Los Angeles Dodgers News Sources

Los Angeles Times — When the New York Mets spent the first pick of the 1961 expansion draft on a catcher, manager Casey Stengel explained why. “You gotta have a catcher,” he said, “or you’re gonna have a lot of passed balls.” There was a similar mystery, if not a treasured quip, when the Florida Marlins selected Bryan...

Los Angeles Times — As the ninth inning rolled around Friday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts surveyed the sort of scene which had avoided his team for the previous week. The Dodgers held a lead, which was nothing new. Except this time, in an 11-1 victory over the Mariners, the advantage was large enough that Roberts...

Los Angeles Times — After completing another simulated inning Friday afternoon, Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen insisted he felt “great,” with no recurrence of symptoms related to his irregular heartbeat, and professed his hope he would be cleared to pitch after meeting with his cardiologist Monday. “I’m miserable right...

www.ocregister.com — Machado hit two of the Dodgers' five home runs Friday night as they built a big lead behind Walker Buehler, allowing the beleaguered bullpen to relax for a night.

www.ocregister.com — For the second time in three days, Jansen threw to hitters Friday afternoon. He has been frustrated watching the Dodgers' bullpen struggle without him, and he's eager for his cardiologist to clear him to come back.

www.ocregister.com — As the trade deadline approached, the number crunchers felt Manny Machado and Brian Dozier were too good to pass up and that they could find bullpen solutions internally. As the offense shrinks and a Kenley Jansen-less bullpen implodes, Dodgers fans blame ... well, guess who?