Dodgers’ contract offer to Gerrit Cole would have broken records too
5 years ago

Dodgers’ contract offer to Gerrit Cole would have broken records too

LA Times  

The Dodgers made Gerrit Cole their top priority from the start of the offseason. They remain in the race for third baseman Anthony Rendon, the best free agent remaining, but aren’t confident that they will land him. He’s arguably been the best reliever in the majors the past three seasons, but high usage and relative regression in 2019 could be red flags. The Dodgers have interest in 31-year-old right-handed free agents Blake Treinen and Dellin Betances, both of whom could be bought low after forgettable 2019 seasons. Betances made four All-Star teams and posted a 2.36 ERA in eight seasons with the Yankees, but appeared in just one game in 2019 because of shoulder and Achilles’ injuries.

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Letters to Sports: Walker Buehler’s Dodgers career is worth celebrating
1 week, 6 days ago

Letters to Sports: Walker Buehler’s Dodgers career is worth celebrating

LA Times  

Given Walker Buehler’s injury history, it is understandable why the Dodgers did not extend him a qualifying offer, particularly in the $21-million range. However, the gamer should be celebrated for his Dodger career, notably Buehler’s regular-season winning percentage of.681, and his postseason performances — often on short rest — highlighted by being on the mound to save Game 5 of …

Dodgers Dugout: Which free agents should the Dodgers bring back?
1 month, 4 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, …

Yankees’ Gerrit Cole opts out of contract, per source: How New York could prevent him from testing free agency
2 months, 1 week ago

Yankees’ Gerrit Cole opts out of contract, per source: How New York could prevent him from testing free agency

New York Times  

NEW YORK — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole opted out of his nine-year, $324 million contract, a league source confirmed. The Yankees can void Cole’s opt-out by adding a 10th year and an additional $36 million to his current deal, which would restore his status as the highest-paid pitcher in baseball by total dollars after Los Angeles Dodgers starter …

Dodgers' margin of error shrinks with Gerrit Cole in Game 5
2 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers' margin of error shrinks with Gerrit Cole in Game 5

LA Times  

This could become interesting. With their $324-million ace on the mound and their offense finally doing what it’s supposed to do, the Yankees could take Game 5. “We’ve got Gerrit Cole lurking tomorrow if we can get there,” Rizzo said. Under the worst-case scenario, instead of leaving their mark as the greatest team in franchise history, these Dodgers could forever …

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole to see specialist Dr. Neal ElAttrache for additional tests on right elbow
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole to see specialist Dr. Neal ElAttrache for additional tests on right elbow

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole traveled to Los Angeles on Wednesday to see specialist Dr. Neal ElAttrache for additional tests on his right elbow. “I understand it’s Gerrit Cole and it’s a big story, but I’m not going to jump to a conclusion or speculate,” Boone said after after Wednesday’s 9-4 loss to Boston. But I …

Dodgers’ bullpen is a statistical mess. Here’s what’s working and what isn’t
1 year, 7 months ago

Dodgers’ bullpen is a statistical mess. Here’s what’s working and what isn’t

LA Times  

Dodgers reliever Evan Phillips, pitching in the eighth inning against the Atlanta Braves on May 23, has been used as early as the fifth inning this season. A shaky Sunday night game in which the Dodgers’ top three relievers gave up all four runs did not totally obscure the recent good deeds of their beleaguered bullpen, but it was hard …

Dodgers Dugout: Finally, baseball is around the corner
1 year, 11 months ago

Dodgers Dugout: Finally, baseball is around the corner

LA Times  

It’ll soon be time for Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers to take the field. He spent the last two seasons in Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League, where he had a 3.63 ERA in 198 1/3 innings. Meet and greet Freddie Freeman: $250 Meet and greet Julio Urías: $250 Meet and greet Fernando Valenzuela: $250 Selfie with Gavin Lux, Brusdar Graterol, …

With Craig Kimbrel demoted, who will be next Dodgers closer?
2 years, 3 months ago

With Craig Kimbrel demoted, who will be next Dodgers closer?

LA Times  

The Dodgers finally ripped off the Band-Aid, but they still have to treat the festering wound underneath. Evan Phillips 2022 season: 1.24 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, two saves Career saves: Three The most obvious candidate to succeed Kimbrel at closer might seem like Phillips, the journeyman right-hander who has flourished in his first full season with the Dodgers. Brusdar Graterol 2022 …

With MLB back in business, the free-agent frenzy is about to begin
2 years, 10 months ago

With MLB back in business, the free-agent frenzy is about to begin

LA Times  

Carlos Correa, celebrating his two-run double for the Houston Astros against the Chicago White Sox in the 2021 playoffs, will be one of the most-coveted players on the free-agent market. “When this deal is done, it’s gonna be the craziest free-agent frenzy we’ve witnessed,” former Dodgers slugger Joc Pederson wrote on Twitter last week. Freeman, a former Orange El Modena …

Cole Hamels signs with Dodgers, adds still-needed rotation depth
3 years, 5 months ago

Cole Hamels signs with Dodgers, adds still-needed rotation depth

LA Times  

The Dodgers have agreed to terms on a major league contract with free-agent pitcher Cole Hamels. The Dodgers signed free-agent pitcher Cole Hamels to a one-year, $1-million deal on Wednesday, a low-risk investment in a veteran left-hander who could provide rotation depth if Clayton Kershaw is slow to recover from a sore elbow. Hamels has a 7-6 record and 3.41 …

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

LA Times  

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 …

Expensive Trevor Bauer signing shouldn’t jeopardize the Dodgers’ long-term future
3 years, 10 months ago

Expensive Trevor Bauer signing shouldn’t jeopardize the Dodgers’ long-term future

LA Times  

At 1:19 p.m. Thursday, 11 minutes before a scheduled news conference, the Dodgers finally made it official in a statement: Trevor Bauer is a Dodger. The contract makes Bauer the highest-paid player in the majors this season, but it isn’t a long-term anchor; Bauer, 30, could come off the books next offseason though it’s unlikely. Last offseason’s top free-agent pitcher, …

Dodgers acquire Corey Knebel, offer contracts to all arbitration-eligible players
4 years, 1 month ago

Dodgers acquire Corey Knebel, offer contracts to all arbitration-eligible players

LA Times  

Major League Baseball’s non-tender deadline, usually an overlooked date on the industry’s offseason calendar, was met with heightened anticipation Wednesday. The 30 teams were expected to decline to offer contracts to an unprecedented number of arbitration-eligible players after sustaining significant economic losses as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Approximately 60 players were non-tendered, barely eclipsing last year’s mark of …

No regrets? Looking back at the derailed trade between the Dodgers and Angels
4 years, 4 months ago

No regrets? Looking back at the derailed trade between the Dodgers and Angels

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Ross Stripling and outfielder Joc Pederson were almost traded to the Angels during the offseason in exchange for young, versatile infielder Luis Rengifo and a few minor leaguers. With that deal nearly done, they offered the Angels outfielder Joc Pederson and pitcher Ross Stripling in exchange for young, versatile infielder Luis Rengifo and a few minor leaguers. Would …

Ross Stripling is ready to claim David Price’s spot in the Dodgers’ rotation
4 years, 6 months ago

Ross Stripling is ready to claim David Price’s spot in the Dodgers’ rotation

LA Times  

The versatile Ross Stripling, seen here during spring training, is near the top of manager Dave Roberts’ list of candidates to replace David Price in the rotation. But with several weeks remaining before opening day, “I felt that I didn’t really get a fair shake on trying to earn that spot,” Stripling said. “So even with David sitting out, I …

Column: Blame Dodgers ownership for blinking on Gerrit Cole and getting outbid by the Yankees
5 years ago

Column: Blame Dodgers ownership for blinking on Gerrit Cole and getting outbid by the Yankees

LA Times  

Mark Walter, the controlling partner of Guggenheim Baseball Management, should shoulder the blame for the Dodgers’ inability to sign pitcher Gerrit Cole. Guggenheim Baseball Management, the same deep-pocketed ownership group responsible for the broadcasting deal that made the Dodgers disappear from television screens around Los Angeles, might have cost the team the chance of winning their first World Series in …

Dodgers sign relief pitcher Blake Treinen to a one-year, $10 million deal
5 years ago

Dodgers sign relief pitcher Blake Treinen to a one-year, $10 million deal

LA Times  

The only area the Dodgers have specifically sought to upgrade this offseason is the bullpen. As president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman described it, the need to bolster a relief corps is “omnipresent.” The Dodgers were looking for someone they believe could dominate batters in the later innings. On Wednesday, they addressed the priority, agreeing to a one-year, $10-million contract …

Gerrit Cole signs record deal with Yankees, spurning Angels and Dodgers
5 years, 1 month ago

Gerrit Cole signs record deal with Yankees, spurning Angels and Dodgers

LA Times  

Houston’s Gerrit Cole pitches against the Washington Nationals during Game 5 of the 2019 World Series. After giving up one run and striking out 11 in Houston’s 11-2 win in Angel Stadium on July 18, Cole said he enjoyed pitching in front of family members and friends. “Certainly when you’re talking to a guy like Gerrit Cole that’s in the …

MLB winter meetings: Dave Roberts says Dodgers are aggressively pursuing top-tier talent
5 years, 1 month ago

MLB winter meetings: Dave Roberts says Dodgers are aggressively pursuing top-tier talent

LA Times  

Washington Nationals’ Anthony Rendon hits a solo home run against the Houston Astros during the seventh inning in Game 7 of the World Series on Oct. 30 in Houston. The last time baseball’s winter meetings were held here, Andrew Friedman was two months into his tenure as the Dodgers’ president of baseball operations. I think that you don’t ever want …

Dodgers and Angels meet with free-agent pitcher Gerrit Cole
5 years, 1 month ago

Dodgers and Angels meet with free-agent pitcher Gerrit Cole

LA Times  

Gerrit Cole, considered the top prize in this offseason’s free-agent class, has met with both the Dodgers and Angels, according to people with knowledge of the situation. Dodgers Dodgers recently met with free agents Stephen Strasburg and Anthony Rendon The Dodgers have met with pitcher Stephen Strasburg and third baseman Anthony Rendon, who both had big roles leading the Nationals …

Dodgers to shop for starting pitchers, right-handed power as offseason begins
5 years, 2 months ago

Dodgers to shop for starting pitchers, right-handed power as offseason begins

LA Times  

Joc Pederson hit a career-high 36 home runs in 2019 for the Dodgers but could be on the trade block. The Dodgers could use, above all, another front-line starting pitcher to place alongside emerging ace Walker Buehler and another right-handed power hitter. How the Dodgers operate this offseason could again depend on their willingness to spend significant money and perhaps …

Put an Angels halo on Gerrit Cole? Why timing might be as crucial as money
5 years, 2 months ago

Put an Angels halo on Gerrit Cole? Why timing might be as crucial as money

LA Times  

Right hander Gerrit Cole of the Houston Astros reacts during Game 5 of the World Series against the Washington Nationals. The Angels’ success this offseason — and how the dominoes fall for this class of free agents all across the major leagues — might well depend on whether Boras grants the team a FastPass to negotiations with Gerrit Cole. His …

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