When San Diego’s Seth Smith stepped up to the plate, he was staring at what legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Sculley called “a chorus line” of fielders between first and second base. Lefty Smith is an extreme pull hitter, so he’s seen shifts before. But nothing
Kevin Correia is now a Dodger, a day after Josh Beckett was placed on the disabled list with a bad hip. The Dodgers will trade a player-to-be-named later to the Twins for Correia, who had passed through waivers early this week. He will compete with
As predicated earlier today, a Phillies pitcher is headed to Los Angeles. However, we had Jonathan Papelbon and/or Cole Hamels going to the Dodgers, when the moved hurler was in fact Roberto Hernandez. For the services of the artist formally known as Fausto Carmona (and
Last week, we declared Jonathan Papelbon “a lock” to make through waivers. Yesterday, we got word that the closer did make it through, and now the Phillies can trade him to any team in either league. Papelbon’s performance this year has been quite good; a
The first week of fantasy baseball is in the books. Here are some of the story lines heading into week 2: Dodger’s outfield situation Los Angeles came into the 2014 with four potentially fantasy relevant outfielders. An unsettled situation for anyone who owns Matt Kemp,
The Los Angels Dodgers were established in Brooklyn, New York in 1883. They are currently in the National League’s West Division and have played their games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles since 1962. Their colors are white and Dodger blue. The Dodgers joined the
Yasiel Puig can be a bit of a distraction, both on and off the field. But the Cuban import’s talent and on-field production more than makes up for his often humorous gaffes. The 23-year old is, however, going through the worst stretch of his career,
The juiciest news on a slow baseball day comes from an interview Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke did with the Los Angeles Times. Greinke, who is considered one of the league’s smartest and most interesting players, suggested that his brains aren’t necessarily working to his advantage
Adam Dunn, acquired by Oakland right in front of the August 31 postseason roster deadline, started his A’s career with a bang Monday, homering in his first at-bat. The blast helped the A’s break their four game losing streak, which had included a 29 inning
If you would have said four years ago that Bartolo Colon would be the hottest name at the 2014 August 31 waiver trade deadline, everyone who heard you would have laughed and laughed. Back then Colon was an out-of-the-Major-Leagues 37-year old. He had had a