Dodgers

Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The Dodgers brought back their cleanup hitter, re-signing free agent Teoscar Hernández to a three-year, $66 million contract that was finalized on January 3, 2025. Hernández’s first season in Los Angeles was a rousing success, starting the All-Star Game, winning the Home Run Derby, and winning a Sliver Slugger Award … [Read more...] about Teoscar Hernández returns to LA on 3-year, $66 million contract

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Dodgers, Padres, and Blue Jays are finalists to sign the Japanese right-hander. International signing period opens Wednesday, and Sasaki must sign by January 23. Ace Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki technically cannot sign until Wednesday a the earliest, when the 2025 international signing period opens. But the 23-year-old right-hander has … [Read more...] about Roki Sasaki narrows the field

Photo by Kirby Lee/Getty Images After signing Hernández and Kim, trading Gavin Lux, and settling all but one salary arbitration case, the Dodgers have 23 players under contract for 2025. Let’s look at where the payroll stands after these latest deals. Now that Teoscar Hernández has signed back with the Dodgers, on the same day the team also inked Korean infielder … [Read more...] about Dodgers payroll after arbitration, Teoscar & Kim

Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for SiriusXM LA is one of 3 finalists for the Japanese right-hander, Roberts talked about the Dodgers rotation and the return of Tony Gonsolin and Dustin May, plus a look at MLB starting pitcher rest patterns. The Dodgers during the 2024 regular season had an actual starting pitcher (e.g. not a bullpen game) start on four days of … [Read more...] about Notes: Roki Sasaki, Dave Roberts, 6-man rotation

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images De Paula and Dalton Rushing return as top-50 prospects as rated by BP for a second year in a row. Jackson Ferris and Alex Freeland also make the top 101. Last week, Baseball Prospectus dropped their list of top 10 Dodgers prospects within the organization. Five of those players also made the cut in BP’s top 101 prospects in the sport, … [Read more...] about Hope 8th, De Paula 9th in Baseball Prospectus top 101