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Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images A season in four parts for Betts, who took over shortstop before a broken left hand cost him 8 weeks, then returned to right field the rest of the way, and was the steadiest producer on offense during the Dodgers’ title run. Mookie Betts endured the longest injured-list stint of his career, but the Dodgers star ended his … [Read more...] about 2024 review: Mookie Betts

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Six Dodgers players are eligible for salary arbitration this season, including five relief pitchers. The date for players and teams to exchange salary figures is next week. It’s a new year, and the 2024 season reviews are complete. It’s time to look ahead to the Dodgers in 2025. Early on the agenda in January is salary arbitration, which … [Read more...] about Dodgers 2025 salary arbitration overview

Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images The Dodgers are among six teams to have already met with Sasaki. After Corbin Burnes agreed to a six-year, $210 million deal with the division rival Arizona Diamondbacks, Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki is now the most coveted pitcher on the open market. The Dodgers have been considered the favorite to land the 23-year-old right hander, … [Read more...] about Notes: Sasaki, Ohtani, Hernández

Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images The newly acquired and extended right-hander was one of the best pitchers in baseball for the Dodgers, pitching a career-high in innings, which is great until you remember Glasnow missed the most important third of the year. On December 14, 2023, the Dodgers acquired Tyler Glasnow and Manuel Margot for farmhands Jonny DeLuca and Ryan … [Read more...] about 2024 review: Tyler Glasnow

Michael Elizondo / True Blue LA Michael Elizondo wraps up 2024 with aplomb — a “mostly” serious award essay where he settles his NLDS bet. What a year. With the following new wrap-up trailer on the year's final day, 2024 ends. And yes, I did borrow from Sammy Levitt and Vin Scully’s sign-off. Good writers borrow, and great writers steal (as do lawyers, but we cite our … [Read more...] about The Inaugural Adric Awards