I remember watching sports as a kid, specifically baseball and football, and would hear an announcer every now and then say, “Hey, now that is a football/baseball name.” It’s been years since I have heard that phrase, but I think there is some truth to it. There are some names that were just made to be said during a baseball …

We are almost 10 days into the new year, and one of the highest-profile free agents is still available in Josh Donaldson. Multiple teams have expressed interest, the Minnesota Twins, Atlanta Braves, and the World Series champion Washington Nationals, are all in on him. As are the Los Angeles Dodgers, but to what extent? Last year, the biggest free agents …

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 …

With the Rule 5 Draft coming up next month, teams had until yesterday to add minor league players to the 40-man roster to protect them from being drafted by competing teams. This is an odd little nuance the MLB has over any other league. The reason for this is to keep teams from hoarding young talent in the minors, without …

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 …

Just as the previous 31 years have ended, this year ended the same, coming up short in the Los Angeles Dodgers quest for a World Series championship. The biggest difference between this year and the previous two is this season ended much sooner than expected. The Dodgers were expected to cruise into the World Series. They were the deepest team, …

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 …

The Los Angeles Dodgers have picked up right where they left off the 2018 campaign when they lead the National League in home runs. The Dodgers have been on a torrid pace with Cody Bellinger and Joc Pederson being one of the few tandems to each hit ten home runs in the first 25 games. The only problem is 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 …