Dodgers and Mookie Betts agree to 12-year, $365 million contract extension
4 years, 5 months ago

Dodgers and Mookie Betts agree to 12-year, $365 million contract extension

LA Times  

The Dodgers and outfielder Mookie Betts agreed to a 12-year, $365 million contract extension Wednesday that should keep Betts in Los Angeles for the rest of his career. Everybody who has been a part of this whole thing, this is the day that we’ve been dreaming about.” The agreement materialized a day before the Dodgers face the San Francisco Giants to open a pandemic-shortened 60-game season that appeared in jeopardy when heated negotiations between owners and the union festered during the league’s shutdown. The contract Betts signed is the richest Andrew Friedman, the Dodgers’ president of baseball operations, has given a player by a nine-figure margin. “With that, we couldn’t be more comfortable to make that bet than on Mookie Betts.” The Dodgers acquired Betts, a four-time All-Star and the 2018 American League MVP, and left-handed pitcher David Price from the Boston Red Sox for outfielder Alex Verdugo and two prospects days before players reported for spring training in February.

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Los Angeles Dodgers finalize contracts with Michael Conforto and Blake Treinen
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Los Angeles Dodgers finalize contracts with Michael Conforto and Blake Treinen

Hindustan Times  

DALLAS — The Los Angeles Dodgers finalized a $17 million, one-year contract to add outfielder Michael Conforto on Tuesday along with a $22 million, two-year agreement to retain right-hander Blake Treinen. HT Image Conforto, a former first-round draft pick who turns 32 on March 1, hit.237 with 20 homers and 66 RBIs this year for San Francisco in the final …

Dodgers’ deferred payment obligations top $1 billion to 7 players with Snell and Edman contracts
1 month ago

Dodgers’ deferred payment obligations top $1 billion to 7 players with Snell and Edman contracts

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Contracts for Blake Snell and Tommy Edman increased the Los Angeles Dodgers’ obligations for deferred payments to more than $1 billion owed to seven players from 2028-46. Snell’s $182 million contract, announced Saturday, includes $66 million in deferred money payable to the pitcher through July 1, 2046, according to contract terms obtained by The Associated Press. “If …

Blake Snell and Dodgers agree to $182 million, 5-year contract, AP source says
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1 month, 1 week ago

Blake Snell and Dodgers agree to $182 million, 5-year contract, AP source says

Associated Press  

Less than a month after winning the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers are spending big again to add one of baseball’s best pitchers to their star-studded roster. Blake Snell and the Dodgers agreed to a $182 million, five-year contract, according to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations. Snell would join two-way star Shohei Ohtani and fellow Japanese …

Dodgers Dugout: Which free agents should the Dodgers bring back?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers Dugout: Which free agents should the Dodgers bring back?

LA Times  

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. Free agents Walker Buehler Jack Flaherty Kiké Hernández Teoscar Hernández Joe Kelly Clayton Kershaw Blake Treinen Retired Daniel Hudson Kevin Kiermaier Signed for next season We will list the player, what they will get next season and length of contract Austin Barnes, $3.5 million, signed through 2025 Mookie Betts, $30.4 million, …

Dodgers to move Mookie Betts to infield in 2025, seek pitching and outfielders this offseason
2 months ago

Dodgers to move Mookie Betts to infield in 2025, seek pitching and outfielders this offseason

LA Times  

The big news from Gomes’ media session on Wednesday: Mookie Betts is likely heading back to the infield in 2025. Now, however, the club’s “assumption,” as Gomes put it, is that Betts will return to the dirt next season, though exactly how that will look is not yet “set in stone.” “I know the toll on the body is less …

Projecting MLB free agent contracts for Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes and other top players
2 months ago

Projecting MLB free agent contracts for Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes and other top players

New York Times  

When Michael Bluth charged his own brother, Gob, for a Bluth frozen banana in a season one episode of “Arrested Development,” his mother Lucille chided him. Player Signed Ages fWAR1 fWAR3 fWAR5 Years Total 2024 AAV Blake Snell 2024 31-32 4.1 9.8 14.5 2 62.0 31.0 James Shields 2015 33-36 3.2 11.4 17.9 4 75.0 24.9 Blake Snell 2025 32 …

Mookie Betts' sacrifices helped fuel Dodgers' World Series run
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mookie Betts' sacrifices helped fuel Dodgers' World Series run

LA Times  

The defining moment of the Dodgers’ season went by almost completely unnoticed. “When guys like that do it,” manager Dave Roberts said, “everyone else has to fall in line, as far as whatever roles, wherever they hit in the order, if they play or start or don’t start.” During the past few weeks, Dodgers players forfeited time with their families …

Teoscar Hernández’s agent fires back at critics of one-year Dodgers deal: ‘Who’s laughing now?’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Teoscar Hernández’s agent fires back at critics of one-year Dodgers deal: ‘Who’s laughing now?’

LA Times  

Most agents representing MLB players don’t publicly gloat. But most agents don’t take the heat from their colleagues that Rafa Nieves apparently did when he negotiated a one-year, $23.5-million deal for Teoscar Hernández with the Dodgers last offseason. “We were looking for a 3-year deal, and while reading the market and realizing that deal might not exist, I asked him …

Mookie Betts must snap out of his years-long postseason slump
3 months ago

Mookie Betts must snap out of his years-long postseason slump

LA Times  

Mookie Betts walks back to the dugout after striking out in the third inning of a 10-2 loss to the San Diego Padres in Game 2 of the NLDS at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. He said of his at-bats in the first two games of this best-of-five series, “They’re all outs, so all terrible.” With the series moving to Petco …

Mookie Betts got ‘lost in the process’ this year. Can it lead to better playoff success?
3 months ago

Mookie Betts got ‘lost in the process’ this year. Can it lead to better playoff success?

LA Times  

Twice last month, teams intentionally walked Shohei Ohtani to face Mookie Betts instead. “If you pay attention to those results,” Betts said, “that will tear you down.” That’s exactly what manager Dave Roberts believes happened last September, recalling how Betts pressed in pursuit of a second most valuable player award and first 40-homer season. And if he does that, eventually …

Mookie Betts belts homer to lift Dodgers in Shohei Ohtani’s return to Anaheim
4 months ago

Mookie Betts belts homer to lift Dodgers in Shohei Ohtani’s return to Anaheim

LA Times  

For nine innings Tuesday night, the Dodgers played with their food at Angel Stadium. “It’s a tough situation to walk a guy that got $700 to get to the guy that got $350,” starting pitcher Walker Buehler joked of Ohtani and Betts. “You look back at the last couple weeks, we’ve played some intense baseball games,” manager Dave Roberts said …

Mookie Betts homers in return as Dodgers beat the Brewers
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Mookie Betts homers in return as Dodgers beat the Brewers

LA Times  

Mookie Betts — or, as he’s known around these parts, “Spooky” Betts — returned to the Dodgers’ lineup for the opener of a four-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night, refusing to stay with the team at the supposedly haunted Pfister Hotel for the second straight season. “It’s probably on one hand, it really is,” manager Dave Roberts …

Mookie Betts will play short, bat second for Dodgers when he returns
5 months ago

Mookie Betts will play short, bat second for Dodgers when he returns

LA Times  

When Mookie Betts makes his long-awaited return from a left hand fracture in Milwaukee next week, it will be in one position that has become relatively familiar to the eight-time All-Star and another that will be relatively new. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday that Betts will remain at shortstop, the spot he moved to in early March because of …

Bobby Bonilla Day: How his deferred contracts compare to Shohei Ohtani’s deal
6 months, 1 week ago

Bobby Bonilla Day: How his deferred contracts compare to Shohei Ohtani’s deal

LA Times  

Shohei Ohtani, left, deferred most of the money in his $700-million deal with the Dodgers. Bobby Bonilla’s deferred contracts with the Mets and Orioles earn him $1,693,248.20 annually. The Dodgers, in fact, have made Bonilla’s yearly deferred income look like chump change. The net present value of Ohtani’s $700-million contract is only $437.5 million, and only $46 million currently counts …

Mookie Betts and Yamamoto injuries create Dodgers trade dilemma
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Mookie Betts and Yamamoto injuries create Dodgers trade dilemma

LA Times  

They were both learning to do something they’d never done before, Mookie Betts playing shortstop full-time and Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitching in the major leagues. Betts broke his left hand when he was struck by a 98-mph fastball during the Dodgers’ 3-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals. He made his 15th start of the season when he pitched seven scoreless …

‘Uncharted territory’: Is Mookie Betts at shortstop a sustainable solution for the Dodgers?
6 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Uncharted territory’: Is Mookie Betts at shortstop a sustainable solution for the Dodgers?

LA Times  

Three months in, the amazement has yet to dissipate. “I take a lot of pride in it, how I’ve come a long way,” Betts said this weekend, reflecting on the process while from a visiting locker at Yankee Stadium last weekend. “I was talking to Lux,” Betts said after a recent game, “and I was like, ‘This is the hardest …

Motivated by move to shortstop, Dodgers veteran Mookie Betts is on a tear
9 months, 1 week ago

Motivated by move to shortstop, Dodgers veteran Mookie Betts is on a tear

LA Times  

Mookie Betts has a reputation for seeking challenges. When the Dodgers started evaluating their shortstop options near the end of spring camp — amid repeated defensive miscues from then-starting shortstop Gavin Lux — Betts didn’t outwardly ask to move to the position. “I’m very proud of myself for making those plays, and all the work.” Indeed, Betts’ approach to his …

Cody Bellinger is returning to the Cubs on an $80 million, 3-year contract, AP source says
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Cody Bellinger is returning to the Cubs on an $80 million, 3-year contract, AP source says

Associated Press  

Cody Bellinger is going back to the Chicago Cubs, agreeing to an $80 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. Bellinger is set to make $30 million this year, and then $30 million in 2025 if he stays with Chicago and $20 million in 2026 if he doesn’t opt out of the contract. Healthy …

Cody Bellinger signs 3-year $80-million deal with Cubs a year after Dodgers let him go
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Cody Bellinger signs 3-year $80-million deal with Cubs a year after Dodgers let him go

LA Times  

Chicago Cubs center fielder Cody Bellinger gestures to the Dodger Stadium crowd after being acknowledged by his former team prior to an April 14 game. A year after the Dodgers turned their backs on Cody Bellinger, the mercurial left-handed slugger has reportedly agreed to a three-year, $80-million contract with the Chicago Cubs. Bellinger, a center fielder and first baseman, had …

D-backs add slugger Joc Pederson, who is intrigued with his new team’s speed, youth and power
11 months, 2 weeks ago

D-backs add slugger Joc Pederson, who is intrigued with his new team’s speed, youth and power

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Joc Pederson watched the Arizona Diamondbacks’ surprise run to the World Series last fall and didn’t see a whole lot of luck. “They’ve always done the little things right and now they’ve added young superstars that are changing the game, stealing bases, hitting homers,” Pederson said. Arizona general manager Mike Hazen said adding a left-handed power bat like …

Teoscar Hernández says there’s no better place to play than with LA Dodgers
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Teoscar Hernández says there’s no better place to play than with LA Dodgers

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Teoscar Hernández initially was seeking a multiyear deal in a slow free-agent market, but the chance to join a powerful Los Angeles Dodgers lineup convinced the outfielder to sign a $23.5 million, one-year contract. Los Angeles has been baseball’s top spender this offseason, committing $1,235,687,500 to two-way star Shohei Ohtani, pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow, and …

Dodgers finalize $23.5M deal with Teoscar Hernández and hire former major leaguer Raúl Ibañez
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers finalize $23.5M deal with Teoscar Hernández and hire former major leaguer Raúl Ibañez

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Teoscar Hernández finalized a $23.5 million, one-year contract with the Dodgers on Friday, the latest deal by big-spending Los Angeles that includes deferred money. Los Angeles has been baseball’s top spender this offseason, committing $1,235,687,500 to two-way star Shohei Ohtani, pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow, and Hernández. The Dodgers owe deferred payments to Ohtani, Mookie Betts, …

Dodgers Dugout: Gee, $1.2 billion doesn’t go as far as it used to
1 year ago

Dodgers Dugout: Gee, $1.2 billion doesn’t go as far as it used to

LA Times  

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. Even last year, they were so good, and then when Shohei signed, I was like, ‘Yeah, I’m going to be on that team.’ I’m ecstatic.” Glasnow’s numbers: 2016: 0-2, 4.24 ERA, 23.1 IP, 22 hits, 13 walks, 24 K’s, 99 ERA+ 2017: 2-7, 7.69 ERA, 62 IP, 81 hits, 44 walks, …

Ohtani can opt out of Dodgers deal if either of two executives lose their roles, an AP source says
1 year ago

Ohtani can opt out of Dodgers deal if either of two executives lose their roles, an AP source says

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani can opt out of his $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers if either of two key executives is no longer in place, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The Athletic first reported Wednesday that Ohtani’s deal contained a provision allowing him to opt out at the …

Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers is a steal.
1 year ago

Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers is a steal.

Slate  

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the biggest free agent sweepstakes of all time. The Dodgers’ desire to make a good deal and Ohtani’s desire to join the most consistent winning franchise in baseball have merged to form an awe-inspiring contractual arrangement worth “$700 million.” After Ohtani announced Saturday that he would join the Dodgers, details of the deal started to …

Ohtani’s Dodgers contract has $680 million deferred, lowering tax value to $46 million annually
1 year ago

Ohtani’s Dodgers contract has $680 million deferred, lowering tax value to $46 million annually

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani will receive just $20 million of his $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers over the next 10 years, with $680 million payable from 2034-43 in an unusual structure that gives the team greater payroll flexibility in coming seasons. “I can say 100 percent that you, the Dodger organization and I share the same …

Shohei Ohtani deferring $68 million annually on his 10-year Dodgers contract
1 year ago

Shohei Ohtani deferring $68 million annually on his 10-year Dodgers contract

LA Times  

Shohei Ohtani walks off the mound during a game between the Angels and Pittsburgh Pirates on July. The extremely unusual structure — in which Ohtani will receive $68 million payments annually from 2034 to 2043, without interest, following the completion of the 10-year pact — was Ohtani’s idea, the person said, encouraged by the two-time MVP in the hopes of …

Mookie Betts is at the World Series, but not as player. ‘I have to do better, no matter what.’
1 year, 2 months ago

Mookie Betts is at the World Series, but not as player. ‘I have to do better, no matter what.’

LA Times  

Dodgers star Mookie Betts, left, talks with Corbin Carroll of the Arizona Diamondbacks before Game 3 of the World Series in Phoenix on Monday. Mookie Betts walks to the dugout after striking out in the Dodgers’ Game 3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League Division Series on Oct. 11. You’ve got to go play, no matter what, …

What's up with Mookie Betts? Dodgers' playoff lives depend on him
1 year, 2 months ago

What's up with Mookie Betts? Dodgers' playoff lives depend on him

LA Times  

Dodgers second baseman Mookie Betts takes the field during the first inning of Game 2 of the NLDS against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night. “Doesn’t matter where the pitches are.” Betts slumped his way out of most valuable player consideration in September, but batted.296 over his final eight games of the regular season. “He’s really good at controlling the …

Dodgers respond to Scott Boras’ remarks on Cody Bellinger; Boras clarifies his stance
1 year, 4 months ago

Dodgers respond to Scott Boras’ remarks on Cody Bellinger; Boras clarifies his stance

LA Times  

Ten months later, the ripple effects of Cody Bellinger’s unceremonious split from the Dodgers continue to make waves. “So, when he became a free agent, Cody told me, ‘I want to go to teams that know me the best, and I want to go where people understand me.’ ” Boras’ comments were perceived by some around the sport — as …

Mookie Betts hits career-high 36th homer as Dodgers have 16 hits in rout of Diamondbacks
1 year, 4 months ago

Mookie Betts hits career-high 36th homer as Dodgers have 16 hits in rout of Diamondbacks

LA Times  

The Dodgers’ Mookie Betts celebrates while running the bases on his home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the sixth inning on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium. “They’re gritty, they’re tough, and we’re seeing two of their best guys,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said before the series, “so it should be two close games here, and we’ll see who plays the …

Dodgers Dugout: Why Mookie Betts should be the new starting shortstop
1 year, 8 months ago

Dodgers Dugout: Why Mookie Betts should be the new starting shortstop

LA Times  

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. Batters Hanser Alberto, White Sox:.211/.211/.368, 58 OPS+ Eddy Alvarez, Brewers: in the minors Cody Bellinger, Cubs:.300/.380/.550, 5 doubles, 5 homers, 153 OPS+ Joey Gallo, Twins:.235/.350/.706, 1 double, 5 homers, 193 OPS+ Jake Lamb, Angels:.211/.268/.237, 1 double, 43 OPS+ Zach McKinstry, Tigers:.256/.310/.487, 3 doubles, 2 homers, 126 OPS+ Kevin Pillar, Braves:.211/.250/.316, 1 …

Mookie Betts at shortstop? How the Dodgers’ experiment could make long-term sense
1 year, 8 months ago

Mookie Betts at shortstop? How the Dodgers’ experiment could make long-term sense

LA Times  

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts during a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Monday, April 10, 2023. For all of Mookie Betts’ natural skill, after all, the Dodgers had never really considered a world in which he might regularly play shortstop. “The ability and willingness for Mookie to play second or short,” manager Dave Roberts said, …

Friendship with Mookie Betts wasn’t only factor in J.D. Martinez signing with Dodgers
1 year, 11 months ago

Friendship with Mookie Betts wasn’t only factor in J.D. Martinez signing with Dodgers

LA Times  

Martinez celebrates his grand slam against the Astros during Game 2 of the ALCS in 2021. “I’m in a part of my career where I just want to win,” the Dodgers new designated hitter said Wednesday night, speaking publicly for the first time since his offseason arrival at a charity bowling event Betts was hosting in downtown Los Angeles. That …

Xander Bogaerts, Padres finalize $280 million, 11-year deal
2 years ago

Xander Bogaerts, Padres finalize $280 million, 11-year deal

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — It didn’t take long for Xander Bogaerts to be asked whether he expected to be the San Diego Padres’ full-time shortstop even though the team already has two stalwarts at the position. “The roster is so stacked, top to bottom, it’s unbelievable,” said Bogaerts, a native of Aruba who signed with the Boston Red Sox at age …

Dodgers’ Mookie Betts is his harshest critic. It’s what fuels him to be great
2 years, 5 months ago

Dodgers’ Mookie Betts is his harshest critic. It’s what fuels him to be great

LA Times  

Mookie Betts will start the first All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium since 1980 as one of the faces of the franchise. “‘You don’t have to worry about anything contractually and everything is around just helping the Dodgers win.’” Two years later, Betts, 29, will start the first All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium since 1980 as one of the faces of …

Catcher Austin Barnes agrees to two-year, $7-million contract extension with Dodgers
2 years, 6 months ago

Catcher Austin Barnes agrees to two-year, $7-million contract extension with Dodgers

LA Times  

Austin Barnes, right, celebrates with Mookie Betts after scoring a run against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 21. On Sunday, the team agreed to a two-year contract extension with catcher Austin Barnes worth $7 million guaranteed, keeping the eight-year veteran under contract with the team through the 2024 season. So it’s great to be here for another two years.” Barnes, …

Mookie Betts becomes NL leader in homers in Dodgers’ 9-4 win over Nationals
2 years, 7 months ago

Mookie Betts becomes NL leader in homers in Dodgers’ 9-4 win over Nationals

LA Times  

Dodgers’ Mookie Betts celebrates his home run in the dugout with his teammates during the fourth inning against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday in Washington. With two home runs that gave him the National League lead with 12, Betts led the way in the Dodgers’ 9-4 win against the Washington Nationals. “It’s not a bucket-list item,” Betts said of vying …

Commentary: Angry about Dodgers signing Freddie Freeman? Take it up with your owner, not ours
2 years, 9 months ago

Commentary: Angry about Dodgers signing Freddie Freeman? Take it up with your owner, not ours

LA Times  

Freddie Freeman reacts after the Atlanta Braves defeated the Dodgers in Game 6 to win the 2021 National League Championship Series. In Chicago, where Cubs owner Tom Ricketts has entered the bidding for the storied Chelsea club in the English Premier League, a spokesman whispered sweet nothings to the British media about how Ricketts understands “the importance of investing for …

Cody Bellinger agrees to one-year deal worth $17 million with Dodgers
3 years ago

Cody Bellinger agrees to one-year deal worth $17 million with Dodgers

LA Times  

Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers celebrates after hitting a three-run homer to tie the score in Game 3 of the National League Championship against the Atlanta Braves on Oct. 19. The two-time All-Star and 2019 MVP underwent surgery following the team’s 2020 World Series title for a right shoulder injury he sustained in a celebration with then-teammate Kiké Hernández during …

Column: Mookie Betts and Dodgers look perfectly comfortable with season on line
3 years, 2 months ago

Column: Mookie Betts and Dodgers look perfectly comfortable with season on line

LA Times  

Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting a sacrifice fly that scored a run during the fifth inning Tuesday night against the Giants. “So he did it again today.” Buehler justified the Dodgers’ faith in him by giving up only three hits and one run over 4 1/3 innings, and Betts provided valuable offensive support …

Another stint on injured list for Dodgers’ Mookie Betts is ‘very probable’
3 years, 4 months ago

Another stint on injured list for Dodgers’ Mookie Betts is ‘very probable’

LA Times  

Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts reacts after striking out against the Houston Astros in the fifth inning at Dodger Stadium on Aug. 3. Betts was scratched from Tuesday night’s series opener against the Philadelphia Phillies because of a sore right hip, and Roberts said another stint on the 10-day injury list for the right fielder is “very probable.” Betts was sidelined …

Dodgers’ Mookie Betts opts out of All-Star game, but Walker Buehler, Justin Turner get in
3 years, 5 months ago

Dodgers’ Mookie Betts opts out of All-Star game, but Walker Buehler, Justin Turner get in

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler and third baseman Justin Turner have been added to the National League roster as replacements for Tuesday night’s All-Star game in Denver, but outfielder Mookie Betts has opted out of the game because of injury. New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom, Houston Astros stars Carlos Correa, Jose Altuve and Michael Brantley, San Diego Padres ace Yu …

How high are Mookie Betts’ expectations? He says he was merely ‘serviceable’ in 2020
3 years, 10 months ago

How high are Mookie Betts’ expectations? He says he was merely ‘serviceable’ in 2020

LA Times  

Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts, right, smiles while talking with outfielder A.J. “But Mookie, like all great players, they expect a lot from themselves.” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts celebrates with Mookie Betts after the right fielder scored a run against the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 of the World Series on Oct. 27. But I think we have a …

Fernando Tatis’ 14-year, $340-million deal: Cake topper for MLB’s best rivalry
3 years, 10 months ago

Fernando Tatis’ 14-year, $340-million deal: Cake topper for MLB’s best rivalry

LA Times  

San Diego Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. throws to first for the out on Dodgers’ Mookie Betts during the NLDS in Arlington, Texas. “I know,” Blake Snell said, “it’s a little feisty lately.” In the blue corner, the defending World Series champion Dodgers. Tatis would have been the Padres’ shortstop anyway, and the team could have signed him for $1 million. …

Dodgers and Justin Turner agree on two-year, $34-million deal after long standoff
3 years, 10 months ago

Dodgers and Justin Turner agree on two-year, $34-million deal after long standoff

LA Times  

It took nearly the entire offseason, longer than anyone could’ve expected, but the Dodgers and Justin Turner agreed on a two-year contract Saturday to keep the third baseman in Los Angeles four days before pitchers and catchers report for spring training Wednesday. Turner’s return ensures his final act as a Dodger won’t be igniting a controversy the night the Dodgers …

Joc Pederson leaves Dodgers to sign with Chicago Cubs
3 years, 11 months ago

Joc Pederson leaves Dodgers to sign with Chicago Cubs

LA Times  

Joc Pederson will no longer round the bases in a Dodgers uniform after the outfielder agreed to join the Chicago Cubs. Joc Pederson has signed a one-year contract for $7 million with the Chicago Cubs, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. He broke a scoreless tie with a solo home run off Washington’s Max Scherzer in the …

Dodgers continue to build bullpen, re-sign Blake Treinen to a two-year contract
4 years ago

Dodgers continue to build bullpen, re-sign Blake Treinen to a two-year contract

LA Times  

The Dodgers addressed one of their top priorities this offseason Tuesday by re-signing Blake Treinen to a two-year contract with a team option for the 2023 season. He compiled just 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings — his lowest figure since he broke into the majors — but his walk rate dropped to 2.8 per nine innings. The club acquired right-hander …

Dodgers’ Andrew Friedman voted MLB executive of the year by his peers
4 years, 1 month ago

Dodgers’ Andrew Friedman voted MLB executive of the year by his peers

LA Times  

Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman celebrates after L.A. beat the Atlanta Braves in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series. Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman was named Major League Baseball’s 2020 executive of the year Tuesday, as voted on by the 30 clubs before the start of the postseason. Friedman, in his sixth year in …

LA Dodgers win World Series
4 years, 2 months ago

LA Dodgers win World Series

The Independent  

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