While there is only one truly interesting race in the AL, the National League has come to the rescue this year and offers a veritable cornucopia of tantalizing scenarios. Read more »
Los Angeles Dodgers Analysis
Postseason Prospects: Thoughts On The MLB Playoff Races
Grading The MLB Trade Deadline: The Biggest Winners And Losers
Picking out the best of the best (Dodgers and Twins) and the worst of the worst (Astros). Read more »
Grading The Deal: Dodgers Win Manny Machado Derby
The Dodgers added a legitimate superstar before the trade deadline and now have one of the deepest lineups in all of baseball without compromising the long-term. Read more »
Early Returns On The National League Favorites
The NL standings are off to a particularly jarring start, with not one of the teams that almost everyone predicted as a division winner (Nationals, Cubs, Dodgers) currently in the lead. Read more »
Predictions For The 2018 MLB Season (Bold, Tepid & Otherwise)
Predicting the regular season awards, division winners and what will happen in the always unpredictable October. Read more »
Grading The Offseason: NL West
On the moves the Giants, D-Backs, Rockies and Padres made this offseason to try to catch up with the Dodgers. Read more »
2017 Year-End MLB Team Portfolio Rankings
The Astros, Dodgers, Yankees, Indians and Cubs comprise our top-5 as we enter 2018. Read more »
2017 World Series Preview: Houston Astros Vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
The Dodgers and Astros are a pair of juggernauts meeting in the World Series. We dig in with a full breakdown and position-by-position comparison to take our best guess on who might win. Read more »
Welcome To The Jungle: On The Resurgent Dodgers
The Dodgers definitely look like the deepest and most complete team in the National League and may have even figured out the formula to getting over their oh so elusive NLCS hump. Read more »
Predictions For The 2017 MLB Season (Bold, Tepid & Otherwise)
Here are some predictions for the 2017 season, organized by team. If we make enough; some safe, some crazy, surely, we'll get some right, right? Cue: the rumbling laughter of the baseball gods. Read more »
Grading The Offseason: NL West
The Dodgers and Giants continued to improve this offseason, and the Rockies tried to do enough to be in position for the Wildcard, the D-Backs and Padres made moves for the long-term. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Dozier Deal Dead, Dodgers Trade De Leon For Forsythe
After a rumor-fueled offseason where the Dodgers were attempting to pry Brian Dozier away from the Twins, they decided the asking cost was too much and settled for a trade with the Rays which brings them Logan Forsythe to take over duties at 2B instead. Read more »
2016 Year-End MLB Team Portfolio Rankings
The Cubs won the 2016 World Series but they rank behind the Dodgers and Red Sox in terms of the value of their collective assets. Read more »
Grading The Deal Roundup: Eaton Trade; Dodgers Sign Jansen, Turner
On the Nationals trading for Adam Eaton from the White Sox and the Dodgers signing Kenley Jensen and Justin Turner. Read more »
Grading The Deals: Rich Hill To Dodgers, Mark Melancon To Giants
The Dodgers struck first, signing Rich Hill to a three-year, $48 million deal and then the Giants made their move, signing Mark Melancon to a four-year, $62 million deal. Both moves are interesting and risky, albeit in different ways. Read more »
NLCS Preview: The Case For The Dodgers
The Cubs have a slight edge in talent and homefield but this series is essentially a coin toss with how the Dodgers' pitching has rounded into form and a deep lineup. Read more »
Rookie Rankings: Who's Number One (NL Edition)
Corey Seager has the NL Rookie of the Year award locked up though Trevor Story, Aledmys Diaz, Ryan Schimpf, Steven Matz, Kenta Maeda and Seung-hwan Oh also deserve mention. Read more »
Grading The Deals: On The NL Trade Deadline
Matt Moore, Matt Duffy, Matt Kemp, Josh Reddick, Rich Hill, Jay Bruce and Mark Melancon were some of the big names to move at the deadline. Read more »
Halfway To Home: Midseason Meanderings On NL Contenders
On the Dodgers' rotation gamble, the Giants' old-school approach, the half-mortal Cubs, Washington's pitchers, Mets' issues, Pirates' cheapness, Cardinals' devil magic and whether the Marlins are for real. Read more »
How Deep Is Your Lineup: Dodgers' Edition
Continued development from some players and improving health from others should have been enough for the Dodgers, but they've suffered a run of injuries to their everyday players this spring. Read more »