Tag: Los Angeles Dodgers

Dodgers Rumors: Zack Greinke Seeking $30 Million Per Year

With a manager now in place, the Los Angeles Dodgers are expected to shift their full focus on matters pertaining to their roster. They currently have needs in the starting rotation and at second base, and would stand to benefit…

Dodgers Rumors: Carl Crawford Available For Trade; Andre Ethier, Yasiel Puig May Follow

After parting with Don Mattingly on Oct. 22, the Los Angeles Dodgers front office kept busy with a thorough search that ran four weeks to find Mattingly's replacement. Their exhaustive process ended on Monday with Dave Roberts becoming the club's…

Dodgers Rumors: Zack Greinke Remains Top Free-Agent Target

While a handful of trades and signings have already taken place, free agency and the Hot Stove season has yet to fully hit its stride. The market this year is stocked with plenty of starting pitching, including multiple elite names…

Dodgers Rumors: L.A. Not Among Teams Interested In Free Agent Ben Zobrist

For as much attention as the Los Angeles Dodgers' need to address their starting rotation has received, and deservedly so, they also have a significant void to fill at second base. On the heels of trading All-Star second baseman Dee…

Dodgers News: ESPN’s Buster Olney Ranks Clayton Kershaw Best Starting Pitcher

Since Zack Greinke's arrival to form a two-headed monster at the top of the Los Angeles Dodgers' starting rotation, it was accepted that Clayton Kershaw still reigned supreme. However, the aces appeared to switch places in some regard last season,…

Dodgers Rumors: Neil Rampe To Replace Stan Conte As Head Athletic Trainer

It has been a busy offseason for president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and the Los Angeles Dodgers front office thus far. The main focus was on finding the team's next manager after deciding to part ways with Don Mattingly.…

Dodgers Rumors: Korean Third Baseman Jae-gyun Hwang Has Drawn Interest

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been active during this year's international signing period, with reports indicating the club most recently agreed to terms with Cuban prospects Yusniel Diaz and Omar Estevez. Given the Dodgers went well beyond their allotted $2…

Dodgers News: Dave Roberts Hire Met With Endless Support

The Los Angeles Dodgers made franchise history on Monday by naming Dave Roberts as manager. He becomes the organization's 28th skipper and their first minority manager. Dodgers president of baseball operations praised Roberts for his energy and acumen, and team…

UCLA, USC To Play In Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic

It has become a bit of a tradition every March for Dodger Stadium to play host to some of the best college baseball teams in the nation for one day. That will again be the case in 2016 when UCLA…

ESPN’s Jim Bowden Lists Dodgers As ‘Trending Downward’

Despite losing both Brandon McCarthy and Hyun-Jin Ryu for the remainder of the 2015 season by late-May, the Los Angeles Dodgers won 92 games and third consecutive National League West division title. However, their postseason run again fell short as…

Dodgers News: Adrian Gonzalez Endorses Dave Roberts Hire

Since being traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers in August 2012, Adrian Gonzalez has only played under Don Mattingly. With the Dodgers and Mattingly announcing a mutual separation on Oct. 22, Gonzalez was guaranteed to…

Dodgers Rumors: Mark McGwire Joining Padres As Bench Coach

With their manager in place, the Los Angeles Dodgers can now press forward in rounding out the coaching staff. Davey Lopes is now part of Dusty Baker's Washington Nationals staff as first base coach, while Ron Roenicke returned to the…