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BBE 2018 Position Rankings: MLB’s Top 15 Starting Pitchers

Feb 26, 2018

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Over the offseason, the team of contributors at Baseball Essential voted upon every position on the diamond, compiling our comprehensive Top 15 countdowns for the 2018 season. Major League Baseball is overfl...

Tim Lincecum and the Dodgers Are a Match Made in Rivalry Heaven

Jeff J. Snider

Feb 16, 2018

Features, Los Angeles Dodgers, Opinions & Predictions

In the long, storied history of the Los Angeles/Brooklyn Dodgers/Robins/Superbas/Bridegrooms/Grooms/Grays/Atlantics and the San Francisco/New York Giants/Gothams, there have been 228 players to play for both fr...

Dodgers’ 2018 Success is Dependent on Their Superstar Players

Tom Dorsa

Feb 16, 2018

Los Angeles Dodgers, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Clayton Kershaw, Corey Seager, Cody Bellinger, Justin Turner, Kenley Jansen. It is these men the Los Angeles Dodgers can count on for perennial success and contributions on and off the field. All five played ma...

Yu Darvish: An Ace Waits for the Big Payday

Chris Northrop

Jan 8, 2018

Contract, Major League Baseball, Offseason

January 2018 finds the top free agent pitcher in this year’s class still on the outside looking in. Yu Darvish has met with the Cubs, reportedly will meet with the Astros and Rangers, and has been linked to the...

Clayton Kershaw Starts Are Simply Must-Watch Games

Tom Dorsa

Apr 21, 2017

Features, Los Angeles Dodgers, Opinions & Predictions

Nowadays, appreciating Hall of Fame-caliber talent is a must, as we never know who and what the voters in Cooperstown will be thinking. Only a few of the active players in Major League Baseball are surefire ele...

Sim Game: A Left-Handed Rotation vs A Right-Handed Rotation?

Tom Dorsa

Apr 10, 2017

Features

For a few minutes, put yourself in the shoes of an MLB general manager. Today on Baseball Essential, we're running a massive, fan-heavy poll: would a healthy, five-man rotation consisting of solely right-handed...

Power Rankings: Starting Pitchers

Cole Shelton

Jan 4, 2017

Features, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

Starting pitcher is arguably the most important position in baseball. If your starter has a bad game, chances are your team doesn't win. The 2016 season saw the regulars dominate in Clayton Kershaw and Madison ...

Making the Controversial Case for Clayton Kershaw

Jeff J. Snider

Oct 6, 2016

Features, Los Angeles Dodgers, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason

People are talking about even years and Madison Bumgarner threw a shutout last night, so you know what that means: It's October! Light 'em up, it's written in the stars that there's only one October. The Los...

So, That Clayton Kershaw Guy is Pretty Good, Right?

Jeff J. Snider

Sep 29, 2016

Features, Los Angeles Dodgers, Opinions & Predictions

This is going to come across like a love letter to Clayton Kershaw. Mostly because it's basically a love letter to Clayton Kershaw. On Saturday, September 24, the Los Angeles Dodgers played the Colorado Rock...

Misplaced Empathy and the A.J. Ellis Trade

Jeff J. Snider

Aug 26, 2016

Features, Los Angeles Dodgers, Opinions & Predictions

Yesterday afternoon, the Los Angeles Dodgers traded the player who had been in their organization longer than anyone else, catcher A.J. Ellis, to the Philadelphia Phillies for their own long-tenured former-star...

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