Andrew Friedman Believes Dodgers Still Have Time To Build Rich Hill Up As 4th Starter For Postseason
When an MRI confirmed Rich Hill had suffered a flexor strain in his left forearm, the veteran estimated he would have to refrain from throwing for a period of four to six months. Hill and the Los Angeles Dodgers nonetheless…
Dodgers News: Clayton Kershaw Doesn’t Consider Extra Rest ‘Ideal’ But Willing To Keep Big Picture In Mind
One of the characteristics that has made Clayton Kershaw arguably the top pitcher of his generation is consistency to a much-ballyhooed routine. But with Kershaw experiencing back trouble over recent seasons, it’s led to a give and take with the…
Dodgers News: Edwin Rios Basked In ‘Awesome’ Moment Of Hitting First Career Home Runs In Miami
Edwin Rios made his MLB debut near the end of June and went into Wednesday’s matchup against the Miami Marlins having appeared in 13 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers. There was a clear absence for the power-hitting infielder as…
Clayton Kershaw Sets Dodgers Record For Most Strikeouts To Begin Game, Inches Closer To Randy Johnson’s Live-Ball Era Record
Clayton Kershaw fell just short of making MLB history in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 9-1 win over the Miami Marlins, but according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he set the Modern Era (since 1900) franchise record for most strikeouts to…
Dodgers Injury News: Kristopher Negrón Passes Concussion Protocol & X-Rays Negative After Faceplant
The Los Angeles Dodgers made franchise and MLB history in Thursday’s game against the Miami Marlins, but in addition to failing to complete a season series sweep, also had multiple players get nicked along the way. The most serious of…
Dodgers News: Kenley Jansen Reaches Agreement With Dave Roberts To Pitch At Least Once Per Series, Regardless Of Scenario
Throughout their reign over the National League West, the Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen has regularly — and at times unfairly — been pointed to as the weak point of the team and reason behind the franchise’s World Series drought reaching…
How Kristopher Negrón Prevented Dodgers From Making MLB History Against Marlins
With their depth sapped because of injuries to Kiké Hernandez and Chris Taylor, the Los Angeles Dodgers acquired Kristopher Negrón from the Seattle Mariners three days before the July 31 trade deadline. The light-hitting utility man got off to a…
National League Pennant Odds Update 08/14/19: Dodgers Favorites To Reach 2019 World Series
Article courtesy OddsShark (@OddsShark) The more the Los Angeles Dodgers win, the lower their odds get to win a third consecutive National League pennant. Heading into Wednesday’s action, the Dodgers had won three straight games, eight of nine and 11…
Andrew Friedman Not Worried About Dodgers Potentially Losing ‘Edge’ While Seeking Balance In Workloads
The Los Angeles Dodgers are tearing through the season in similar fashion to two years ago, when they boat-raced the National League West and held the best overall record for most, if not the entire year. On Tuesday they became…
Dave Roberts: ‘No Cost’ To Dodgers Flipping Clayton Kershaw & Dustin May In Starting Rotation; Braves Weren’t Factor In Decision
Although Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts indicated over the weekend there would not be any changes to the starting rotation, the club reversed course Tuesday morning by announcing Clayton Kershaw and Dustin May would flip in the order. That…
Adam Kolarek Comfortable Playing First Base As Versatility On Dodgers Roster ‘Keeps It Interesting’
While the Los Angeles Dodgers have become a poster child for versatility over recent seasons, the team has seemingly taken matters a step further this year by having Russell Martin pitch and now putting newly-acquired relief pitcher Adam Kolarek at…
Magic Johnson Includes Dodgers Part-Owner Billie Jean King & SportsNet LA Analyst Nomar Garciaparra On Top-60 List Of Athletes Turned Entrepreneurs
Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Magic Johnson celebrated his 60th birthday on Wednesday, and in doing so assembled various “top-60” lists that ranked favorite TV shows, film, travel locations and athletes who became entrepreneurs in their post-playing days, among other topics/subjects.…
