Ivan De Jesus Jr.

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Second Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: May 1, 1987 in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
High School: American Military Academy (Guaynabo, PR)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 2005 amateur draft.
Signed June 19, 2005. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 1, 2011 (Age 23)   vs. SFG 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/RedSox 2011-2012
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 0.147, Arb Eligible: 2016, Free Agent: 2019 [*],
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• 5/15 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Ellsbury, Hanrahan, Dodgers Trade: After a 20-8 start to the 2013 season, the Red Sox have dropped nine of their past 11 games and now find themselves in third place....
• 5/7 MLB Injury News: Joel Hanrahan Leaves Game with Forearm Tightness: Joel Hanrahan's career as Boston Red Sox closer took a turn for the worse last night, as the flamethrower left last night's game...
• 5/3 www.drstrangeglove.com: Indianapolis On To Something Good: The Indianapolis Indians won last night 9-6. That might not be terribly significant news, except that it represented their 7th...
• 5/1 Rum Bunter: Pittsburgh Pirates Monthly Round Up: Month of April: After a bad a 1-5 record to start the season the Pirates turned things around to get to 15-12 and second in the...

• 4/21 The DoubleDay: Marlinks: In po**** poll, Miami Marlins Jeffrey Loria ekes out a win over Fidel Castro bit.ly/118WbJa— Global-Report.org (@globalreportorg)...
• 4/8 Indians Baseball Insider: Indians shutout Clippers 3-0: INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The Indianapolis Indians posted a 3-0 shutout against the Columbus Clippers on Sunday afternoon, splitting...
• 4/1 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Pittsburgh Pirates: The Pirates were far from the most active team in baseball this winter, but they did make a few significant moves. Major League...

• 3/6 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Boston Red Sox: The Red Sox turned to the free agent market to address their various needs this winter, spending well over $100MM.  Major League...
• 3/1 Baseball News Source: Dodgers News: Carl Crawford Suffers Setback With Elbow Irritation: Los Angeles Dodgers leftfielder Carl Crawford is suffering from minor nerve irritation in his left arm and is expected to miss...

• 2/23 Raise the Jolly Roger: Saturday notes: Bucs win Grapefruit opener: The Pirates beat the Rays 3-2 this afternoon to open up Grapefruit League play…so for the first time in 2013, you can raise...
• 2/22 BoSox Injection: The Case For Keeping Andrew Bailey: It’s safe to say that Andrew Bailey‘s first impression in 2012 wasn’t the best. In fact it was forgettable....
• 2/13 MLB Injury News: Dodgers’ Carl Crawford confident he’ll be ready Opening Day: Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford is parti**** in baseball-related activities, but he still has a ways to go in his...

• 1/18 BoSox Banter: Red Sox ink Hanrahan to one-year, $7.04 million deal: By Jeff Louderback Boston’s new closer Joel Hanrahan signed a one-year, $7.04 million contract on Friday, avoiding arbitration....
• 1/18 This is Getting Old: World Baseball Classic, Gaby Sanchez, Brian Strait Updates: Just going to throw a few stories out there quick. World Baseball Classic rosters have been announced and eight Pirates players...
• 1/18 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates in the World Baseball Classic: The World Baseball Classic rosters were announced on Thursday, and as we expected there are a couple of Pirates planning to parti****...
• 1/10 mlbreports.com : The Red Sox Trade for a Closer (Hanrahan) … Again.: Like us on Facebook here Thursday, January.10,  2013 By Nicholas Rossoletti (MLB Reports Trade Correspondent): Back in 2005,...
• 1/6 BoSox Banter: Brock Holt bolsters Red Sox infield depth: By Jeff Louderback Among the reasons that the Boston Red Sox stumbled to a 69-93 record in 2012 is a lack of Major League-caliber...

• 12/30 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/23/12 - 12/29/12: Here's a look back at the last (full) week of 2012.. The Pirates sent Joel Hanrahan and infielder Brock Holt to the Red...
• 12/29 Raise the Jolly Roger: News and notes: Some news and notes as we head in to the new year… MLB Network did a nice feature on Roberto Clemente, commemorating the...
• 12/29 PaulLebowitz.com: The Red Sox Should’ve Just Paid Papelbon: Misunderstanding the value of a closer is the Red Sox blindspot. Adhering too strictly to theories, stats and factoids about closers,...
• 12/28 PaulLebowitz.com: The Red Sox, Hanrahan and “Stuff”: For a team that has historically made clear that they don’t think much of designated closers, the Red Sox acquire an awful lot...
• 12/27 Tyler's Think Tank: Red Sox trade for Hanrahan: After completing a flurry of moves earlier in the month, the Boston Red Sox bolstered their bullpen by trading for All-Star...
• 12/27 BoSox Banter: Farrell makes wise move by naming Joel Hanrahan the closer: By Jeff Louderback First-year Red Sox manager John Farrell made a wise move by telling the media that the freshly acquired Joel...
• 12/27 Baseball News Source: After Trading Hanrahan, Pirates Should Now Deal Garrett Jones: Pirates need to make a move on Jones, and soon The Pittsburgh Pirates just completed a 6-player trade with the Red Sox that sent...
• 12/27 BoSox Injection: Done Deal: Pittsburgh Closer Hanrahan Seals Deal With Sox: There was a little flirtation and a Christmas holiday break but in the end Boston and Pittsburgh consummated a deal that moved...
• 12/27 Seedlings to Stars: Sox & Pirates Complete Hanrahan Deal: Rumblings first leaked late last week that the Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates were deep into discussions revolving around...
• 12/26 Lasorda's Lair: Ivan De Jesus Jr. Traded Again: It’s pretty slow time right now in Dodger land. So while we’re waiting for the next move from the GBM, we like to catch up...
• 12/26 Baseball News Source: Joel Hanrahan: Named New Red Sox Closer: John Farrell wasted little time in naming his new closer Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell wasted little time in deciding who...
• 12/26 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Make Hanrahan Trade Official: Uncle Ben Cherington was busy the day after Christmas as he was busy showing off his new toys as the Boston Red Sox made their...
• 12/26 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees news: Catching up after Christmas: I missed a couple of important things over the past few days because of the Christmas break so I wanted to point them out real...
• 12/26 MLBTradeRumors: Hanrahan Trade Reactions: Bailey, Melancon, Grilli: Earlier today, the Red Sox and the Pirates finalized the trade that will send closer Joel Hanrahan to Boston. The swap has Hanrahan...
• 12/26 Raise the Jolly Roger: Hanrahan trade complete: The Pirates and Red Sox didn’t waste any time finishing up the Joel Hanrahan trade once Christmas passed, as the two teams...
• 12/26 This is Getting Old: Hanrahan Trade Finally Done.: The players going to Boston are Joel Hanrahan and Brock Holt.  Two fan favorites.  In fact it only seems like the Pirates trade...
• 12/26 BoSox Banter: Red Sox, Pirates finalize Joel Hanrahan trade: By Jeff Louderback The trade for right-handed closer Joel Hanrahan is completed, the Red Sox announced on Wednesday. Boston acquired...
• 12/13 BoSox Banter: Red Sox fans have reason again to thank the LA Dodgers: By Jeff Louderback Thank you, once again, Los Angeles Dodgers. On Wednesday, the Associated Press reported that the Boston Red...

• 11/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ivan De Jesus outrightedBoston Red Sox INF Ivan De Jesus cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Pawtucket Monday, Nov. 26....[+] Boston Red Sox INF Ivan De Jesus cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Pawtucket Monday, Nov. 26.
• 11/26 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 11/18/12 - 11/24/12: As the hot stove continues to heat up, let's take a break from the action to catch up on the week that was here at MLBTR... The Yankees retained their...
• 11/24 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #29: SP Joe Blanton: 4.99 ERA 3.74 FIP 7.96 K/9 2.50 BB/9 0.9 WAR C+ 2012 in brief: Surprise August addition got off to brutal start before providing...
• 11/21 BoSox Banter: Red Sox fans should continue offering thanks to the Dodgers: By Jeff Louderback It was a miserable 2012 campaign for the Boston Red Sox and their vast legion of feverish fans, but 2013 looks...
• 11/21 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Designate Five Players For Assignment: The Red Sox have designated third baseman Danny Valencia, infielder Ivan De Jesus and right-handed pitchers Sandy Rosario,...
• 11/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #17: UT Ivan De Jesus: (w/ LA) .273/.324/.364 37pa 0hr 0.1 fWAR (inc.) 2012 in brief: Clearly passed on depth chart by many others, De Jesus’ departure...

• 10/27 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #11: SS Justin Sellers: .205/.286/.386 50pa 1hr 0.3 fWAR (inc.) 2012 in brief: Contributed little in sparing early play before back injury ended his season...
• 10/22 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #7: 2B Mark Ellis: .258/.333/.364 464pa 7hr 2.9 fWAR B 2012 in brief: Injury-prone veteran – wait for it – got injured and missed about...
• 10/20 Jays Journal: What is Farrell Worth?: We all know that John Farrell is gone. Despite AA’s policy of no lateral movement to other organizations, the Red Sox sources...
• 10/5 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Get Sands, De La Rosa From Dodgers: When the Boston Red Sox made the big deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers we knew they were going to get five players. But we also...
• 10/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Get Sands, De La Rosa From Dodgers: When the Boston Red Sox made the big deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers we knew they were going to get five players. But we also...
• 10/4 Baseball News Source: Red Sox Make it Official – Fire Valentine: Valentine’s lone season in Boston resulted in a 69-93 record In the aftermath of their worst season since 1965, the Boston...
• 10/4 Yanks Go Yard: What it was like to go to the Yankees’ AL East Clincher: Last night was one of my favorite moments as a Yankees fan. Back when I found out I had Yankees vs. Red Sox tickets for the final...

• 9/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Criticism of Gonzalez Trade Missing the Mark: As I attempt to catch up on the baseball world after the whirlwind last few weeks of wedding and honeymoon, what I’m noticing...
• 9/22 Venom Strikes: 5 Wretched Losses for the Arizona Diamondbacks: We are now inside two weeks until the end of the 2012 regular season.  Sadness, yes as we in the northeast will not have as lucky...
• 9/18 Baseball News Source: Lackey Continues Return from Tommy John Surgery: Lackey retired six out of eight hitters faced in a simulated game Though a rash of injuries to key names and dysfunction in the...
• 9/13 BoSox Injection: Dustin Pedroia To Miss Thursday’s Game: When NESN cut to commercial at the end of the sixth inning during last night’s game, the camera’s kept rolling.  And...
• 9/7 Baseball News Source: Dodgers and Ned Colletti to Negotiate Extension: The Los Angeles Dodgers are in discussions with general manager Ned Colletti on a long-term extension. Dodgers president Stan...
• 9/6 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Valentine, De Jesus, Ellsbury: The Red Sox are on track to finish below .500 for the first time since 1997. Here’s the latest as a disappointing season winds...
• 9/5 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Valentine, De Jesus, Ellsbury: The Red Sox are on track to finish below .500 for the first time since 1997. Here’s the latest as a disappointing season winds...
• 9/5 Feelin' Kinda Blue: A brief look at the Dodgers' farm system following trading season: The Dodgers were as active as they've been in years on the trade market this year. They acquired some big-name talent (Josh...

• 8/27 Talkin Sox with Dan: Going Back to Cali: Carl Crawford was in Pensacola, Fl., on Thursday, awaiting surgery. That day, his left elbow was operated on by Dr. James Andrews....
• 8/27 Philly Phanatics: Phillies notebook: Movin’ on up?: We might not go as far as saying that the Phillies are exciting to watch nowadays, but they are certainly a lot less frustrating...
• 8/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Ben Cherington Is A Man Amongst Boys: Sometimes it’s hard to praise the enemy, but what Ben Cherington did this weekend might live on to be one of the greatest...
• 8/26 Roto Think Tank: Real Trades/Fantasy Impact: August 25, 2011: 0 0 1 688 3927 Roto Think Tank 32 9 4606 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE...
• 8/26 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 8/19/12 - 8/25/12: As the dust settles from Saturday's trade of historic proportions, let's catch up on the week that was here at MLBTR... The...
• 8/26 Baseball News Source: Red Sox Trade Gives Cherington Clean Slate: Cherington -”we are not who we want to be right now” For Red Sox first-year general manager Ben Cherington, Christmas...
• 8/26 Tyler's Think Tank: Red Sox Reshape Roster: Nearly five months into one of the most dysfunctional, frustrating and turbulent seasons in recent Red Sox memory,...
• 8/26 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Looking at who the Red Sox acquired in the big trade with the Dodgers: I've been accused of being a prospect hoarder. It's a fair accusation. But when I heard about this deal, my first thought was,...
• 8/26 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Lineup Now Has The Edge Over Rival Giants: Dodgers Acquisitions One-Upped Giants The San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers have one of baseball’s most storied...
• 8/26 PaulLebowitz.com: The Red Sox-Dodgers Trade, Part III—Ned Colletti’s Style On A Larger Scale: Because Frank McCourt is gone and the Dodgers have a new ownership that’s going all, all, all out to win by taking on massive...
• 8/25 Baseball News Source: Red Sox Top 10 Prospects – System Restocked After Blockbuster Trade: Desperately wanting to upgrade their lineup with Adrian Gonzalez, the Los Angeles Dodgers showed just how much they coveted the...
• 8/25 Release Points: Dodgers – Red Sox Megadeal Reaction: The Dodgers acquired first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, right-hander Josh Beckett, left fielder Carl Crawford and utility infielder...
• 8/25 Fire Brand of the American League: Brave New WorldThe Red Sox make a blockbuster trade to (hopefully) bring them success in the future...
• 8/25 SOX & Dawgs: It's Official Finally: Red Sox, Dodgers Complete Blockbuster Deal: After a whirlwind 24 hours, the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers have finally completed big deal we learned about yesterday. They...
• 8/25 Baseball News Source: Dodgers – Red Sox – Trade Analysis and Impact: One of the biggest blockbuster trades in recent baseball history is designed to dramatically help both teams. As Baseball News...
• 8/25 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: The Dodgers just took a salary dump.: It’s official: Red Sox-Dodgers deal — featuring what’s believed to be biggest transfer of money ever in a trade...
• 8/25 MLB Dirt: Red Sox Reboot Creates Many Questions: Boston Red Sox fans have agitated for the better part of the 2012 season for the team to facilitate major change as a way to address...
• 8/25 BoSox Injection: Why Dodgers LIKE deal…Beckett, Gonzo, Punto high in the clouds:   After Red Sox fans come down from a high equivalent to eating three bowls of Bill Lee’s favorite breakfast, they may...
• 8/25 Lasorda's Lair: Adrian Gonzalez, Clayton Kershaw, and Revamped Dodgers Go for Series Win Against Fish: Clayton Kershaw (11-7, 2.87) vs. Josh Johnson (7-10, 3.73) Lineup:  Victorino LF Mark Ellis 2B Matt Kemp CF Gonzalez 1B Ramirez...
• 8/25 SOX & Dawgs: It's Official Finally: Red Sox, Dodgers Complete Blockbuster Deal: After a whirlwind 24 hours, the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers have finally completed big deal we learned about yesterday. They...
• 8/25 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/25: On any given day, the return of David Ortiz to the Boston Red Sox and the fact they beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 would normally...
• 8/25 My Pinstripes: Red Sox, Dodgers Deal Proves Selig's Owner Bias: No Bud, you are not #1; more like a #2. After hearing earlier today that the mega-deal between the Boston Red Sox and...
• 8/25 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Reactions: Red Sox, Dodgers, Gonzalez: This morning, the Red Sox and Dodgers completed a nine-player blockbuster sending Josh Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford,...
• 8/25 MLBTradeRumors: A Look At The Prospects Headed To The Red Sox: The Red Sox and Dodgers completed what is arguably the biggest trade of the MLB Trade Rumors era today, a nine-player swap featuring...
• 8/25 Baseball News Source: Red Sox – Dodgers Blockbuster Deal – Beckett, Gonzlalez, Crawford Head West: Red Sox – Dodgers Complete 9 Player Mega-Deal The Dodgers and Red Sox have completed a deal that sends Adrian Gonzalez, Josh...
• 8/25 StanGraphs: Trade: Dodgers Take Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, and Josh Beckett From Red Sox: If landing Hanley Ramirez and Shane Victorino convinced you of nothing, this nine-player extravaganza should let you know that...
• 8/25 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Red Sox Officially Reset Team: A New Yahoo Post: The following is an excerpt from my latest post for Yahoo Sports. 2012 has been a test for the Boston Red...
• 8/25 Bleeding Yankee Blue: DEAL DONE? SOX & DODGERS COMPLETE BLOCKBUSTER: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
• 8/25 BoSox Injection: Gonzo!: It’s happened. The biggest deal in baseball history (financially) has finally gone thorough. The only other player with over...
• 8/25 BoSox Injection: Papi Returns, Sox Best Royals 4-3, And That Wasn’t the Big News: It’s a telling sign about Boston’s power outage when the guy who returns to the lineup after missing 35 games still...
• 8/25 Cubbies Crib: Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers To Complete A Blockbuster: Every now and then in Major League baseball there comes a trade that does not only effect the two teams that constituted the trade....
• 8/25 Lasorda's Lair: On Eve of Mega Deal, The Dodgers Defeat Miami 11-4: Dodgers 11 13 1 Marlins 4 9 2 WP- Wright (5-3) LP- Eovaldi (4-9) HR- Reyes (10), Ethier (13), Rivera (7), Ramirez (20), Stanton...
• 8/25 Fire Brand of the American League: Blockbuster Red Sox/Dodgers TradeGonzalez, Beckett, Crawford and Punto to LA for Loney, Sands, De Jesus Jr., Webster and de la Rosa...
• 8/25 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/25: On any given day, the return of David Ortiz to the Boston Red Sox and the fact they beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 would normally...
• 8/25 Bronx Baseball Daily: Red Sox agree to ship Beckett, Crawford, and A-Gon to the Dodgers: The Red Sox and Dodgers have agreed upon a mega deal that will send Josh Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez, and Carl Crawford to the...
• 8/25 PaulLebowitz.com: The Red Sox-Dodgers Trade, Part I—Bobby Valentine’s Future: I’ll function under the assumption that this deal will go through. The reporters are saying it’s kindasorta done; then not...
• 8/25 Baseball Musings: Deal Done: The Red Sox and the Dodgers completed the trade early Saturday morning. I’m not clear on this, however: Over the next six...
• 8/25 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox, Dodgers Complete Nine-Player Blockbuster?: 10:39am: Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports (on Twitter) that the hold-up is the paperwork for Crawford to waive his no-trade...
• 8/24 Call to the Pen: Red Sox, Dodgers Discussing Blockbuster Trade: Word spreads quickly when there is a potential blockbuster trade being discussed. This afternoon news first broke that the Los...
• 8/24 Baseball Musings: Deal of the Decade?: It looks like the Dodgers and Red Sox have a deal. The whole thing is listed here. To L.A.: Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Josh...
• 8/16 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Pirates August 16, 2012: Blanton vs Burnett: If the Dodgers and Pirates play a midweek afternoon game with Joe Blanton and A.J. Burnett on the mound, which no one is really...
• 8/6 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Express: August 6: Top stories Durham and Gwinnett honor Negro Leagues: Sunday evening, the Bulls and Braves honored the rich history of the Negro...
• 8/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Cubs @ Dodgers August 3, 2012: Claim All of the Phillies: As morning turned into afternoon, all seemed quiet in Dodgertown, with only the prospect of a weekend series against the atrocious...

• 7/26 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Cardinals July 25, 2012: Hanley!: Hey, so… anything happen today? No? Okay. Hanley Ramirez makes his Dodger debut tonight in St. Louis, hitting fifth and...
• 7/26 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: So, Why Not Josh Fields?: Over the last few weeks, I’ve been receiving ever-increasing quantities of variations on the following question via email...

• 6/25 Through The Fence Baseball: Interleague matchups unfair to National League teams: After another year of watching the American League pound the National League, it’s evident there is an unfair advantage during...
• 6/11 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Los Angeles Dodgers' 2012 MLB Draft recap -- Seager, Valentin, Garcia: With the 2012 MLB Draft done and the Dodgers signing players seemingly daily, here's a recap of what they did this year. Positional...
• 6/5 Baseball Reality Tour: ICYMI, Last Night was Draft Night!: The grammar police are taking the night off. There's not much form here, just free flowing notes I took down during the first...
• 6/4 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers select Jesmuel Valentin with the 51st pick in the 2012 MLB Draft: The Dodgers added a middle infielder to their draft class, nabbing another player with baseball lineage with the 51st overall...

• 5/31 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Report: Alex Castellanos recalled Dodgers, to make ML debut soon: With Matt Kemp likely heading to the disabled list after reaggravating his hamstring injury on Wednesday night, the Dodgers are...
• 5/23 High Heat Stats: Wednesday notes on a few Tuesday games: The evening’s theme was dominant starters: @Cardinals 4, Padres 0: Adam Wainwright went the distance just like old times,...
• 5/23 Baseball Musings: NL Roundup: The Marlins beat the Rockies in a close, high-scoring game 7-6. Ricky Nolasco gave up four runs in six innings, but walked one...
• 5/21 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Mark Ellis a huge loss for Dodgers, plus other news and notes: I was definitely in the minority when the Dodgers signed Mark Ellis in November. Perhaps it's because living in Northern California,...
• 5/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ivan De Jesus activated, optioned: The Los Angeles Dodgers activated SS Ivan De Jesus (oblique) from the 15-day disabled list Monday, May 7, and then optioned him...[+] to Triple-A Albuquerque.
• 5/5 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Bobby Abreu deal official, Dodgers option Sellers: The Dodgers officially signed Bobby Abreu to a 1-year contract on Friday. He'll play the role of left-handed bat off the...

• 4/3 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Los Angeles Dodgers: The Dodgers spent aggressively on veteran free agents and locked up their top position player in their final offseason under...

• 3/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ivan De Jesus has torn muscle: Los Angeles Dodgers INF Ivan De Jesus Jr. (oblique) is dealing with a torn oblique muscle on his left side, an MRI exam confirmed....[+] There is no timetable for his return. 'I don't feel 100 percent but I don't feel any pain,' De Jesus said.
• 3/19 Feelin' Kinda Blue: The Dodgers' bench is going to be an issue this season: The most underrated part of a Major League Baseball team is the bench. Contending teams tend to have strong benches while mediocre...
• 3/18 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Spring Training battles emerging, plus roster cuts and ownership news: The Dodgers made their second round of Spring Training cuts today, reassigning Jeff Baisley, Gorman Erickson, Matt Wallach...
• 3/15 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Castellanos, others reassigned to Dodgers' minor-league camp: The Dodgers reassigned nine players to their minor-league camp today in the first of many moves to come in the next few weeks.Michael...
• 3/14 Feelin' Kinda Blue: The Albuquerque Isotopes' offense will be fun to watch: At about this time last year, I was writing about Jerry Sands and his hot start in Spring Training.With a 2-for-14 start in Spring...
• 3/11 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Three Weeks Left in the Ownership Race: Cohen, Kroenke, & Magic In the Lead?: For something that is so monumentally important to the future of this franchise, it’s strange to admit that the ownership...
• 3/6 Lasorda's Lair: Kids Incorporated: Dodger kids Spark 5 Run Rally, Lead Dodgers to First Spring Win: Dodgers    6 11 0 White Sox 4 6  0 WP-Guzman-1-0 LP-Molina-0-1 HR-Van Slyke-1 Johnson-1 @Camelback Ranch The Dodgers began...
• 3/6 Feelin' Kinda Blue: The good, bad and ugly from the Dodgers' first Spring Training game: Baseball is back. Officially.The Dodgers opened the 2012 Spring Training schedule on Monday against fellow Camelback Ranch resident...
• 3/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: There’s Finally Real, Live Dodger Baseball Today: Well, as “real” as any game that will include at least five pitchers who have just about no shot of seeing any actual...

• 2/1 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Breaking down FanGraphs' Top 15 Dodgers' prospect list: Marc Hulet of FanGraphs today published his Top 15 Dodgers' prospects list, and the first eight are pretty standard, but there...

• 12/2 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers sign Chris Capuano to 2-year dea, world is NOT ending: The Dodgers signed left-handed pitcher Chris Capuano today to a 2-year, $10 million deal, according to multiple reports.The deal...

• 11/29 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Report: Dodgers close to signing Adam Kennedy: Well, that didn't take long.A whole 37 minutes after my previous post, Tony Jackson of ESPN L.A. dropped this:"Dodgers close to...
• 11/9 Feelin' Kinda Blue: My 2011-12 Los Angeles Dodgers off-season plan: After all the off-season previews, we come to what I would do (or attempt to do) if I were the Dodgers' general manager. I am...
• 11/7 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers off-season preview: Trade targets: In the last of my off-season previews, I look at potential trade targets. The Dodgers' minor-league system is rich with low-level...
• 11/3 Johngy's Beat: More Fun with Ivan DeJesus: Yesterday, I ran a short and funny segment with Cubs coach Ivan DeJesus.  The fun didn't end there though.  DeJesus...
• 11/2 Johngy's Beat: On the Beat with Ivan DeJesus: Last year, i had a chance to do a quick interview with Cubs coach Ivan DeJesus.  Unfortunately, it was a day wrought with...

• 10/25 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Los Angeles Dodgers: The Dodgers' ownership battle may be coming to a close, but Ned Colletti must endure uncertainty for one more offseason as he...
• 10/12 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Review: Infield: This is the third in my series of season review posts. The infield is next up. It didn't look like the strongest bunch coming...
• 10/11 Mets360.com: Potential Mets trading partner: Dodgers: It’s always nice to have someone worse off than you. For the Mets, we can always say – at least we’re not the Dodgers. Sure,...
• 10/8 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Let’s Parse Ned Colletti’s Comments on 2012: Ned Colletti gave a lengthy interview to Jim Bowden of ESPN/LA this week, and he was surprisingly candid about his thoughts on...
• 10/7 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: MSTI’s 2011 in Review: Second Base: Second base: where we discuss Aaron Miles and three guys who aren’t Aaron Miles. Good lord. You might want to get a stiff...

• 9/7 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers' All-Prospect Team: The Dodgers' minor league system enjoyed the most success it has in a long time with three teams advancing to their respective...
• 9/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Recall Three to Not Face Stephen Strasburg and Nationals: With the AAA season at an end, the Dodgers have recalled three Isotopes to bolster the roster, according to Dylan Hernandez: Jerry...

• 8/31 Feelin' Kinda Blue: What's gotten into the Dodgers? Plus other news: The Dodgers are playing their best ball of the season. Too bad it's nearly September and the Dodgers have zero shot at the playoffs. In...
• 8/31 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Rod Barajas Is Going to Be a Dodger in 2012: You can mark that down right now, as we enjoy today’s 4-2 win over San Diego, which represents the eighth victory in nine...
• 8/29 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dee Gordon’s Rehab Delays Are Going to Save Eugenio Velez’ Pursuit of Infamy: This is relatively unimportant in the grand scheme of things, though I’m happy to be taking a break from the Andre Ethier...
• 8/27 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Kubel, Carroll, Ramirez, Fielder, Pujols: Let's take a look at the latest edition of Full Count from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.. The free agent market for outfielders...
• 8/14 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Ned Colletti Speaks: As Hiroki Kuroda and the Dodgers attempt to complete a sweep of the even-worse-than-we-thought-they-were Astros today, Tom Hoffarth...
• 8/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Justin Sellers Becomes Dodger #46: Well, he’s really wearing #12, but whatever. As was no surprise to absolutely any of us who were reading the tea leaves...
• 8/11 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers to recall Sellers to take Gordon's spot: Dee Gordon was placed on the disabled list after re-injuring his shoulder on Tuesday night against the Phillies. Tony Jackson...
• 8/10 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Catching up on Dodger doings: Eovaldi, Gordon, Webster, Songco: Despite losing Rubby De La Rosa for the season and likely all of 2012, there is another young fireballer Dodger fans can be...

• 7/28 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Rafael Furcal drawing interest on trade market: Dodgers' shortstop Rafael Furcal is drawing interest from the Brewers and the Giants. Ken Rosenthal reported the Brewers are...
• 7/25 Obstructed View: Cubs 2011: The Revenge: Jim Hendry is going around telling Patrick Mooney that the Cubs are just a few smart moves away from contending again.  He's...
• 7/21 Obstructed View: Mike Quade Has Lots of Excuses: Yesterday we learned from Mike Quade that the Cubs lost a game 9-1 because Starlin Castro wasn't focused on a pop fly which set...
• 7/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2011 Midseason Grades: Offense: The All-Star break is here, and that means it’s everyone’s favorite time of the year: midseason grades. It’s...

• 6/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Holes to fill: A glimpse into the future of the Dodgers: Chavez Ravine is a somber place this season. The Los Angeles Dodgers are not good on the field or off it in 2011. The owner is...
• 6/20 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Eovaldi, Russell enjoying nice seasons for Chattanooga: Dodgers' RHP Nathan Eovaldi is enjoying a great season at Double-A Chattanooga after having just a mediocre season in 2010 in...
• 6/20 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Rubby De La Rosa set to make first start: Rubby De La Rosa is replacing the injured Jon Garland in the Dodgers rotation tonight against the Phillies.He has a lot of...
• 6/20 Feelin' Kinda Blue: My Dodgers' draft board and roster moves: It's draft day and while I'm not expert when it comes to the draft, I've been reading up on some players who piqued by interest....
• 6/20 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Eovaldi, Russell enjoying nice seasons for Chattanooga: Dodgers' RHP Nathan Eovaldi is enjoying a great season at Double-A Chattanooga after having just a mediocre season in 2010 in...
• 6/20 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Rubby De La Rosa set to make first start: Rubby De La Rosa is replacing the injured Jon Garland in the Dodgers rotation tonight against the Phillies.He has a lot of...
• 6/20 Feelin' Kinda Blue: My Dodgers' draft board and roster moves: It's draft day and while I'm not expert when it comes to the draft, I've been reading up on some players who piqued by interest....
• 6/19 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Eovaldi, Russell enjoying nice seasons for Chattanooga: Dodgers' RHP Nathan Eovaldi is enjoying a great season at Double-A Chattanooga after having just a mediocre season in 2010 in...
• 6/19 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Rubby De La Rosa set to make first start: Rubby De La Rosa is replacing the injured Jon Garland in the Dodgers rotation tonight against the Phillies.He has a lot of...
• 6/19 Feelin' Kinda Blue: My Dodgers' draft board and roster moves: It's draft day and while I'm not expert when it comes to the draft, I've been reading up on some players who piqued by interest....
• 6/9 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Beat Me to the Punch, Demote Jerry Sands: No one’s going to believe me on this, but I was just now halfway through writing a post about how the Dodgers should demote...
• 6/9 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Eovaldi, Russell enjoying nice seasons for Chattanooga: Dodgers' RHP Nathan Eovaldi is enjoying a great season at Double-A Chattanooga after having just a mediocre season in 2010 in...
• 6/7 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Rubby De La Rosa set to make first start: Rubby De La Rosa is replacing the injured Jon Garland in the Dodgers rotation tonight against the Phillies.He has a lot of...
• 6/6 Philly Phanatics: Phils’ bumper crop: The Philadelphia Phillies selected outfielder Larry Greene of Berrien County H.S. in Georgia with the 39th pick in the 2011 MLB...
• 6/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dee Gordon Arrives, But Is the Timing Right?: I dipped out of a slow day at work early today to enjoy the weather and run some errands, keeping one eye on Twitter for the inevitable...
• 6/6 Feelin' Kinda Blue: My Dodgers' draft board and roster moves: It's draft day and while I'm not expert when it comes to the draft, I've been reading up on some players who piqued by interest....
• 6/6 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Designate Gibbons, Castro For Assignment: The Dodgers announced that they designated Jay Gibbons and Juan Castro for assignment (Twitter link). In related moves, the...
• 6/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: History not on Yanks’ side at 51: Tonight begins the first “day” of the Major League Baseball Draft. The Yankees, as we know, don’t have a pick...
• 6/5 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Chad Billingsley Does it Backwards: Chad Billingsley, on the mound, struggled through a hot day in Cincinnati, needing 106 pitches to get through five innings. The...
• 6/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Injury Merry-go-round Keeps On Spinning: Per the official Dodgers Twitter feed, Rafael Furcal and Jon Garland have each been placed on the disabled list, as the team will...

• 5/31 Through The Fence Baseball: Reasons the glass is half full for the Dodgers: There was a famous (maybe “regular” is a better word?) song on the old comedy show “Hee-Haw” that used to talk about bad...
• 5/25 Through The Fence Baseball: If I were GM of the Dodgers, oh, the things that I would do: The Los Angeles Dodgers are toast in 2011; we already know that. It’s not news that the Dodgers have more holes than a slice...
• 5/14 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Juan Castro Cannot Be Destroyed: In “things Eric Stephen predicted a week ago” news, Juan Castro will be joining the Dodgers for what feels like the...
• 5/12 Raise the Jolly Roger: Poor Paul…: Paul Maholm has apparently inherited the curse that plagued Ross Ohlendorf last season. The Bucs just don’t score runs when...
• 5/11 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Hiroki Kuroda Can Beat the Pirates With His Eyes Closed: Just another ho-hum outing for Hiroki Kuroda, right? Seven scoreless innings, three hits allowed, and eight strikeouts. That’s...
• 5/6 Bus League Baseball: Welcome to the Show: Recap For March 31-May 4: We’ve been keeping track of major league debuts here this season, sort of an extension of the “Now Batting For” and “Now...
• 5/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers 5, Cubs 2: If this post comes out looking weird, and with a boring title, you can thank my internet for dipping out halfway through it, thus...
• 5/3 Lasorda's Lair: Breaking News Ethier Extends Streak to 28: For the second straight game it was a ball that didn’t leave the infield, but it is still a hit. Andre Ethier is now half...
• 5/2 Obstructed View: Chicago Cubs @ Los Angeles Dodgers: GamedayBRef Preview Cubs wOBA wRC RS Dodgers wOBA wRC RS Starlin Castro .330 .52 -.03 Jamey...
• 5/2 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Lineup vs. Cubs Tonight: Carroll SS; Sands 1B; Ethier RF; Kemp CF; Uribe 3B; Thames LF; Barajas C; De Jesus 2B; Kershaw P A couple of interesting notes...

• 4/27 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Fun News For Your Morning Coffee: Wake up, Angelinos. It’s 7:24am, half of you probably aren’t even out of bed yet, and already we’re getting...
• 4/26 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Depleted Dodgers Fried By Fish: Clayton Kershaw sure helped avoid the “OMG WHO WILL CLOSE **** BBQ” conundrum, didn’t he? You generally don’t...
• 4/25 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Jonathan, Jamey, & Jerry: Oh, My: Let’s talk about the good things first, because they’re going to get swallowed up by the bad things. Jon Garland gave...
• 4/25 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Appoint Aaron Miles Team Trustee: …or something like that. Bill Shaikin, once again coming up with the scoop, breaks the news today that Bud Selig has appointed...
• 4/24 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: So What Does Aaron Miles Have on Don Mattingly?: A quick thought for you on this holiday morning, and while it’s not one that’s particularly new – we’ve...
• 4/19 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Jerry Sands Throws Seven Shutout Innings to Lead Dodgers to Victory: Wait, that is what happened, right? How about this: Jerry Sands was not the star of tonight’s game. How could he be, when...
• 4/18 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Jerry Sands Era Starts Now: Per the entire internet, the Dodgers have DFA’d Xavier Paul and recalled Jerry Sands, who will be starting in LF and batting...
• 4/17 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Drop Another Laugher: I’m going to have to think of new and interesting ways to say basically the same thing as always, which is that the Dodgers...
• 4/14 Bus League Baseball: Welcome To The Show: Major League Debuts From April 7-13: First, a correction: in the rush of debuts last week, I somehow missed Ivan DeJesus, who started at second base for the Dodgers...
• 4/13 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Today’s ABQ Call-up Isn’t Jerry Sands, But It Will Be Soon: Per Chris Jackson of the Albuquerque Examiner, Ramon Troncoso is on his way back from Albuquerque to join the big club. In 4.2...
• 4/12 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Notes: Carroll, Eckstein, Dye: The Dodgers have only scored 34 runs in their first ten games, but they're 6-4 in the early goings of the 2011 season. Here’s...
• 4/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Rafael Furcal Is An Endless Source of Blog Content: Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Rafael Furcal is hurt. I know! Who’d have thought? This time it’s his...
• 4/5 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Get Used to This: Dodgers Shut Out: Clayton Kershaw came down with the loss on this one, and I suppose it’s hard to feel too badly for him, since he allowed...
• 4/4 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Nerves seemingly get the best of DeJesus in debut: Ivan DeJesus made his Major League debut last night against the Giants, going 0-for-3 with a walk and three strikeouts. He was...
• 4/3 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Nerves seemingly get the best of DeJesus in debut: Ivan DeJesus made his Major League debut last night against the Giants, going 0-for-3 with a walk and three strikeouts. He was...
• 4/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Giants 10, Isotopes 0: On an afternoon where the Dodgers ran out a lineup that featured only three of their usual starters, Ted Lilly was going to have...
• 4/2 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: A Day Like No Other: I’m going to put this out there right now: no matter how many games the Dodgers play for the rest of their existence, you...