(I spelled it wrong deliberately). Well, the Dodgers were serious about signing Juan Soto… untill the bidding got over $600 Million. That was when they punted. I agree… I don’t think he is worth a penny over $599 Million! The Dodgers then signed Michael Comforto to a one-year deal, presumeably to platoon with Andy Pages in RF. I think that was an excellent move. The Dodgers do not want Teoscar…
This time last year, the Dodgers said Gavin Lux would be the SS. I said NO… Actually, I said “HELL NO!” Gavin Lux will be a SS as soon as I am a genius! Nuff said! Yesterday, multiple Dodger sources said that Mookie Betts was going to play SS for the Dodgers in 2025. For one, I am excited for that. Mookie can play whereever he wants to play and…
The Mets had to sign Juan Soto to be the face of the franchise and Steve Cohen delivered. The Yankees have Aaron Judge. The Mets have to have “star power” to be relevant in NYC. Steve Cohen delivered… boy did he! MLBTR said it this way: MLB contract records were shattered Sunday evening, as the Mets reached an agreement on a stunning 15-year, $765MM deal with free agent superstar Juan Soto,…
For a few days now, I have been working on my top Dodger prospect list for 2025 and I currently have 52 players on the list. Frnkly, when you get past 15 or 20, you can just shake them up and put them wherever. This is a work in progress, so I may post this a few more times until it get to the final iteration. There will be a…
Alex Freeland will be 24 in August of 2025 and over the past two season he has went from being a suspect to becoming a bona-fide prospect. I am not going to go on-and-on about his “grit” and work ethic and the adversity he has faced in his life after being born with a club foot. Twenty years ago, the question was: will Alex walk? … and that was a…
There is talk of the Dodgers acquiriong Juan Soto, Blake Treinen, Teoscar Hernandez, Willy Adames… and others, but maybe we need to look at the trade market. I am not advocating this… just giving you some options. Let’s start this exercise with the premise that Mookie Betts is going to play 2B and Tommy Edman is going to man SS. That makes Gavin Lux expendable and so today I am…
I ordered this World Series Championship Wall Hanging several weeks ago and then I had to get it framed. Notice the subtile Blue Effects on the wood frame? I hung it in a place I was saving it for beside my desk. Well, the Dodgers are allegedly still in the bidding for Juan Soto and have made an offer of at least $600 Million for him! They have signed another…
I woke up this morning to an article in my inbox about “The Golden At Bat” which is this: “A manager can use one Golden At-Bat per game to slot their preferred batter into the order for a single at-bat. I’m in the on-deck circle with the bases loaded, and Juan Soto is on the bench. So you simply send Soto to the plate instead of me.“ The Athletic goes…
Wyatt Crowell was born on October 13, 2001, in Cumming, Georgia… AN AREA I HAPEN TO LOVE A LOT. His love for baseball began at age five, and he’s been hooked ever since. His deceptive delivery is one of his most captivating features, refined through years of practice. With a five-pitch arsenal—including a four-seam fastball, sinker, changeup, and two sliders—Crowell keeps hitters guessing. His shorter slider, often thrown early in…
I am going to be profileing Dodger Prospects and there may be 35 to 40 as I count them down. I am starting with Luke Fox. Luke Fox, a 6’2″ left-hander out of Duke, is a player whose journey has been anything but ordinary. A dynamic talent before Tommy John surgery derailed his 2023 season, Fox was seen as a potential top-10 round pick in the 2023 MLB Draft. Yet,…