Camelback Ranch

Today the Dodgers once again opened their doors to some of the team’s bloggers (including DodgerDugout.com and TrueBlueLA.com) and extended an opportunity to tour the new Camelback Ranch Spring Training facility.  Both Alex and I will be sharing our thoughts on the experience (and photos) over the course of the coming days, but we [...]

So Ned reportedly made a play for Manny, but it surely is a two-year deal for $55 million.  A nice move, but does anyone seriously think Manny is going to take that?  Not with Boras as his agent!  Good thing the Dodgers cleared some salary by buying out Penny’s contract for $2 million (not a [...]

So ESPN is reporting that the $20-$25 million per year isn’t the issue, it’s the length of the contract, with Ned pushing for two years instead of five or six.
My take is that this is a smart move by Ned for several reasons: one, this is a negotiation. We all know a five or [...]

Finally!  On Saturday morning, the Dodgers pulled the trigger and landed 3B Casey Blake from the Indians for a pair of lower-tier minor leaguers giving them a solid bat at one of the positions where one was desperately needed: third base.  He also gives the Dodgers a ton of flexibility, playing first base as well [...]

Unfortunately, both are not candidates are not for the Dodgers GM position.  From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
GM CHATTER: The Mariners probably will wait until the offseason before deciding what to do about their general manager’s job. For now, Pelekoudas is the interim GM, and he will be one of the candidates down the line.
Club [...]