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MLB Free Agency: Landing Spots for Dodgers Position Players

Dec 11, 2020

Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

The World Series-champion Los Angeles Dodgers have a handful of long-time position players testing free agency this offseason such as Justin Turner, Joc Pederson, and Enrique Hernandez. With a loaded roster acr...

The Dodgers Shouldn’t Trade for Nolan Arenado

Robbie Stratakos

Nov 25, 2020

Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Fact: no one has repeated as World Series champions since the New York Yankees in 2000. Another fun fact: Nolan Arenado is really good at baseball. But if you're the Los Angeles Dodgers, your aspirations of rep...

What Does Max Muncy’s Future Look Like?

Jeff J. Snider

Sep 10, 2018

Features, Los Angeles Dodgers, Opinions & Predictions

Coming into 2018, even the most diehard Los Angeles Dodgers fans were only tangentially aware of Max Muncy's existence, if at all. After coming over as a free agent early in the 2017 season, Muncy put up solid ...

Laid-Back Dodgers Poised for Another Late October Run

Griffin Fabits

Mar 6, 2018

Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers

GLENDALE, Ariz-- The scene inside the clubhouse at Camelback Ranch early Monday morning suggests the Los Angeles Dodgers, one win away from a World Series title in 2017, might be even more dangerous this summer...

Can Justin Turner Win NL MVP?

Billy Collins

Jul 24, 2017

Los Angeles Dodgers

This season it is easy to spot who the top candidates for National League MVP are. Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Arenado, and Bryce Harper are easy choices as they have pedigrees of MVP-level success. Often the MV...

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...

Sense & Sensibility: An Interview With A Dodgers Fan

Gabriel Bogart

Nov 28, 2015

Features, Interviews, Los Angeles Dodgers, National League West, Opinions & Predictions

Over the course of the last week or so, I was in heavy correspondence with my friend Lee, who is a longtime fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The following interview is the result of our conversation, one that al...

Power ranking the best beards in the MLB playoffs

Joshua Sadlock

Oct 9, 2015

American League, Features, Major League Baseball, National League, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason

Credit: Bob Levey / Getty Images North America In the National Hockey League, the playoff beard is sacrosanct. The tradition has never really caught on in Major League Baseball. For whatever reason, basebal...

Dodgers Call Up Top Prospect Corey Seager

Josh Eastern

Sep 3, 2015

Breaking News, Los Angeles Dodgers

According to reports from Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, the Los Angeles Dodgers are calling up Triple-A shortstop and top prospect Corey Seager for his MLB debut. Seager is a consensus top-10 prospect and you co...

Justin Turner Overdrive

Jake Lighter

Jul 29, 2015

Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers, Opinions & Predictions

I'm going to lay down some stats for you and I want you to try and guess who is putting these numbers up. How about this slash line .323 AVG, .387 OBP, .409 wOBA? Is it Ian Kinsler? Josh Reddick? Maybe Mike Mou...

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