Sports in Perspective
The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw to a two year, $19 million deal. Kershaw, 23, in his first arbitration eligible season, was reportedly asking for $10 million in 2012 while the Dodgers counter-offered with $6.5 million. Kershaw made $500,000 last season. “All in all, I’m excited and happy, and [...]
Whoever ends up buying the Los Angeles Dodgers has at least one area they can leave untouched. The team signed veteran reliever Todd Coffey, perhaps best known for his sprints from the bullpen, to a one year deal last Friday. The signing “rounds out,” perhaps literally based on the photo(right), a Dodgers relief staff which found [...]
If you were planning to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers, you may have missed the boat. Monday was the “soft deadline” to put your money where your mouth is and make a serious offer to purchase the team from current owner Frank McCourt
As it turns out, team owner Frank McCourt, one of the least popular figures in Los Angeles sports history, may be forced to sell the team yet he may always retain a huge, revenue-producing chunk of it. Say what??
the Los Angeles Dodgers avoided 66% of the sometimes ugly arbitration process by signing two of their “big three” arbitration-eligible players to contracts. All-Star outfielder Andre Ethier
It’s New York versus L.A. all over again. Brooklyn born and ex-Yankees and Dodgers manager Joe Torre resigned his New York based position with Major League Baseball as part of an effort to purchase the Los Angeles Dodgers. This puts Torre in direct competition with former Lakers great Magic Johnson who is part of another [...]
In the meantime, Los Angeles Dodgers GM Ned Colletti has been busy signing the dreaded “second tier” free agents he believes will fill the noticeable gaps the team had at the end of 2011. Here is a list of the key(??) free agent moves Colletti has made:
The one-time Los Angeles Dodgers closer-of-the-future became part of the past Tuesday when two-time All Star reliever Jonathan Broxton signed a reported $4 million deal with the Kansas City Royals.
Los Angeles Dodgers left-handed pitcher Clayton Kershaw capped off his historic 2011 season by winning the National League Cy Young Award today
In what may be his final major act as an owner, there are reports McCourt is ready to sign the Los Angeles Dodgers star outfielder Matt Kemp (.324 BA, 39 HR, 126 RBI in 2011) to a historic long term contract.