency, the Seattle Mariners remained in contact and the team as quick to react when the pitcher unexpectedly became available again...
  Share • December 18, 2015 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers end pursuit of Hisashi Iwakuma, who signs with Mariners
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto announced Thursday night -- at a company party, no less -- that Hisashi Iwakuma will re-sign with the only major league...
  Share • December 18, 2015 at 10:35 AM
• Iwakuma rejoins MLB's Mariners after failed physical (AFP)
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Japanese right-handed pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma has agreed to a one-year Major League Baseball deal with the Seattle Mariners after failing a physical with the Los Angeles...
  Share • December 18, 2015 at 10:35 AM
• Back to Seattle: the Mariners re-sign Hisashi Iwakuma after the Dodgers back away
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Jerry Dipoto announces a one-year deal with two vesting options for their past and future number two starter.
  Share • December 18, 2015 at 4:35 AM
• Season in review about nothing: Kenley Jansen, 'The Burning.'
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  This is Part 25 of a series in which every member of the 2015 Dodgers has his season juxtaposed with an episode of the greatest sitcom of all-time. Don't take it too...
  Share • December 18, 2015 at 3:35 AM
• LA Dodgers end pursuit of pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma, who signs with Seattle Mariners
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto announced Thursday night -- at a company party, no less -- that Hisashi Iwakuma will re-sign with the only major league...
  Share • December 18, 2015 at 12:35 AM
• Mariners re-sign Hisashi Iwakuma after Dodgers deal falls apart (Yahoo Sports)
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Hisashi Iwakuma has previously agreed to a $45 million contract for the Dodgers, who are left still hunting for starting pitching.
  Share • December 18, 2015 at 12:35 AM
• Dodgers lose out on Hisashi Iwakuma, who re-signs with the Seattle Mariners. Update.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto announced tonight - at a company party, no less - that Hisashi Iwakuma will re-sign with the only major league team he's...
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 11:35 PM
• Iwakuma back to M's after Dodgers deal crumbles
  From the Web › ESPN
  Iwakuma back to M's after Dodgers deal crumbles
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 10:35 PM
• Iwakuma gets $12M from Seattle after Dodgers' deal collapses
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Mariners didn't wait long to bring back Hisashi Iwakuma after his agreement with the Los Angeles Dodgers failed to get finalized. Iwakuma agreed to a $12 million...
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 10:35 PM
• Dodgers' deal with Hisashi Iwakuma falls apart and pitcher re-signs with Mariners
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The Dodgers settled on their coaching staff Thursday, but the more important composition of their pitching rotation became even more of a mystery as their agreement with...
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 6:35 PM
• Roberts not worried about winning the offseason
  From the Web › MLB.com
  After discussing his new coaching staff on Thursday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts tackled a few more sensitive subjects.
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 6:35 PM
• Dodgers finalize coaching staff, without Gabe Kapler
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  New Dodgers manager Dave Roberts at last has a coaching staff. The new-look group includes pitching coach Rick Honeycutt and seven newcomers: Hitting coach Turner Ward...
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 5:35 PM
• Report: Dodgers in talks with Rays about Jake Odorizzi
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  With a deal with Hisashi Iwakuma now in question due to issues with his physical, the Dodgers are talking to the Rays about a trade for Jake Odorizzi.
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 3:35 PM
• Dodgers executive Braverman comes out publicly
  From the Web › MLB.com
  In an article Tuesday on outsports.com, Los Angeles Dodgers vice president of marketing and broadcasting Erik Braverman came out to the baseball world, becoming the...
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 2:35 PM
• Honeycutt a holdover on new Dodgers coaching staff
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers management, which made most of the selections, announced a coaching staff for manager Dave Roberts on Thursday, with pitching coach Rick Honeycutt and catching...
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 2:35 PM
• Dodgers reportedly inquire on Rays' Odorizzi
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers are checking in on a young experienced pitcher as a possible addition to their incomplete starting rotation, reportedly inquiring on Rays right-hander Jake...
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 2:35 PM
• Gabe Kapler not a part of Dodgers' official new coaching staff
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  It had been coming in piecemeal for weeks, but Thursday the Dodgers finally made their new coaching staff official. At this point there were no real surprises, pitching...
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 1:35 PM
• Dodgers manager Roberts retains Honeycutt on coaching staff
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have retained pitching coach Rick Honeycutt on new manager Dave Roberts' coaching staff.
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 1:35 PM
• Dodgers announce the coaches for 2016
  From the Web › ESPN
  LOS ANGELES – The Dodgers finalized new manager Dave Roberts’ coaching staff on Thursday, with pitching coach Rick Honeycutt and catching instructor Steve...
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 12:35 PM
• OF Justin Ruggiano agrees to $1.65M deal with Rangers
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Free-agent outfielder Justin Ruggiano has agreed to a $1.65 million, one-year contract with Texas, giving the Rangers a-needed right-handed bat. Ruggiano split last...
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers' best rotation options may be in farm system
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers don't intend to take a step back in 2016. On this, they've been clear, and that won't change even if Hisashi Iwakuma never throws a pitch for them. Onward...
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 12:35 PM
• Report: Dodgers 'postpone' Iwakuma signing following results of physical.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Dodgers have ‘postponed' their contract with pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma after reviewing the results of his physical, according to the Japanese news agency Asahi...
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 11:35 AM
• Dodgers announce 2016 coaching staff. Update.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Dave Roberts‘ coaching staff was formally announced on Thursday: Bob Geren - bench coach Rick Honeycutt - pitching coach Turner Ward - hitting coach Tim Hyers -...
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 11:35 AM
• Iwakuma-to-Dodgers hits snag, source says
  From the Web › ESPN
  An agreed-to deal between Hisashi Iwakuma and the Dodgers has been hung up after the team reviewed the free agent's physical, but negotiations are not dead, a source...
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 11:35 AM
• Japan report has Dodgers' agreement with Hisashi Iwakuma collapsing
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The Dodgers' first attempt at filling one of two holes in their rotation by adding right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma is in very real jeopardy. According to Japan's Jiji...
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 10:35 AM
• Current World Series odds point to parity problem in the NL
  From the Web › ESPN
  With the Phillies and Braves in full tank mode and now joined by the Reds and Brewers, the NL will once again be a league of haves and have-nots.
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 10:35 AM
• Iwakuma's deal with Dodgers hits potential snag
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers have backed away from a tentative agreement with free-agent starting pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma, presumably because of health concerns, but haven't completely...
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 10:35 AM
• New Dodgers OF Trayce Thompson learned from famous father Mychal
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Months after they played their final collegiate basketball games, Mychal Thompson and his son Klay were starting in the NBA. Both were first-round draft picks, rushed...
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 9:35 AM
• Report: Dodgers back out of Iwakuma deal after failed physical
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  From Yahoo Sports: Hisashi Iwakuma's three-year, $45 million contract with the Dodgers is off the table after he reportedly failed a physical.
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 9:35 AM
• Report: the Dodgers are backing away from Hisashi Iwakuma following failed physical
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  A bad offseason for the Dodgers is getting worse.
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 8:35 AM
• Dodgers Still Want Marlins' Fernandez
  From the Web › AOL On
  Wochit News - The baseball industry consensus is that the Dodgers ended up with better prospects than they traded in their three-team, seven-player deal Wednesday with...
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 7:35 AM
• Season in review about nothing: David Huff, 'The Voice.'
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  This is Part 24 of a series in which every member of the 2015 Dodgers has his season juxtaposed with an episode of the greatest sitcom of all-time. Don't take it too...
  Share • December 17, 2015 at 2:35 AM
• New Dodgers outfielder Trayce Thompson learned from famous father Mychal
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Months after they played their final collegiate basketball games, Mychal Thompson and his son Klay were starting in the NBA. Both were first-round draft picks, rushed...
  Share • December 16, 2015 at 11:35 PM
• Left field looks like no big deal for the Angels
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The Dodgers have been astounded at the level of negativity within their fan base in recent weeks. The winter is not over, they argue. Judge us when it is, they plead...
  Share • December 16, 2015 at 10:35 PM
• Does Puigs Production outway his drama?
  From the Web › Scout.com
  Does Puigs Production outway his drama?
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• Amid warming with US, Cuban baseball defectors teach youth
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Some of Major League Baseball's biggest Cuban-born stars put dozens of boys through batting, pitching and catching drills in a sunny Havana ballpark, part of a three-day...
  Share • December 16, 2015 at 9:35 PM
• Dodgers' Yasiel Puig has emotional reunion with half brother during visit to Cuba
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  For the uninitiated, Cuba can be hot, loud, flamboyant and spectacular all at the same time. It can also be maddeningly difficult. And that brings us to Yasiel Puig, who...
  Share • December 16, 2015 at 8:35 PM
• Dodgers NEW #4 Prospect: Frankie Montas
  From the Web › Scout.com
  Dodgers NEW #4 Prospect: Frankie Montas
  Share • December 16, 2015 at 8:35 PM
• Report: Dodgers to hire George Lombard as first base coach.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  A new name was added to the list of possible 2016 Dodgers coaches today: Locked in: George Lombard will be the first base coach of the Dodgers. - Buster Olney...
  Share • December 16, 2015 at 7:35 PM
• Kershaw embracing Cuban culture
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Clayton Kershaw is, admittedly, the outsider on MLB's goodwill tour through Cuba. But he's fit right in, all while coming to a greater understanding of baseball's...
  Share • December 16, 2015 at 7:35 PM
• Dodgers NEW #8 Prospect: Micah Johnson
  From the Web › Scout.com
  Dodgers NEW #8 Prospect: Micah Johnson
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• Trayce Thompson looks forward to playing alongside Joc Pederson
  From the Web › ESPN
  Trayce Thompson looks forward to playing alongside Joc Pederson
  Share • December 16, 2015 at 6:35 PM
• Friedman's blueprint coming into focus
  From the Web › MLB.com
  From the moment Andrew Friedman, the Dodgers' president of baseball operations, walked in the door more than a year ago, he made it clear that he wanted to do things a...
  Share • December 16, 2015 at 5:35 PM
• Are the Dodgers stockpiling prospects for a big splash?
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Dodgers' maneuvers in the Todd Frazier three-way deal was to accumulate more pieces for perhaps a bigger trade down the line.
  Share • December 16, 2015 at 4:35 PM
• Dodgers increase number of quality prospects with trade
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Dodgers traded infielder Jose Peraza, outfielder Scott Schebler and infielder Brandon Dixon to the Cincinnati Reds as part of a three-team trade with the Chicago...
  Share • December 16, 2015 at 2:35 PM
• Rosecrans: Analyzing the Frazier Deal
  From the Web › CineSport
  The Reds traded Todd Frazier to the White Sox in a seven-player deal that also includes the Dodgers. The Cincinnati Enquirer's C. Trent Rosecrans and CineSport's Justin...
  Share • December 16, 2015 at 1:35 PM
• Rosecrans: Analyzing the Frazier Deal
  From the Web › AOL On
  CineSport - The Reds traded Todd Frazier to the White Sox in a seven-player deal that also includes the Dodgers. The Cincinnati Enquirer's C. Trent Rosecrans and...
  Share • December 16, 2015 at 1:35 PM
• Three-way trade opens up more questions for Dodgers
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Nothing like the curious trade. Trades that leave heads being scratched, waiting for interpretation, wondering if more is still to come. The Dodgers made their first...
  Share • December 16, 2015 at 1:35 PM
• Comparing traded prospect trios in Frazier deal
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Winter Meetings may have come to a close last Thursday, but that doesn't mean the offseason wheeling and dealing is over. That became obvious when the White Sox...
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• Dodgers' Puig, Kershaw help give baseball clinic in Cuba
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  HAVANA -- More than 100 Cuban boys wearing the uniforms of local baseball teams stood in rows, smiling nervously Wednesday as they got tips and training from some of...
  Share • December 16, 2015 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers land trio of prospects in 3-team trade
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers acquired three prospects from the White Sox on Wednesday in exchange for three prospects sent to the Reds -- who in turn dealt All-Star third baseman Todd...
  Share • December 16, 2015 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers get three prospects in a three-team trade in which Todd Frazier goes from Reds to White Sox
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  As former Lakers forward Mychal Thompson was preparing Wednesday for his radio sports-talk program, he received word the Dodgers had traded for his son. Outfielder...
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• Dodgers acquire prospects in three-way trade with Reds, White Sox
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Dodgers traded infielder Jose Peraza, outfielder Scott Schebler and infielder Brandon Dixon to the Cincinnati Reds as part of a three-team trade with the Chicago...
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• White Sox, Dodgers make out well in three-way trade with Reds
  From the Web › ESPN
  White Sox, Dodgers make out well in three-way trade with Reds
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• MLB All-Star Frazier to White Sox in 3-team deal (AFP)
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Los Angeles (AFP) - A three-team Major League Baseball trade deal announced Wednesday will see All-Star third baseman Todd Frazier move from the Cincinnati Reds to the...
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• Dodgers send Jose Peraza to Reds, get three top prospects from White Sox
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The Dodgers traded three prospects for three prospects as part of a three-team trade Wednesday. The Dodgers acquired right-handed pitcher Frankie Montas, second baseman...
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• With trip to Cuba, MLB hoping to create "safe and legal path" to US
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  HAVANA -- A group of Cuban-born baseball stars once disdained by the island's government for defecting to the United States triumphantly returned home and on Wednesday...
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• Dodgers acquire prospects in three-way trade with Red, White Sox
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Dodgers will send infielder Jose Peraza, outfielder Scott Schebler and infielder Brandon Dixon to the Cincinnati Reds as part of a three-team trade with the Chicago...
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• Dodgers trade Jose Peraza, Scott Schebler to Reds in three-team deal. Update.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Dodgers traded infielder Jose Peraza, outfielder Scott Schebler and infielder Brandon Dixon to the Cincinnati Reds as part of a three-team trade with the Chicago...
  Share • December 16, 2015 at 10:35 AM
• All-Star Frazier to White Sox in 3-team deal
  From the Web › ESPN
  The White Sox get third baseman Todd Frazier from the Cincinnati Reds in a three-team trade, according to media reports.
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