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• Dodgers buy out Billingsley as righty hits free agency
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Chad Billingsley became a free agent on Friday when the Dodgers bought the right-handed pitcher out of his $14 million option for $3 million.
  Share • October 31, 2014 at 6:35 PM
• Letters: Tough for Dodgers fans to watch World Series, again
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Dodgers, Angels, Trojans, Bruins, Giants, Lakers.
  Share • October 31, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• Chad Billingsley becomes free agent after Dodgers pick up buyout
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  At one time Chad Billingsley looked like a potential ace. Now at age 30, he is potentially done as a Dodger.
  Share • October 31, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• Dodgers decline $14 million option on Chad Billingsley's contract
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Chad Billingsley is now a free agent after the Dodgers declined their club option for the 2015 season.
  Share • October 31, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• Why the Dodgers should hang on to Andre Ethier
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Here's an idea sure not to warm the cockles of most Dodgers fans' hearts:
  Share • October 31, 2014 at 3:35 PM
• Watch: The Gold Glove case for Adrian Gonzalez.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  In writing about Juan Uribe‘s defense at third base yesterday, I referenced the following video: That clip serves both Uribe and Adrian Gonzalez well. There were...
  Share • October 31, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• 2015 Position Outlook: Catcher
  From the Web › ESPN
  LOS ANGELES -- It's hard to think of the Los Angeles Dodgers without A.J. Ellis. It's also hard to think of them paying him more than the $3.5 million he made last...
  Share • October 31, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Hanley decision leads Friedman's Hot Stove season
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Every Dodgers Hot Stove season is worth watching, and this one especially, as a new president of baseball operations sets out to snap a 26-year World Series drought. The...
  Share • October 31, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Dan Haren exercises option to return to Dodgers in 2015
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Dan Haren will return to the Dodgers next season.
  Share • October 30, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Watch: The Gold Glove case for Juan Uribe.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Juan Uribe has never won a Gold Glove Award in his career. If you tend to think in absolutes, such as "Juan Uribe is absolutely the best defensive third baseman in the...
  Share • October 30, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Nominees unveiled for 2014 GIBBY Awards
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The season was saturated with fantastic feats, unforeseen ascents and memorable moments. But which were the best? Now it's time for you to decide, as voting has opened...
  Share • October 30, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Haren exercises $10M option, to return in 2015
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dan Haren surprised nobody on Thursday, picking up his $10 million player option for 2015, and he will return to the Dodgers' starting rotation.
  Share • October 30, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Dan Haren exercises his $10 million player option for 2015.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Dan Haren has exercised his $10 million player option to pitch for the Dodgers in 2015. The decision comes as no surprise, and ensures that the Dodgers' top four...
  Share • October 30, 2014 at 3:35 PM
• Dan Haren exercises $10 million player option to stay with Dodgers
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Haren's option vested when he reached the 180-inning mark in September, but he had the ability to decline it and test free agency. However, he has decided to stick...
  Share • October 30, 2014 at 3:35 PM
• After Dodgers' TV fiasco and Lakers' struggle, will Steve Ballmer lead Clippers into new era of sports media?
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  There may be nobody better suited to lead sports television into a new era than a former Microsoft CEO who seems to live by a motto of "hard-core energy."Though he may...
  Share • October 30, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• Los Angeles area sports TV contracts for Dodgers, Angels, Lakers, Clippers
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Contract value per year, expiration date, affiliateClippers $20 million 2015-16 Prime TicketLakers $200 million 2034-35 Time Warner Cable SportsNetDodgers $340 million...
  Share • October 30, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• Dodgers' Haren exercises $10 million option
  From the Web › ESPN
  Dodgers pitcher Dan Haren on Thursday exercised his $10 million player option for next season.
  Share • October 30, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• Dodgers' Dan Haren exercises $10 million option
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers pitcher Dan Haren on Thursday exercised his $10 million player option for next season.
  Share • October 30, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• 2015 Position Outlook: Relievers
  From the Web › ESPN
  LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Dodgers fans might not have had to endure watching their least-favorite team celebrate its third world title in five seasons Wednesday night...
  Share • October 30, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers, Nationals are early favorites to win 2015 World Series; Giants rank fifth
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Well, distraught Los Angeles Dodgers fans, here's something that might cheer you up a tad bit after watching your bitter rivals win the World Series — the Dodgers...
  Share • October 30, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Allen, Wills among new faces on Hall's Golden Era ballot
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Nine former players and one executive make up the 10-person National Baseball Hall of Fame Golden Era ballot, which will be voted on Dec. 8 at the Winter Meetings in San...
  Share • October 30, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Say hello to the Dodgers' seven new free agents
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The World Series is over -- who won, anyway? -- and do you know where your free agents are?
  Share • October 30, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Hanley Ramirez headlines list of Dodgers' free agents.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The World Series is over, meaning a total of 121 players became major-league free agents today. Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez, who seemed destined for a contract...
  Share • October 30, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Bad bets take a big toll on the Super Bowl's host city
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  By Robin Respaut GLENDALE Ariz. - Welcome to the sports-crazy home of February's Super Bowl. Over the last decade or so, this city of 230,000 on Phoenix's northwest...
  Share • October 30, 2014 at 8:35 AM
• Dodgers must get creative to stabilize 'pen
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers already have nearly $190 million committed in a 2015 payroll they would like to reduce from this year's $240 million. They need to figure out who starts at...
  Share • October 30, 2014 at 8:35 AM
• 2015 Position Outlook: Starting pitchers
  From the Web › ESPN
  LOS ANGELES – Just replicating the performance of their starting rotation -- second-best in the majors to the Washington Nationals -- will be a major challenge for...
  Share • October 29, 2014 at 10:35 AM
• Watch: The Gold Glove case for Zack Greinke.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  We'll begin today's analysis with some of the basic fielding numbers for Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke, who is looking for his first career Gold Glove Award this season...
  Share • October 29, 2014 at 5:35 AM
• Looking at Andrew Friedman's options for reinventing Dodgers' bullpen
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Still having trouble watching this World Series and not thinking, "The Dodgers have a better team!"
  Share • October 28, 2014 at 1:35 PM
• Watch: The Gold Glove case for Clayton Kershaw.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Four Dodgers are among the top three Gold Glove Award finalists at their position. For the purpose of assessing their chances of winning, here's a bit more on each...
  Share • October 28, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Sweeney's clutch hit in extras breaks Fall League tie
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Right-hander Ben Klimesh intentionally walked Nick Ramirez and Darnell Sweeney lined a single to left field to drive in the go-ahead run. Glendale hung on to defeat...
  Share • October 27, 2014 at 6:35 PM
• Fall Stars Game filled to brim with talent
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Several of the best prospects in baseball will collide on Saturday in the ninth annual Fall Stars Game, the yearly All-Star Game for the Arizona Fall League. This year's...
  Share • October 27, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Dodgers' front office already an open field for Andrew Friedman
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Existing contracts may prevent Andrew Friedman from remaking the Dodgers on the field as significantly as he'd like, but he'll have no such issues in the front...
  Share • October 27, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers prospect Corey Seager named Arizona Fall League all-star
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Dodgers top prospect Corey Seager was named to the Arizona Fall League's "Fall Stars Game," which will be played Saturday. The game will be televised by MLB...
  Share • October 27, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• White leaves Dodgers for senior position with Padres
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers vice president of amateur scouting Logan White confirmed Monday that he is leaving the club to a senior position with the San Diego Padres.
  Share • October 27, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers prospect Corey Seager named to Arizona Fall League 'Fall Stars' game.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Corey Seager is the Dodgers' lone representative on the Arizona Fall League's "Fall Stars" roster. Seager, who's slashing .255/.345/.412 for the Glendale Desert Dogs...
  Share • October 27, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• 2015 Position Outlook: Shortstop
  From the Web › ESPN
  By early next week, Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman will face his first major player personnel decision. He and the rest of the team's brass...
  Share • October 27, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Scouting director Logan White leaving Dodgers for Padres
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Logan White, the scouting director who drafted Clayton Kershaw and signed Yasiel Puig, is leaving the Dodgers to join the San Diego Padres, according to a person...
  Share • October 27, 2014 at 10:35 AM
• Sources: Dodgers exec White joins Padres
  From the Web › ESPN
  The San Diego Padres have hired longtime Dodgers amateur scouting director Logan White to their front office, sources told ESPN.
  Share • October 27, 2014 at 10:35 AM
• Dodgers draft guru Logan White leaves for front-office job in San Diego. Update.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  A source has confirmed that Logan White, the Dodgers' veteran draft director who selected Matt Kemp, Clayton Kershaw, Joc Pederson and Corey Seager, is leaving Los...
  Share • October 27, 2014 at 8:35 AM
• Dodgers lose scouting director Logan White to Padres
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  The second big front-office defection of the offseason for the Dodgers.
  Share • October 27, 2014 at 8:35 AM
• If the Dodgers hire Joe Maddon, they can expect a call from the commissioner.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Mark Topkin, the Tampa Bay Times' beat writer, has the story on the stunning departure of Joe Maddon today. Read it for yourself, but the possibility of Maddon managing...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Joe Maddon ends decade-long Rays tenure (AFP)
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Joe Maddon, who led Tampa Bay Rays to a World Series berth in 2008, has stepped down after almost a decade at the helm, the Major League Baseball club said. The...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Andrew Friedman quashes speculation about Joe Maddon joining Dodgers
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Andrew Friedman made his first major statement as the Dodgers president of baseball operations Friday, reiterating that Don Mattingly will manage the team next season...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 6:35 PM
• Watch: Tommy Lasorda fetes heroic Dodgers fan on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Remember the man wearing a Dodgers hat who rescued an older man from a burning building in Fresno recently? Sure you do. That man, Tom Artiaga, was a guest on "Jimmy...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• Joe Maddon is a free agent, but Andrew Friedman backs Don Mattingly (again).
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Joe Maddon unexpectedly opted out of his contract with the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday morning, raising speculation that new Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 1:35 PM
• Don Mattingly will manage Dodgers, even with Joe Maddon available
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  When introduced last week as the Dodgers president of baseball operations, Andrew Friedman said Don Mattingly would "definitely" manage the team next season.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Friedman: Maddon not Dodgers-bound after opting out
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Joe Maddon, who opted out of his 2015 contract to manage the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, will not be replacing Don Mattingly, according to Dodgers president of baseball...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Friedman: Mattingly will manage the Dodgers in 2015
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Way to spoil all of our silly speculation, dude.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Joe Maddon opts to leave Tampa Bay Rays
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Manager Joe Maddon has decided to leave the Tampa Bay Rays, 10 days after his boss left to run the Dodgers.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Maddon reportedly not Dodgers-bound after opting out
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon opted out of his 2015 contract and has left the team, the Rays announced on Friday. But according to multiple media reports, Maddon is not...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Andrew Friedman got $35 million to leave the Rays for the Dodgers … and he might be underpaid
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  GM salaries are about to skyrocket.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Crazy theory: Joe Maddon as the Dodgers general manager?
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  It would actually make a lot of sense.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 10:35 AM
• Dodgers Arizona Fall League overview
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Shortstop Corey Seager leads Los Angeles' talented crop of prospects playing for the Glendale Desert Dogs this season in the Arizona Fall League.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 9:35 AM
• Will payroll shackle Andrew Friedman's impact on 2015 Dodgers?
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The Dodgers have been having organizational meetings this week in Phoenix and there is certainly plenty to do.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 7:35 AM
• Report: Hyun-Jin Ryu vows to take better care of himself this winter.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu said at a press conference in South Korea Wednesday that he will begin his off-season training earlier this season in hopes of preventing...
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 9:35 PM
• Report: Bundy to return as third-base coach
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Lorenzo Bundy, while managing in the Mexican Winter League, was quoted as saying that he will return as the Dodgers third-base coach in 2015. The Dodgers had no comment...
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Pair of Dodgers get bats going in Fall League victory
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Two Dodgers carried the Glendale Desert Dogs to victory on Thursday. Left fielder Scott Schebler delivered a solo home run in the second inning, and Corey Seager pushed...
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• Dodgers' Kershaw, Greinke, Gonzalez and Uribe are Gold Glove Award finalists.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Dodger pitchers Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke, first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and third baseman Juan Uribe are finalists for National League Gold Glove awards. The...
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Four Dodgers among finalists for NL Gold Glove
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers pitchers Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke, third baseman Juan Uribe and first baseman Adrian Gonzalez were named as finalists at their positions for the NL Gold...
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers pitcher Dan Haren undergoes arthroscopic surgery on his non-throwing shoulder
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Dan Haren underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left (non-throwing) shoulder Wednesday morning in a procedure performed by team physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the...
  Share • October 22, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• Dodgers prospect Darnell Sweeney falls triple short of cycle in AFL.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Darnell Sweeney hit two doubles, a home run and a single in five at-bats Wednesday for the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League. The Dodgers prospect needed a...
  Share • October 22, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• Beating victim Bryan Stow doesn't have to pay ex-Dodgers owner Frank McCourt $400,000 in legal fees
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Attorneys for Bryan Stow and Frank McCourt reached an agreement Wednesday that averts the possibility that the San Francisco Giants fan beaten outside Dodger Stadium...
  Share • October 22, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Dodgers' Sweeney just misses cycle in Fall League play
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Darnell Sweeney, the No. 13 prospect in the Dodgers' farm system according to MLB.com, had four hits and four RBIs for the Glendale Desert Dogs on Wednesday in a 10-1...
  Share • October 22, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Dodgers' Dan Haren has arthroscopic surgery on non-throwing shoulder
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Dan Haren had shoulder surgery Tuesday, only not on the one you're thinking.
  Share • October 22, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• Dodgers' Haren has surgery on non-throwing shoulder
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers starter Dan Haren underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left (non-throwing) A/C shoulder joint Wednesday and is expected to be ready for Spring...
  Share • October 22, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• Could Dodgers have too many ex-chiefs in their front office?
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Apparently a team can never have too many ex-general managers around, or at least the Dodgers appear ready to test the theory.
  Share • October 22, 2014 at 1:35 PM
• Dodgers pitcher Dan Haren has minor surgery.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Dan Haren underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left non-throwing shoulder this morning in a procedure performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the Dodgers announced. The...
  Share • October 22, 2014 at 1:35 PM
• Dodgers' Haren has surgery on left shoulder
  From the Web › ESPN
  Dodgers pitcher Dan Haren underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder Wednesday.
  Share • October 22, 2014 at 1:35 PM
• Beaten Giants fan Stow hopes to walk again
  From the Web › ESPN
  The San Francisco Giants fan who suffered a traumatic brain injury after being beaten by two Dodgers fans says he is happy to be alive and wants to learn to walk and run...
  Share • October 22, 2014 at 10:35 AM
• Where Giants are concerned, Dodgers fans have a spite to the finish
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Let it end, this autumn of our discontent, made inglorious by the Giants' postseason run. No más, no más. Enough already.
  Share • October 21, 2014 at 11:35 PM
• Byrnes takes in AFL game with Dodgers brass
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Rumors that the Dodgers will hire Josh Byrnes for a front-office job gained traction Tuesday when he was seen watching an Arizona Fall League game with Dodgers president...
  Share • October 21, 2014 at 9:35 PM
• Clayton Kershaw chosen as Baseball America's Major League Player of the Year.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Baseball America's Major League Player of the Year for 2014. The honor doesn't come with a physical award, but it does come with a...
  Share • October 21, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Front office hot stove: Josh Byrnes is hanging out with Stan Kasten in Arizona.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Several Dodgers prospects are playing in the Arizona Fall League this month for the Glendale Desert Dogs. So it's no surprise that team president and CEO Stan Kasten...
  Share • October 21, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Mattingly embraces big picture of recent shakeup
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said that last week's front-office shakeup in which Andrew Friedman was hired as president of baseball operations and Ned Colletti was...
  Share • October 21, 2014 at 1:35 PM
• Drafting, developing and the World Series.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  When you hear a general manager (like Ned Colletti) or a President, Baseball Operations (like Andrew Friedman) or a President/CEO (like Stan Kasten) tout the importance...
  Share • October 21, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers prospect Scott Schebler nominated for AFL player of the week award.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Dodgers outfield prospect Scott Schebler was a runner-up for the Arizona Fall League player of the week award (for the week ending Sunday). Schebler went 5 for 13 with a...
  Share • October 21, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Could Andrew Friedman bring David Price to Dodgers?
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Like rumors? OK, this isn't really a rumor. More just speculation. Actually more like thinking out loud.
  Share • October 20, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• Source: Scouts returning for 2015
  From the Web › ESPN
  LOS ANGELES – One of Andrew Friedman's main thrusts when he was introduced as the Dodgers new president of baseball operations on Friday was continuity. Friedman...
  Share • October 20, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Poll: Should the Dodgers trade Matt Kemp for David Price?
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Detroit News posed the following question yesterday: "How could the Dodgers pass on a Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke and David Price 1-2-3?" To do so, the article...
  Share • October 20, 2014 at 9:35 AM
• Dodgers Star Hanley Ramirez: My Lambo Spits Fire!
  From the Web › AOL On
  TMZ - L.A. Dodgers star Hanley Ramirez wanted a hot car ... so he got one that SHOOTS FIRE!!!!
  Share • October 20, 2014 at 8:35 AM