Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Jack Flaherty entered free agency this offseason having been crowned a World Series champion and ranking 13th among all qualified starting pitchers in ERA. With pitchers and catchers reporting for spring training in just one month, Flaherty remains unsigned and with that, the chances of him securing a long-term deal … [Read more...] about Notes: Flaherty, Betts, Kim
Dodgers
No Surprise Here
If you were asked who you thought would be the first Dodger player to make a donation in support of the massive firefighting efforts in Los Angeles right now, chances are exceptionally good that your answer would have been 35-year-old Dodgers future Hall of Fame first baseman Freddie Freeman … and you would have been right. This from ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Friday: Freddie … [Read more...] about No Surprise Here
Is the 6-man rotation a trend or a phase?
Starts on 5 days' rest are now more common than on 4 days' rest … [Read more...] about Is the 6-man rotation a trend or a phase?
Here’s each club’s top international prospect
Tommy Edman: ‘A Lot’ Goes Into Being Switch-Hitter
The Los Angeles Dodgers found a key role player in Tommy Edman at last year’s trade deadline, bringing him over from the St. Louis Cardinals in a three-team deal. In the following months, Edman proved to be a stabilizing, highly productive piece for the Dodgers lineup. At the most pivotal time of the season, he exceeded expectations and became someone the organization wanted … [Read more...] about Tommy Edman: ‘A Lot’ Goes Into Being Switch-Hitter