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• McCarthy, Anderson eye successful reunion in L.A.
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Former A's Brandon McCarthy and Brett Anderson, now reunited in the Dodgers rotation, have always had a lot in common off the field, and this season they're both looking...
  Share • February 25, 2015 at 7:35 AM
• Numbers only part of equation for new Dodgers boss Andrew Friedman
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The first thing you notice about the Dodgers' new sabermetric savior is not a scribbled spreadsheet, but a square jaw.
  Share • February 24, 2015 at 8:35 PM
• Andre Ethier states his case to Dodgers management, but his future is unclear
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  GLENDALE, Ariz. >> When the Dodgers acquired catcher Yasmani Grandal in December, president Andrew Friedman called A.J. Ellis before the media caught wind of the trade...
  Share • February 24, 2015 at 8:35 PM
• Hanley Ramirez and Joe Kelly appear to have made up
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Joe Kelly effectively knocked Hanley Ramirez out of the 2013 NLCS when the then-Cardinals-starter struck the then-Dodgers-shortstop in the rib cage with a 95 mph...
  Share • February 24, 2015 at 7:35 PM
• Zack Greinke throws 24-pitch 'pen session, elbow fine
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Dodgers right-hander Zack Greinke was given a lubricating injection last Thursday for his pitching elbow and had to be shut down for a couple of days, but it sounds like...
  Share • February 24, 2015 at 6:35 PM
• Mattingly believes Ryu deserves more attention
  From the Web › MLB.com
  In a starting rotation headed by Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly thinks Hyun-Jin Ryu doesn't get enough credit.
  Share • February 24, 2015 at 4:35 PM
• Andre Ethier: "I want the opportunity to play every day"
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Carl Crawford, Joc Pederson, and Yasiel Puig are expected to open the 2015 season as the Dodgers' primary starting outfielders.
  Share • February 24, 2015 at 3:35 PM
• Matt Kemp happy, healthy with San Diego
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Two things Matt Kemp never expected happened this offseason: The Los Angeles Dodgers traded him, and it became public he has arthritic hips. He's eager to help his...
  Share • February 24, 2015 at 2:35 PM
• Greinke throws in bullpen, feels 'same as I did last year'
  From the Web › MLB.com
  After throwing his first bullpen session since a Thursday elbow injection, Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke said he has no more concern about his health now than he did a...
  Share • February 24, 2015 at 1:35 PM
• Dodgers' Zack Greinke throws his first bullpen of spring training.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke threw a 24-pitch bullpen session Tuesday, his first of the spring. It was Greinke's first time off a mound since he received a lubricating...
  Share • February 24, 2015 at 12:35 PM
• Watch: Don Mattingly discusses Andre Ethier's role in 2015.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Share • February 24, 2015 at 12:35 PM
• Reliever Chris Hatcher ended 70-year drought
  From the Web › ESPN
  In 1935, Art "Moose" Doll caught three games for the Boston Braves. He went 1-for-10 in his appearances at the plate and never again caught a major league game. The...
  Share • February 24, 2015 at 11:35 AM
• Dodgers 'player meetings' are tomorrow.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  GLENDALE, Ariz. - Dodgers coaches and executives have already met to discuss the long list of pitchers and catchers in camp this year. Tomorrow, they will discuss...
  Share • February 24, 2015 at 10:35 AM
• Andre Ethier is hoping for a starting job in Dodgers' crowded outfield
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Andre Ethier reported to spring training hopeful that he would have an opportunity to claim a starting position in the Dodgers' crowded outfield.
  Share • February 24, 2015 at 9:35 AM
• Dodgers' Ethier wants a trade if not starting
  From the Web › ESPN
  Andre Ethier, who was the odd man out for most of the second half of 2014, said he would prefer to play elsewhere if there isn't an everyday job open for him on the...
  Share • February 24, 2015 at 9:35 AM
• Ethier meets with Dodgers about role on club
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Andre Ethier said he met with club management on Monday to "clear the air" about his desire to be a starting outfielder, whether on the Dodgers or elsewhere.
  Share • February 24, 2015 at 9:35 AM
• Scorpions have invaded the White Sox and Dodgers spring training facility
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Which can happen sometimes when you're in the desert.
  Share • February 24, 2015 at 9:35 AM
• Dodgers' Andre Ethier reports to camp, 'clears the air' with management.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  GLENDALE, Ariz. - When the Dodgers acquired catcher Yasmani Grandal at the Winter Meetings in December, president Andrew Friedman called A.J. Ellis to discuss the move...
  Share • February 24, 2015 at 8:35 AM
• Dodgers add Dustin McGowan to bullpen on one-year deal. Updates w/contract details.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  GLENDALE, Ariz. - The Dodgers signed veteran right-hander Dustin McGowan to a one-year contract Monday, throwing another power arm into their unsettled bullpen...
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 11:35 PM
• Boston Red Sox land Yoan Moncada, who never received an offer from the Dodgers
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  According to multiple reports Monday, the Boston Red Sox and free-agent Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada have agreed to terms on a minor-league contract worth $31.5...
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 10:35 PM
• Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias a young prospect with eye-popping talent
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Whether Julio Urias is pitching or seated in front of his locker, his left eye is always nearly closed.
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 8:35 PM
• Dodgers' Dustin McGowan knows how Kenley Jansen feels
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Watching closer Kenley Jansen move across the Dodgers clubhouse on crutches, Dustin McGowan shook his head.
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 8:35 PM
• And Julio Urias' 2015 innings limit will be …
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PHOENIX, Ariz. - Dodgers general manager Farhan Zaidi said that the front office will meet this spring to discuss Julio Urias' 2015 workload. The 18-year-old pitcher...
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 6:35 PM
• Losing Lopez dampened pursuit of Moncada
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers' desire to sign Cuban phenom Yoan Moncada apparently was blunted when they lost out to Arizona in the bidding for countryman Yoan Lopez in January.
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 5:35 PM
• Greinke, Peralta, Anderson continue workouts
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers pitchers Zack Greinke and Joel Peralta continued to progress from minor medical issues and played flat-ground catch for a second day Monday.
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 5:35 PM
• Dodgers' Yasiel Puig has the loftiest goals and that's a good thing
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  As our friend the Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said, "Big results require big ambitions."
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 4:35 PM
• Dodgers' Brett Anderson working on a comeback
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Dodgers pitcher Brett Anderson looks at Los Angeles ace Clayton Kershaw and thinks of what might have been. ''In a perfect scenario, I'd be like my guy over here,'' he...
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 4:35 PM
• Out on Moncada, Dodgers eye other Cuban talent
  From the Web › ESPN
  GLENDALE, Ariz. -- There was a time when some baseball executives considered the Los Angeles Dodgers the likeliest landing place for Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada, but...
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 3:35 PM
• Rangers rework Beltre's deal, eliminate right to void 2016
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Adrian Beltre and the Texas Rangers have reworked the final two seasons of the third baseman's $96 million, six-year contract, eliminating the team's conditional right...
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 3:35 PM
• Dodgers agree to 1-year contract with Dustin McGowan
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Adding a pitcher for the second time in three days, the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a one-year contract with right-hander Dustin McGowan. McGowan, who turns 33 on...
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 3:35 PM
• Mattingly expects Ethier will be 'professional'
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Andre Ethier, who lost his starting outfield job last year, said in December he wanted to be a starter again, even if it meant with a different team. On Monday, Dodgers...
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 1:35 PM
• New Dodger pitchers not shy about social media
  From the Web › ESPN
  GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Shortly after Brandon McCarthy reported to spring training with his new team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, he admitted to his 152,000 Twitter followers...
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers add Dustin McGowan to bullpen on one-year deal.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  GLENDALE, Ariz. - The Dodgers signed veteran right-hander Dustin McGowan to a one-year contract Monday, throwing another power arm into their unsettled bullpen...
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 11:35 AM
• Six days after surgery, Kenley Jansen reports to Dodgers' spring training camp.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  GLENDALE, Ariz. - Kenley Jansen arrived in camp Monday, using crutches to walk six days after his procedure in Los Angeles. The pitcher didn't need much convincing to...
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 11:35 AM
• Yoan Moncada signs with the Boston Red Sox: What it means for the Dodgers. Update.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Yoan Moncada agreed to terms with the Boston Red Sox on Monday, ending months of speculation surrounding the prized Cuban infielder. He'll get $31.5 million according to...
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 11:35 AM
• Dodgers add reliever McGowan to pitching ranks
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers reached an agreement Monday with free-agent right-handed reliever Dustin McGowan.
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 11:35 AM
• Dodgers sign pitcher Dustin McGowan to 1-year deal
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Adding a pitcher for the second time in three days, the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a one-year contract with right-hander Dustin...
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 10:35 AM
• Jansen, Dodgers relieved after MRI delivers good news
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Kenley Jansen hobbled into the Dodgers clubhouse Monday on crutches with his left foot in a cast to his mid-shin, feeling pretty lucky. When the doctors tell you that a...
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 10:35 AM
• Dodgers take chance on reliever McGowan
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to stockpile pitchers with lengthy injury histories but considerable upside, signing free-agent reliever Dustin McGowan to a one-year...
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 8:35 AM
• Search it: Aardsma credits web for rebirth
  From the Web › MLB.com
  What if you could search, "Fix my pitching mechanics," and it really worked? What if we ask David Aardsma? "That's pretty much how it happened," Aardsma said after...
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 8:35 AM
• Dodgers sign right-hander Dustin McGowan to one-year contract
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Are frequently injured players the new market inefficiency?
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 7:35 AM
• Dodgers add McGowan to pitching ranks
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers reached an agreement Monday with free-agent right-handed reliever Dustin McGowan.
  Share • February 23, 2015 at 7:35 AM
• Dodgers' Yasiel Puig says he has more respect for the game
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Standing in a near-empty locker room at the Dodgers' spring-training complex, Yasiel Puig shared a grand vision of his future.
  Share • February 22, 2015 at 6:35 PM
• J.P. Howell doesn't expect Andrew Friedman will move quickly to acquire closer
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  GLENDALE, Ariz. >> Dodgers pitcher J.P. Howell probably knows president Andrew Friedman better than anyone in the clubhouse. Friedman traded for Howell nine years ago...
  Share • February 22, 2015 at 5:35 PM
• Anderson taking it slow with bullpen sessions
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Every Dodgers pitcher who threw a bullpen session Friday threw a second one Sunday except Brett Anderson, whose workload is being managed as he returns from lower back...
  Share • February 22, 2015 at 4:35 PM
• Howell to miss Spring Training due to health issues
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers assistant pitching coach Ken Howell, beset in recent years by complications from diabetes, will miss Spring Training because of continuing health...
  Share • February 22, 2015 at 2:35 PM
• Yasmani Grandal expects A.J. Ellis to catch Dodgers' ace
  From the Web › ESPN
  GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have made a lot of noise so far this spring about wanting to break up Clayton Kershaw's reliance on A.J. Ellis so it doesn't...
  Share • February 22, 2015 at 1:35 PM
• Grandal getting practice catching Kershaw
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Yasmani Grandal said he expects A.J. Ellis to get most of the catching starts for Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw because of their successful history, but he'll be ready...
  Share • February 22, 2015 at 1:35 PM
• Greinke, Peralta back in action for Dodgers
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers pitchers Zack Greinke and Joel Peralta resumed playing catch Sunday, manager Don Mattingly reported.
  Share • February 22, 2015 at 1:35 PM
• Nicasio embracing new life as reliever
  From the Web › MLB.com
  In the Major Leagues last year, Juan Nicasio was mostly a starting pitcher and Carlos Frias was mostly a reliever. But in this new Dodgers world, at least at the start...
  Share • February 22, 2015 at 1:35 PM
• Dodgers to sign right-hander Dustin McGowan
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  MLB.com beat writer Ken Gurnick reports that free agent right-hander Dustin McGowan was at the Dodgers' spring training complex Sunday and is expected to sign with the...
  Share • February 22, 2015 at 1:35 PM
• Dodgers may add McGowan to pitching ranks
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers are apparently close to an agreement with free-agent right-handed reliever Dustin McGowan, who was at Camelback Ranch-Glendale on Sunday. The club has not...
  Share • February 22, 2015 at 12:35 PM
• Chris Heisey joins a crowded outfield
  From the Web › ESPN
  GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Chris Heisey wasn't thinking about getting traded. He certainly wasn't thinking about getting traded to the Dodgers, who -- at the time -- had five...
  Share • February 22, 2015 at 10:35 AM
• Dodgers' Ben Rowen recovering quickly from thoracic outlet surgery.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  GLENDALE, Ariz. - Brandon Beachy and Chris Withrow, both of whom had Tommy John procedures on their right elbow last year, aren't the only pitchers in camp recovering...
  Share • February 22, 2015 at 9:35 AM
• Brett Anderson believes Dodgers' gamble will pay off
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  On a recent day at the Dodgers' spring-training complex, Brett Anderson wondered how his career might have unfolded if not for the various injuries that kept him off the...
  Share • February 21, 2015 at 6:35 PM
• Dodgers' Don Mattingly has father issues this spring
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Facing the most important season of his managerial career, the Dodgers' Don Mattingly began spring training by delivering an emotional pep talk.
  Share • February 21, 2015 at 6:35 PM
• Dodgers roll the dice on pitcher Brandon Beachy
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Brandon Beachy hasn't pitched an inning in the major leagues since 2013. The last two years, he's had two ligaments grafted into his right elbow. Yet...
  Share • February 21, 2015 at 2:35 PM
• Catcher Solis, Dodgers part ways over contractual issue
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers have only five catchers in camp. Another non-roster catcher is likely to be added.
  Share • February 21, 2015 at 2:35 PM
• Beachy agrees with Dodgers after 2nd Tommy John surgery
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Free agent pitcher Brandon Beachy has agreed to a $2.75 million, one-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who hope he can recover from his second Tommy John...
  Share • February 21, 2015 at 1:35 PM
• Dodgers sign Brandon Beachy to one-year contract.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Dodgers signed free agent right-handed pitcher Brandon Beachy to a one-year contract Saturday with a club option for 2016. To create room on the 40-man roster, the...
  Share • February 21, 2015 at 12:35 PM
• Watch: Brandon Beachy talks about joining the Dodgers, Tommy John recovery.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Share • February 21, 2015 at 12:35 PM
• Peralta behind schedule due to right-shoulder discomfort
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers are already without closer Kenley Jansen because of foot surgery, reliever Joel Peralta is behind schedule in his throwing program after experiencing right...
  Share • February 21, 2015 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers sign right-hander Brandon Beachy to low-risk contract
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Some signings seem obvious, and I'm not talking about the Max Scherzers of the world. It's the ones that go fairly unnoticed, smart gambles that often turn into sweet...
  Share • February 21, 2015 at 11:35 AM
• Dodgers sign RHP Beachy to one-year deal
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Dodgers have signed free agent pitcher Brandon Beachy to a one-year deal with a club option for 2016, the team announced Saturday.
  Share • February 21, 2015 at 10:35 AM
• Zack Greinke has annual injection in right elbow, Dodgers not concerned
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Los Angeles Dodgers insist there's no reason for alarm, but it's difficult to have any other reaction after the team announced that starter Zack Greinke received a...
  Share • February 21, 2015 at 10:35 AM
• Dodgers ink Beachy to a one-year deal
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers have signed right-hander Brandon Beachy to a one-year contract with a club option for 2016, the team announced in a news release on Saturday.
  Share • February 21, 2015 at 10:35 AM
• Dodgers sign Brandon Beachy
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Beachy is currently working his way back from the second Tommy John surgery of his career.
  Share • February 21, 2015 at 10:35 AM
• Dodgers' Zack Greinke receives elbow injection
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Zack Greinke didn't throw off a pitching mound Friday and he won't again Saturday after receiving a lubricating injection in his elbow earlier in the week, the team...
  Share • February 21, 2015 at 9:35 AM
• Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke receives 'lubricating injection' in elbow.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  GLENDALE, Ariz. - Updating our previous post, Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke received something the team called a "lubricating injection" in his right elbow Thursday. He's...
  Share • February 21, 2015 at 9:35 AM
• Video: Don Mattingly on the expectations for Julio Urias' first major league camp.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Eighteen-year-old pitcher Julio Urias is a non-roster invitee in the Dodgers' major league camp. Here, manager Don Mattingly discusses the expectations on the heavily...
  Share • February 21, 2015 at 9:35 AM
• Dodgers' Greinke gets 'routine' elbow injection
  From the Web › ESPN
  Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke had a lubricating injection in his right elbow Thursday and is being held back from throwing bullpen sessions early in camp, but the team...
  Share • February 21, 2015 at 9:35 AM
• Greinke has lubricating injection in right elbow
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Attempting to head off his annual spring dead arm, Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke on Thursday had a lubricating injection in his right elbow.
  Share • February 21, 2015 at 9:35 AM
• Peralta behind schedule due to unspecified injury
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Already without closer Kenley Jansen because of foot surgery, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly on Saturday revealed that reliever Joel Peralta is "behind schedule" in his...
  Share • February 21, 2015 at 9:35 AM
• Juan Uribe is here, and other early-morning notes.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Pitcher Zack Greinke received a "lubricating injection" in his right elbow and is expected to be back on his normal routine soon. Pitcher Sergio Santos, who was sent...
  Share • February 21, 2015 at 8:35 AM
• Dodgers pitchers Anderson, McCarthy use analytics differently
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  GLENDALE, Ariz. -- In some ways, new Dodgers pitchers Brett Anderson and Brandon McCarthy are cut from the same cloth.They both pitched for the Oakland A's from 2011-12...
  Share • February 20, 2015 at 11:35 PM
• A.J. Ellis, now sharing catcher role, is focused on World Series
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  A.J. Ellis laughed when asked about the Dodgers trading for another catcher in the off-season.
  Share • February 20, 2015 at 6:35 PM
• SportsNet LA releases spring training schedule.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  SportsNet LA announced Thursday that it will televise 31 of the Dodgers' 35 spring training games. Vin Scully will call four spring training telecasts: all three Freeway...
  Share • February 20, 2015 at 4:35 PM
• UCLA, USC, Vanderbilt, TCU to compete at Dodger Stadium.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  UCLA and Vanderbilt, the two most recent College World Series champions, will play at Dodger Stadium in the College Baseball Classic on March 8. UCLA will play USC in a...
  Share • February 20, 2015 at 4:35 PM
• Howell happy to be reunited with Peralta in Los Angeles
  From the Web › MLB.com
  When J.P. Howell saw that his gear had been removed from his locker and relocated to a laundry cart in the middle of the clubhouse Friday, he knew Joel Peralta had...
  Share • February 20, 2015 at 3:35 PM
• A tranquil spring could prove very good thing for Dodgers
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Crickets. Spring training starts, and we get crickets. Which is fine, which actually, might be pretty good.
  Share • February 20, 2015 at 2:35 PM