Dodgers reliever JP Feyereisen stares out of the dugout after giving up a three-run double to San Diego’s Jurickson Profar in the seventh inning of the Dodgers’ 6-3 loss Sunday at Dodger Stadium. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times) For so-called superteams like the Dodgers, there is a universal kryptonite that even a $300 million payroll isn’t… Read More »
Dodgers pitcher Gavin Stone delivers during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. Stone pitched five perfect innings in the Dodgers’ 5-2 victory. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) The Dodgers and San Diego Padres endured a 2-hour, 15-minute rain delay before starting Saturday night’s game at Chavez Ravine under drizzly skies,… Read More »
Dodgers third baseman Miguel Rojas argues with umpire Laz Diaz after officials suspended Sunday’s game against the Cubs due to rain. After a nearly three-hour delay, the game resumed and the Dodgers lost 8-1. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images) Even under normal circumstances, the Dodgers’ defense was a concern for the club. On a wet, muddy infield… Read More »
The Dodgers answered one big roster question on Saturday night. But in a 6-5 overtime loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, another personnel problem quickly took its place. The good news for the team: Yoshinobu Yamamoto rebounded from his disastrous debut in South Korea to throw five shutout innings in his first career start at… Read More »
For a little over a month, the baseball world waited for something, something to come out of Shohei Ohtani’s camp to guess where he would sign for the upcoming MLB season. Rumors circulated; many were unfounded. Then on December 9, 2023, news broke via Ohtani’s Instagram that he had signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers,… Read More »
One of the fun things about fantasy analysis is finding a hidden gem, either through statistical analysis or the eyeball test. Then comes the hype train that follows with a lot of positive spin (the other kind of spin rate). But there is the other side of the spectrum. The fades. The downgrades. Yes, even… Read More »
The second in a series, we’re stepping into the box to talk about underrated players in this article after wading through the safest players to the plate last time. These are hardly considered under-the-radar players, as the first player a few paragraphs down has almost as many paparazzi following him as Taylor Swift. These are… Read More »
Yoshinobu Yamamoto looked uncomfortable throwing out of bounds on Wednesday, which was unfortunate as the new right-handed Dodgers spent most of his rough three-inning stretch against the Chicago White Sox with runners on base. Yamamoto, who signed a 12-year, $325 million contract with the Dodgers in December, was tagged for five earned runs and six… Read More »
Saving is a pain in the neck. But they’re also a necessary evil in the fantasy baseball world, so they spend their day at the Shuffle Up car wash. The approach to collecting saves on draft day is very league-specific. Some leagues attack bullpens aggressively, and that probably means you’ll have to follow through somewhat… Read More »
For a little over a month, the baseball world waited for something, something to come out of Shohei Ohtani’s camp to guess where he would sign for the upcoming MLB season. Rumors circulated; many were unfounded. Then on December 9, 2023, news broke via Ohtani’s Instagram that he had signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers,… Read More »