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What happened to the Dodgers' pitching? Inside the team's historic struggles.

In their 66 years of playing baseball in Los Angeles, the Dodgers have never fielded a pitching staff with numbers this bad.

Los Angeles Times

Bill Plaschke: Dodgers need to remember their history and trade for pitching.

LOS ANGELES — This sounds crazy, but so does the fact that this could be the worst pitching staff in Dodgers history.

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Dodgers couldn't make Cody Bellinger a star again. 'Sometimes you just don't have any answers.'

LOS ANGELES — There was a rapid rise, then a sudden descent.

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After 15 seasons, Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw has perfected his control

PHOENIX — Clayton Kershaw first confronted the conundrum almost 10 years ago.

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Dodgers want to build next era of great teams. But can they be great in 2023, too?

LOS ANGELES — Andrew Friedman sat with his newest star acquisition to his left, a group of enthusiastically trustful fans screaming his praises from nearby, and smiled as he made a bold proclamation about the Dodgers' fortunes 12 months ago.

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Bill Plaschke: Dodgers open season unsettled and uncertain. And that's a good thing

They lost their cornerstone, their shaggy leader, Justin Turner heading off to hated Boston.

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One Contender Will Be Hurt More Than the Rest by the Defensive Shift Ban

Los Angeles was the master of the shift and used it to its advantage. With the ban on the defensive strategy starting this season, the Dodgers and other teams might get stuck.

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'His shoe game is pretty tight.' Why Dodgers hope Miguel Rojas' play matches his 'swag.'

PHOENIX — Of all the things the Dodgers have come to appreciate about Miguel Rojas this spring, two of the biggest have to do with his feet.

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Even after Gavin Lux injury, Andrew Friedman hints at patient approach with roster

PHOENIX — Andrew Friedman smirked, then tried to find some levity with a sarcastic remark.

Los Angeles Times

Cubs hoping they can get the right numbers from Cody Bellinger

The next chapter in Cody Bellinger's professional baseball career began Saturday with a mistake as he walked to the plate for his first at-bat as a member of the Chicago Cubs.

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Who will lead the Dodgers with Justin Turner gone?

GLENDALE, Ariz. – As he drove to Arizona for the start of spring training, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts listened to a book on tape – “No Time for Spectators” by Martin Dempsey, a former general and past chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Dodgers aim to avoid 'volatility' of roster changes after understated offseason

Dave Roberts brushed off the suggestion with a laugh.

Los Angeles Times

Friendship with Mookie Betts wasn't only factor in J.D. Martinez signing with Dodgers

LOS ANGELES — The relationships with former teammate Mookie Betts and old hitting coach Robert Van Scoyoc certainly helped.

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The Dodgers Are Still Paying for Their Trevor Bauer Mistake

They released him last month after his domestic violence suspension ended, but his signing is still impacting the team.

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How might another luxury tax bill affect the Dodgers’ future?

LOS ANGELES — One of the biggest questions of the Dodgers’ offseason finally has a definitive answer.

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Dodgers executives are 'comfortable' with decision to cut Trevor Bauer

Dodgers executives addressed Trevor Bauer's release for the first time publicly Wednesday, though they left several pressing questions about the process behind the decision unanswered, including details about their meeting with Bauer the day before cutting ties with him last month.

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Dylan Hernandez: Dodgers' brass still won't take accountability for Trevor Bauer fiasco

LOS ANGELES — On one side there are the Dodgers, who have a complicated relationship with the truth, and on the other is Trevor Bauer.

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Jack Harris: No high-priced help is coming. Why the Dodgers are betting on themselves.

LOS ANGELES — By not taking a gamble on any of this offseason's top free agents, the Dodgers instead placed one very big, very high-stakes bet on something else.

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Dylan Hernandez: Dodgers lost big on their Trevor Bauer bet. Will the number crunchers save them?

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers bet on Trevor Bauer once, and they lost. They weren't about to double down on the dumbest wager they've ever placed.

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Dodgers cut ties with Trevor Bauer rather than keep him for 2023

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers severed ties with Trevor Bauer on Friday by designating him for assignment, preferring to pay him to go away rather than to pay him to pitch for their team.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Is one-time MVP Cody Bellinger a sleeper signing for the Chicago Cubs? Only time will tell.

It was 12 years ago that agent Scott Boras introduced us to the concept of the pillow contract.

Los Angeles Times

How Zoom has helped Major Baseball adjust to free agency since the pandemic

SAN DIEGO — It was Tuesday afternoon, just about halfway through Major League Baseball's first in-person winter meetings in three years, and Andrew Friedman wasn't sure how to assess the three-day affair.

Los Angeles Times

A blue wave at Chavez Ravine? Here’s a look at the Dodgers’ top prospects.

SAN DIEGO — The seed was planted in early November when Dodgers president Stan Kasten told The Times that “we think we are now on the precipice of the next wave of young guys” and that the team “needs to make room to allow that to happen.”

Los Angeles Times

Dodgers have shed millions in payroll. Will they sign a star or try to reset the luxury tax?

LOS ANGELES — The first wave of the Dodgers' offseason is complete.

Los Angeles Times

Has Cody Bellinger's time run out with Dodgers? We could know by Friday.

LOS ANGELES — For most of the last two seasons, as their star center fielder and former most valuable player slipped into a puzzling cycle of injuries, inconsistency and head-scratching production, the Dodgers have remained steadfast.

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