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Dodgers Reacts Survey: Available free agents

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Dodgers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. There are still a few top-tier free agents still available on the open market. The Dodgers […]

28 days ago | 1 read

Brock Stewart 2026 salary arbitration preview

The exchange date for salary arbitration is this Thursday, and we’ve already looked at comparable players to pitcher Brusdar Graterol, outfielder Alex Call, and left-hander Anthony Banda. The other Dodgers player eligible for arbitration this year is right-hander Brock Stewart. Stewart has four years, 93 days of major league service time, and is eligible for […]

28 days ago | 1 read

Dodgers have shown interest in Freddy Peralta

The volcano that is the Dodgers’ offseason had a decent eruption around the winter meetings, but since then, it has been relatively dormant. With fans waiting eagerly for what the next move could be, the magma is slowly beginning its ascent. When that next burst will take place remains a mystery. So, for now, the […]

28 days ago | 1 read

Anthony Banda 2026 salary arbitration preview

The exchange date for salary arbitration is this Thursday, and we’ve already looked at comparable players to pitcher Brusdar Graterol and outfielder Alex Call. That leaves two other Dodgers eligible for arbitration in 2026, both relievers — left-hander Anthony Banda and right-hander Brock Stewart. Both have similar service time, with Banda at four years, 135 […]

29 days ago | 0 reads

My first Hall of Fame ballot

The results of the 2026 National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot of Baseball Writers Association of America members will be announced on January 20 on MLB Network, and my votes will be included among the 400 or so ballots summited. I never dreamed this would happen, but then again I didn’t think the BBWAA would […]

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29 days ago | 4 reads

Dodgers notes: Players in Venezuela, international signing period, Don Mattingly

With the United States’ arrest of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro last week, thoughts shifted to various aspects of daily life in the country. For one, two Venezuelan Winter League playoff games on Saturday in Valencia were postponed to Wednesday, and two more Sunday games were postponed to this Thursday. Dodgers reliever Edgardo Henriquez and top-100 […]

29 days ago | 1 read

Alex Call 2026 salary arbitration preview

Three of the four Dodgers eligible for salary arbitration this offseason are relief pitchers, with outfielder Alex Call the outlier as the only position player in the bunch. With two years, 161 days of major league service time, Call is eligible for salary arbitration for the first time as a Super Two player. That distinction […]

30 days ago | 1 read

Dodgers notes: Tarik Skubal, Cody Bellinger, Shohei Ohtani

Spring training is not too far in the distance with the Dodgers having their first cactus league game in seven weeks against the Angels. With plenty of star talent still available for the taking both in the open market and on the trade block, the Dodgers are playing with precious time to complete their offseason […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Breaking down the 2026 Dodgers schedule for value

The 2025 season is over, and the Dodgers are champions — again! Neat. We have finished signing Auld Lang Syne, and it’s time to turn the page! Schedule-release videos are common and popular in other leagues, such as the National Football League. However, in 2025, MLB and the Dodgers inadvertently released the 2026 schedule on […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Brusdar Graterol 2026 salary arbitration preview

Salary arbitration season is upon us, with the exchange date coming next Thursday, January 8. Among the four Dodgers eligible for arbitration this offseason, Brusdar Graterol has the easiest salary to predict. Brusdar Graterol did not pitch at all during 2025 as he recovered from surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. […]

about 1 month ago | 0 reads

Dodgers notes: Bo Bichette update, Tatsuya Imai to Astros

Although the offseason is now two months through, there is still a plethora of major talent still waiting on where their careers will take them next. Outfielders Kyle Tucker and Cody Bellinger, who are at the cream of the crop for free agents at their position, still don’t have a home for the 2026 season. […]

about 1 month ago | 0 reads

Dodgers 2026 salary arbitration preview

Season reviews are now complete, with 73 players covered, and what better way to usher in 2026 than to look ahead to salary arbitration, with the exchange deadline coming next week. The Dodgers have four players on the roster eligible for salary arbitration this year. That’s down from nine players at the beginning of the […]

about 1 month ago | 0 reads

Auld Lang Syne

Today, we say goodbye to 2025. For most people, they can hardly say good riddance to this year (or the past few years) quickly or loudly enough. Personally, I have had trouble letting go of this year, a problem I have not had since my inaugural season of travel as an amateur in 2021. Back […]

about 1 month ago | 0 reads

2025 Dodgers season review: Yoshinobu Yamamoto

From Tokyo to Toronto, this season belonged to Yoshinobu Yamamoto. In my view, both as a journalist and as a traveling correspondent, Yamamoto was the best pitcher in MLB in 2025, with no disrespect to either Cy Young winner. He was the Dodgers’ Rock of Gibraltar. He threw the first pitch of the season in […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Andrew Heaney retires

Andrew Heaney made a brief stop with the Dodgers in 2025 before hitting free agency. The veteran left-hander announced his retirement on his social media pages on December 28. Andrew Heaney’s second (or third, depending on your point of view) stint with the Dodgers was extremely brief, signing a minor league deal for the final […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Dodgers notes: Andruw Jones, Dodger debut seasons, front office rankings

It’s all silent on the Western front as we approach 2026. The Dodgers are in a brief period of hibernation, as the sleeping giant waits to pounce at the right opportunity once the new year begins. But, for now, the wait persists, and the patience of fans eager to see a blockbuster move done with […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read

2025 Dodgers player season reviews

The Los Angeles Dodgers in 2025 played the longest season in MLB history, starting their schedule on March 18 in Japan and ending it on November 1 in Canada while winning Game 7 of the World Series. Here we look back at the season by chronicling every single player who spent any time on the […]

about 1 month ago | 5 reads

Kirby Yates signs 1-year, $5 million contract with the Anaheim Angels

Kirby Yates struggled in his one year with the Dodgers in a season marred by injuries and underperformance. The longtime reliever found a new home for his age-39 season, signing with the Anaheim Angels on a one-year, $5 million contract on December 30. Yates signed a one-year, $13 million contract with the Dodgers in January […]

about 1 month ago | 0 reads

2025 Dodgers season review: Will Smith

Will Smith was one of the best offensive catchers during the 2025 regular season, as he was named to his third consecutive NL All-Star team and even registered some MVP votes. Despite suffering a hand injury that wiped out his final month of the regular season, he made his return in the postseason and delivered […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Dodgers trade Esteury Ruiz to Miami Marlins

The Dodgers have dealt outfielder Esteury Ruiz to the Miami Marlins in exchange for minor league pitcher Adriano Marrero. Francys Romero of Beisbolfr.com was the first to report the trade. In a corresponding move, the Marlins have designated infielder Eric Wagaman for assignment, per Kevin Barral at Fish on First. The Dodgers 40-man roster now […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

2025 Dodgers in review: Miguel Rojas

Miguel Rojas continued to be a solid bench option and a leader in the Dodgers’ clubhouse during the 2025 regular season, and when his name was called on in the World Series, he became a part of some of the biggest plays in franchise history. Rojas was coming off his best full season statistically in […]

about 1 month ago | 6 reads

The Ohtani 50/50 home run ball lawsuit plods along

If one recalls the halycon days of September 19, 2024, Shohei Ohtani established the first 50/50 club with aplomb against the Miami Marlins at the sociological nightmare that is loanDepot Park. One might recall that a scrum broke out where the historic home run ball landed, and, to settle that dispute in the most American […]

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about 1 month ago | 0 reads

2025 Dodgers season review: Roki Sasaki

To understand Roki Sasaki’s rookie campaign, one must understand the notion of wabi sabi (embracing the beauty of imperfection), which was first popularized to American audiences through the seminal animated hit King of the Hill. As someone who followed Sasaki for two years before he came to the United States, I had a single thought […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

2025 Dodgers in review: Justin Dean

After spending the past seven seasons in the Atlanta Braves minor league system, Justin Dean got his first taste of Major League Baseball with the Dodgers in 2025, primarily serving as a late-game defensive replacement. Dean spent the majority of the 2024 season with the Double-A Mississippi Braves while also spending 25 games with Triple-A […]

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about 1 month ago | 0 reads

Dodgers notes: Tanner Scott, Yoshinobu Yamamoto

We have reached the most stagnant part of the offseason, where few moves of note have taken place over the past week with rumors remaining silent. With that in mind, this morning’s notes will be rather short and sweet. With 2025 ending in just four days, we as fans can appreciate all the good, the […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read