Reliever Caleb Ferguson makes return for Dodgers; David Price’s next steps unclear
2 years, 7 months ago

Reliever Caleb Ferguson makes return for Dodgers; David Price’s next steps unclear

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Left-hander Caleb Ferguson, pictured in July 2020, threw a scoreless inning Monday night in the Dodgers’ 5-4 win over Arizona. “I think right now he’s in a good spot, mentally and physically,” Roberts said before Monday night’s game. “It’s time.” When asked about his next appearance, Price said to ask Roberts or Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman. Price had thrown a couple of bullpen sessions and a live batting practice, Roberts said, assuming the left-hander was “feeling well.” But the manager wasn’t ready to commit to riding the 36-year-old hard.

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Dodgers’ growing offensive struggles have a familiar feel in loss to Cubs
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers’ growing offensive struggles have a familiar feel in loss to Cubs

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Shohei Ohtani puts his hands up in front of Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson after reaching second base on a fielding error during the Dodgers’ 10-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Monday night at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers, meanwhile, didn’t score their first run until the fifth and squandered multiple opportunities to get back in the game — despite …

How Yohan Ramírez, Anthony Banda, Michael Petersen became Dodgers’ latest bullpen success stories
5 months, 3 weeks ago

How Yohan Ramírez, Anthony Banda, Michael Petersen became Dodgers’ latest bullpen success stories

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Evan Phillips has seen this movie before, and the reason it looks so familiar is because the Dodgers closer starred in it himself. “When we sign a guy like Michael Petersen to a minor league deal, it’s always with a plan, that there’s something there to like, and if we can get that in line, then maybe add something else, …

Dodgers re-sign Ryan Brasier, trade Caleb Ferguson in corresponding move
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers re-sign Ryan Brasier, trade Caleb Ferguson in corresponding move

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Days before pitchers and catchers report to spring training in Arizona, the Dodgers’ bullpen situation became a little more clear Monday. Originally an Angels draft pick who spent most of his seven-year MLB career with the Boston Red Sox, Brasier was released by Boston last May following early-season struggles and signed with the Dodgers in June. Though the former 38th-round …

Caleb Ferguson frustrated by ‘miscommunication’ with Dodgers after going back on IL
2 years, 6 months ago

Caleb Ferguson frustrated by ‘miscommunication’ with Dodgers after going back on IL

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After the Dodgers placed Caleb Ferguson on the injured list this week with left forearm tendinitis, manager Dave Roberts said the left-handed reliever “wasn’t too thrilled” about the decision. “Yeah, I’m just kind of tired of the miscommunication of it.” Twenty months after his second Tommy John surgery, and having missed all of last season, Ferguson had hoped his role …

Dodgers pitcher David Price on injured list after testing positive for COVID-19
2 years, 8 months ago

Dodgers pitcher David Price on injured list after testing positive for COVID-19

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Dodgers pitcher David Price returns to the dugout during a spring training game against the Angels at Angel Stadium on April 4. Dodgers pitcher David Price was put on the injured list Sunday after testing positive for COVID-19, manager Dave Roberts said. Roberts said he wasn’t sure how long Price might be out and didn’t anticipate the availability of any …

David Price is ‘in the mix’ for spot in Dodgers’ rotation
2 years, 9 months ago

David Price is ‘in the mix’ for spot in Dodgers’ rotation

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David Price pitches in relief for the Dodgers against the Colorado Rockies on Sept. 23, 2021. Manager Dave Roberts, though, hasn’t shut the door on the possibility of Price crashing that group, saying Wednesday that the five-time All-Star is “in the mix” for one of the spots as spring gets underway. So I think for him, I don’t think it …

David Price to replace injured Joe Kelly on the Dodgers’ NLCS roster
3 years, 2 months ago

David Price to replace injured Joe Kelly on the Dodgers’ NLCS roster

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Left-hander David Price will replace the injured Joe Kelly on the Dodgers’ roster for the rest of the NLCS. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced Friday that left-handed veteran David Price will join the team’s National League Championship Series roster, replacing reliever Joe Kelly a day after he left a Game 5 start with right bicep tightness. Roberts also said left-handed …

Dodgers spring preview: Signing Trevor Bauer an answer to the Padres’ flurry of moves
3 years, 10 months ago

Dodgers spring preview: Signing Trevor Bauer an answer to the Padres’ flurry of moves

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For the offseason’s first three months, the Dodgers, the reigning World Series champions for the first time since the George H.W. “Obviously, we’ve noticed,” Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said of the Padres’ busy offseason during Bauer’s introductory press conference Thursday. Turner wanted a longer contract and at least one other team — the Milwaukee Brewers — had …

Could David Price return to the Dodgers this season?
4 years, 3 months ago

Could David Price return to the Dodgers this season?

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The Dodgers’ decision to send Ross Stripling to the Toronto Blue Jays and not acquire a starting pitcher before Monday’s trade deadline presumably doubles as a vote of confidence for the rotation options behind Clayton Kershaw and Walker Buehler. In a conference call with reporters Monday, Friedman was asked whether Price is considering pitching in 2020 after news surfaced that …

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