Joe Posnanski backed Dodgers exec Janet Marie Smith for the Hall of Fame, saying "she changed the way we watch baseball." Todd Benzinger, who played for the 1992 Dodgers, died at 63. FanGraphs also reviewed Dave Roberts' postseason. 🏟️
Post-rule-change baseball rewards roster builds the Dodgers lack, per the piece. Their slugging-first approach is less in vogue now, and the article argues renovations, not a teardown, are the answer. 🔧
Three ex-Dodgers are active for the Rays-Brewers World Series: Jonny DeLuca and Garrett Cleavinger for Tampa Bay, and Dustin May for Milwaukee. May allowed Shohei Ohtani's three-run homer in NLCS Game 4. 🔄
With the Dodgers sidelined from the Fall Classic for the first time in three years, ex-Dodgers still have ring shots in the Brewers-Rays World Series. Garrett Cleavinger and Jonny DeLuca are on the Rays side, and Hunter Feduccia is also on the list. 🏆
Dodgers-adjacent World Series column: Brewers botched their "Timeless Ticket" World Series redemptions, then backtracked after fan backlash. The piece also compares sky-high secondary-market prices to the "Dodger tax" at Dodger Stadium. 🎟️
Miguel Rojas retired a week ago, but the 13-year vet still has October duty: he's MLB's Spanish-language World Series correspondent. He also won a third Roy Campanella Award this year and is expected to join the Dodgers' front office in player development. 🎙️
Andrew Friedman says the Dodgers will "spend a lot of time" fixing an offense that hit .195/.267/.323 with a 63 wRC+ this postseason. His diagnosis: a game of whack-a-mole, with the goal of sifting real problems from noise. 🔍
Dodgers head into the offseason with 21 pitchers on the 40-man roster, plus Ohtani, who plans to pitch in 2027. Snell and Glasnow made only 22 starts combined in 2026, so depth is a must. Only nine of the 21 were active this postseason. 🔍
Andrew Friedman says it's "business as usual" for the Dodgers despite Mark Walter's legal and financial troubles. Walter reportedly focused right away on the 2027 offseason plan after the three-peat bid ended. 🔎
Dodgers prospect Chase Harlan went 4-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs, a triple shy of the cycle, in Glendale's 10-0 Arizona Fall League rout of Mesa. Sam Horn added a scoreless sixth. Luke Fox starts Saturday. 💥
Kiké Hernández, an impending Dodgers free agent, is pulling for the Brewers to win the World Series after they swept L.A. in the NLCS. He said Milwaukee played "almost perfect baseball" and that the Dodgers simply didn't hit. Not a bad way to say goodbye to a title defense. 🧹
Milwaukee knocked off the two-time reigning champion Dodgers and their $412 million payroll in the NLCS, riding a roster of overlooked players other teams cast aside into the World Series. Death by a thousand shrewd bites. 🐘
Part 1 of a Dodgers history series covers 1958-1978 highlights. The Dodgers' 8 LA-era titles all came in seasons with fewer than 100 wins, and the 1963 champs, with 99 wins and a sweep of the Yankees, top that group. 📖
Ohtani's 2026 ended with knee and biceps injuries, and he never pitched after July 3. Andrew Friedman says no surgery is needed and he expects Ohtani to pitch in 2027, but the workload plan isn't set. "We'll have to figure it out." 🧩
Alek Thomas, acquired from Arizona midseason, has elected free agency after finishing 2026 in the minors. He went 4-for-19 with LA and hit .305/.378/.537 at Triple-A Oklahoma City, so a clearer path to the majors elsewhere makes sense. 🔍
Alex Vesia thanked Dodgers teammates and fans on Instagram as he heads toward free agency, closing out six years in L.A. A reunion makes sense, but the CBA expiring Dec. 1 and a bullpen budget already stretched thin complicate it. 🤝
Andrew Friedman says to "expect status quo" for the Dodgers' coaching staff and front office in 2027, even as the roster gets a new look. Offensive October struggles will get another review, but he admits there's no clear answer yet. 🔍
Dalton Rushing had surgery on his partially torn right UCL and isn't expected to catch until after the 2027 All-Star break. He could be a left-handed pinch-hitter until then, which likely leaves Hunter Feduccia as Will Smith's backup. 🩹
Dodgers prospect Charles Davalan had one of Glendale's four singles in a 3-0 rain-shortened AFL loss. In the Dominican league, ex-Dodger Brent Honeywell Jr. threw a scoreless sixth for Gigantes, where prospect Emil Morales has played two of five games.
Dodgers revealed Dalton Rushing (internal brace, ~9 months out) and Will Klein (bone chip removal, spur cleanup; expected ready for 2027 Spring Training) had right elbow surgeries. Both were limited late in 2026. Ohtani needs no surgery. 🔧
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