Post archive for ‘Los Angeles Dodgers’
June 11th, 2010 •
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Los Angeles Dodgers, Rumors • Tagged as Bizarre, Frank McCourt
One of the more drama filled owner’s in baseball’s tenure has become even weirder. According to Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times Dodgers owners Frank and Jamie McCourt hired Russian emigre Vladimir Shpunt to “Think Blue” and “help the team win by sending positive energy over great distances”.
May 3rd, 2010 •
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Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Fantasy, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Teams, Texas Rangers • Tagged as Aroldis Chapman, Brett Anderson, Brian Matusz, Chris Perez, Chris Volstad, Clayton Kershaw, Dan Haren, Daniel Bard, David Price, Drew Storen, Felix Hernandez, Franklin Morales, Homer Bailey, Ike Davis, Jaime Garcia, Jair Jurrjens, Jason Heyward, Jenrry Mejia, Jhoulys Chacin, Joba Chamberlain, Johnny Cueto, Josh Johnson, Justin Smoak, Kerry Wood, Mark DeRosa, Mat Latos, Mike Leake, Neftali Feliz, Phil Hughes, Rick Porcello, roy halladay, Ryan Perry, Stephen Strasburg, Tommy Hanson, Wade Davis, Xavier Nady, Yovani Gallardo
Previously, I took a look at the top 25 position players under the age of 25 currently in the major leagues. Since I compiled that list, the highly-rated Justin Smoak of the Texas Rangers has received the call to the big leagues, where he joins Jason Heyward and Ike Davis as the next wave of [...]
March 30th, 2010 •
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Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Fantasy, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Teams • Tagged as Carl Crawford, Grady Sizemore, Jason Bay, Matt Holliday, Matt Kemp, Ryan Braun
If Ryan Braun is off your fantasy league draft board there is no need to be confused. The analysts at amateurgm.com are here to help you decide who to anchor your fantasy outfield with. Alex Childers (Carl Crawford) – Four years $66 million; Seven years $120 million. No, that’s not the Saudi Prince’s inheritance; those [...]
February 11th, 2010 •
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Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Fantasy, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Teams • Tagged as Adam Wainwright, Andrew McCutchen, Carlos Gonzalez, Clayton Kershaw, Grady Sizemore, Jay Bruce, Jayson Werth, Joey Votto, Justin Upton, Mark Reynolds, Matt Kemp, Tommy Hanson, Yovani Gallardo
Yesterday, I took a look at some potential breakout candidates in the American League for 2010. Today, I want to focus on the National League, where the chances for some breakout performances are great. Last season, such names as Jayson Werth, Matt Kemp, Justin Upton, Mark Reynolds, and Adam Wainwright had breakout seasons that have [...]
January 27th, 2010 •
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Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Free Agents, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Rumors, San Diego Padres, Teams • Tagged as Adam Jones, Ben Sheets, Billy Beane, Denard Span, Jason Giambi, Jason Kubel, Jim Thome, Joe Mauer, Jon Garland, Justin Morneau, Kosuke Fukudome, Matt Wieters, Michael Cuddyer, Miguel Tejada, Nick Markakis, Nolan Reimold, Xavier Nady
It’s that time in free agency where the unsigned are left scrambling to find a new team in time for Spring Training or have to settle for a one-year deal with the hopes of establishing value for a bigger payday next off season. Over the past few days some quality free agents have found new [...]
January 26th, 2010 •
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Chicago White Sox, Free Agents, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets • Tagged as Carlos Delgado, DH, Gary Sheffield, Jermaine Dye, Jim Thome, Ozzie Guillen
After much deliberation Ozzie Guillen has decided to stick to his guns and use a rotating DH position thus eliminating the chances of Jim Thome returning to the south side of the Chicago. Guillen felt he would not be giving Thome the amount of at bats he deserved. Thome however, is not the only aging [...]
January 20th, 2010 •
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Chicago Cubs, Free Agents, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Rumors, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Teams, Texas Rangers • Tagged as Ben Sheets, Brad Penny, Jack Zduriencik, Kerry Wood
Free agent pitcher Ben Sheets, formerly of the Milwaukee Brewers, made his biggest step in his path back to the majors yesterday when he held a throwing session for MLB scouts at his alma mater, the University of Louisiana-Monroe. Last off season, Sheets agreed to a two-year deal with the Texas Rangers. However, Sheets failed his [...]
December 30th, 2009 •
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Baltimore Orioles, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Teams, Texas Rangers • Tagged as Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Edgar Renteria, Hanley Ramirez, Jimmy Rollins, Michael Young, Miguel Tejada, Nomar Garciaparra, Omar Vizquel
The next installment of the MLB Network’s Top 9 players at each position from this decade comes from the shortstop position. Over recent years, we have seen the position become one of the best in all of baseball with some exciting new talent. Let’s get right to it: 9. Omar Vizquel – Vizquel finds his [...]
December 18th, 2009 •
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Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Teams • Tagged as Billy wagner, Eric Gagne, Francisco Rodriguez, Jason Isringhausen, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, Mariano Rivera, Trevor Hoffman, Troy Percival
The next installment of the MLB Network’s Prime 9 list of top players at each position takes us to the closer’s role. This decade has seen the role of the closer become extremely important in many teams’ eyes as it can be difficult to find the right guy to get those all important last 3 [...]
December 9th, 2009 •
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Atlanta Braves, Free Agents, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers • Tagged as Randy Wolf, Tim Hudson, Yovani Gallardo
Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Milwaukee Brewers have signed Randy Wolf. The deal is said to be for 3 years for $29 million. This is a good signing for the Brewers. Wolf has had his fair share of injuries before but these seem to be behind him. Wolf will be a great compliment to [...]