It is undeniable 2020 has been a tough year, not only for the city of Los Angeles but for the whole world. The year did not start out great when Los Angeles lost Kobe Bryant, one of the greatest basketball players of all-time, his daughter Gianna, and seven others in a horrific helicopter crash. The whole world was grieving the …

If this were around the 5th inning, the Los Angeles Dodgers are coming to the plate 0 for 2. Two big swing and misses on two of the biggest free agents available in Gerrit Cole and Anthony Rendon. However, the New York Yankees are back to their Death Star status, and the crosstown Los Angeles Angels (of Anaheim) outbid the …

While in the shower, where I get all my thinking done on what to fill my column each week, a few days after the Washington Nationals ended the Los Angeles Dodgers season, I made a realization I haven’t seen or read anywhere. It’s not that the Dodgers’ ultimate goal of winning the World Series has not been successful, well, it’s …

The first hurdle in this year’s National League Divisional Series will be the winner of a wild card game consisting of teams they have eliminated recently in the playoffs. Now is the time the front office, Dave Roberts and his team of coaches, will strategically put together their best roster when they kick off their 2019 postseason. So, who is …

Zero. That’s how many players in the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup who were obtained by a free agent, major league contract. This week the MLB first-year eligible player draft kicked off and the Baltimore Orioles had the first pick. This led me to look at the Dodgers current roster and see how many players were obtained via the draft. The …

Since Andrew Friedman, and this front office, as well as ownership, took the reins in Los Angeles, one of the things they wanted to be was “flexible.” Flexible in contracts, in personnel, in players, in draft picks, and how they acquire new players via trade or draft. While the on the field success has delivered the first back to back …