Timothy Joseph Federowicz

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: August 5, 1987 in Erie, PA
High School: Apex HS (Apex, NC)
School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 7th round of the 2008 amateur draft.
Signed July 7, 2008. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 2011 (Age 24)   vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Team: Dodgers 2011-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$491k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 0.056, Arb Eligible: 2016, Free Agent: 2019 [*],
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• 5/18 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Braves 3, Dodgers 1: The Wrath of Kenley: I did not, in the interest of full disclosure, watch tonight’s game, opting to take in the new Star Trek movie instead....
• 5/18 Lasorda's Lair: Bullpen Ruins Capuano’s Gem By Allowing Consecutive Atlanta Homeruns: Dodgers 1 2 0 Braves 3 7 1 WP- Gearrin (1-0) LP- Jansen (1-2) S- Kimbrel (13) HR- Gattis (8), Simmons (5) The Dodgers bullpen...
• 5/18 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Braves May 18, 2013: Capuano vs Medlen: Good news, friends! Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register is reporting that Ted Lilly will be activated tomorrow, though...
• 5/13 Inside the Dodgers: Daily Distractions: Analyzing Matt Kemp’s power outage.: Matt Kemp collected his 1,000th career hit yesterday afternoon. Good thing the Dodgers recognized the accomplishment on the video...
• 5/12 Inside the Dodgers: The best laid schemes of mice, men, publicists and catchers ….: A random note about today’s game … A publicist for the company Game Signs, which makes the colored fingernail tape...
• 5/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Marlins @ Dodgers May 12, 2013: Maybe Win a Series, Maybe?: On Mother’s Day at Dodger Stadium, it’s kids day in the lineup: Tim Federowicz, Dee Gordon, & Scott Van Slyke...
• 5/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Marlins @ Dodgers May 10, 2013: Now is the Van Slyke Of Your Discontent: Well, nothing boring about today, is there? Hours before the Dodgers officially announced they were adding Scott Van Slyke to...
• 5/8 Inside the Dodgers: Tim Federowicz is the backup catcher again; Justin Sellers optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque.: Tim Federowicz returned to Dodger Stadium on Wednesday. In his mind, and on the depth chart, it was like he never left. Dodgers...
• 5/8 Lasorda's Lair: Pre-game Thoughts With Don Mattingly: The gracious Don Mattingly is always willing to sit down and discuss questions with the media before the game, and this afternoon...
• 5/8 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: D’Backs @ Dodgers May 8, 2013: The Three Catcher Society: No need to worry, friends: Elian Herrera is starting in left field tonight. Our problems are solved! Actually, there was some...
• 5/8 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Recall Fedex, Option Sellers: Most Baseball teams only carry two catchers on their respective rosters, however the Dodgers will now be carrying three backstops,...
• 5/8 FFLockerRoom: Los Angeles Dodgers Option Justin Sellers, Recall Tim Federowicz: The Los Angeles Dodgers have optioned short stop Justin Sellers to Triple-A Albuquerque. To take his spot on the active roster...
• 5/8 Call to the Pen: Atlanta’s McCann on the Block?: Atlanta welcomed back its starting catcher, Brian McCann, two days ago and he has proceeded to go 1-8 with a single, a walk and...
• 5/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Giants May 4, 2013: Welcome Back, Dee: Hanley Ramirez has been placed on the disabled list, and Dee Gordon‘s back in town. None of that is surprising, and we’ll...
• 5/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Tattered Dodger Roster Gets Even Thinner: Well, I suppose we don’t have to worry about Dee Gordon moving to second base any time soon, do we? We still don’t...
• 5/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Giants May 3, 2013: Win One for Clayton: Ellis Watch: Day 7. Tonight marks the seventh consecutive day that Mark Ellis is active yet out of the lineup as he tries to overcome...

• 4/24 FFLockerRoom: Los Angeles Dodgers Activate Ted Lilly Option Tim Federowicz: MLB News: The Los Angeles Dodgers activated left hander Ted Lilly from the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, in time for him to...
• 4/24 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Mets April 24, 2013: Sigh, It’s Ted Lilly: For the first time since May 23 of last year, Ted Lilly starts a game for the Dodgers. How’d that work out last time? Actually,...
• 4/24 Lasorda's Lair: Ted Lilly Makes His Season Debut in NYC; Dodgers Draw Matt Harvey: Ted Lilly vs. Matt Harvey (4-0, 0.93) Lineup: TBA On Tuesday, the Dodgers announced that Chad Billingsley will undergo Tommy...
• 4/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Orioles April 21, 2013: Now Billingsley’s Hurt, Because of Course He Is: I think we all knew Chad Billingsley‘s elbow was going to pop at some point — remember, we went through the lousy...
• 4/18 MLB Injury News: Dodgers place Chris Capuano on DL: The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed left-handed starting pitcher Chris Capuano on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left...
• 4/18 Lasorda's Lair: Not Even Kershaw Can Save The Dodgers From The Hello Kitty Curse, And The Padres: Padres    7 13 0 Dodgers 2 10 1 WP-Brad Brach-1-0 LP-Kershaw-2-2 HR-Cabrera-2-Denorfia-1-Blanks-1 Let’s go over some quick...
• 4/17 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers recall Tim Federowicz and place Chris Capuano (calf) on the 15-day disabled list.: Chris Capuano was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, ruling him out for the next time the Dodgers will need a fifth...
• 4/17 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Padres @ Dodgers April 17, 2013: Capuano Gone, Kemp Out: As we all expected, Matt Kemp gets his first day off of the season as he attempts to shake himself loose from what’s been...
• 4/11 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Padres April 11, 2013: Greinke vs Marquis, Really?: Aaron Harang‘s not a Dodger any longer, and he’s not a Rockie either — he’s now moving on to Seattle,...
• 4/10 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers option Tim Federowicz to Triple-A Albuquerque.: The Dodgers, carrying three catchers and needing to make room for right-hander Chad Billingsley, optioned backstop Tim Federowicz...
• 4/9 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Padres April 9, 2013: Happy Birthday, A.J: Looks like Luis Cruz‘ season-opening hitless streak is going to last at least one more day, pending some late-inning switches,...
• 4/8 Lasorda's Lair: What Are We Getting From Ramon Hernandez?: The Dodgers acquired veteran Catcher Ramon Hernandez this weekend from Colorado, in exchange for right handed starter Aaron Harang,...
• 4/8 mlbreports.com : Dodgers 1st Week In Review: Like us on Facebook here Monday Apr.08/2013 By Enrique Rivera (Dodgers Correspondent):  Dodgers skipper Don Mattingly began...
• 4/8 Inside the Dodgers: His days numbered in Los Angeles, Dodgers catcher Tim Federowicz keeps a brave face.: Tim Federowicz played like a man on a mission in his first game of the season Sunday because, well, he was. “Absolutely,”...
• 4/7 Lasorda's Lair: Scrubbies Lead The Way To Help Dodgers Sweep Bucs: Pirates     2 4 0 Dodgers  6 11 1 WP-Ryu-1-1 LP-Locke-0-1 HR-McCutchen-1-Sellers-1   After the Dodger’s one to nill win...
• 4/7 Inside the Dodgers: A day of firsts for the Dodgers’ starting lineup.: Nick Punto gets his first start, Luis Cruz and Andre Ethier get their first day off, and Tim Federowicz gets his first start behind...
• 4/7 Inside the Dodgers: New Dodgers catcher Ramon Hernandez is happy for a change of scenery.: New Dodgers catcher Ramon Hernandez was a happy man as he took in his new surroundings Sunday morning. “This is one of the...
• 4/7 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Pirates @ Dodgers April 7, 2013: Ryu Goes For the Sweep: In his major league debut last Tuesday, Hyun-jin Ryu scattered 10 hits over 6.1 innings against the Giants, allowing three runs...
• 4/7 Lasorda's Lair: Hyun-jin Ryu Looks For First Win as Dodgers Go For a Sweep: Hyun-jin Ryu (0-1, 1.42) vs. Jeff Locke Lineup: The Dodgers evened up their record to 2-2 on Saturday evening as they shut out...
• 4/6 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Trade Aaron Harang To Colorado For Veteran Catcher Ramon Hernandez: The Dodgers announced a move that really befuddled me, while I was visiting on the SportsSpeakLA show in Hollywood. However I...
• 4/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Pirates @ Dodgers April 6, 2013: Ramon Hernandez, The Newest Dodger: So after a brief period of excitement earlier this afternoon when we heard the Dodgers had acquired catcher Ramon Hernandez from...
• 4/6 Sports Out West: Dodgers trade Aaron Harang for Rockies’ Ramon Hernandez: The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired veteran catcher Ramon Hernandez from the Colorado Rockies for pitcher Aaron Harang and cash...
• 4/6 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Report: Dodgers acquire Ramon Hernandez from Rockies for Aaron Harang in confusing deal: In a bit of surprising news from Saturday morning, the Dodgers have acquired catcher Ramon Hernandez from the Rockies. Jon...
• 4/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Update: Dodgers Acquire Catcher Ramon Hernandez For Aaron Harang: Update, 12:09pm PT: Jon Heyman reports that the deal is actually Harang and cash considerations for Hernandez. Aaron Harang! In...
• 4/6 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Acquire Ramon Hernandez For Aaron Harang: 2:08pm: Colorado will recieve Aaron Harang in the deal, according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (on Twitter).  The veteran...
• 4/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 24 Hours Left For the Dodger 25-Man Roster: Is Alex Castellanos about to trade in his Dodger blue for Isotope red? By 3pm ET / 12pm PT on Sunday, the Dodgers will need to...
• 4/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Justin Sellers, Really?: As we wait for confirmation of Clayton Kershaw‘s reported deal — TrueBlueLA has a good roundup of the other reports...

• 3/29 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Gold Glovers: Examining the best defenders in the Dodgers' farm system: In what is probably the least-sexy tool among baseball players, I examine the best defensive players in the Dodgers' farm system. There...
• 3/29 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Beat The NOT Los Angeles Angels Of Orange County Of Anaheim In First Game Of Freeway Series: Dodgers 3 9 0 Angels    0 2 0 WP-Belisario-1-0 LP-Lowe-0-1 SV-League-1 The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the NOT Los Angeles Angels...
• 3/26 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Six Days Before Opening Day, Six Questions Left For the Dodgers: With less than a week before Opening Day, the Dodgers still have a fair amount to work through. Taking from the most po**** questions...
• 3/25 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers have some tough decisions to make about opening day roster: The Dodgers have 38 players remaining in Major League camp after releasing reliever Mark Lowe on Sunday. The number has to...
• 3/23 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodger Hat Contest Update: You People Are Hilarious: Mike’s in Florida to catch some spring training games for the weekend, though sadly not the Dodgers. (Go Orioles!) In the...
• 3/21 Lasorda's Lair: Scrubbies Weekly-Rating The Dodger Scrubbies: Welcome to Scrubbies Weekly! This is a new series in which we will document the adventures of our lovable little utility players...
• 3/20 Lasorda's Lair: Another Round of Cuts Sends Sellers, Tolleson, and Flores to Minor League Camp: The Dodgers continued to trim the roster on Tuesday.  Justin Sellers, Shawn Tolleson, and Jesus Flores were all sent to Minor...
• 3/19 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers reassign Jesus Flores; option Shawn Tolleson, Justin Sellers to minors.: The Dodgers shed a third catcher from their camp roster in as many days Tuesday by re-assigning Jesus Flores to the minors. That...
• 3/19 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Time For Hanley Ramirez to Come Home (Plus Cuts & Tuesday Lineups): Despite the ongoing battle over whether the World Baseball Classic “matters”, largely fueled by one national writer...
• 3/18 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Tony Gwynn Gets Cut, Tim Federowicz (Probably) Wins a Job, and Monday Lineups: Other than pitcher Juan Abreu getting whacked after the game, we never did get the multiple promised post-doubleheader cuts we...
• 3/18 Inside the Dodgers: Tony Gwynn Jr. among Dodgers’ cuts.: Tony Gwynn Jr. accepted an assignment to the Dodgers’ minor-league camp, catcher Ramon Castro was released and catcher Wilkin...
• 3/16 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: A.J. Ellis Gets Featured In the New York Times (Plus Saturday Lineups): You know who will never stop being awesome and still doesn’t seem to get enough credit for it outside of Dodger circles?...
• 3/12 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Travel To GoodYear For Rare Evening Game: I count five regulars in the Dodger lineup tonight, as the team travels to Goodyear Park to take on the Cincinnati Reds. Adrian...
• 3/9 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers And The Big Show Face An Old Friend: The Dodgers will play the Seattle Mariners this afternoon at Camelback Ranch, weather permitting of course. The Dodgers had both...
• 3/5 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Finding the Perfect Trade Return for Aaron Harang: I think we’re all in agreement that if and when a Dodger starter gets traded, it’s probably going to be Aaron Harang....

• 2/28 Venom Strikes: NL West Catching Primer: Where’s the D’back advantage? With almost half, 47 percent, of all games against division opponents this season, it’s...
• 2/26 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Juan Uribe Is Just Too Good to Be True At This Point: The Dodgers are currently up on the Giants, 5-3, in the top of the fourth inning of today’s spring training game in Arizona....
• 2/25 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers and White Sox End Game Two with Tie: Dodgers 2 8 0 White Sox 2 7 1 HR- Dunn (1), Cruz (1) The Dodgers didn’t lose today. The Dodgers didn’t win today either....
• 2/24 Lasorda's Lair: Birdman, and Ryu Scheduled To Make Dodger Debut Against Pale Hose: The Dodgers will play their second exhibition game this afternoon, against the Chicago White Sox. Last night’s 9-0 drubbing...
• 2/20 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Could Trade For Starter: The Rockies' offense out-scored all but two National League clubs in 2012, even though Troy Tulowitzki missed two thirds of the...
• 2/19 Lasorda's Lair: Dee Gordon Will Spend More Time in Minors: Barring any unforeseen injury or big upset during Spring Training, Don Mattingly has all but confirmed that Dee Gordon will be...
• 2/13 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers' full-season minor league team preview: Albuquerque Isotopes: This is the final post in a four-part series projecting the Dodgers' full-season minor league teams. To close out the series,...
• 2/12 Lasorda's Lair: 17 Improvements I’d Like to See From the Dodgers in 2013: Happy Spring Training eve! As pitchers and catchers begin working out at Camelback Ranch tomorrow, I’d like to outline 17...

• 1/31 Lasorda's Lair: A Glimpse Into the Future: Tim Federowicz: Barring any breakout showing from the non-roster invitee catchers during Spring Training, Tim Federowicz is penciled in as the...
• 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...
• 1/17 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Sign Veteran Catcher Jesus Flores and Aussie Reliever Peter Moylan: The Dodgers added two more minor league additions by signing catcher Jesus Flores and relief pitcher Peter Moylan. Flores, a ...
• 1/16 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: How Can the Dodgers Take Advantage of Today’s Big Trade?: As you may have heard, the Athletics, Mariners, & Nationals collaborated on a somewhat bizarre three-way trade today, with...
• 1/16 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Jesus Flores Joins Crowded Dodger Backup Backstop Mix: Add another name into the spring battle to back up A.J. Ellis — per Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post, 28-year-old Jesus...
• 1/16 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Sign Jesus Flores: The Dodgers signed catcher Jesus Flores to a minor league deal that includes in invitation to Spring Training, Adam Kilgore of...
• 1/13 Lasorda's Lair: How Will Mark McGwire Impact the 2013 Dodgers?: Mark McGwire, the new hitting coach for the Dodgers, did not want to speak about the performance enhancing drug debate or Hall...
• 1/9 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Invite Four Former Big Leaguers to Camp: As expected, the BBWAA completely spit the bit by failing to induct even a single candidate from a field that arguably had 10-12...
• 1/8 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Depth Chart Analysis: A Backlog of Backstops: Editor’s note: Over the next few weeks, our pal Christopher Jackson of the Albuquerque Baseball Examiner will be looking...
• 1/5 Lasorda's Lair: Yasiel Puig Will Not Be Attending Winter Development Camp After All: The Dodgers officially announced the prospects who will be attending their sixth annual winter development camp at Camelback Ranch-Glendale,...
• 1/4 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Invite 13 Prospects to Winter Development Camp in Arizona: The Dodgers will be holding their annual winter development camp next week at their Camelback Ranch training facility in Glendale,...
• 1/3 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers invite top prospects to Winter Development Program in Arizona: The Dodgers have invited 13 prospects to their annual Winter Development Program, which begins next week at Camelback Ranch. The...
• 1/2 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Invite 13 Prospects to Developmental Camp: Per Ken Gurnick of Dodgers.com, the club has announced the 13 players who will attend the annual Winter Development camp, to be...

• 12/31 Lasorda's Lair: Here’s to a Happy Blue Year for 2013!: As we begin a New Year with Spring Training and Opening Day right around the corner, we want to wish you and your family a safe...
• 12/31 MLBTradeRumors: Los Angeles Notes: Dodgers, Angels, Federowicz, Wells: "The Los Angeles Dodgers ushered in 2012 with a divorce settlement," writes Mark Saxon of ESPN Los Angeles in his recap of the...
• 12/14 Baseball Jerks: Los Angeles Dodgers 2013 Preview: The new Dodgers owners didn’t waste any time trying to make good on their $2 billion investment. They are currently looking...
• 12/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Complete Skip Schumaker Deal: As I first reported last night, the Dodgers and Cardinals have agreed to a swap of Skip Schumaker and minor league shortstop Jake...
• 12/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: So What’s Next For the Dodgers?: Fun note: last night, I was on the Baseball Prospectus “Effectively Wild” podcast with Ben Lindbergh & Sam Miller,...
• 12/9 MLBRandomFandom: Up-And-Comers: Catchers: Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Brian Wilson, Dodgers, D'Backs: The NL West saw a few free agent signings today, as the Diamondbacks inked Eric Chavez and Wil Nieves and the Rockies re-signed...
• 12/5 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Bid Farewell to Two Pitchers And Oh Good Lord Something Please Happen Already: So long, Joe Blanton. He was never coming back to the Dodgers and I’ve already nearly forgotten he was ever on the team,...
• 12/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Winter Meetings, Day Two: Much Ado About Nothing: So after all the buildup to the winter meetings… things have been really, really quiet today. Unless you’re a Boston...
• 12/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Winter Meetings, Day One: The Ned Colletti Truth-O-Meter: After nearly a full day at the winter meetings, only Mike Napoli, Joakim Soria, James Loney, & Angel Pagan have already found...

• 11/30 Lasorda's Lair: Free Agent Rumors: A.J. Pierzynski: Could the Dodgers double down on A.J.s? The rumor mill is swirling, and one of the newest ones connected to the Dodgers is that they are...
• 11/29 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Interested In A.J. Pierzynski: The Dodgers are suitors for free agent catcher A.J. Pierzynski, reports Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.  "People familiar with [the...
• 11/25 Lasorda's Lair: What Are We Going to Do About the Bench?: All of our focus so far this offseason has been on shoring up the starting rotation. With Chad Billingsley‘s elbow issue,...
• 11/19 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Review: Infield and Catchers: The Dodgers should have a strong infield heading into 2013, and I'm basing that solely on the fact the Dodgers have two potentially...
• 11/13 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Add Six More Staff Members to their International Scouting Department: The Dodgers continue to strengthen their international scouting and player development department this offseason, and today it...
• 11/12 MLBRandomFandom: Up-And-Comers: Catchers: Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ...
• 11/9 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Notes: Hanley, Catchers, Pitcher Trades: As ESPN's Jayson Stark writes, the Dodgers are rapidly turning into California's answer to the Yankees with their big-spending...
• 11/3 Rays Colored Glasses: Will the Rays Trade James Shields to the Los Angeles Dodgers?: The latest rumor is that the Los Angeles Dodgers have made trading for Rays starting pitcher James Shields their number one priority...
• 11/1 BoSox Injection: The Bright Future: Red Sox Top Catching Prospects: Just two years ago, the Red Sox appeared to be totally stacked with minor league catching. Guys like Ryan Lavarnway, Luis Exposito,...

• 10/30 Lasorda's Lair: Rivera, Treanor, and Coffey Become Free Agents After Dodgers Decline Their Contract Options: In the wake of the travesty that befell baseball last night, the Dodgers were busy making decisions for the 2013 season Monday....
• 10/29 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #13: 3B Luis Cruz: .297/.322/.431 296pa 6hr 2.6 fWAR A+ 2012 in brief: Longtime minor leaguer shockingly became the best player in baseball this...
• 10/23 Lasorda's Lair: Dodger 2012 Season In Review Series-The Bench: In the latest of our season review installments in which we review different aspects of the 2012 Dodgers, today I will be reviewing...
• 10/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #3: C Tim Federowicz: .333/.500/.333 4pa 0hr 0.1 fWAR (inc.) 2012 in brief: Four mere September plate appearances make me regret doing a post on each...
• 10/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Tim Federowicz could be backup: Los Angeles Dodgers C Tim Federowicz could serve as the backup to C A.J. Ellis next season. Federowicz hit .294 with 11 home runs,...[+] 76 RBIs and a .371 on-base percentage with Triple-A Albuquerque. 'We have much more confidence in him than we did a year ago,' general manager Ned Colletti said. 'Not that we didn't a year ago, but his experience is vastly greater.'
• 10/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #2: C Matt Treanor: .175/.281/.282 122pa 2hr -0.1 fWAR D- 2012 in brief: Card-carrying member of International Brotherhood of Backup Catchers may...
• 10/8 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #1: C A.J. Ellis: .270/.373/.414 505pa 13hr 4.1 fWAR A++ 2012 in brief: Minor league lifer turned real life folk hero contributed a breakout season...
• 10/7 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Season Reviews Start Tomorrow: It’s October, and that’s a wonderful time of year to be a baseball fan. It’s somewhat of a less wonderful time...
• 10/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Giants @ Dodgers October 3, 2012: The Battle of Who Could Care Less: Nope… still not over it. You know, I think we all knew that tying St. Louis and getting into a one-game playoff on Thursday...
• 10/2 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Giants @ Dodgers October 2, 2012: Zito vs Capuano: Just all kinds of fun going on today, isn’t there? Chris Capuano, starting tonight in yet another must-win game (though...

• 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...
• 9/16 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Cardinals @ Dodgers September 16, 2012: Live Free or Fife Hard: So the immutable laws of nature hold true: I drop off the grid, and good things happen. In this case, that’s two wins and...
• 9/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Matt Treanor Is Just the Best: Well, not in a baseball sense, because he’s having what is arguably the worst offensive year of a career that was already...
• 9/10 Lasorda's Lair: Albuquerque Isotopes Lose to the Omaha Chasers in the American Conference Championship Series: After a historic come-from-behind win in game four of the American Conference Championship Series, the Isotopes fell to the Omaha...
• 9/5 Roto Think Tank: September Call-Ups (and Call Backs): National League: 0 0 1 1147 6543 Roto Think Tank 54 15 7675 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE...
• 9/3 Lasorda's Lair: Dodger’s Labor Day Season Grades: Today is Labor Day. The annual holiday is known to most for barbecues, beaches, and traffic. For Baseball, it marks the three...
• 9/2 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Diamondbacks @ Dodgers September 2, 2012: Welcome Back, Bobby: Just barely over a month after being DFA’d when the Dodgers acquired Shane Victorino, 38-year-old Bobby Abreu is back. He...
• 9/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Three summoned from minors: The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled P John Ely, C Tim Federowicz and RP Javy Guerra from Triple-A Albuquerque Saturday, Sept. 1....[+]
• 9/1 Lasorda's Lair: Josh Beckett Makes Dodger Stadium Debut as Dodgers Try to Win One Against D-Backs: Josh Beckett (5-12, 5.21) vs. Tyler Skaggs (1-1, 2.92) Dodgers Lineup: vs. Arizona M.Ellis 4 Victorino 7 Gonzalez 3 Kemp 8 Ramirez...
• 9/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Diamondbacks @ Dodgers September 1, 2012: Skaggs vs Beckett: As many of you know, I’m getting married on September 15, two weeks from today. But now that I’m reading details of...

• 8/31 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Roster Expansion Likely to Bring Back Some Familiar Faces: Tomorrow is September 1, which means that rosters expand, and I’d much rather indulge in some good old-fashioned rosterbation...
• 8/9 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers troll Jerry Sands by recalling him for one start: My fondness of Tony Gwynn is no secret. When the Dodgers signed him to a 2-year deal this winter, I was all in favor of it. But...

• 7/31 Lasorda's Lair: Reviewing The Trayvon Robinson Trade, One Year Later: It’s trade season again, and it’s a good time to review trades from season’s past. One of those trades that ended up being...
• 7/23 Talkin Sox with Dan: Red Sox Trade Talk: In a three team deal made last season, the Red Sox acquired Erik Bedard from the Seattle Mariners. The Sox shipped Tim Federowicz,...

• 5/10 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: Los Angeles Dodgers: The Dodgers are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series: Eligible For Free Agency (5) Andre Ethier - The Dodgers...
• 5/2 MLB Dirt: Players Begging For a Call-Up: NL Edition: We are into the second month of the baseball season and although most of the samples we have on player performance are small we...

• 4/14 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Harang's histroic night and late-inning magic lead Dodgers to win, plus minor-league news: Despite a bad ninth inning by reliever Kenley Jansen, the Dodgers still won their seventh in eight games 9-8 via the walk-off...
• 4/7 Feelin' Kinda Blue: The new and improved Chad Billingsley, plus notes from the minors: Chad Billingsley's 2012 season debut was, to put it mildly, beastly. He went 8 1/3 scoreless innings, striking out 11 Padres...
• 4/6 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Zach Lee's Cal League debut a rousing success, plus other Opening Day news: While the Dodgers were busy dispatching of San Diego 5-3 despite an ailing Clayton Kershaw, Zach Lee (right) was making his...
• 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 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 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...
• 3/14 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...
• 3/8 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Chris Capuano Gets Off to a Good Start: Chris Capuano succeeded where Ted Lilly & Aaron Harang could not, becoming the first of the three over-30 Dodger starters...

• 2/27 Through The Fence Baseball: Breaking down the 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers: This is the most exciting time of the year for baseball fans. MLB’s spring training is underway, and every team is undefeated....
• 2/17 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Are the Dodgers Going To Have the Weakest Catching Situation in Baseball?: All of us love A.J. Ellis around here. How can you not? He’s the kind of guy you always root for, because after having been...
• 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...

• 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...
• 1/20 Lasorda's Lair: Should the Dodgers Bat A.J. Ellis at the Top of the Lineup?: Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis will get his chance to show us what he’s got over an entire season. The 30-year old backstop will...
• 1/10 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers about done with moves, focus on Winter Development Program: To no one's surprise, Ned Colletti said the Dodgers are at their payroll limit, meaning there are not going to be anymore significant...
• 1/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: A Brief Look At Your 2012 Chattanooga Lookouts: Last week, I took a look at a prospective roster for the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes and enjoyed the process enough that I thought...

• 12/26 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Checking Into the 2012 Albuquerque Isotopes: Last year at this time, I look a look at how the roster was shaping up for the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. Considering how...
• 12/5 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Winter Meetings, Day One: Update, 9:50am PT: This isn’t really a winter meetings rumor, but still fun to share. John Sickels has released his top...

• 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...
• 11/15 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...
• 11/15 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Another Day, Another Rumor: Dodgers Reportedly Interested in Matt Treanor: Ken Gurnick at Dodgers.com: The Dodgers’ search for a veteran catcher apparently has turned to Matt Treanor, who split time...
• 11/15 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Interested In Matt Treanor: The Dodgers are after a veteran catcher and are now looking at Matt Treanor, a baseball source told Ken Gurnick of MLB.com. ...
• 11/12 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers lose Rod Barajas and Jamey Carroll: The Dodgers lost a pair of free agents in the last two days -- Rod Barajas and Jamey Carroll.Barajas signed a 1-year, $4 million...
• 11/11 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Interested in Second Basemen and Catchers: Yesterday at Fox Sports, Ken Rosenthal put some names out there that the Dodgers might be looking at to fill the second base hole...
• 11/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Rod Barajas Heads to Pittsburgh: It figures that it would come about five minutes after I publish a season in review piece, but there’s real actual news...
• 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...
• 11/1 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers off-season preview: Free agent position players: This is the third in my off-season preview series. This time, I look at the free agent market for position players. There are...

• 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...
• 10/16 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Review: Catcher: In the fourth of my season review, I look at the catchers for the Dodgers. Like the rest of the infield, the catcher's position...
• 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 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Notes: Colletti, Kuroda, Barajas, Legal Ruling: On this day in 1978, the Dodgers clinched the NLCS on Bill Russell's walkoff single in the 10th inning of Game Four.  It was...
• 10/4 Through The Fence Baseball: Playoffs, schmayoffs … what are Dodgers’ plans for offseason?: There is some exciting baseball being played in the American League and National League playoffs. No doubt, there are even fans...
• 10/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: MSTI’s 2011 in Review: Catcher: As promised yesterday, we’re kicking off the fifth year of MSTI Season Reviews today with the catchers. I’ll probably...

• 9/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Ned Colletti Thinks the Dodgers Are Close to Contending, Because Of Course He Does: While I was away for the weekend, we saw Clayton Kershaw dominate the Giants as usual, Dana Eveland do his best to match Kershaw’s...