1. MLB Trade Talk: Will Colorado Rockies Deal Jason Giambi to Pittsburgh Pirates?

    ESPN The Magazine senior baseball writer Buster Olney posted an interesting tweet earlier today: Total speculation: Jason Giambi would be perfect as bench addition for Pirates...

    Ross Zelen Written by Ross Zelen about almost 2 years ago 576 reads 3 comments

  2. MLB Trade Rumors: Updates on Carlos Beltran, Colby Rasmus and Rich Harden

    As the weekend comes to a close, most MLB teams have been extremely busy working the phones, trying to finalize deals for impact players...

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  3. Bring on the Youth Movement: Who Should Be Starting for the LA Dodgers Now?

    It’s time to build for the future. It’s time for the young guys to get a real chance to prove what they can do because they can’t do any worse than the veterans the Dodgers trot out night after night...

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  4. Arizona Diamondbacks: 5 Scenarios to Replace Stephen Drew

    The second place Arizona Diamondbacks took a major hit last night with the gruesome injury to starting shortstop Stephen Drew. Drew’s fractured right ankle will require surgery and he is not expected back this season...

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  5. MLB Trade Buzz: 6 Dodgers Ned Colletti Needs to Shop Now

    The 2011 Dodgers are drowned in bad news. Muddled in a bankruptcy lawsuit, stuck tied with the equally-awful San Diego Padres in last place. the Bums are looking at potentially the worst record a Dodger team has had since moving to Los Angeles...

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  6. Breaking News: Los Angeles Dodgers Fire Hitting Coach Jeff Pentland

    General Manager Ned Colletti just announced the firing of hitting coach Jeff Pentland . Pentland, a 15 year major league hitting coach, was a respected man in the Dodgers organization ...

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  7. MLB Trade Rumors: 6 Role Players Who Could Make All the Difference

    As the 2011 Trade Deadline approaches and is under two weeks from passing, contending ball clubs are frantically looking for any way to improve themselves for the home stretch of the season...

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  8. MLB Trade Deadline: Breaking Down the NL Central

    The National Central Division is home to the hottest race in the Major Leagues. Four teams separated by only 3.5 games, all with very legitimate chances at taking the division crown...

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  9. MLB Trade Rumors: 5 Blockbuster Multi-Player Trades That Could Happen

    As the second half of the MLB 2011 season has opened up, we are now just a little more than two weeks away from the July 31 Trade Deadline...

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  10. MLB Trade Speculation: 7 Potential Suitors for Dodgers' Andre Ethier

    As the Los Angeles Dodgers look towards baseball's trade deadline on July 31st, their role has changed and they are now potential sellers...

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  11. The 20 Most Obscure MLB All-Stars of the 21st Century

    As the baseball world turns to Arizona for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, it is time to look back at some of the strangest All-Star selections over the last decade (plus one)...

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  12. Los Angeles Dodgers July Minor League Update

    So maybe it’s time to write off the 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers season. It does not look like there is going to be a pretty ending to this campaign, so the best Dodger fans can ...

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  13. Ivan Rodriguez to the San Francisco Giants and 5 Moves That Would Shake Up MLB

    As the calendar turns to June, the first third of the baseball season has now slipped away and the dog days of summer are fast approaching...

    Ross Zelen Written by Ross Zelen about 2 years ago 1,447 reads 6 comments

  14. Down on the Farm: Los Angeles Dodgers May Minor League Update

    Frustration. The optimal word to describe the 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers campaign thus far. At 21-27 and currently standing in fourth place, disappointing only encapsulates some of ...

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  15. Los Angeles Dodgers: Handing out Some April Grades

    The Los Angeles Dodgers , dealing with a Major League Baseball takeover, numerous injuries and victims of some bad luck, limped to a 14-15 record in April...

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  16. A Month to Remember: Major League Baseball April Recap and May Preview

    Spring is in full force now, hopefully driving more people to the ballpark as summer rolls around. The first month of the baseball schedule has been a mixed bag of baseball nuts, with wonderful stories and some tragic occurrences...

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  17. Fact or Fiction: What Happens to the Los Angeles Dodgers Now?

    The storied Dodger franchise of Brooklyn and now Los Angeles has officially been taken over by the offices of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, Mr. Bud Selig ...

    Ross Zelen Written by Ross Zelen about 2 years ago 2,180 reads 6 comments

  18. Los Angeles Dodgers: 10 Crucial Prospects to Keep an Eye on in 2011

    Now two weeks into the 2011 season, it is time for Dodger fans to look down on the farm and analyze the development of Dodger prospects...

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