Nathan Eovaldi
Nathan Edward Eovaldi
Position : Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 210 lb.
Born : February 13 , 1990 in Houston, TX
High School : Alvin HS (Alvin, TX) Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 11th round of the 2008 amateur draft.Signed July 11, 2008.
(All Transactions ) Debut : August 6, 2011 (Age 21)
vs. ARI 5.0 IP, 4 H, 7 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, W Teams (by GP): Dodgers/MiamiMarlins 2011-20122013 Contract Status : Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$502k (13) (details ) [*] Service Time (01/2013) : 1.013, Arb Eligible : 2015, Free Agent : 2018 [*] , About biographical information
News -- May 2013
5/21 Baseballhotcorner.com: Miami Marlins Prospect Jacob Turner Continues to Sit and Wait : Jacob Turner sits and waits. The former 1st round draft pick of the Detroit Tigers (9th overall), Turner was the main prize ...
5/21 MLBTradeRumors: Midseason Top Prospect Trades : How often are top prospects traded midseason? Using trade periods of June through August, and Baseball America's preseason top ...
5/17 Marlin Maniac: Marlin Maniac Contest: You be the Miami Marlins General Manager : The Miami Marlins 2013 season has been an epic disaster. Due to the struggles the team has gone through, fans are growing frustrated ...
5/17 Marlin Maniac: Down on the Farm Miami Marlins Daily Report: May 16th : Triple-A: New Orleans Zephyrs (18-20) @ Fresno Grizzlies (22-19) Loss 4-0 Box Score Gorkys Hernandez, CF: 0-for-5, 3 SO Bryan ...
5/10 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Hope They Can Snap Seven Game Skid When Miami Comes into Town : Matt Magill (0-0, 7.88) vs. Jose Fernandez (1-2, 3.48) Lineup: TBA The Dodgers will be trying to avoid adding an eighth consecutive ...
5/9 Lasorda's Lair: Conversation With The Enemy-Fresh Fish Edition : The Dodgers (13-20) and the Marlins (10-25) begin a three game series Friday night at Dodger Stadium. The two teams could not ...
5/9 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Marlins, Obispo Aybar : Pay a visit to The Baseball Continuum to read the favorite baseball memories of some of your favorite baseball writers, analysts, ...
5/7 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins News: Donovan Solano to DL; More Injury Updates : The injuries are the only thing that is adding up faster than the losses for the Miami Marlins in 2013. The team took another ...
5/7 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Candidate: Kevin Slowey : It's never fun to punt a season, as the Marlins decided to do before the 2013 campaign began. But one silver lining is the ability ...
News -- April 2013
4/27 Marlin Maniac: Marlins Way: Looking for a Streak : The Miami Marlins have yet to put together back-to-back wins this season. It’s not terribly surprising as the Marlins have battled ...
4/24 Inside the Dodgers: Daily Distractions: The Dodgers’ pitching depth could be worse. : When Ted Lilly starts tonight, the Dodgers will have used eight starters in their first 20 games of the season. SI recaps how ...
4/19 MLB Injury News: Marlins place Adeiny Hechavarria on DL : The Miami Marlins have placed shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria on the 15-day disabled list with a bruised right elbow, according ...
4/18 Baseballhotcorner.com: Young Studs Fernandez & Cingrani Set To Duel : The fans who show up to tonight’s game at Great American Ball Park between the Miami Marlins and Cincinnati Reds will ...
4/18 Marlin Maniac: Injuries Continue to Plague Miami Marlins Roster : Starting in the spring, and continuing through today, the Marlins have lost some key pieces of what was already being called ...
4/18 Injury Report: ()
4/18 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: MLB Prospect Top 10 Power Rankings - 4/18/13 :
Photo: SI.com
In the last several seasons, the value of prospects in Major League Baseball has skyrocketed. Teams are becoming ...
4/16 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins: Wade LeBlanc should return to bullpen upon return from Marlins injured pitchers : In a season that has already featured many tough losses for the Miami Marlins, the team suffered probably it’s worse loss ...
4/15 Marlin Maniac: Series Preview: Washington Nationals @ Miami Marlins April 15-17, Games 13-15 : After dropping another series, the Miami Marlins 2013 record now sits at just 2-10. The team is currently 1-5 on their 9 game ...
4/12 Marlin Maniac: MLB Trade Rumors: Giancarlo Stanton to the New York Mets? : The rumors will persist all season long and will likely pop up on a monthly basis early in the season, but will become more frequent ...
4/11 Injury Report: ()
4/8 Mastersball.com: Tout Wars FAAB Report: Week of April 8 :
Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly Tout Wars FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as ...
4/8 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Braves @ Marlins, Marlins View : Tomahawk Take and Marlin Maniac‘s Ehsan Kassim teamed up to bring you an in-depth look into the series preview of ...
4/8 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Braves @ Marlins, Marlins View : Tomahawk Take and Marlin Maniac‘s Ehsan Kassim teamed up to bring you an in-depth look into the series preview of the Miami ...
4/8 Rontrarian Report: Jose Fernandez’s MLB Debut . . . → Read More: Jose Fernandez’s MLB Debut...
4/5 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins (0-3) @ New York Mets (2-1) Series Preview: April 5th to April 7th (Games 4-6) : The Miami Marlins will head to New York to take on the Mets after getting swept by the Washington Nationals. The team will be ...
4/5 Up Along First: Series Preview: Miami Marlins : The Mets begin their second series of the season against the new-look Miami Marlins today, in the first game of what will be a ...
4/5 Mets Merized: Series Preview: Miami Marlins vs New York Mets : The Mets begin their second series of the season against the new-look Miami Marlins today, in the first game of what will be a ...
4/4 Marlin Maniac: Disabled List Growing as Fast as Losses for Miami Marlins : Logan Morrison, Alfredo Silverio, Jeff Mathis, Joe Mahoney, Nathan Eovaldi, Henderson Alvarez, Jose Ceda, and now Casey Kotchman ...
4/4 Seedlings to Stars: Jose Fernandez Gets Surprise Opportunity with Marlins : The Miami Marlins have a history of aggressively pushing their best young prospects and their top Minor League talent headed into ...
4/2 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins No. 1 Starter: A Closer Look at Ricky Nolasco : Yesterday, there was a story that was completely overshadowed by Strasburg’s 19-batter AARP-grade retirement party ...
4/2 Mets Merized: NL East Report: Ranking The Starting Rotations : “Keep Your Enemies Closer” The National League East has been known for it’s pitching staffs, going back to the ...
4/2 Mastersball.com: Tout Wars FAAB Report; Week of April 1 :
Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly Tout Wars FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as ...
4/1 Seedlings to Stars: Jose Fernandez Gets Surprise Opportunity with Marlins : The Miami Marlins have a history of aggressively pushing their best young prospects and their top Minor League talent headed into ...
4/1 Injury Report: ()
4/1 TheLeadoffWalk: Marlins Pull Shocker, Add Jose Fernandez To Rotation :
In a move no one saw coming, the Miami Marlins added one
the consensus top prospects in baseball, 20-year old right-handed ...
4/1 EDSBaseball: Jose Fernandez makes Marlins' Opening Day roster : Earlier in the month, the Miami Marlins sent their top prospect down to minors and it seemed unlikely that he would be on the ...
4/1 Baseball News Source: Miami Marlins Add Jose Fernandez To Opening Day Roster : The Miami Marlins added prospect RHP Jose Fernandez to their opening-day roster after placing RHP Nathan Eovaldi on the 15-day ...
4/1 Baseballhotcorner.com: Marlins Jose Fernandez to Debut Sunday : Keep stretching, young man. You have pitching duties on Sunday, April 7th, against the New York Mets. In a surprising turn of ...
4/1 Through The Fence Baseball: Miami Marlins shakeup: Prospect Jose Fernandez promoted : If you’re a Miami Marlins fan – all three of you – then you better sit down, because Sunday’s roster moves are sure to ...
4/1 Marlin Maniac: Marlins Way: Welcome To The Big Leagues Kid! : Say this for the Miami Marlins organization; one thing they are not is boring. The Marlins made a flurry of unexpected roster ...
News -- March 2013
3/28 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Kevin Slowey named Miami Marlins fifth starter! : Kevin Slowey was named the Miami Marlins' fifth starter recently. He joins a rotation with such stars as Ricky Nolasco, ...
3/27 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins Final 25 Man Roster Taking Shape : Yesterday, Andrew Townes of Fishstripes wrote a wonderful article about how the Miami Marlins are different. He pointed out that ...
3/27 Marlin Maniac: Marlins Way: Preparing for Opening Day : April 1st is less than a week away, and the Marlins have started their final cuts of the spring. While there are some discussion ...
3/23 Marlin Maniac: Game Recap: Chris Coghlan, Miami Marlins Walk Off Against St. Louis Cardinals, 6-5 : The Marlins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Saturday behind six innings from starter Nathan Eovaldi. Eovaldi scattered nine ...
3/16 mlbreports.com : Miami Marlins – Updated State of the Union: The Hitters and Pitchers : Like us on Facebook here Saturday, March 16, 2013 In December, we took a look at Miami moving forward after the now infamous salary ...
3/15 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins: Lies, **** Lies and Spring Stats : Don’t be fooled by the headline, Jeffrey Loria did not hold another press conference. Now that we are two weeks away from ...
3/13 Marlin Maniac: The Bad, The Ugly, and The Good: Miami Marlins vs Houston Astros Recap : Here is the recap for the Miami Marlins vs Houston Astros for March 12, 2013. The Marlins lost 9-4 and were losing the entire ...
3/12 Marlin Maniac: 2013 Marlin Maniac Miami Marlins Season Preview: Interview with Jason Collette of Baseball Prospectus : One of my favorite websites to check out throughout baseball season and the off-season is Baseball Prospectus. Not only is the ...
3/11 Mets Merized: Neeker’s 2013 National League Sleepers : Every team has them, one or two players who’ve had flashes of brilliance here and there but have never quite put it together. ...
3/9 Marlin Maniac: Recap Tuneup, 2013 edition : Even us pond scum bloggers need a little spring training, I guess. The Marlins hosted what’s left of the Yankees ...
3/8 Porcupines in Pinstripes: Spring Training Roundup – March 8 : The New York Yankees finally received some good news in the injury department on Thursday evening, as Derek Jeter was medically ...
3/8 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins Offense Continues To Struggle In Loss To New York Mets : Yesterday the Miami Marlins faced one of, if not, their biggest rival, the New York Mets in their fourth meeting of this year’s ...
3/3 Rising Apple: 3/3 Game Recap: Miami Marlins Defeat New York Mets 6-4 : After making a late comeback to tie the Miami Marlins 8-8 yesterday at Tradition Field, the New York Mets weren’t able to ...
News -- February 2013
2/28 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins use dominant pitching to drop Washington Nationals, 5-1 : Break up the Miami Marlins!! The team has won two straight games and are currently just 1.5 games behind the Baltimore Orioles ...
2/28 Marlin Maniac: Three Miami Marlins to Keep an Eye on This Season : When the Miami Marlins kicked off the start of the 2011-2012’ MLB season last year, many people believed that they would contend ...
2/27 District On Deck: Preview And Lineups: Spring Training Game 5 | Miami Marlins @ Washington Nationals : It is a more normal lineup for the Washington Nationals today as they face the Miami Marlins in Viera today. The first four hitters ...
2/17 Tomahawk Take: Division Positional Comparisons: The Starting Rotation : We now head to the other side of the ball, looking at the starting rotations. While I’m not a fan of assigning slots for ...
2/14 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Isotopes To Add Humidor; Science World On Edge : News out of Albuquerque: steps are finally being taken to make Isotopes Park somewhat less of a nightmare for pitchers. According ...
2/12 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins Searching for Silver Linings : Dark days, indeed. Cynical ownership. Shady deals cut with borderline use of public money. Empty promises to ...
2/6 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers' full-season minor league team preview: Chattanooga Lookouts : This is the third in a four-part series projecting the Dodgers' full-season minor league teams. Up next, the Chattanooga Lookouts. ...
News -- January 2013
1/26 Marlin Maniac: Good, Bad, and Ugly: The Week in NL East : The middle of the week saw three very different NL East teams complete very telling transactions. Each move told the story of ...
1/26 Lasorda's Lair: Baseball America Ranks Top Dodgers Prospects for 2013 : Baseball America recently ranked the top 10 Dodgers prospects in their annual list. Here are their picks for the best players ...
1/21 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: Miami Marlins Hitting and Pitching Projections : Miami Marlins — Predicted Finish: Fifth Place, NL East You may remember reading my preview of the Blue Jays, saying that ...
1/18 Feelin' Kinda Blue: My Top 50 Dodgers prospects for 2013 : The Dodgers' farm system hasn't been great in recent years. It has developed some good major leaguers, but nothing like the wave ...
1/17 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers Top 50 prospects : The Dodgers' farm system hasn't been great in recent years. It has developed some good major leaguers, but nothing like the wave ...
News -- December 2012
12/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #45: RP Shawn Tolleson : 4.30 ERA 4.08 FIP 37.2 IP 9.32 K/9 4.78 BB/9 0.0 fWAR C+ 2012 in brief: Raw talent dominated minors and showed flashes of excellence ...
12/24 Lasorda's Lair: Blue Bios: Hanley Ramirez : Hanley Ramirez 13 Born: December 23, 1983 in Samana, Domincan Republic Bats: Right Throws: Right 6’2″ ...
12/21 Marlin Maniac: Rotation Rotations : No team ends the season with the same rotation they started with. Good teams try to improve through trades, bad teams will give ...
12/20 Lasorda's Lair: Farewell John Ely : John Ely. He never really was going to get a chance with the Dodgers, was he? We’ve seen many promising and or respectable ...
12/13 MLBRandomFandom: Miami Marlins Team Page : MIAMI MARLINSMLBDepthCharts Team PagePlayers 1-25 by Number Score1. Giancarlo Stanton (9)2. Logan Morrison (7)3. Ricky Nolasco ...
12/13 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #36: RP John Ely : 2.2 IP 20.25 ERA 6.47 FIP 2.2 IP 10.13 K/9 13.50 BB/9 -0.1 fWAR (inc.) 2012 in brief: Minor league pitcher of the year dominated ...
12/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #34: SP Stephen Fife : I can’t stand to think about the winter meetings for one second longer, and anyway, everyone’s traveling home from ...
News -- November 2012
11/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #31: SP Nathan Eovaldi : (w/ LA) 56.1IP 4.15 ERA 4.11 FIP 5.43 K/9 3.20 BB/9 0.5 WAR C+ 2012 in brief: Flashed talent in 10 starts while replacing injured ...
11/21 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Miami Marlins : The Marlins already completed one blockbuster trade, and they probably aren’t done making moves yet.
Guaranteed Contracts
Ricky ...
11/16 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Hopeful That International Progress Helps Break Disconcerting Streak : Back on September 27, 2011, Hiroki Kuroda made his final start for the Dodgers, pitching six scoreless innings on the road against ...
11/16 Marlin Maniac: Reprehensible : Earlier this past season, I resolved to keep a positive outlook for the Marlins when the news of the Anibal Sanchez/Omar Infante ...
11/13 Baseball Musings: Fish Fry : The Marlins exile three big names and two smaller ones to Canada as they clean house: During the midseason, when the Miami Marlins ...
11/13 Baseball News Source: Filet of Fish – Marlins Set Trade Reyes, Buehrle, Johnson, Bonifacio, Buck to Jays : Reyes, Johnson and Buehrle head to Toronto as part of a mega-deal with the Marlins The Miami Marlins continued their effort ...
News -- October 2012
10/26 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers 2012 Season Review- Starting Rotation : Even though the Dodgers lost Ted Lilly in the early start of the 2012 season, they lost Chad Billingsley with a torn elbow ligament ...
10/23 Baseball News Source: Marlins Fire Ozzie Guillen : The Ozzie Guillen watch is over The Miami Marlins organizational meetings produced their first casualty today as a team announced ...
10/18 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Review: Rotation :
Aside from Clayton Kershaw, the Dodgers' rotation -- despite posting decent numbers -- was generally underwhelming in 2012. ...
10/17 Baseball News Source: Ozzie Guillen Watch – Calm Before The Storm? : The Marlins finished 2012 with a 69-93 record Not long before a disappointing and sometimes combative season ended for the Miami ...
10/10 Call to the Pen: 2012 Season Review Series: Miami Marlins : 2012 was to be a season of change in Miami. Nestled in Little Havana and expected to drive new revenues and interest in the club, ...
10/7 Lasorda's Lair: What Position Should Hanley Play in 2013? : Which position should Hanley Ramirez play? That is one of the many questions the Dodgers will need to answer this off-season. ...
News -- September 2012
9/30 Marlin Maniac: Recap: Another Loss to the Phillies : The Marlins lost again to the Phillies in a day game today. Cole Hamels only gave up one run on his way to the ...
9/30 Marlin Maniac: Who Earned a Starting Job for Next Year? : The Marlins, in their struggles this year, brought up a number of players in an effort to stop hemorrhaging losses. ...
9/30 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Sunday: September 30, 2012 :
The last day of September. Can you believe it? There are just four days left to the season. The AL East is dead even ...
9/28 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Phillies at Marlins, Sept. 28-30 : Fresh off their first back-to-back series losses since the All-Star break, the Phillies (78-78) travel south to take on the division ...
9/26 Marlin Maniac: Solano Taters, Dunn Gets Neck Strain: Loss #88 : At Turner Field last night, sans Giancarlo Stanton, the Marlins demonstrated once again that they’re perfectly ...
9/26 Tomahawk Take: Braves Clinch Play-In Spot : I know I’m a little late on this, but Freddie Freeman has now been involved in the lowest and highest moments of the past ...
9/25 Braves Journal: Braves 4, Marlins 3 (Woo Hoo!) (recapped by Ububba) : Chop-tober, anyone? OK, I’m too happy to be snarky about a marketing campaign. Yup, the 2012 Atlanta Braves are returning to ...
9/21 Marlin Maniac: Quick Hits: September in Miami : The “Twister” needle is spinning so fast right now, no one has a clue where it will point when it stops. Will ...
9/18 High Heat Stats: Stupid stuff from Monday’s games : Orioles 10, @Mariners 4: It’s the first time any team has scored 10+ runs at Safeco Field since 2011-08-30. The total of ...
9/17 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Braves @ Marlins : After sweeping the Washington Nationals to relieve some worries after the early-week sweep by the Milwaukee Brewers, the Braves ...
9/17 Feelin' Kinda Blue: My 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers' all-prospect team :
There are lots of familiar names on this list, but also a lot of new names on this year's all-prospect team.
To be eligible ...
9/12 Marlin Maniac: Speculation : What looked like it was going to be a Halladay-led rout turned into a pretty good game last night, despite the final score. Monday’s ...
9/10 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Marlins at Phillies, Sept.10-12 : A recent surge by the Phillies (69-71) has many people beginning to entertain how possible a wild card entry to the 2012 postseason ...
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 ...
9/1 Rising Apple: Game Recap: R.A. Dickey Tosses 3rd Shutout of Season in 3-0 Win : It’s no secret that this season has been magical for R.A. Dickey, yet it just continues, as he shut out the Miami Marlins ...
News -- August 2012
8/31 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Mets Dickey and Nats Gonzalez Earn Shutout Victories : St. Louis 0 – Washington 10 - Gio Gonzalez earned his 17th win of the season with a five hit shutout over the St. Louis ...
8/31 Rising Apple: Series Preview: New York Mets @ Miami Marlins : David Wright and the Mets are heading into Miami for their second stop on a three-city road trip to face the Marlins, and are ...
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 ...
8/24 Baseball News Source: Los Angeles Dodgers – Top Five Prospects : With the news that the Red Sox and Dodgers are nearing a blockbuster deal that would send Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl ...
8/24 Lasorda's Lair: Bills, His Beard, And The Dodgers Face An Old Friend : Dodgers Lineup vs. Marlins Victorino 7 M.Ellis 4 Kemp 8 Ethier 9 Ramirez 6 Loney 3 Cruz 5 Ellis 2 Billingsley 1 Nathan ...
8/23 Baseball News Source: Jacob Turner, Tyler Skaggs – Show Future of Marlins, D-backs : Miami’s Jacob Turner and Arizona’s Tyler Skaggs are two of the most highly regarded starting pitching prospects in ...
8/19 RoxPile: Rockies Rally Late but Can’t Overcome Chatwood’s Start : Rockies 5, Marlins 6 The Rockies have been less disappointing than usual in the past week. That’s not really enough for ...
8/18 RoxPile: Marlins at Rockies, August 18 2012: Game Time, Lineups, And Preview. : Miami Marlins at Colorado Rockies, 6.10 P.M. Despite losing last night which snapped a 4 game win streak, the Rockies (45-72) ...
8/13 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Hamels Throws 2nd Straight Shutout in Win over Marlins : Philadelphia 4 – Miami 0 - Cole Hamels tossed his second straight shutout, a 4-0 win over the Miami Marlins. in his ...
8/13 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Phillies (52-62) at Marlins (52-63) : Philadelphia Phillies (52-62) at Miami Marlins (52-63) Cole Hamels (12-6, 3.08) vs. Nathan Eovaldi (3-7, 4.33) TIME: 7:10, Marlins ...
8/13 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Phillies at Marlins, August 13-15 : The Phillies (52-62) have hit the road to begin a three-game series in Miami against the Marlins (52-63) on Monday night, as the ...
8/10 Release Points: Prospect Watch: Matthew Magill : Prior to the season, Baseball America ranked the Dodgers’ farm system as twenty-third overall, citing the McCourt ownership ...
8/9 Rising Apple: Mets Diamond Notes: Jason Bay Becomes Platoon Player, Ike Davis on Twitter : Well, stage one of phasing Jason Bay out of the Mets starting lineup has already been put into place. About a week ago, news broke ...
8/8 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Stanton Powers Marlins Over Mets : Miami 13 – New York 0 - Nathan Eovaldi tossed five scoreless innings for the Marlins. Chris Young allowed seven runs on ...
8/8 High Heat Stats: Tuesday game notes – NL : @Brewers 3, Reds 2: You’re never as good as you look when you’re winning 15 of 16, says the adage, and the Reds suddenly ...
8/8 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Chris Young Hit Hard in 13-0 Blowout : This series has been a huge change from the first time these two teams met in Flushing back in April. A series that was then dominated ...
8/8 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 110: Loss to Marlins : Marlins 4 Mets 2 Fish fry Mets in Flushing. Mets Game Notes This was a mostly uneventful, dare I say boring, ballgame — ...
8/7 Up Along First: Game 110: Niese Has Bad Fourth Inning, Mets Can’t Come Back In 4-2 Loss : Final Score: Marlins 4, Mets 2 Player Of The Game: Daniel Murphy- 2-for-4, HR Goat OF The Game: Jonathon Niese- 6 IP, 8 H, ...
8/7 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Head Home For Three Against The Struggling Marlins : Tonight, the Mets begin a three-game series with the Miami Marlins at Citi Field.. First pitch is at 7:10 tonight. The Marlins ...
8/5 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Cubs @ Dodgers August 5, 2012: Germano vs Blanton : Joe Blanton makes his Dodger debut this afternoon, and that means that opposing starter Justin Germano, acquired from Boston on ...
8/3 Feelin' Kinda Blue: The Dodgers should absolutely claim Cliff Lee off waivers :
As soon as the non-waiver trade deadline passed on Tuesday, people immediately speculated whether Cliff Lee would be claimed ...
8/2 Marlin Maniac: Trade Deadline Notes : The trade deadline has come and gone. Are the Marlins better off? I’d like to weigh in with a review ...
8/2 Marlin Maniac: LeBlanc Starts Marlins on the Road to Recovery; Reyes’ Streak at 19 : The Marlins, led by an abbreviated start by Wade LeBlanc, opened the third game of the Atlanta series with ...
8/1 Lasorda's Lair: Trade Deadline Consequences: No Rotation Upgrade? : It was a crazy week of trade deadline madness in Los Angeles. Our Dodgers added two bats and two bullpen arms, while waving goodbye ...
8/1 Lasorda's Lair: Have the Dodgers Sacrificed Pitching for Lineup Depth? : Stephen Fife (0-0, 1.46) vs. Patrick Corbin (2-4, 4.15) Lineup:TBA The Dodgers have always been a baseball organization ...
News -- July 2012
7/31 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Fail to Land Dempster at Trade Deadline, but They Add Victorino : Chris Capuano (10-6, 3.13) vs. Wade Miley (11-6, 3.11) Dodgers Lineup: vs. Airzona Hairston 7 M. Ellis 4 Kemp 8 Ethier 9 Ramirez ...
7/31 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Trade Deadline Passes… Quietly? : It’s somewhat amazing to me to think that in the last 24 hours the Dodgers have made two trades – and three in the ...
7/31 Puckett's Pond: Twins To Make More Deals? : Due to the lingering injuries to pitchers Carl Pavano and Matt Capps, it appears that the Twins no longer carry any players on ...
7/31 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers have interest in Shin-Soo Choo and Hunter Pence : I'm writing this on the road, so my apologies for the lack of visuals, depth and links.
The Dodgers are reportedly interested ...
7/30 MLB Message Boards: Trading for Ryan Dempster: Is it Worth It? : In a word: yes. However, since I'm not going to sit here and write a four-word blog entry, I'll go into more detail. To this ...
7/30 Lasorda's Lair: Hanley Ramirez is The New Darling of Los Angeles : He hits game winning bombs. Collects clutch hits, and steals bases. He makes great defensive plays, and looks great while doing ...
7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers No Longer A Fit For Morneau : The Dodgers are no longer a fit for Twins first baseman Justin Morneau, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, now that they've ...
7/30 Marlin Maniac: Stop the Presses! Marlins Win a Series! : Baseball was more pleasant in Miami by the conclusion of the weekend. After dropping the series opener ...
7/29 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 7/22/12 - 7/28/12 : With the trade deadline less than 48 hours away, let's take a moment to catch up on the busy week that was here at MLBTR...
The ...
7/29 High Heat Stats: Saturday Summary – NL Edition : Not much in the way of heroic finishes in the NL on Saturday, but there are always interesting tidbits in the boxes. The Saturday ...
7/29 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Giants July 29, 2012: Finish That Sweep : Over the last few days, the three NL West teams with a prayer of making the playoffs have all made moves to upgrade the left side ...
7/28 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Swing For Series Win In San Francisco : Dodgers Lineup vs. Giants Chad Billingsley-5-9 vs. Barry Zito-8-6 Momentum is a funny thing in Baseball, but can be very ...
7/28 Mets360.com: For Mets fans, it could always be worse : Dear Mets Fans, As the season seems to implode in upon itself and the Mets turn from fringe underdog sensations to the bunch of ...
7/28 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : It’s new team debut day as Anibal Sanchez starts the festivities as he takes the mound for the Tigers against Henderson ...
7/27 Marlin Maniac: Series Preview: Q&A with the head Chicken Friar : To continue a long-standing tradition, I conducted an email interview with Justin, editor of Chicken Friars, ...
7/27 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Giants July 27, 2012 – Fife II: Fife Harder : As expected, the Dodgers today placed Scott Elbert on the disabled list with left elbow soreness, which either means that it’s ...
7/27 District On Deck: Around the NL East: Miami Deals Hanley Ramirez to Los Angeles : After Miami completed one trade Monday that shipped Omar Infante and Anibal Sanchez to the Detroit Tigers, speculation was already ...
7/26 Baseball News Source: Marlins Purge Continues – Hanley Ramirez Traded to Dodgers : The Miami Marlins continued to make baseball news as the team traded Hanley Ramirez and Randy Choate to the Los Angeles Dodgers ...
7/26 Jays Journal: Jays Should Acquire Josh Johnson if Price is Right : It wasn’t long ago that I witnessed the swiftness and thoroughness of a Jeffrey Loria fire sale as I cheered for both the ...
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: Hanley Ramirez, Come On Down! : Well, this is certainly a fun way to wake up: The Dodgers have acquired Hanley Ramirez and Randy Choate from ...
7/26 Through The Fence Baseball: Hanley Ramirez in Los Angeles? Bring on the baggage! : Han-Ram is an L.A. Dodger! Those words are sweet to the eyes and ears (just humor me and read them out loud!). When I awoke on ...
7/26 High Heat Stats: Dodgers win(?) the Hanley regatta : ESPN reports that Miami has traded 3B Hanley Ramirez and RP Randy Choate to the Dodgers for SP Nathan Eovaldi and minor-league ...
7/26 Call to the Pen: New Name, Same Old Marlins : Jeffery Loria sang a great song, didn’t he? Like Lyle Lanley selling Springfield a monorail, Loria convinced us all that ...
7/26 Seedlings to Stars: Trade Analysis: Marlins’ Hanley Ramirez and Randy Choate to Dodgers for Nathan Eovaldi and Scott McGough : The trading block has been busy this week, with several contenders making moves to strengthen themselves for a potential postseason ...
7/26 Lasorda's Lair: Hanley Ramirez Debuts But Cards Walk-Off With Win : Dodgers 2 8 1 Cardinals 3 6 0 F/12 WP- Salas (1-3) LP- Wright (4-3) Before the game the baseball world was abuzz over the blockbuster ...
7/26 Through The Fence Baseball: Marlins fans should rejoice over the Hanley Ramirez trade : So, what’s all the hubbub in South Florida over the Hanley Ramirez trade? Fire sale, disappointed fans, turmoil, chaos, cats ...
7/26 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers get the better end of the Hanley Ramirez deal :
The Dodgers did something they haven't done in awhile -- acquire an impact bat. But the fact it was a young impact bat was ...
7/26 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Notes: Johnson, Ramirez, Red Sox : With Hanley Ramirez in Los Angeles and the Marlins entertaining offers for Josh Johnson, let's check out the latest items out ...
7/25 StanGraphs: Trade: The Dodgers Land Hanley Ramirez for Youngster Nathan Eovaldi : The Marlins are pretty serious about their mid-season liquidation (everything must go!), as now they have traded shortstop/third ...
7/25 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: While You Were Sleeping : As we near the deadline teams are always trying to improve, they don’t really care if you are awake to see what they did. ...
7/25 Up Along First: NL East: Phillies Sign Cole Hamels, Dodgers Acquire Hanley Ramirez : Early this morning, the Phillies made a big move by signing Cole Hamels to a contract extension. The deal is reportedly six years ...
7/25 Bleeding Yankee Blue: HANLEY RAMIREZ TRADED TO THE DODGERS, NOT THE RED SOX :
Just wanted to keep you in the loop. Hanley Ramirez has been traded to the Dodgers. The move sends he and former Yankee ...
7/25 Call to the Pen: Hanley Ramirez Traded to the Dodgers : Jerry Crasnick of ESPN reports that the Marlins have traded third baseman/shortstop Hanley Ramirez to the Dodgers for Nathan Eovaldi ...
7/25 mlbreports.com : 2012 Trade Deadline Update #3 07/25: HanleyWood: Hanley to the Dodgers, Wandy, and More : Wednesday July 25th, 2012 Bernie Olshansky: Some more trades came down, including one exciting blockbuster to report. One of ...
7/25 BoSox Injection: Ramirez, Rodriguez, Hamels Off Trade Market : Wild trade rumors have been floating around for quite a while involving some of the best players in baseball. After Ichiro Suzuki ...
7/25 Lasorda's Lair: The Sad Fate of Unlucky Eovaldi : Oh, where have you gone Nathan Eovaldi, a Dodger’s Nation turns it’s lonely eyes to you….wooo….wooo…wooo. Poor Nathan. ...
7/25 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Trade Eovaldi, to Miami for Hanley Ramirez, and Randy Choate : The Dodger’s new ownership has finally made their first steps towards improving the Dodgers, and I am loving it. Tonight it ...
7/25 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers land Hanley Ramirez for Nathan Eovaldi and Scott McGough :
Well, this is certainly some fantastic news to wake up to. The Dodgers have acquired Hanley Ramirez and Randy Choate from ...
7/25 Marlin Maniac: Marlins Trade Struggling Hanley Ramirez to the Dodgers : After much speculation, sources say that the Miami Marlins have consummated a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers sending Hanley ...
7/25 PaulLebowitz.com: Hanley Ramirez’s Brother From Another Mother…And Father : Hanley Ramirez and Manny Ramirez are basically the same person with Hanley never putting up the numbers that Manny did to justify ...
7/25 Baseball Musings: Give the Dodgers a Big Hanley : The Dodgers acquired Hanley Ramirez from the Marlins. A person familiar with the trade told The Associated Press about the swap ...
7/25 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Acquire Hanley Ramirez & Randy Choate : The Dodgers announced that they have acquired Hanley Ramirez and Randy Choate from the Marlins for Nathan Eovaldi and minor ...
7/22 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Mets Lose in Extra Innings, Get Swept by Dodgers : Terry Collins called on Jonathon Niese to give him a solid start for the Mets in an attempt to avoid getting swept, this time ...
7/22 Baseball Musings: New York Long Losses : The Mets and the Yankees both fall in 12 innings Sunday afternoon. The Mets came back with a run in the bottom of the ninth to ...
7/22 Lasorda's Lair: Unlikely Heroes Help Dodgers to 12 Inning Win, First Sweep in New York in Ten Years : Dodgers 8 14 0 Mets 3 16 1 WP-Wall-1-0 LP-Ramirez-2-2 HR-Rivera-5 The Dodgers are one tough team I ...
7/22 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Go For Sunday Sweep at Citi Field : Nathan Eovaldi (1-6, 4.33) vs. Jon Niese (7-4, 3.58) Lineup: Hairston LF Mark Ellis 2B Kemp CF Ethier RF Rivera 1B Cruz SS Uribe ...
7/20 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Head Home, Try To Stay Alive In Playoff Hunt Against Dodgers : The Mets begin another critical series tonight against the Dodgers at 7:10. The Mets and Dodgers are both currently in the hunt ...
7/20 Lasorda's Lair: Dempster as a Dodger? : Trade rumors have been circulating now for what seems like weeks in regards to a Dodgers/Cubs deal for pitcher Ryan Dempster. ...
7/17 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Lose on Pair of Philadelphia Homeruns as they Drop Third in a Row : Dodgers 2 7 1 Phillies 3 7 1 WP- Blanton (8-8) LP- Eovaldi (1-6) S- Papelbon (20) HR- Rollins (9), Howard (1) Even though the ...
7/16 Lasorda's Lair: Phillies Come To Town, and Why I Think The Dodgers Should Stand Pat at Trade Deadline : Joe Blanton-7-8 vs. Nathan Eovaldi-1-5 Lineup: Hairston 3B Ellis 2B Kemp CF Ethier RF Rivera LF Loney 1B Cruz SS Ellis C Eovaldi ...
7/16 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Phillies at Dodgers, July 16-18 : The Phillies (39-51) continue their road trip when they begin a three-game series against the Dodgers (48-42) on Monday night.Both ...
7/13 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Begin Second Half, Fully Locked and Loaded…Well Almost : Dodgers Lineup vs. San Diego Hairston 7 M.Ellis 4 Kemp 8 Ethier 9 Rivera 3 Ellis 2 Uribe 5 Cruz 6 Kershaw 1 Clayton Richard-6-9 ...
7/7 mlbreports.com : What Would Baseball be Like Without Tommy John Surgery? : Saturday July 7th, 2012 Sam Evans: Just in the 2012 season, more than thirty pitchers have lost their seasons due to Tommy John ...
7/5 Lasorda's Lair: Last Series Before Break Sets Dodgers Against Snakes : Nathan Eovaldi (0-5, 4.61) vs. Wade Miley (9-4, 2.87) Dodgers Lineup: vs. Arizona Herrera7 M.Ellis4 Hairston5 Rivera3 Cruz6 A.J. ...
7/1 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Johan Santana Helps Mets to Second Straight Shutout in 5-0 win : Johan Santana kicked off the month of June like no other New York Mets starting pitcher ever did, with the franchise’s first-ever ...
7/1 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Lose 7th in a Row as Shutouts Start Piling Up : Dodgers 0 3 2 Mets 5 9 0 WP- Santana (6-4) LP- Eovaldi (0-5) HR- Davis (11) Today was the 50th anniversary of Sandy Koufax’s ...
News -- June 2012
6/30 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : The White Sox try to make it three games in a row against the Yankees as they send Jake Peavy to the mound against Hiroki Kuroda. ...
6/30 Lasorda's Lair: Punchless Dodgers Look to Punch Through Mets in Game Three : Dodgers Lineup vs. Mets-Coming soon Johan Santana-5-4 vs. Nathan Eovaldi-0-4 Last night as I battled Strep throat ...
6/29 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball: When Streaming is a Bad thing : Streaming is a strategy that I have used ever since starting fantasy baseball. All three of us talk about it at length. Heck, ...
6/29 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dixon’s Picks: Waiver Wire Additions for the Week of June 25 : Welcome back to Dixon’s Picks. It’s a better week of scheduling this week so I am not going to waste a lot of your ...
6/28 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball: When Streaming is a Bad thing : Streaming is a strategy that I have used ever since starting fantasy baseball. All three of us talk about it at length. Heck, ...
6/28 MetsToday.com: Series Preview: Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers : The Mets (40-36, 3rd place in the N.L. East) begin a 4-game set with the Dodgers (43-33, 1st place in the N.L. West) in Los Angeles ...
6/26 Lasorda's Lair: Offense Somewhere at Bottom of Bay as Giants Trounce Dodgers : Dodgers 0 5 0 Giants 8 13 0 WP- Zito (6-5) LP- Eovaldi (0-4) There’s nothing that disgusts me more than losing to the Giants. ...
6/25 Lasorda's Lair: The Battle For First Place Begins Tonight at Phony Book Park : Dodgers Lineup vs. Giants Gordon 6 Herrera 7 Ethier 9 Rivera 3 Hairston 4 Ellis 2 Uribe 5 Gwynn 8 Eovaldi 1 Nathan Eovaldi-0-3 ...
6/25 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dixon’s Picks: Waiver Wire Additions for the Week of June 25 : Welcome back to Dixon’s Picks. It’s a better week of scheduling this week so I am not going to waste a lot of your ...
6/21 Lasorda's Lair: Tommy Milone Completely in Control as A’s Take Series Win : Dodgers 1 3 0 Athletics 4 8 1 WP- Milone (7-5) LP- Eovaldi (0-3) HR- Moss (7) I’m starting to think that Nathan Eovaldi ...
6/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Dodgers @ A’s Game 69 : One has to wonder if the A’s can figure out away to have Tom Milone get all of his starts at home. A compete game 4-1 ...
6/18 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dixon’s Picks: Waiver Wire Additions for the Week of June 18 : Welcome back to a new edition of Dixon’s Picks. Another week of Interleague Play means another week with no four-game series, ...
6/17 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers have interest in Cubs' RHPs Matt Garza and Ryan Dempster :
I wasn't intending to write a post about the Dodgers' interest in Ryan Dempster, but it goes hand-in-hand with the Dodgers' ...
6/15 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Zach Lee has been great this season for the Quakes in the California League :
The word "great" is thrown around a lot in sports and life in general. Far too much, actually. I try to be conservative when ...
6/15 Through The Fence Baseball: What we learned about the Dodgers from the Freeway Series : The annual Freeway Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Anaheim Angels has come and gone. Yes, I know that the Angels ...
6/14 Lasorda's Lair: Interleague Play Continues to Trouble Dodgers in Angel “Freeway Series” Win : Dodgers 1 5 1 Angels 2 8 0 WP- Hawkins (1-1) LP- Jansen (4-2) S- Frieri (6) HR- Callaspo (3), Aybar (1) The Stanley Cup ...
6/13 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : The Nationals go for a sweep of the Blue Jays as youngsters battle in Toronto. Stephen Strasburg takes on Kyle Drabek. The two ...
6/12 Mastersball.com: LABR FAAB Report: Week of June 11 :
Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly LABR FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as well ...
6/12 Mastersball.com: Tout Wars FAAB Report: Week of June 4 :
Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly Tout Wars FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as ...
6/9 Lasorda's Lair: Clayton Kershaw’s Foot Looks to Stomp Out Seattle : Clayton Kershaw (4-3, 2.55) vs. Jason Vargas (7-4, 3.64) Dodger Lineup: vs. Seattle Gordon 6 Herrera 5 Rivera 7 Ethier DH Hairston ...
6/9 Lasorda's Lair: Oh no! Mariners Combined No-hitter Zeroes Out Dodgers : Dodgers 0 0 0 Mariners 1 8 1 WP- Pryor (1-0) LP- Elbert (0-1) S- Wilhelmsen (3) The Dodgers might as well have just packed up ...
6/3 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Look to Young Nathan Eovaldi in Hopes of Series Win : Nathan Eovaldi (0-1, 2.57) vs. Alex White (1-3, 6.28) Lineup: Relief. The frustrating five-game losing streak has finally ...
News -- May 2012
5/30 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Nathan Eovaldi makes the Dodgers look smart for not signing Roy Oswalt : Look, there's no debating the illustrious career of Roy Oswalt, but perhaps it was a good thing he didn't sign with the Dodgers.
Oswalt ...
5/29 Lasorda's Lair: The Bison is Back : Nathan Eovaldi (0-0, 0.00) vs. Michael Fiers (0-0, 0.00) Lineup: vs. Milwaukee Tony Gwynn 7 Ivan DeJesus Jr. 4 Matt Kemp 8-YEAHHHHHH!!!!!! ...
5/29 Call to the Pen: Ted Lilly to DL; Dodgers Recall Nathan Eovaldi : The Los Angeles Dodgers are facing an injury to yet another key player, as the club placed left-hander Ted Lilly on their 15-day ...
5/29 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers make offer to Roy Oswalt, Lilly's shoulder an obvious concern : This is not the first time I've written about Roy Oswalt and the Dodgers. In 2010, the Dodgers were looking to upgrade the rotation ...
5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | Nathan Eovaldi expected to start Tuesday: The Los Angeles Dodgers are expected to recall SP Nathan Eovaldi from Triple-A Albuquerque to start Tuesday, May 29, in place ...[+]
of SP Ted Lilly (shoulder).
5/28 Baseball Musings: Lilly in Pain : The Dodgers decided they will put Ted Lilly on the disabled list: Ted Lilly will be disabled with a shoulder injury and replaced ...
5/27 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers' news: Hairston for president, Eovaldi to be recalled, rehab update : Jerry Hairston went 5-for-5 today (his first career 5-hit game) and is more than proving his worth to a team like the Dodgers.
Hairston, ...
News -- April 2012
4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | One up, one down: The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled SP Nathan Eovaldi from Double-A Chattanooga and optioned P Mike Antonini to Triple-A Albuquerque. ...[+]
4/27 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Bryce Harper to make MLB debut against the Dodgers, plus other news :
It's not often baseball's best prospect makes his debut against the Dodgers -- and that's exactly what's going to happen tomorrow ...
4/27 Through The Fence Baseball: Top 15 prospects for 2012: part two : In case you missed it, here is part one. Shelby Miller – Miller is widely regarded as the pitcher with the most potential ...
4/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | Nathan Eovaldi being recalled: The Los Angeles Dodgers will recall P Nathan Eovaldi from Double-A Chattanooga Thursday, April 26. He will not be replacing anyone ...[+]
in the rotation, and P Mike Antonini is the likely candidate to be sent down in a corresponding move.
4/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | Nathan Eovaldi pulled once again: Los Angeles Dodgers SP prospect Nathan Eovaldi was pulled from his start at Double-A Wednesday, April 25, after just one inning. ...[+]
Manager Don Mattingly would not elaborate on whether this meant Eovaldi was headed to the major leagues via a call-up to the parent club.
4/25 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers need to be careful with Nathan Eovaldi : The Dodgers' handling of Nathan Eovaldi the last couple outings has been curious. As the top fill-in option for a Dodger starter ...
4/3 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers' roster news as Spring Training comes closer to conclusion : The Dodgers have made a few roster moves this week as the season is set to open on Thursday in San Diego.CutsJosh Bard and Cory ...
4/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | Nathan Eovaldi wins Mulvey Award: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Nathan Eovaldi won the Mulvey Award Sunday, April 1. It is an honor given to the team's top rookie in spring ...[+]
training. He posted a 1-1 record with a 1.72 ERA in 16 innings over four spring starts. Eovaldi will next start Wednesday, April 4, in the finale of the Freeway Series with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, keeping him in line to start on regular rest April 9, and April 14, if needed.
News -- March 2012
3/31 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Andre Ethier, Comeback Player of the Year : I’m pretty sure I’ve been saying – in bits & pieces, perhaps – that Andre Ethier is going to have ...
3/20 MLB Dirt: 2012 MLB Rookie Watch: NL West : I am launching a new series for MLB Dirt, breaking down the rookies to watch for in 2012 for each team. I will be going division ...
3/18 Lasorda's Lair: A Windy St. Patrick’s Day Night Ends with a Tie : Mar 17, 2012; Glendale, AZ, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Ivan De Jesus (13) throws from his knees to put out ...
3/17 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Split Squad Dodgers on St. Patrick’s Day : Minor movement in the ownership bidding process, as Steve Cohen has been cleared by the MLB vetting committee to move forward, ...
3/13 Full Spectrum Baseball: Finding Keepers: Los Angeles Dodgers : With all the off the field distractions last year concerning Frank McCourt, its easy to forget about the actual team on the field. ...
3/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Add Some Toughness : Remember the open tryout last week? Per Ken Gurnick, the Dodgers have signed another player, and this one’s kind of interesting: ...
3/6 Lasorda's Lair: If I Chose the 25-Man Roster… : Los Angeles Dodgers Justin Sellers, Tony Gwynn, Jerry Sands and Dee Gordon head to the practice field prior to game vs Chicago ...
3/6 Lasorda's Lair: It’s Time for Dodger Baseball! : Today at 12:05 pm the first Spring Training game will commence. It’s almost as if I can hear the birds chirping ...
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 ...
News -- February 2012
2/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Finally Get Their (Old, Old) Men : Via Ken Gurnick, we’ve learned that for the Dodgers, signing Aaron Harang and Jamey Wright this winter was actually the ...
2/21 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Lee, Webster, Eovaldi all make Baseball America's Top 100 prospects : Dodger farmhands Zach Lee, Allen Webster and Nathan Eovaldi all made Baseball America's Top 100 prospect list, released today.Lee ...
2/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Seven NL players to grab in fantasy baseball drafts : With football season officially over and spring training a few weeks away, it’s time we start looking toward the baseball ...
2/12 Lasorda's Lair: John Ely- the Man, the Myth, the Legend : I Wonder if Matthew McConaughey Can Pitch? Now that the Dodgers have traded away Albuquerque Isotope “ace” ...
2/8 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Mets, Phillips, Brewers : Here are some notes from around MLB to cap off a day that saw Billy Beane, Clayton Kershaw and Elvis Andrus agree to extensions ...
2/7 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Jared Kushner Emerges In Dodger Bidding, But That’s Not a Good Thing : It’s somewhat amazing to me that in an ownership battle as high-profile as this one has been, we’re still finding ...
2/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Seven NL players to grab in fantasy baseball drafts : With football season officially over and spring training a few weeks away, it’s time we start looking toward the baseball ...
2/3 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers sign Todd Coffey, but why? : The Dodgers signed Todd Coffey today to a 1-year, $1.3 million deal with a club option for the 2013 season.This one came out ...
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 ...
News -- January 2012
1/30 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Baseball Prospectus releases its Top 20 Dodgers' prospects for 2012 : Kevin Goldstein at Baseball Prospectus revealed his Top 20 Dodgers' prospects today. There are a few surprises -- good and bad ...
1/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Monday Notes: Ownership & Prospects : Plenty to keep track of on this last Monday of January… * While we’re still waiting to hear more details on the (at ...
1/26 Lasorda's Lair: Trio of Rookie Dodger Pitchers Rank in MLB.com top 100 Prospect List : Last night MLB.com posted their annual Top 100 Prospects List. Every year around this time, MLB.com analyst Jonathan Mayo, ranks ...
1/25 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Will any Dodgers make MLB.com's Top 100 prospect list? : Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com is releasing his Top 100 prospects for 2012 tonight, first with a Top 50 show on MLB Network (7 p.m. ...
1/25 MLB Dirt: 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers Top 16 Prospects : The Los Angeles Dodgers have a ton of pitching depth, especially in the right handed pitching department, but most of them look ...
1/24 Giants Nirvana: Dodgers Season Preview Q&A: 2012 : Next up in the series of NL West season preview Q&As: the Los Angeles Dodgers. Chad Moriyama (you can find him on Twitter ...
1/5 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Mike MacDougal re-signs with the Dodgers : Ned Colletti is at it again -- and we shouldn't be surprised.This time, he signed veteran reliever Mike MacDougal to a 1-year, ...
1/4 Feelin' Kinda Blue: The Chattanooga Lookouts will be stacked in 2012 : The 2012 Chattanooga Lookouts, the Dodgers' Double-A affiliate, looks like it will begin the season as one of the most stacked ...
News -- December 2011
12/30 High Heat Stats: Comparing the 2011 Freshman Class by League : Here's a quick numerical look at the 2011 freshman class.Number of players who debuted in 2011 -- NL 125, AL 123.-- Hitters: NL ...
12/29 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: For Dodgers, Lack of International Spending Is Beginning to Show : Regular posting will resume next week. For now, a thought… With the starting rotation of Clayton Kershaw / Chad Billingsley ...
12/21 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Ronald Belisario is back, Casey Blake is not : Well, Ronald Belisario is finally going to be back in the country after acquiring his visa, allowing him to pitch for the Dodgers ...
12/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Ronald Belisario Is Suspended, And That’s Great News : Via Steve Dilbeck, we’ve learned that if Ronald Belisario actually does show up to camp this year, he’ll be suspended ...
12/8 Lasorda's Lair: True Blue LA Releases Top 20 Dodger Prospects : Lets take a break from the winter meetings for a moment, and I would like to share a link with you from the guys over at True ...
12/6 Lasorda's Lair: Should the Dodgers move Nathan Eovaldi to the Bullpen? : With the signings of Chris Capuano, and Aaron Harang, the Dodgers have now finally set their rotation for 2012. Here is a question, ...
12/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Winter Meetings Day Two Rumors: White, MacDougal, and a Bat : Though all of our moaning about Aaron Harang and the rest of Ned Colletti’s inexplicable moves has been, uh, “fun”, ...
12/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Winter Meetings Day Two: Aaron Harang Heads North : When we left off last night, the Aaron Harang signing wasn’t yet official, since it appeared Harang might be holding out ...
12/5 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers sign Jerry Hairston two 2-year deal : The Dodgers' busy, but not especially successful, off-season continued today as they agreed to terms with utility man Jerry Hairston ...
12/5 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Aaron Harang close to signing with Dodgers : Jim Bowden of ESPN L.A. tweeted today the Dodgers and Aaron Harang are close to a deal. Jon Paul Morosi tweeted the deal is expected ...
12/4 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Hiroki Kuroda open to playing elsewhere : With the Dodgers singing Chris Capuano on Friday, the door effective shut on Hiroki Kuroda's chances of returning to the Dodgers.Now, ...
12/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Small Needs to Fill At the Winter Meetings : While the rest of the baseball world heads to the winter meetings and focuses on C.J. Wilson, Jose Reyes, and Prince Fielder, ...
12/2 Rising Apple: Chris Capuano Signs Two-Year, $10 Million Deal with Dodgers : The “mystery team” is no longer a mystery. The Los Angeles Dodgers inked former Mets starter Chris Capuano to a two-year, ...
12/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Fishing At the Bottom of the Starting Pitching Market : As the days go by, we’re hearing little about Hiroki Kuroda’s plan for 2012, and the longer we go, the less likely ...
News -- November 2011
11/30 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Baseball America's Top 10 Dodgers' prospects leaked : Well, Friday was to be the day Baseball America released its Top 10 Dodgers' prospects. But the Dodgers' official Twitter account ...
11/27 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers to sign Wil Ledezma, plus other Dodger links : The Dodgers are expected to sign LHP Wil Ledezma to a minor-league contract today, according to El Universal, a Venezuelan outlet. ...
11/21 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers Top 50 prospects : This my Los Angeles Dodgers' Top 50 prospects list. In previous years, I've done Top 30s (Top 15s at midseason). This year, I ...
11/16 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers meet with Aaron Harang's agent : Ken Gurnick of Dodgers.com reported today the Dodgers' General Manager Ned Colletti met with Aaron Harang's agent. However, Hiroki ...
11/15 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers looking to pickup Matt Treanor, plus other tidbits : Well, we knew Ned Colletti wouldn't go into the season with A.J. Ellis and Tim Federowicz as the team's only catchers, so he's ...
11/5 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers off-season preview: Free agent pitchers : The Dodgers, believe it or not, could be in the market for a starting pitcher this off-season. It depends on two things: whether ...
News -- October 2011
10/28 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers off-season preview: Arbitration-eligible Dodgers : The Dodgers are entering expensive territory with some of their arbitration eligible players. Before, guys like Matt Kemp, Clayton ...
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 ...
10/25 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers off-season preview: Dodger free agents : This is the first of a five-part series in previewing the off-season for the Los Angeles Dodgers. It breaks down as follows:Dodgers' ...
10/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: MSTI’s 2011 in Review: Right Field : Andre Ethier (C-) .292/.368/.421 .789 11hr 1.3 WAR Andre Ethier started out his season with some completely unnecessary public ...
10/11 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Review: Rotation : In the second of this series, I review the Dodgers' starting rotation. It was projected to be one of the best in the National ...
10/5 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Five Dodgers make BA's Southern League Top 20 : Baseball America published its Top 20 Southern League prospect list today, and five Dodgers made the cut.10. Allen Webster12. ...
10/5 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: MSTI’s 2011 in Review: First Base : Man, I barely know where to start with this one… James Loney (Grade: ¿ or ¡ maybe? Or æ. Ooh, let’s go with þ.) ...
10/4 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers cut ties with Casey Blake, Jon Garland : The Dodgers today declined options on third baseman Casey Blake and right-handed pitcher Jon Garland, writes Ken Gurnick of ...
10/3 Lasorda's Lair: Interesting Article on Dodgers Rookie Nathan Eovaldi : Thanks to Nathaniel Stoltz over on our minor league site Seedlings to Stars for a very informative article young Dodgers pitcher ...
10/2 FanSided: The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of: Nate Eovaldi : Many po**** opinions of pitching prospects are formed from general scouting reports. While these reports are invaluable resources, ...
News -- September 2011
9/27 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Matt Kemp Matt Kemps the Diamondbacks. Matt Kemp. : Matt Kemp‘s pursuit of the Triple Crown is all but over tonight, since Jose Reyes had three hits and Ryan Braun came off ...
9/18 MLBTradeRumors: Ned Colletti Talks Offseason : Steve Dilbeck of the Los Angeles Times has a slew of information from Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti regarding the team's ...
9/16 Feelin' Kinda Blue: My 2011 Dodgers' Minor League Players of the Year : Now that the Dodgers' minor-league season is mostly over (Go Quakes!), it's time to unveil my Dodger Minor League hitter and pitcher ...
9/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Winning With Roster in Flux : The Dodgers used 20 players in Saturday’s 2-1 victory over Atlanta, their 11th win in 12 games. Of the 20, only eight – ...
9/2 Through The Fence Baseball: Stop the presses! The Dodgers don’t stink : Stop the presses! Newsflash: The Los Angeles Dodgers are one of the hottest teams in the majors right now. No, this is not April ...
News -- August 2011
8/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: James and the Giant Streak : Not to totally shortchange Clayton Kershaw‘s fifth complete game of the season or Andre Ethier‘s 3-4 performance despite ...
8/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Late Dodger Comeback Falls Short as Andre Ethier Story Dominates the Day : Last week, I praised the solid performance of rookie Nathan Eovaldi, while in the same breath pointing out that his low strikeout ...
8/28 Baseball Musings: Double Your Runs : Nathan Eovaldi came into his start against the Rockies Sunday afternoon having allowed five runs in his first four starts for ...
8/27 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Most disappointing 2011 Dodgers' prospects : This is the third in a four-part series, this time looking at the most disappointing Dodgers' prospects.
This list will be ...
8/24 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Most surprising 2011 Dodgers' prospects : This is the first in a series of most surprising and disappointing Dodgers' players and prospects.
The Dodgers' farm system ...
8/17 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : Arizona tries to make it two games in a row against the Phillies as they send Joe Saunders against Cliff Lee. The Phillies do ...
8/16 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Fail to Perfect “Win Without Offense” Strategy : With the game tied at one in the bottom of the ninth, Hong-Chih Kuo started the frame off by walking Prince Fielder on six pitches. ...
8/15 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Redding having nice season for Dodgers' High-A team : When I saw Jon Michael Redding pitch against the Stockton Ports on June 17, he was less than impressive. His line: 4 IP, 8 H, ...
8/13 B-R Blog: Random recap: Friday, 8/12 : -- Matt Cain was a 2-1 loser [yawn], leveling his season record at 9-9. Eight of his 9 losses came when the Giants scored 2 runs ...
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 Lasorda's Lair: What Others are Saying About Eovaldi and Trayvon : Over at our Minor League site Seedlings to Stars Wally Fish has a great piece about prospects who made their Major League debut ...
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 ...