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Dodgers Designate Carl Crawford for Assignment

Jun 7, 2016

Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers, Transactions

Four years ago, Carl Crawford was run out of town by the Boston Red Sox, thanks to a severe lack of productivity and an enormous amount of money on his contract. In 2010, Crawford made his fourth All-Star Ga...

The Dodgers’ Struggles Start with their Offense

Austin Green

May 9, 2016

Los Angeles Dodgers, Opinions & Predictions

Whenever the Los Angeles Dodgers start slumping like they have been this past week, most fans are always quick to blame the shortcomings in the team's pitching staff beyond Clayton Kershaw. It's easy to see why...

Which MLB players could make it in the NFL?

Dillon Cloud

Jan 15, 2016

Features, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

Source: Scott Cunningham/Getty Images North America The NFL playoffs are in full swing, as last weekend's Wild Card games showed us, and this weekend is sure to bring more excitement. In honor of this year'...

Report: Dodgers’ Carl Crawford available for trade

Robert Murray

Nov 25, 2015

Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West

The Los Angeles Dodgers, looking to get their payroll closer to $200 million, have made outfielder Carl Crawford available for trade, according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com. Crawford, 34, was acquired in a...

Video: When a Balk Is Not a Balk

Jeff J. Snider

Aug 15, 2015

Features, Los Angeles Dodgers, Video, Washington Nationals

Watch the first seven seconds of this video, then pause it. Don't worry, we'll watch the rest in a minute: Los Angeles Dodgers' outfielder Carl Crawford drives an RBI double down the left-field line, rig...

Dodgers and Mets have the excess to make a deal happen

John Pielli

Jun 30, 2015

Features, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions, Transactions

I stay away from the so called "phantom trades" for the simple fact that baseball fans are very shortsighted. The thought behind a trade for most baseball fans is to see their team improved (on paper) at the ex...

2015 Milestone Watch: Hitting

Sam Bellestri

May 4, 2015

American League, Baseball History, Features, Major League Baseball, Milestone, National League

In the age of sabermetrics and advanced statistics, traditional milestones like 3000 hits are less lauded than ever before. Fans are skeptical of every 500 home run hitter in the post-steroid era. However, base...

Comparing Salaries in Baseball — 1990 to Today

Nick Delahanty

May 4, 2015

Baseball History, Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Darren Rovell, an ESPN Sports Business Reporter, tweeted out a graphic this morning, showing the highest paid players at each position 25 years ago in 1990: 25 Years Ago: Most expensive MLB players at each p...

Carl Crawford Sidelined with Torn Oblique; Dodgers’ Outfield Depth Paying Off

Jeff J. Snider

Apr 28, 2015

Breaking News, Headlines, Injuries

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford is heading to the disabled list after tearing an oblique muscle swinging the bat in the bottom of the second inning last night. The swing produced a triple, but it a...

Sandoval Continues to Chew Fat about Time in San Francisco

Chris Roth

Mar 9, 2015

American League, Boston Red Sox, Features, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

He was beloved by the San Francisco faithful. He was a member of three World Series championship teams, while also bringing home the World Series MVP during 2012’s fall classic. Despite all of these seemingly g...

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