The Tatsuya Imai rumor mill has yet to really pick up a lot of steam, though that’s perhaps unsurprising given that his posting period lasts into the new year.
One thing making the rounds, however, was a translated bit from a Japanese appearance in which Imai discussed joining an MLB team with established stars from Japan:
Ｑ.ドジャースのような優勝狙えるチームに行きたいのか？倒しにいくのか？ 今井達也 「倒したいですね。(大谷・山本・佐々木選手らと)一緒にプレーするのも、もちろん楽しそうだなと思うんですけど、ああいうチームに勝ってワールドチャンピオンになるのが自分の人生にとって一番価値がある」 #報ステ pic.twitter.com/CFB...
Good morning! Prognostications about where Japanese stars will end up when they come to the big leagues are often filled with stereotypes and lazy assumptions. They all want to play for the Dodgers, they all want to be on the West Coast, they all want to be on a team with other Japanese players, etc. […]
With a robust farm system, an intriguing free agent class, and a growing connection to Japanese players, there are plenty of moving parts to keep track of this offseason. Luckily for the Dodgers, they have the front office talent necessary to manage all those options. Someone needs to make a documentary about what all that […]
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Only a little over a year ago, Jack Dreyer wasn’t even on the Dodgers’ 40-man roster. Now the left-hander is coming off a stellar first season in the Dodgers bullpen and even earned National League Rookie of the Year votes for his efforts. Signed as an undrafted free agent out of Iowa in 2021, Dreyer […]
The Chicago Cubs will continue to add to their bullpen group this offseason – maybe even from the upper-tier of the free agent market – both because of an acute need, and also because they ALWAYS add lots and lots of different types of pitchers to the Spring Training mix (and then well into the season, too). If you bring in enough options, and if you’re good at selection and refining and game-planning, the Cubs have found that they can pretty much always net out three or four useful relievers ...
The Los Angeles Dodgers went through quite a few managerial changes over the 20 years from when Tommy Lasorda retired in 1996, up through 2015. Seven managers in all saw some time with the club, until the Dodgers found their man in Dave Roberts. Roberts’ hiring was announced November 23, 2015, making him the first […]
Paul Gervase (along with Julian Fernandez and Andrew Heaney) is 2025’s answer to Connor Brodgon (and Eduardo Salazar): name the Dodger reliever who showed up with the least amount of screen time. Gervase, Fernandez, and Heaney made one appearance with two innings of work. One can be forgiven for forgetting about Gervase, provided that you […]
For those who have forgotten, Nick Nastrini was once a promising pitching prospect in the Dodgers system who was part of the trade to the Chicago White Sox in 2023 for Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly. If you have forgotten what Nastrini brought to the table in 2023, let us return to the scouting report […]
When Mark Walter and Guggenheim Partners purchased the Los Angeles Dodgers from Frank McCourt, it ushered in a brand new chapter of Dodgers baseball that has now resulted in them at the top of the baseball summit for two consecutive years and three out of the last six. This year, the Los Angeles Lakers were […]
Yoendrys Gómez made a strong first impression with his second team of 2025, though his time with the Dodgers was quite brief, just 11 days on the 40-man roster. The right-hander pitched in the majors in parts of 2023, 2024, and 2025 with the Yankees before getting designated for assignment by New York in April. […]
All those warm, fuzzy Thanksgiving feelings are in the air, and I’ve been thinking about reasons Dodgers fans can be grateful this year. Here are a few thinks I’m thankful for after the team’s back-to-back World Series wins. 1. An ownership group that spends The rest of the league can complain all they want, but […]
Brusdar Graterol has been a high-leverage reliever for the bulk of his time with the Dodgers, but he did not pitch at all this year after shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum last November. Among the 324 pitchers with at least 150 innings from 2020-23, Graterol ranked 18th in ERA (2.69) and 25th in […]
Longtime Dodgers broadcaster and outfielder Rick Monday turned 80 on Thursday. One day earlier, he was presented with The Bob Feller Act of Valor Patriot Award in Washington D.C., an honor given by Feller’s foundation annually to “a former MLB player who demonstrates the Foundation’s 4 Pillars of Service, Sacrifice, Citizenship and Legacy.” Mark Langill […]
The Dodgers on Friday did not tender contracts to pitchers Evan Phillips and Nick Frasso, making them free agents. Friday was the deadline for teams to tender 2026 contracts to all players on their 40-man roster, which usually serves as a soft deadline of sorts to reach deals for players eligible for salary arbitration, and/or […]
The Lakers and Dodgers’ synergy will only become stronger now that Mark Walter owns both franchises. Now that the sale of the Lakers has officially been approved, we are seeing how that’s going to work. In an ESPN article, Ramona Shelburne reported that Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi will take on advisory roles with the Lakers. […]
Tyler Glasnow once again dealt with injuries and was limited to 18 starts in the regular season, but he showed the Dodgers how effective he can be when healthy in the postseason. Glasnow was selected to his first All-Star game in his first season with the Dodgers last year, but right elbow tendinitis forced him […]
Since the Padres inaugural season in 1969, the Dodgers have mostly maintained the upper hand in clashes between the two teams. Since the 2020 season, San Diego’s goal has been to create a serious rivalry between themselves and the Dodgers. To put it simply, they got what they wished for, and they are paying for […]
No pitcher on the roster appeared in more games for the Dodgers in 2025 than Anthony Banda, perhaps not the hero this team deserved, but the one it needed to get through a grind of a regular season filled with underwhelming performances, some disappointment, and a great need for innings-eaters. Part of a roster that […]
The Dodgers haven’t made any big splashes so far this offseason, but don’t worry—there’s plenty of winter left. Here’s what’s been happening so this week. Dodgers Notes We all know the Dodgers are gunning for a third World Series win, but who can we expect to contribute in major ways? Theo DeRosa at MLB.com outlines […]
The Dodgers have won back-to-back World Championships. Yes, I was there at Game 7, serving as a calming force for others, a fact that I will harp on for the foreseeable future. Even hardened cynics are proclaiming that this World Series is the best of all time. I’m not sure I can go that far, […]
A baseball season takes a while to complete, and it’s especially long for teams that start early overseas and for teams that advance all the way to the World Series. The 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers started their season on March 18 in Tokyo and ended on November 1 in Toronto, the longest season in MLB […]
Welp, it was another great day for the big spenders, as the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees went home with some more hardware. MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani took home his third consecutive MVP award, including his second with the Dodgers, on Thursday night. On the AL side, Aaron Judge took home his […]
It is rare in sports that excitement and expectation are fulfilled in such a wholesome way as has been the case with Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers. By securing his second straight NL MVP, Ohtani is two for two in World Series rings and Most Valuable Player awards since joining the Dodgers. What else could […]
When we last left off with Young Master Wrobleski in 2024, he had the opportunity to succeed in the 2025 season due to a combination of makeup and stuff. No one doubted Wrobleski’s temperament when it came to going after batters. Where Wrobleski had significant room to improve was in throwing quality pitches at the […]