When you peruse the list of the Dodgers 24 non-roster invitees to Spring Training 2025 and in addition to 23-year-old international superstar right-hander Roki Sasaki, there is one other name that jumps out at you. It is, of course, that of 24-year-old right-hander Jared Karros, who was selected by the Dodgers in the 16th round out of UCLA in 2022. Jared Karros(Kyusung … [Read more...] about Keeping It in the Family
Stop the Whining!
As you all know by now, Ichiro Suzuki was one vote short of a unanimous, first-ballot selection to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2025. There couldn’t be hanging chad, the ballots were old fashioned paper and pen/pencil. Were all of the mail ballots thoroughly checked; double and triple checked? There must have been a mistake! Baseball journalists, … [Read more...] about Stop the Whining!
Dodgers Announce Spring Training 2025 NRIs
The Los Angeles Dodgers announced their 2025 non-roster invitees to Major League Spring Training, including 13 pitchers, three catchers, four infielders and four outfielders. The group of 24 non-roster invitees that will be at Major League camp are right-handed pitchers Sam Carlson, Carlos Duran, Julian Fernandez, Giovanny Gallegos, Justin Jarvis, Jared Karros, Jack Little, … [Read more...] about Dodgers Announce Spring Training 2025 NRIs
Done Deal
* * * “Because Sasaki is younger than 25 years old, he is considered an amateur international free agent, meaning he comes with six years of club control and will earn a rookie salary in 2025 (in addition to a $6.5 million signing bonus, according to a report by The Athletic)” * * * * Play Ball! * * * * * * … [Read more...] about Done Deal
Remaining Roster Tweaking
With 23-year-old Roki Sasaki added to the Dodgers pitching staff, the team can now focus on tweaking the roster for their pursuit of the 2025 World Championship. Reportedly, there has been a subtle but very important change in the Dodgers player acquisition strategy. Andrew Friedman, the team’s President of Baseball Operations, was recently quoted that their goal is to … [Read more...] about Remaining Roster Tweaking