The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed former Yankee RHP Tommy Kahnle to a 2 year, $5.25 million contract. Kahnle, 31, has spent his major league career with the Colorado Rockies, Chicago White Sox and most recently the New York Yankees. He has a 3.48 ERA since 2016 and 12.4 SO/9. Unfortunately, Kahnle had Tommy John […]
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Hello my name is Jack. I'm currently attending my local JC in order to transfer to a 4 year university and obtain my degree. I figured I would start this blog to talk about something I truly love and appreciate, Dodger baseball!
Dodgers reunite with Brandon Morrow, Brock Stewart
The Dodgers signed a free agent pitcher this weekend and no it wasn’t Trevor Bauer. That free agent was none other than flame throwing right hander, Brandon Morrow. If that name sounds familiar, Brandon Morrow was a critical piece of the 2017 Dodgers team that represented the National League in the World Series. We all […]
Dodgers acquire Corey Knebel from Brewers
The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired RHP Corey Knebel from the Milwaukee Brewers for a PTBNL or cash considerations. This is a typical Dodgers front office move. They capitalize on a player that is normally good but had a down year in 2020 and will hope that he can bounce back and be dominant. This […]
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The Dodgers Will Be Just Fine At Third Base In 2021
The talk of the town in Los Angeles is who will be the new or returning third baseman for the Dodgers. Certainly, everyone is familiar with the fan favorite and soon to be Dodger legend, Justin Turner. The veteran player has been the Dodgers primary third baseman since 2014. Since Justin Turner is now a […]
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Dodgers Interested in Trading for Nolan Arenado
The Los Angeles Dodgers just won their seventh World Series Championship in franchise history and the first since 1988. Now, they are looking past that and deciding how they will win the next one. Every offseason it seems as if the Los Angeles Dodgers have their eyes set on a new prize. That new prize […]
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Mookie Betts: An expert on winning awards
Mookie Betts continues to be a player that wins, wins and oh yeah, wins some more. As if winning a World Series wasn’t enough, Mookie Betts was nominated and won a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger award for his 2020 MLB season. Without any real surprise, the 28 year old right fielder won his fifth […]
The Dodgers are finally World Series Champions
“Great things are done when men and mountains meet.” – William Blake The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series Champions for the first time in 32 years. The glory of this World Series victory is a testament to how much integrity and resilience this specific Dodgers team had in 2020. Veterans like Clayton Kershaw and […]
Series Recap: Dodgers sweep Angels in Anaheim Freeway Series
For the first time ever, the Dodgers swept the Angels in Anaheim. This is such a shocking fact but I can’t help but believe it somehow. Whenever the Dodgers play the Angels, whether it be at Chavez Ravine or at the Big A, the Angels always decide to play like a World Series team. Last […]
Series Recap: Offense Up, Offense Down
So far this season the Dodgers have struggled to score runs when they need to and then they explode and score more runs than they need to win a game. This was the case with their most recent series with the San Diego Padres. With Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. leading the way, the […]
Series Recap: Mookie Betts, Dodgers power through DBacks
Mookie Betts and the Dodgers took the series win against the division rival, Diamondbacks. The Dodgers won three of the four games this weekend. Players like AJ Pollock, Corey Seager and Mookie Betts powered the Dodgers offense while the Dodgers bullpen held their own against the Diamondbacks. The Dodgers offense scored a combined total of […]
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