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Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Juan Soto hasn’t yet signed, so Blake Snell still holds the top payday so far this offseason. His $182 million contract with the Dodgers, as well as Tommy Edman’s $74 million extension, each contain just over a third of the total salary deferred into the future. “It played out the way people around me felt comfortable … [Read more...] about Notes: Dodgers deferrals, salary cap, Blake Treinen

Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images Adjust your New Year’s resolutions accordingly Roki Sasaki, the highly-coveted Japanese ace starting pitcher, is expected to be posted by Chiba Lotte, his Nippon Professional Baseball team, during MLB’s winter meetings this coming week in Dallas, per multiple reports, which will start the 45-day window that teams have to sign the … [Read more...] about The Roki Sasaki clock is about to start

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/MLB Photos via Getty Images Gonsolin spent the year rehabbing from Tommy John surgery and had three rehab appearances in Triple-A Oklahoma City. Most people would be forgiven for forgetting about Tony Gonsolin in 2024, as he did not pitch for the Dodgers. Gonsolin had Tommy John surgery in late August 2023, putting Gonsolin on the shelf for the … [Read more...] about 2024 review: Tony Gonsolin

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers signing of Shohei Ohtani became a turning point in their franchise’s history, immediately paying off dividends in the process. It began with the Dodgers rallying their way through injuries and underperformance to a World Series win over the Yankees, with the Dodgers’ globally recognized superstar finishing … [Read more...] about Notes: Ohtani, Hernández, Sasaki

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images A busier early offseason than usual for the Dodgers got the hot stove going. The winter meetings start in earnest on Monday in Dallas, with baseball folks arriving at the Hilton Anatole hotel by Sunday in anticipation of a busy few days of hot stove action. But the Dodgers have already been quite active in the five weeks since winning … [Read more...] about Dodgers got an offseason head start before winter meetings