Where The Dodger Dogs Are Always Grilled
The exchange date for salary arbitration is this Thursday, and we’ve already looked at comparable players to pitcher Brusdar Graterol, outfielder Alex Call, and left-hander Anthony Banda. The other Dodgers player eligible for arbitration this year is right-hander Brock Stewart. Stewart has four years, 93 days of major league service time, and is eligible for […]
The volcano that is the Dodgers’ offseason had a decent eruption around the winter meetings, but since then, it has been relatively dormant. With fans waiting eagerly for what the next move could be, the magma is slowly beginning its ascent. When that next burst will take place remains a mystery. So, for now, the […]
The exchange date for salary arbitration is this Thursday, and we’ve already looked at comparable players to pitcher Brusdar Graterol and outfielder Alex Call. That leaves two other Dodgers eligible for arbitration in 2026, both relievers — left-hander Anthony Banda and right-hander Brock Stewart. Both have similar service time, with Banda at four years, 135 […]
The results of the 2026 National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot of Baseball Writers Association of America members will be announced on January 20 on MLB Network, and my votes will be included among the 400 or so ballots summited. I never dreamed this would happen, but then again I didn’t think the BBWAA would […]
With the United States’ arrest of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro last week, thoughts shifted to various aspects of daily life in the country. For one, two Venezuelan Winter League playoff games on Saturday in Valencia were postponed to Wednesday, and two more Sunday games were postponed to this Thursday. Dodgers reliever Edgardo Henriquez and top-100 […]
Three of the four Dodgers eligible for salary arbitration this offseason are relief pitchers, with outfielder Alex Call the outlier as the only position player in the bunch. With two years, 161 days of major league service time, Call is eligible for salary arbitration for the first time as a Super Two player. That distinction […]
Spring training is not too far in the distance with the Dodgers having their first cactus league game in seven weeks against the Angels. With plenty of star talent still available for the taking both in the open market and on the trade block, the Dodgers are playing with precious time to complete their offseason […]
The 2025 season is over, and the Dodgers are champions — again! Neat. We have finished signing Auld Lang Syne, and it’s time to turn the page! Schedule-release videos are common and popular in other leagues, such as the National Football League. However, in 2025, MLB and the Dodgers inadvertently released the 2026 schedule on […]
Salary arbitration season is upon us, with the exchange date coming next Thursday, January 8. Among the four Dodgers eligible for arbitration this offseason, Brusdar Graterol has the easiest salary to predict. Brusdar Graterol did not pitch at all during 2025 as he recovered from surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. […]
Although the offseason is now two months through, there is still a plethora of major talent still waiting on where their careers will take them next. Outfielders Kyle Tucker and Cody Bellinger, who are at the cream of the crop for free agents at their position, still don’t have a home for the 2026 season. […]
Season reviews are now complete, with 73 players covered, and what better way to usher in 2026 than to look ahead to salary arbitration, with the exchange deadline coming next week. The Dodgers have four players on the roster eligible for salary arbitration this year. That’s down from nine players at the beginning of the […]
Today, we say goodbye to 2025. For most people, they can hardly say good riddance to this year (or the past few years) quickly or loudly enough. Personally, I have had trouble letting go of this year, a problem I have not had since my inaugural season of travel as an amateur in 2021. Back […]
From Tokyo to Toronto, this season belonged to Yoshinobu Yamamoto. In my view, both as a journalist and as a traveling correspondent, Yamamoto was the best pitcher in MLB in 2025, with no disrespect to either Cy Young winner. He was the Dodgers’ Rock of Gibraltar. He threw the first pitch of the season in […]
Andrew Heaney made a brief stop with the Dodgers in 2025 before hitting free agency. The veteran left-hander announced his retirement on his social media pages on December 28. Andrew Heaney’s second (or third, depending on your point of view) stint with the Dodgers was extremely brief, signing a minor league deal for the final […]
It’s all silent on the Western front as we approach 2026. The Dodgers are in a brief period of hibernation, as the sleeping giant waits to pounce at the right opportunity once the new year begins. But, for now, the wait persists, and the patience of fans eager to see a blockbuster move done with […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers in 2025 played the longest season in MLB history, starting their schedule on March 18 in Japan and ending it on November 1 in Canada while winning Game 7 of the World Series. Here we look back at the season by chronicling every single player who spent any time on the […]
Kirby Yates struggled in his one year with the Dodgers in a season marred by injuries and underperformance. The longtime reliever found a new home for his age-39 season, signing with the Anaheim Angels on a one-year, $5 million contract on December 30. Yates signed a one-year, $13 million contract with the Dodgers in January […]
Will Smith was one of the best offensive catchers during the 2025 regular season, as he was named to his third consecutive NL All-Star team and even registered some MVP votes. Despite suffering a hand injury that wiped out his final month of the regular season, he made his return in the postseason and delivered […]
The Dodgers have dealt outfielder Esteury Ruiz to the Miami Marlins in exchange for minor league pitcher Adriano Marrero. Francys Romero of Beisbolfr.com was the first to report the trade. In a corresponding move, the Marlins have designated infielder Eric Wagaman for assignment, per Kevin Barral at Fish on First. The Dodgers 40-man roster now […]
Miguel Rojas continued to be a solid bench option and a leader in the Dodgers’ clubhouse during the 2025 regular season, and when his name was called on in the World Series, he became a part of some of the biggest plays in franchise history. Rojas was coming off his best full season statistically in […]
If one recalls the halycon days of September 19, 2024, Shohei Ohtani established the first 50/50 club with aplomb against the Miami Marlins at the sociological nightmare that is loanDepot Park. One might recall that a scrum broke out where the historic home run ball landed, and, to settle that dispute in the most American […]
To understand Roki Sasaki’s rookie campaign, one must understand the notion of wabi sabi (embracing the beauty of imperfection), which was first popularized to American audiences through the seminal animated hit King of the Hill. As someone who followed Sasaki for two years before he came to the United States, I had a single thought […]
After spending the past seven seasons in the Atlanta Braves minor league system, Justin Dean got his first taste of Major League Baseball with the Dodgers in 2025, primarily serving as a late-game defensive replacement. Dean spent the majority of the 2024 season with the Double-A Mississippi Braves while also spending 25 games with Triple-A […]
We have reached the most stagnant part of the offseason, where few moves of note have taken place over the past week with rumors remaining silent. With that in mind, this morning’s notes will be rather short and sweet. With 2025 ending in just four days, we as fans can appreciate all the good, the […]
When we last left off with Bobby Miller in 2024, here was his prognosis for the coming year at True Blue LA: …Bobby Miller finds himself at a crossroads in his career. Whether [2024] was an aberration or the new normal is entirely up to him. Fixing his fastball has to be the top priority. […]