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• Grading each NL West team's offseasonWhile some National League East and NL Central teams had strong offseasons, no other ball club was as active as the Los Angeles Dodgers, who reside in the NL West. With spring training right around the corner, here's where each team stands and their offseason grade as of mid-January:...2025Visit the page Los Angeles Dodgers news today
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• Ranking the 10 best players in NL WestWe've ranked the 10 best players for 2025 in the National League East and NL Central, but the most challenging was the NL West, which is chock full of talent....2025
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• Roki Sasaki Not Signing With Dodgers’ Major NL West Rival in Massive DevelopmentRoki Sasaki won’t be signing with one of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ biggest rivals. San Francisco Giants general manager Zack Minasian said Monday that the team has been told they will not be Sasaki’s choice in free agency. More news: Dodgers Lose International Signee to Pirates as LA Seems to Be All In on Roki …...2025Continue with Roki Sasaki news and rumors
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• This NL West team is now out of the running for Roki SasakiThe club's elimination from the process is the latest step in narrowing the field....2025Visit the page Roki Sasaki breaking news
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• Two Weeks in Purple: Happy (late) New Year!Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for January 11-12, 2025 The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. ★ ★ ★ 2024 is over and we’re...2025Continue with Colorado Rockies news
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• MLB insider surprisingly reveals this NL West team no longer favorite to sign Roki SasakiRoki Sasaki will soon be making a decision that will alter one franchise's future, but one NL West team is reportedly out of the running....2025Continue with Roki Sasaki news today
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• Friday Rockpile: How should Rockies fans manage expectations in 2025?Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, January 3, 2025 Another year is here and another season is on the horizon. While hope certainly springs eternal, it’s also important to adjust the hope settings to somewhere between “not as bad as the 2024 White Sox” and playoff contention. Last year, I turned to Clint Hurdle’s advice as my expectations guide...2025See more Colorado Rockies injury
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• Wednesday Rockpile: In a tough NL West, the Rockies can’t keep playing the same game in 2025 and beyondPhoto by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, January 1, 2025 Welcome to 2025 my friends, we are about 40 days away from pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training and welcoming the start of a new season. The offseason has been a flurry of activity with stunning moves, big deals and plenty of other questions heading into the next season. The ...2025Click for news about Colorado Rockies
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• The best organization in baseball just won another World Series titleThe Dodgers have been the cream of the crop in baseball for a long while, now. There’s no sign of that changing anytime soon, either. For the second time in five seasons, the Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions. For the first time since 1988, they’ll actually get to have the full treatment that comes with being World Series — meaning, the team and their fans will actually get to enjoy t...2024See more World Series injury update
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• Thursday Rockpile: Who is the Rockies’ rival?Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, October 10, 2024 Rivalries are an integral part of our sporting traditions. It’s not enough to just want your team to win games — no, you must really dislike your competition. The years of antagonism between teams such as the Bears and Packers, Liverpool and Manchester United, and the Bruins and Canadiens are well-docum...2024See more Colorado Rockies
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• Takeaways from Braves-Dodgers: Atlanta continues to be consistently inconsistentPhoto by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Braves had the upper hand for the first two games of this series and then it came crashing down in spectacular fashion. Blah. This weekend started with so much promise for the Atlanta Braves. The first two games against the Dodgers were fantastic and suddenly Atlanta had dreams of potentially taking a series from the current...2024Click for news about Atlanta Braves injury update
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• Takeaways from Braves-Rockies: A missed opportunityPhoto by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Braves still won the series but they also missed a golden chance gain as much ground as possible in the NL Wild Card race. Heading into this series, the Atlanta Braves were going for a sweep in order to set the record straight against a Colorado Rockies team that tripped them up in a major way back at Coors Field. For the first two ga...2024Continue with Todd Kirkland injury report
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• Tuesday Rockpile: At 66 starts in a row, Toglia is becoming 1B staplePhoto by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, September 3, 2024 Twenty-nine years ago this week, Cal Ripken Jr. played his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking Lou Gehrig’s record. He added three more seasons, playing every Baltimore game from May 30, 1982 to Sept. 19, 1998. His record of playing 2,632 games in a row is not made to be brok...2024See more articles Colorado Rockies injury status
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta calls up Andruw JonesBraves Franchise History 1914 - The Braves record 11 hits off Jeff Tesreau and beat the Giants 7-3. Bill James is the winner while Joe Connolly finishes a triple shy of a cycle. 1971 - The Braves purchase infielder Tony LaRussa from the A’s. 1982 - Atlanta snaps an 11-game losing streak with a 6-5 win over the Padres and move back within 1.5 games of first place Los Angeles in the NL West standi...2024Continue with Andruw Jones
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• NL West Notes: Gallen, Marte, Ryan, Graterol, Buehler, Brasier, Muncy, Edman
The Diamondbacks had a couple of injury scares during Saturday’s 11-1 rout over the Phillies, but neither seems to be a serious concern. Two-time All-Star Ketel Marte exited in the fourth inning after hurting his ankle on a play at second base. Thankfully, the team announced after the game that the injury was merely a…...2024Continue with Ketel Marte injuries
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• 2024 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL WestPhoto by Masterpress/Getty Images One team in this division did quite a bit this offseason The Dodgers have won 100 or more games in each of the last four full seasons (and probably would have in 2020 if there had been a full season then). They went out and signed two of the top free agents this offseason. So how much will they win this division by? The answer: “Who knows?” That’s why they...2024Check it out Arizona Diamondbacks injury update
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• The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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• Is There Anybody Left in Los Angeles Whom Yasiel Puig Hasn't Alienated?
2015Continue with Los Angeles Dodgers
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• Kirk Gibson on His Parkinson's Disease Fight: 'It's Not a Death Sentence'
2015Check it out Kirk Gibson
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• 'An Absolute Blast': Harper and Trout Recall Days as Teammates in Fall League
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• The Cautionary Tale of Ken Caminiti: The Steroid Era's First Truth-Teller
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"Moving forward With the current state of the NL West and the Rockies as an organization, it’s difficult to tell if and when the Rockies will ever make the playoffs." - 2024
"The Padres clinched a playoff spot Tuesday night when they turned a triple play to preserve a 4-2 victory over the NL West-leading Dodgers." - 2023
"0% according to FanGraphs) but you know they’d love to move up the Wild Card standings by taking the series from the Cubs at Wrigley: FanGraphs NL West Division odds as of 8." - 2022
"LA secures its 10th straight trip to playoffs, eyes NL West title next" - 2021
"Scherzer still needs to waive his no-trade rights, although recent reports suggested he’d be willing to do so to move to one of the NL West contenders." - 2020
"Three NL West organizations are reportedly engaged with the Boston organization on the exceptional right fielder, adding to the intrigue." - 2019
"Bumgarner is leaving San Francisco but staying in the NL West" - 2018
"The longtime Dodgers catcher is returning to the NL West after spending the end of the 2016 campaign with the Phillies and 2017 with…" - 2017
"Erick Aybar and Jose Pirela went deep on Sunday afternoon, sending the Padres to a 6-4 victory, their third over their NL West rivals in two days." - 2016
"Dodgers rout D-backs with HR spree to keep pace in NL West" - 2015
"The NL West leaders have won 16 of their last 20." - 2014
"He was the guts of a team that was a surprise winner in the NL West."
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• Wednesday Rockpile: The Rockies could learn a thing or two from the playoff-bound Denver BroncosPhoto by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, January 8, 2025 After nearly a decade, the Denver Broncos have returned to the playoffs after a 38-0 win over the Kansas City Chiefs in their final game of the 2024-25 season. By beating the Chiefs, the Broncos ended the longest playoff drought following a Super Bowl victory in NFL history. It was an incr...2025Continue with Colorado Rockies trade rumors
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• Friday Rockpile: How should Rockies fans manage expectations in 2025?
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• Wednesday Rockpile: In a tough NL West, the Rockies can’t keep playing the same game in 2025 and beyond
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• The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title
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• Thursday Rockpile: Who is the Rockies’ rival?
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• Status of Monday’s doubleheader between Braves and Mets dependent on DiamondbacksPhoto by Timothy Healey/Newsday RM via Getty Images If Arizona is eliminated, the status of Monday’s games between the Braves and Mets are unclear. A cold front today and the impact of Hurricane Helene on Thursday has caused the postponement of tonight and tomorrow’s games between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets in Atlanta. It was announced earlier this afternoon that the two teams wo...2024See more Hurricane Helene contract rumors
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• Braves NL Wild Card Report: September 25Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Braves pull within a half-game of a playoff spot, but weather will lead to temporary chaos for the race It was a great day in the standings for the Braves, as pretty much everything that could’ve gone right did. The Braves beat the Mets, a one-down-five-to-go sort of thing. The Giants absolutely obliterated the Diamondbacks, nudging the Braves to wit...2024Continue with Arizona Diamondbacks salary rumors
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• Tuesday Rockpile: At 66 starts in a row, Toglia is becoming 1B staple
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• Friday Rockpile: As Black passes Hurdle, Rockies need to pass the torch to the next managerPhoto by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, August 22, 2024 Compared to the loss-filled months of April and June, the Rockies really have played better since the All-Star break. Even though the sample sizes are vastly different, the Rockies were 34-63 (.351) before the Midsummer Classic and are 13-18 after (.419). The Rockies have 33 games left this se...2024See also Colorado Rockies contract rumors
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• NL West Notes: McCarthy, Barnhart, Molina, Slater
The Diamondbacks have gotten a lot of trade interest in outfielder Jake McCarthy but Arizona isn’t yet interested in dealing the 26-year-old, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale writes. This isn’t the first time McCarthy’s name has surfaced in trade rumors, though the buzz quieted after McCarthy turned in a lackluster 2023 season. The outfielder finished fourth…...2024Continue with Jake McCarthy trade rumors
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• Wednesday Rockpile: The Rockies could learn a thing or two from the playoff-bound Denver Broncos
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• Wednesday Rockpile: In a tough NL West, the Rockies can’t keep playing the same game in 2025 and beyond
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• The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title
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• Braves NL Wild Card Report: September 25
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• Friday Rockpile: As Black passes Hurdle, Rockies need to pass the torch to the next manager
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta calls up Andruw Jones
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• SB Nation Reacts: Voters pick the Cubs to win the NL CentralGetty Images And other results from the latest survey. Many BCB readers have said they think the Cubs should be the favorite to win the NL Central in 2024. I’m among those, largely because the Cubs have improved and the rest of their division rivals have not. The results from the latest SB Nation Reacts survey show that fans across MLB agree with that: Personally, I’m thinki...2024Click for news about Craig Counsell scores
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• This Day in Braves History: Phil Niekro pitches final gamePhoto by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1920 - The Braves eliminate the Giants with a 3-2 win at the Polo Grounds in the second game of a doubleheader thanks to a ninth inning home run by Tony Boeckel. 1921 - Braves catcher Ray Powell hits three triples to tie the major league record on an 8-5 win over Brooklyn. 1930 - Wally Berger sets a National League record for roo...2023See more articles Phil Niekro statistics
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• Celebrating the new Golden Age of Atlanta Braves baseballWinning never gets old, does it? | Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images It is a sixth NL East title in a row for the Atlanta Braves. That’s a celebration worth celebrating. The Atlanta Braves have done it again. Again. And again. Then double that. Six-in-a-row. A six pack - and not the kind your drink nor the 1982 movie starring Kenny Rogers. It never gets old, does it? The Braves have won...2023Check it out Atlanta Braves scores
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• Friday Rockpile: How should Rockies fans manage expectations in 2025?
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• Wednesday Rockpile: In a tough NL West, the Rockies can’t keep playing the same game in 2025 and beyond
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• Jurickson Profar had Dodgers fans throwing stuff at him after epic troll on robbed homerJurickson Profar fooled everyone by robbing a home run in secret. Then the fans made it ugly. The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers are NL West rivals with massive payrolls and some of the biggest stars in MLB. The two teams are facing off in the 2024 NLDS for a best-of-five series to determine which team will on the doorstep of the World Series. The stakes of this series feel enormous for ...2024Read about Jurickson Profar
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• Tuesday Rockpile: At 66 starts in a row, Toglia is becoming 1B staple
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• Friday Rockpile: As Black passes Hurdle, Rockies need to pass the torch to the next manager
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• This day in Braves History: Ronald Acuña Jr. becomes the second-youngest player to record a 30-30 seasonPhoto by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images This won't be the only club that Ronald Acuña Jr. joins over what's already been a very good career. Braves Franchise History 1914: The Giants lose their fifth-straight game in a 3-2 loss to Cincinnati. The loss allows the idle Braves to move into a tie for first place. Herbie Moran (who was playing his last game for Cincy before being sold to the Bra...2024Click for news about Orlando Ramirez
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• Celebrating the new Golden Age of Atlanta Braves baseball
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• Padres Chairman Peter Seidler: “We’re Not Going To Reverse Course”
Today’s 4-3 loss to the Reds dropped the Padres to 38-46, as the team continued to languish in fourth place in NL West. San Diego is closer to the last-place Rockies than they are to a wild card berth (8.5 games) or the first-place Diamondbacks (11.5 games), and the Padres aren’t exactly gaining momentum, with…...2023See more articles Peter Seidler
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• Braves History: Tom Glavine ejected for throwing at Dale Murphy
Here are the details on one of the most improbable events in Braves history This is a special bonus edition of our “This Day in Braves History” series, because this story deserves more than just a footnote. Today, we are going back to June 19, 1991 when a young Tom Glavine was ejected for throwing at Atlanta Braves legend Dale Murphy. It was a wild sequence of events that unfolded over a two-wee...2023Check it out Tom Glavine
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• Today in Cubs history: Milt Pappas’ perfect game is ruined in the ninth, but he throws a no-hitter
WGN-TV He came thisclose. I have noted this here previously, but for this article I think it’s appropriate to mention again. From May 12, 1955 through September 1, 1972, Cubs pitchers threw five no-hitters (Sam Jones, Don Cardwell, Ken Holtzman — twice — and Burt Hooton). In addition, the Cubs had two no-hitters thrown against them in that time frame (Jim Maloney and Sandy Koufax, both in ...2022See more Ken Holtzman
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• Dodgers rout D-backs with HR spree to keep pace in NL West
Starting pitcher Bud Norris lasted just one out, but that hardly mattered as an offensive outburst from the Dodgers covered an unexpected bullpen game in an 14-3 victory for Los Angeles on Sunday....2016
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• Oh Maeda! Dodger outduels Shark, sinks SF
A pitchers duel went the Dodgers' way Sunday as Kenta Maeda shined yet again to continue an excellent start to his MLB career. With the 3-1 win, the Dodgers took the weekend series over the Giants and a division lead in the NL West....2016Visit the page Kenta Maeda
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• Shark takes tough-luck loss vs. Maeda, LA
A pitchers duel went the Dodgers' way Sunday as Kenta Maeda shined yet again to continue an excellent start to his MLB career. With the 3-1 win, the Dodgers took the weekend series over the Giants and a division lead in the NL West....2016Continue with Kenta Maeda
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• Oh Maeda! Dodger outduels Shark, sinks SF
A pitchers duel went the Dodgers' way Sunday as Kenta Maeda shined yet again to continue an excellent start to his MLB career. With the 3-1 win, the Dodgers took the weekend series over the Giants and a division lead in the NL West....2016Continue with Kenta Maeda
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• Kershaw snags 14th win as LA edges closer to title
Clayton Kershaw limited the Rockies to three hits over seven innings, Justin Turner doubled home the tiebreaking run and Scott Schebler homered late in a 4-1 win Monday night that trimmed the Dodgers' magic number to 12. The NL West leaders have won 16 of their last 20....2015Continue with Clayton Kershaw
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• Kershaw snags 14th win as LA edges closer to title
Clayton Kershaw limited the Rockies to three hits over seven innings, Justin Turner doubled home the tiebreaking run and Scott Schebler homered late in a 4-1 win Monday night that trimmed the Dodgers' magic number to 12. The NL West leaders have won 16 of their last 20....2015Continue with Clayton Kershaw
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• Zack's gem helps LA keep firm grip on lead
Zack Greinke continued his dominance of National League hitters as he tossed eight three-hit innings to lead the Dodgers over the D-backs, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon at Chase Field. With the win, the Dodgers captured the series and maintained an 8 1/2-game lead over the second-place Giants in the NL West....2015Continue with Zack Greinke
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• Greinke's gem helps LA keep firm grip on lead
Zack Greinke continued his dominance of National League hitters as he tossed eight three-hit innings to lead the Dodgers over the D-backs, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon at Chase Field. With the win, the Dodgers captured the series and maintained an 8 1/2-game lead over the second-place Giants in the NL West....2015See also Zack Greinke
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• NL West Notes: Barnes, Tomas, Giants
When Dodgers GM Farhan Zaidi isn’t working to get an edge on rival teams, he’s trying to out-maneuver those within the organization in fantasy football, as Andy McCullough writes in a fun piece for the Los Angeles Times. Dodgers players are regretting their decision to allow the executive into the team’s league, it seems, as he…...2018Check it out Farhan Zaidi
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Why Won't Anyone Take a Chance on Yoenis Cespedes?
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• Will Padres' Upton-Kemp-Myers Push to Win Now Pay off Big or Backfire?
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• Brandon McCarthy to Dodgers: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
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• Should the Dodgers Bench Yasiel Puig If He Keeps Up Vanishing Act?
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• Grading each NL West team's offseason
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• Two Weeks in Purple: Happy (late) New Year!
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• Wednesday Rockpile: The Rockies could learn a thing or two from the playoff-bound Denver Broncos
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• Friday Rockpile: How should Rockies fans manage expectations in 2025?
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• Wednesday Rockpile: In a tough NL West, the Rockies can’t keep playing the same game in 2025 and beyond
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• The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title
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• Thursday Rockpile: Who is the Rockies’ rival?
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• Dodgers clinch NL West: Shohei Ohtani's first playoff run comes with World Series-or-bust expectationsThe Dodgers have won the division 11 times in the last 12 seasons...2024Continue with Shohei Ohtani
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• Dodgers wrap up 11th NL West title in 12 years
The Dodgers rallied to beat the Padres 7-2 to clinch the NL West on Thursday night, giving them a first-round bye in the playoffs....2024
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• Status of Monday’s doubleheader between Braves and Mets dependent on Diamondbacks
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• Friday Rockpile: How should Rockies fans manage expectations in 2025?
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• Takeaways from Braves-Rockies: A missed opportunity
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• NL West Notes: McCarthy, Barnhart, Molina, Slater
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• NL West Notes: Melvin, Giants, Musgrove, Rojas
With the Giants looking for a new manager and Bob Melvin’s future with the Padres perhaps in question, there has already been speculation that the two situations could be simultaneously resolved by Melvin leaving San Diego to take over the Giants’ dugout. Melvin is both from the Bay Area and is both a former Giants…...2023See also Bob Melvin scandal
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• Braves have another meeting in the desert while looking for a winning oasis
Joseph Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK For the second year in a row at around the same time, the Braves felt compelled to have a clubhouse meeting. The different circumstances suggest that the standards have risen. By now, most of Braves Country and a lot of the baseball world is at least aware of the lore from last season. After playing a calamitous baseball game on May 31 in ord...2023Visit the page World Series rumors
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• NL West Notes: Bellinger, Longoria, Diamondbacks, Johnson
With former MVP Cody Bellinger projected to earn $18.1MM in his last year of arbitration eligibility, there has been plenty of speculation that the 27-year-old might not be tendered a contract. Los Angeles president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman was non-committal about Belllinger’s situation, telling reporters (including Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register) that…...2022See more Cody Bellinger whispers
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• NL West Notes: Turner, Rockies, Melancon, Jenkins
How intent was Justin Turner on re-signing with the Dodgers? According to ESPN’s Buster Olney (subscription required), Turner didn’t clean out his locker at the end of the season and continued to go through his winter workouts at Dodger Stadium. There was very little buzz on the rumor mill linking Turner to any club besides…...2017Continue with Justin Turner rumors
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Dodgers a Year Too Late to Make Moves They Need Now
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Early Miseries Indicate Yankees Are in Trouble
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• Dodgers Should Unleash Top Prospect Jose De Leon in Final 2016 Rotation Spot
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