Column: Are Dodgers players intense enough for postseason success?
2 years ago

Column: Are Dodgers players intense enough for postseason success?

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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts speaks during the Major League Baseball winter meetings on Tuesday in San Diego. Almost two months removed from his team’s postseason elimination at nearby Petco Park, Roberts offered a troubling review of what transpired in that National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres. “But I will say that you look at that dugout versus our dugout, there was more intensity there.” On the second day of baseball’s winter meetings, Roberts put a voice to suspicions that the level-headed approach that produced a franchise-record 111 victories kept the team from playing with the urgency required in October. Like I said, it’s the same game we’ve been playing since February.” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, center, meets with players on the mound during the fourth inning in Game 3 of the NLDS against the San Diego Padres on Oct. 14 in San Diego. All those things, I don’t really know the answer to.” Asked if this was an issue the Dodgers had to address this winter, Friedman replied, “I feel like, yeah, we wanted to change it up a little bit.” Except Friedman and Roberts have indicated they plan on integrating the next wave of prospects into their roster, which would position them to get under the luxury-tax threshold but not address their personality problem.

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The Sports Report: Dodgers have work to do but say they’ve gotten stronger
1 week, 4 days ago

The Sports Report: Dodgers have work to do but say they’ve gotten stronger

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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and the team’s executives left winter meetings content they had made some key moves and improved. On Thursday night, the Rams play the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium, the first of three games against NFC West opponents remaining on the Rams’ schedule. Continue reading here Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers: How to watch, prediction and …

More big moves could beckon, but Dodgers end winter meetings feeling ‘we’ve gotten better’
1 week, 5 days ago

More big moves could beckon, but Dodgers end winter meetings feeling ‘we’ve gotten better’

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“I feel like we’ve made some moves that have set a real strong foundation for a successful team,” Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes, above during DodgerFest in February, said this week at baseball’s winter meetings. In a high-priced offseason that has featured several big-market clubs bolstering their rosters — or at least make lucrative bids in an attempt to do …

Baseball teams and fans can whine, but Dodgers keep winning
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Baseball teams and fans can whine, but Dodgers keep winning

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As the Dodgers officially welcomed their latest gazillionaire pitcher to a remodeling Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, the churning of the bulldozers in the infield was momentarily drowned out by the whining around the baseball world. These Dodgers are intent on running it back, going even harder for an encore, sparing no expense in an attempt to become baseball’s first back-to-back …

‘Most satisfying’ year: How Dave Roberts changed narrative, got Dodgers to World Series
1 month, 4 weeks ago

‘Most satisfying’ year: How Dave Roberts changed narrative, got Dodgers to World Series

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Standing atop a makeshift stage on the Dodger Stadium infield Sunday night, Dave Roberts grabbed hold of the mic, lifted his right arm toward the sky and asked the Chavez Ravine crowd a simple, resounding question. “Hey!” Roberts shouted, his hoarse voice booming through the stadium speakers after the Dodgers’ pennant-clinching win over the New York Mets in Game 6 …

Letters to Sports: Hold off on those Dodgers predictions and celebration
2 months ago

Letters to Sports: Hold off on those Dodgers predictions and celebration

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Before Game 5 of the NLCS, The Times’ Bill Shaikin quoted Dave Roberts as saying, “there’s a sense of urgency.” It does not appear that Roberts’ Rules were followed, as the Dodgers’ brain trust allowed Jack Flaherty to give up eight runs in only three innings. Yes, the Dodgers’ starting pitching staff has been decimated, but the relievers have been …

Bus rides, watch parties and a new mindset: The edge fueling the Dodgers’ playoff run
2 months, 1 week ago

Bus rides, watch parties and a new mindset: The edge fueling the Dodgers’ playoff run

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On the darkest night of their season last week, the Dodgers didn’t linger in their hushed home clubhouse. “For as long as I’ve been here, we’ve never taken a team bus to San Diego, ever,” veteran third baseman Max Muncy said. “We came in this year and tried to make sure we didn’t do that again.” Ideas for change, Muncy …

Letters to Sports: Dodgers finally get clutch performances in playoffs
2 months, 1 week ago

Letters to Sports: Dodgers finally get clutch performances in playoffs

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As Dodgers fans, our fears of nonexistent hitting and flat pitching that plagued too many Dodgers postseasons were finally laid to rest by eliminating the San Diego Padres. And, to our pleasant surprise, not only did the Dodgers bats come alive when needed most, but who would have thought that a thin starting pitching rotation and a yet-unproven bullpen in …

Playoff demons gone! Dodgers outlast Padres to advance to NLCS
2 months, 1 week ago

Playoff demons gone! Dodgers outlast Padres to advance to NLCS

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This time, they didn’t choke. On a glorious night amid a roiling sea of joyful blue, the Dodgers wrapped their weathered arms around the San Diego Padres on Friday and crushed those brown jerseys like an empty paper sack, eventually exhaling with redemption, relief and a coveted spot just four wins from the World Series. In the winner-take-all Game 5 …

After recent October scuffles, Dodgers aim to be ‘the ones attacking’ opposing pitchers
2 months, 2 weeks ago

After recent October scuffles, Dodgers aim to be ‘the ones attacking’ opposing pitchers

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Four times last year, the Dodgers saw Arizona Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly in the regular season. “They’re basically playing a chess match.” Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts strikes out to lead off the first inning of Game 4 of the 2022 NLDS. “I think across the league and industry, we’ve seen an uptick.” Still, as one rival evaluator noted of …

Mookie Betts got ‘lost in the process’ this year. Can it lead to better playoff success?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

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

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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 …

Dodgers division title is another triumph for Dave Roberts
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers division title is another triumph for Dave Roberts

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The celebration on the field was subdued, no dogpile, no dancing, just veteran champions acting like champions. Let’s go!” Roberts shouted while waving his division championship hat to the roaring fans after the Dodgers’ 7-2 clinching victory over the San Diego Padres. This happened Tuesday night against the San Diego Padres, when Roberts controversially took off the bunt sign for …

After brutal week, Dodgers remind everyone why they’re still World Series dreaming
3 months, 1 week ago

After brutal week, Dodgers remind everyone why they’re still World Series dreaming

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In honor of Major League Baseball’s celebration of Roberto Clemente Day on Sunday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts called a clubhouse meeting Sunday afternoon to discuss the Puerto Rican legend’s influence on the game. “I don’t want to say it was the biggest win of the year,” Roberts said, a fair assessment for a club that has bounced between hope and …

News Analysis: ‘Not ideal.’ As Dodgers wait on pitching reinforcements, October questions still linger
4 months ago

News Analysis: ‘Not ideal.’ As Dodgers wait on pitching reinforcements, October questions still linger

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Tyler Glasnow returned to the injured list with elbow tendinitis last weekend, and the right-hander had yet to resume throwing as of Wednesday. “Short answer,” Roberts said when asked if the Dodgers are still facing “too many” variables on the mound long-term, “yes.” At the moment, the two primary linchpins are Tyler Glasnow and Yoshinobu Yamamoto — the almost half-billion-dollar …

With Dave Roberts in ‘playoff mode,’ surging Dodgers sweep the Mariners
4 months ago

With Dave Roberts in ‘playoff mode,’ surging Dodgers sweep the Mariners

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Kevin Kiermaier beats the throw to Seattle third baseman Dylan Moore and gets a triple in the sixth inning Wednesday. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts already was in “playoff mode” Wednesday, as his club continued to jockey for position in the crowded National League standings. Dodgers Plaschke: Gone but never forgotten: Dodgers should bring Justin Turner home Justin Turner will always …

After lackluster Octobers, Dodgers see benefits to being in an NL West dogfight
4 months ago

After lackluster Octobers, Dodgers see benefits to being in an NL West dogfight

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Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas throws to first base during a win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. You have the confidence you can win them.” Sunday’s nail-biter of a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in Busch Stadium had that pennant-race feel, the Dodgers breaking a scoreless tie with two fifth-inning runs off Cardinals ace Sonny Gray and …

Dodgers face ‘sense of urgency and competition’ with roster for the rest of the season
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers face ‘sense of urgency and competition’ with roster for the rest of the season

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Manager Dave Roberts and the Dodgers will have some decisions to make with the roster as players return from the injured list and trade-deadline acquisitions play. “There should be a sense of urgency and competition,” Roberts said Sunday, adding: “We’ve got more guys coming than we have spots.” Most position groups figure to apply. “At some point, the rubber meets …

Letters to Sports: Dodgers’ problems start with manager Dave Roberts
5 months ago

Letters to Sports: Dodgers’ problems start with manager Dave Roberts

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How many more seasons can this continue? Dodgers manager Dave Roberts’ inane approach to his pitching staff continues to cost the team wins. A clear line can be drawn between the Dodgers’ postseason disappointments and Roberts’ mismanagement of his pitching staff in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023. The team has the best regular-season record in baseball during Roberts’ …

After sweep by Phillies, Dodgers fall to .500 over last 44 games
5 months, 1 week ago

After sweep by Phillies, Dodgers fall to .500 over last 44 games

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For the better part of almost two months, the Dodgers have been a.500 team. “If you had told us in spring training that we would be where we’re at with the depth of our starting pitching, I would have doubted it,” manager Dave Roberts sighed before Thursday’s game. And while rookies Gavin Stone and Landon Knack — who gave up …

Dodgers are winning, but who's convinced they'll win in October?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers are winning, but who's convinced they'll win in October?

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The Dodgers are winning again. “Sitting here, I think our priority is to make sure Yoshi stays on his sort of extra rest, so I don’t see that changing, even through October,” Roberts said. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts talks with pitcher Walker Buehler during a loss to the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. Glasnow has kept a schedule similar to …

News Analysis: ‘We need them.’ Why it’s crucial for Dodgers to find ‘spark’ from bottom half of lineup
6 months, 3 weeks ago

News Analysis: ‘We need them.’ Why it’s crucial for Dodgers to find ‘spark’ from bottom half of lineup

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Andy Pages hit an RBI single during Wednesday’s win over the Mets as the bottom of the lineup showed signs of life for the Dodgers. “It felt a lot like last year’s playoffs,” infielder Miguel Rojas said, “when we couldn’t get it going.” Rojas was referring to the team’s recent offensive slump, a two-week malaise in which the Dodgers averaged …

Dodgers Dugout: Survey shows fans are solidly behind Dave Roberts
8 months ago

Dodgers Dugout: Survey shows fans are solidly behind Dave Roberts

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Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. Most readers remain solidly in Roberts’ corner, despite those who tell me “Every Dodger fan wants Dave Roberts to go.” Enjoying this newsletter? After 16,132 responses The bottom of the lineup: 31.4% The bullpen: 24.9% Poor clutch hitting: 16.7% The infield defense: 9.9% The rotation: 9.6% Dave Roberts, 5.3% Something else, …

As spring training opens, Andrew Friedman hopes Dodgers do more than ‘win the offseason’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

As spring training opens, Andrew Friedman hopes Dodgers do more than ‘win the offseason’

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The Dodgers haven’t been afraid of concocting “crazy ideas” in past offseasons, as president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman described them. That’s why, in his first meeting with the media Friday afternoon in a lobby at the team’s Camelback Ranch facility, Friedman spent the better part of 15 minutes fielding questions about each — embracing in the process both the …

Will Dodgers' offseason pitch translate to October success?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Will Dodgers' offseason pitch translate to October success?

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DodgerFest, the $10-to-enter iteration of what the Dodgers used to call FanFest, will be staged Saturday. There’s a very real possibility, however, the Dodgers could enter the playoffs similar to how they did last year, with virtually no chance of winning a championship. The Dodgers are counting on Yoshinobu Yamamoto, pitching for Japan in the World Baseball Classic against Mexico …

Dynasty derailed: Inside the October issues keeping the Dodgers from another World Series
1 year, 2 months ago

Dynasty derailed: Inside the October issues keeping the Dodgers from another World Series

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Wearing a plaid sports coat and self-assured grin, Andrew Friedman ascended the Dodger Stadium podium in February 2021 like a conquering hero, the reigning monarch of a Dodger-blue empire that finally captured baseball’s throne. “It’s amazing how it just fell apart on them.” The Dodgers haven’t had bad pitching staffs the last three years. “Then they flip the script when …

Andrew Friedman bemoans Dodgers’ latest ‘organizational failure,’ but hints at little change
1 year, 2 months ago

Andrew Friedman bemoans Dodgers’ latest ‘organizational failure,’ but hints at little change

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The Dodgers have suffered back-to-back “organizational failures,” in Andrew Friedman’s words. That was the tone Friedman struck during an end-of-season news conference alongside general manager Brandon Gomes at Dodger Stadium, bemoaning the club’s three-game sweep against the Arizona Diamondbacks last week — a second straight shock exit for a team well-accustomed to October disappointment — while offering few explanations or …

Letters to Sports: Forget about the Dodgers! Wait, when will Shohei Ohtani sign?
1 year, 2 months ago

Letters to Sports: Forget about the Dodgers! Wait, when will Shohei Ohtani sign?

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I swear, I’m done. And the final straw came when Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman said they’re “at a loss” to explain the sweep by the Diamondbacks. Jim O’Fallon Ocean Beach :: Dave Roberts has proven himself to be a competent manager during the season, and having an excellent relief corps certainly doesn’t hurt. But based upon his record in …

Entering a critical offseason, Dodgers seek answers to their postseason dilemma
1 year, 2 months ago

Entering a critical offseason, Dodgers seek answers to their postseason dilemma

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The Dodgers’ Mookie Betts walks away from the plate after striking out during Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Wednesday. In the regular season, his team had won 100 games for a third consecutive year, claimed its 10th National League West division title in the last 11 seasons and earned a …

MLB playoff format not to blame for Dodgers playoff fiasco
1 year, 2 months ago

MLB playoff format not to blame for Dodgers playoff fiasco

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Dodgers pitcher Lance Lynn reacts during a 4-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 3 of the NLDS at Chase Field on Wednesday. They played better, and this happened.” VIDEO | 03:44 Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts on Dodgers’ NLDS loss Chris Taylor said the extended break may have played a factor in the series. If it did affect …

Q&A: Bob Costas discusses Dodgers’ postseason woes and offers a fix for MLB playoff format
1 year, 2 months ago

Q&A: Bob Costas discusses Dodgers’ postseason woes and offers a fix for MLB playoff format

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Bob Costas speaks at the International Tennis Hall of Fame Legends Ball in New York in September 2022. Bob Costas thinks there’s still hope for the Dodgers, down two games to none in the best-of-three National League Division Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Dodgers Dodgers left stunned as season ends in sweeping loss to Diamondbacks in NLDS Lance Lynn gave …

Dodgers collapsing again in playoffs? You better believe it
1 year, 2 months ago

Dodgers collapsing again in playoffs? You better believe it

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Dodgers shortstop Kiké Hernández reacts after failing to throw out a runner at first base in the ninth inning of a 4-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 2 of the NLDS at Dodger Stadium on Monday. VIDEO | 01:35 Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Bobby Miller talk about losing NLDS Game 2 “It’s two games, but our backs …

How Dave Roberts had his finest season as Dodgers manager
1 year, 2 months ago

How Dave Roberts had his finest season as Dodgers manager

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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts guided his team to 100 wins for the fifth time in his eight-season tenure. “It’s not gonna be a burden,” Kershaw recalled Roberts telling him. “We’re gonna have guys.” Eight seasons into their working relationship, Roberts understood how Kershaw was driven by a sense of responsibility to his team. When you have somebody who cares like …

Dodgers roundtable: In a season of surprises, can they pull off the biggest surprise of all?
1 year, 2 months ago

Dodgers roundtable: In a season of surprises, can they pull off the biggest surprise of all?

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Mookie Betts and fellow Dodgers celebrate winning the National League West in Seattle on Sept. 16. In a roundtable discussion moderated by Times baseball editor Hans Tesselaar, Times reporters Jack Harris, Mike DiGiovanna and Jorge Castillo discuss the Dodgers’ chances of winning an eighth championship in franchise history. The Dodgers not only can sign Betts and Freeman — two top-four …

‘Bring something special’: Can the Dodgers’ new-look culture carry them for postseason run?
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Bring something special’: Can the Dodgers’ new-look culture carry them for postseason run?

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The Dodgers knew they were struggling. “Every year is different, but for me, this is the most fun I’ve had managing,” manager Dave Roberts said during the team’s boozed-soaked clubhouse celebration Saturday night in Seattle, praising a team full of promising rookies, resurgent veterans and superstar talents who have formed a magnetic, close-knit bond. “Obviously, we’re gonna be a little …

Letters to Sports: Singing Dodgers blues over pitching woes
1 year, 3 months ago

Letters to Sports: Singing Dodgers blues over pitching woes

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Dylan Hernandez’s smug, snarky commentary regarding the Dodgers’ playoff prospects given their current starting pitching made for tiresome reading to say the least. Just a day after announcing their new policy, the networks announced their new deal with the NBA, which included each team’s “stars” playing basically every game. James Mayorkas Los Angeles :: I happen to have Prime Video …

As Dodgers pull away in standings, postseason pitching decisions start to take priority
1 year, 3 months ago

As Dodgers pull away in standings, postseason pitching decisions start to take priority

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Clayton Kershaw, pitching against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday, will again be counted on to anchor the Dodgers’ rotation in the playoffs. When Dodgers manager Dave Roberts informed Ryan Brasier he’d get consecutive days off from pitching last week, the veteran reliever reacted with surprise. “And we’ll see how it plays out.” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts takes the ball from …

Dodgers need another reliable starter to win in postseason
1 year, 4 months ago

Dodgers need another reliable starter to win in postseason

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It’s been an uneven season for Dodgers starter Julio Urías, shown against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, but he has won his last three starts. “I think the talks that we’re slowly starting to have is how best to take them down.” Rather than simplify their lives by signing a frontline pitcher in the winter, or trading for one in …

How the Dodgers farm system factors into their deadline plans, Shohei Ohtani pursuit
1 year, 4 months ago

How the Dodgers farm system factors into their deadline plans, Shohei Ohtani pursuit

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Shohei Ohtani runs the bases against the Yankees at Angels Stadium last week. Dodgers’ farm system success This is the third in a three-part series analyzing the Dodgers farm system’s decade of success, and how it has helped turn the club into one of baseball’s best organizations. ⚾ Part 1: Inside the Dodgers’ juggernaut farm system, the lifeblood of the …

Inside the Dodgers’ juggernaut farm system, the lifeblood of the club
1 year, 5 months ago

Inside the Dodgers’ juggernaut farm system, the lifeblood of the club

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For years, Doug Mathis had viewed the Dodgers with a mix of admiration and curiosity, marveling from afar at their renowned player development system. “It’s a lot about how we’re working together, making sure we’re delivering a clear message to the player, and trying to limit the confusion,” general manager and former farm director Brandon Gomes said. “Analytically, in terms …

Will less talent and more hunger lead to a Dodgers World Series?
1 year, 5 months ago

Will less talent and more hunger lead to a Dodgers World Series?

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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is encouraged by the way the team responded to adversity during the first half of the season and suggested the team’s sense of urgency could translate to a deeper postseason run than last year. If the Dodgers are still playing baseball in October, manager Dave Roberts is convinced they won’t have the same problem they did …

Dodgers face myriad issues that ‘we got to get better at’ after another series loss
1 year, 7 months ago

Dodgers face myriad issues that ‘we got to get better at’ after another series loss

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As Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes looks on, Connor Joe, right, is congratulated by Pittsburgh Pirates teammate Andrew McCutchen after hitting a two-run home run in the sixth inning Thursday. “There’s some things we got to get better at,” manager Dave Roberts said. it’s about earning opportunities to get quality at-bats.” Dodgers left-hander Julio Urías, pitching in the third inning against …

Dodgers display talented promise, but also potential volatility, in opening series
1 year, 8 months ago

Dodgers display talented promise, but also potential volatility, in opening series

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As his team was coming together at the end of the offseason, a new-look mosaic of veteran acquisitions, rookie prospects and carryover star power from last year’s 111-win team, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts could see what was coming. “I think, even, it’s fair to say volatility.” That much was clear in the Dodgers’ season-opening series against the Arizona Diamondbacks this …

‘They’re gonna get an opportunity.’ Meet the four pitchers leading the Dodgers’ youth movement
1 year, 9 months ago

‘They’re gonna get an opportunity.’ Meet the four pitchers leading the Dodgers’ youth movement

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It was right around this time of Dodgers spring training last year when Tyler Anderson came walking through the door. “That’s a good thing for them individually and also for the organization, to kind of promote from within.” Dodgers minor league pitching director Rob Hill beams with pride when discussing the growth of the team’s four young arms. When Hill …

Dave Roberts denies Dodgers cheating accusations, says MLB probe found ‘nothing’
1 year, 10 months ago

Dave Roberts denies Dodgers cheating accusations, says MLB probe found ‘nothing’

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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, center, meets with players on the mound during the fourth inning in Game 3 of the NLDS against the San Diego Padres on Oct. 14, 2022, in San Diego. Dave Roberts hasn’t yet read “Winning Fixes Everything,” Evan Drellich’s wide-ranging book released this week that detailed the Houston Astros’ 2017 sign-stealing scandal. At another point in …

Dodgers aim to avoid ‘volatility’ of roster changes after understated offseason
1 year, 10 months ago

Dodgers aim to avoid ‘volatility’ of roster changes after understated offseason

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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts watches from the dugout against the Reds at Dodger Stadium on April 14, 2022. “I think we’re gonna be a really good team,” president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said earlier this month, “that has very, very legitimate championship odds.” It doesn’t mean they’re without legitimate concerns, though. “But compared to last year’s team, where I …

Andrew Friedman explains Dodgers’ decision to stay quiet at winter meetings
2 years ago

Andrew Friedman explains Dodgers’ decision to stay quiet at winter meetings

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Of the Dodgers’ quiet offseason, Andrew Friedman says: “We will continue to be around the backboard with guys that we value and feel like make us a better team.” Since taking over the Dodgers’ front office nearly a decade ago, Andrew Friedman has tried to strike a careful balance while constructing the club’s roster: Maximize the team’s chances of winning …

Inside the Dodgers’ collapse: Why baseball’s winningest team isn’t in the World Series
2 years, 1 month ago

Inside the Dodgers’ collapse: Why baseball’s winningest team isn’t in the World Series

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Dave Roberts walked out to the mound once, then again, in the seventh inning, two lonely treks with his team’s season on the brink. “If you’re asking me if I think the best team wins the World Series every year, I would say no,” president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said at an end-of-season news conference last week. “I think …

Dodgers unlikely to make big changes. Will Cody Bellinger and Clayton Kershaw return?
2 years, 2 months ago

Dodgers unlikely to make big changes. Will Cody Bellinger and Clayton Kershaw return?

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Andrew Friedman called it the most disappointing elimination in his eight years as the Dodgers’ top front office executive, an “organizational failure” that the team hadn’t been anticipating after a franchise-record 111-win season. “Just trying to find any levers or anything we can do to help put us in a better position next year.” As he looked back at the …

Dave Roberts is expected back, but Dodgers face other key offseason questions
2 years, 2 months ago

Dave Roberts is expected back, but Dodgers face other key offseason questions

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Manager Dave Roberts watches a game against the Colorado Rockies on Oct. 3 at Dodger Stadium. Dave Roberts, the target of fan frustration following the Dodgers’ failure to win more than one championship during his tenure, is expected to return in 2023 for his eighth season as the team’s manager, according to a person with knowledge of the situation who …

Blame Andrew Friedman roster construction for Dodgers collapse
2 years, 2 months ago

Blame Andrew Friedman roster construction for Dodgers collapse

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Andrew Friedman, the Dodgers’ president of baseball operations, left, speaks to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts during a team practice at Dodger Stadium on Monday. This can’t be considered a small sample size anymore, the Dodgers having completed eight seasons with Andrew Friedman as their president of baseball operations. Any review of the Dodgers’ failure starts with the organization’s overarching philosophy …

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