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Why are January 15 and 23, 2025 dates important to the Dodgers completing their roster for the upcoming MLB season? January 15 is the first day of the 2025 international signing period when all MLB teams reset their respective bonus pools. Signing before the 15th greatly reduces Roki Sasaki’s earning potential as a posted NPB player. And January 23rd is the last day of his … [Read more...] about Waiting on Roki Sasaki

On Saturday evening, the popular Twitter (x.com) site @baseballinpix posted this: (Click on image to view Tweet)   *  *  *  Hall of Famer Henry Louis Aaron – AKA: Hank Aaron – AKA: “Hammerin’ Hank,” spent 23 seasons in Major League Baseball – 21 with the former Milwaukee Braves and two with the re-branded Milwaukee Brewers. During that time, he slashed a combined and … [Read more...] about Hammerin’ Hank

When news broke on Friday that the Dodgers had finally re-signed extremely popular 32-year-old outfielder Teoscar Hernández to a three year / $66 million contract extension that will keep him in Dodger Blue through 2027 (with a team option for 2028), it was music to the ears of every Dodger fan on the planet. As Dodgers fans well know, 2024 was the Cotui, Dominican Republic … [Read more...] about Music To Our Ears

  The staff at ThinkBlueLA.com wish you a safe and Merry Christmas! Play Ball!   *  *  *  *  *  *  … [Read more...] about Merry Christmas from ThinkBlueLA

Things to do, places to go, people to see, hang the stockings, prepare for family gatherings, so I offer these musings for your consideration this week. Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes recently said: “We’ll continue to try to make moves we feel are needle movers, whether that’s impact moves, or depth moves, all those play into our quest to repeat.” What “depth … [Read more...] about Christmas Hiatus