NL West Notes: Sandoval, Black, Grichuk, Dodgers
MLB Trade Rumors » Los Angeles Dodgers
by Nick Deeds
12h ago
When veteran infielder Pablo Sandoval signed a non-roster deal with the Giants last month, it was reported that the deal was not meant to be a ceremonial end to the 37-year-old’s storied career akin to the deal right-hander Sergio Romo took with the club before retiring last spring. Rather, Sandoval hoped that the deal could be a stepping stone toward returning to the majors. After the Kung Fu Panda slashed just .250/.323/.250 without a single extra-base hit in 16 games with the club this spring, it appears unlikely that will come to pass for the time being. That still doesn’t mean that Sandov ..read more
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Dodgers Sign Will Smith To Ten-Year Extension
MLB Trade Rumors » Los Angeles Dodgers
by Darragh McDonald
12h ago
The Dodgers announced today that they have signed catcher Will Smith to a ten-year extension which runs through 2033. It is reportedly a guarantee of $140MM with no opt-outs for the Apex Baseball client, though with deferrals. Smith will get a $30MM signing bonus, a salary of $13.55MM in 2024, salaries of $13MM from 2025 to 2027, $9.5MM from 2028 to 2032 and $9.95MM in 2033. The deferrals will be paid out at a rate of $5MM annually from 2034 to 2043 and the deal will have a competitive balance tax hit of $12.2MM. Because this deal overwrites Smith’s previous $8.55MM salary for the 2024 season ..read more
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MLBTR Podcast: A Live Reaction To The Jordan Montgomery Signing, Ohtani’s Interpreter, And J.D. Martinez Joins The Mets
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by Darragh McDonald
1d ago
The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts*, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts. (*Episode has been uploaded to Apple but isn’t showing up in the feed immediately. The link is to last week’s episode for now but will be updated once it shows up properly on Apple.) This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Steve Adams of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss… Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers makes remarks about ..read more
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A’s Acquire T.J. McFarland From Dodgers, Select Him To Roster
MLB Trade Rumors » Los Angeles Dodgers
by Darragh McDonald
2d ago
The Athletics announced that they have acquired left-hander T.J. McFarland from the Dodgers for cash considerations and selected him to the 40-man roster. McFarland, 35 in June, is a veteran ground ball guy who has bounced around the league, including pitching for the A’s in 2020. He has also suited up for the Orioles, Diamondbacks, Cardinals and Mets in a career that dates back to 2013 and includes 354 major league appearances. Last year, he was only in the majors for about two weeks with the Mets, making three appearances. He spent the majority of the year in Triple-A for the Mets and Oriole ..read more
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Shohei Ohtani Reads Statement In Relation To Former Interpreter
MLB Trade Rumors » Los Angeles Dodgers
by Darragh McDonald
2d ago
Star two-way player Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers read a statement today in relation to Ippei Mizuhara, his former interpreter and friend. Mizuhara was fired last week amid his involvement with an illegal sports gambling operation. Ohtani read the statement in Japanese, which was translated into English by Will Ireton, for a period of about 12 minutes. Video of the full thing was relayed by Talkin’ Baseball on X. Chad Jennings of The Athletic transcribed all of Ohtani’s comments, as translated into English by Ireton. Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic was among those to relay a few days ago that Ire ..read more
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Dodgers Outright Andre Lipcius
MLB Trade Rumors » Los Angeles Dodgers
by Darragh McDonald
2d ago
Infielder Andre Lipcius has been outrighted by the Dodgers to Triple-A Oklahoma City, per his transactions tracker at MLB.com. That indicates he passed through waivers unclaimed after being designated for assignment last week. He will remain in the Dodgers organization as non-roster depth. Lipcius, 26 in May, only joined the Dodgers three weeks ago via a cash deal. He was drafted by the Tigers and had been in their system until getting designated for assignment when the club claimed Buddy Kennedy last month, which led to the trade to the Dodgers. He has largely served as a hit-over-power guy w ..read more
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MLB Opens Investigation Into Allegations Involving Shohei Ohtani, Ippei Mizuhara
MLB Trade Rumors » Los Angeles Dodgers
by Darragh McDonald
6d ago
Major League Baseball issued a statement today, which reads as follows: “Major League Baseball has been gathering information since we learned about the allegations involving Shohei Ohtani and Ippei Mizuhari [sic] from the news media. Earlier today, our Department of Investigations (DOI) began their formal process investigating the matter.” Mizuhara, Ohtani’s long-time interpreter and friend, was fired by the Dodgers on Wednesday. Reports had emerged which connected Mizuhara to an illegal gambling operation in California, where sports betting is not legal. Per those reports, over $4.5MM was wi ..read more
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Offseason In Review: Los Angeles Dodgers
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by Darragh McDonald
6d ago
The Dodgers stole all the headlines this offseason, as they gave out multiple record-breaking deals, traded for an ace and did a bunch of other stuff as well. Major League Signings RHP/DH Shohei Ohtani: 10 years, $700MM ($680MM deferred) RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto: 12 years, $325MM (plus $51MM posting fee; deal includes two opt-outs) OF Teoscar Hernández: One year, $23.5MM ($8.5MM deferred) LHP Clayton Kershaw: Two years, $10MM (can opt-out after 2024) OF Jason Heyward: One year, $9MM RHP Ryan Brasier: Two years, $9MM RHP Joe Kelly: One year, $8MM LHP James Paxton: One year, $7MM IF/OF Enrique He ..read more
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Ohtani’s Interpreter Fired; Accused Of Theft And Illegal Gambling
MLB Trade Rumors » Los Angeles Dodgers
by Anthony Franco
6d ago
On Wednesday evening, the Dodgers announced they’d fired Ippei Mizuhara, who was working as Shohei Ohtani’s personal interpreter. Mizuhara has been Ohtani’s friend and interpreter dating back to before his signing with the Angels in 2017. Gustavo Arellano, Adam Elmahrek, Nathan Fenno and Paul Pringle of the Los Angeles Times first reported the news, which comes amidst a probe into an alleged illegal gambling operation in Southern California. Attorneys for Ohtani told the L.A. Times that the two-way star “had been the victim of a massive theft.” While that statement did not specify who had ..read more
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Dodgers Place Four Pitchers On Injured List
MLB Trade Rumors » Los Angeles Dodgers
by Anthony Franco
1w ago
The Dodgers finalized their roster for the Seoul Series this evening. Los Angeles didn’t make any 40-man transactions but did place four pitchers on the 10-day injured list: Walker Buehler, Emmet Sheehan, Brusdar Graterol and Blake Treinen. None of those is all that unexpected. The Dodgers announced early in camp that they’d start Buehler on the IL so as not to push him too quickly after missing last season working back from his second Tommy John procedure. The team announced Sheehan’s injury as forearm inflammation. That’s a little surprising at first glance, considering t ..read more
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