Can We Dream?

After hearing what Andrew said I feel confident that he will acquire an outfielder who is good on both sides of the ball. As he said we will just have to let things play out.

Dodgers new low-A affiliate is now at Ontario, and their name is The Tower Buzzers. Rancho is now an Angels affiliate moving from the Inland Empire. They had an event yesterday featuring Mike Scioscia.

According to MLBTR the Giants and Mariners are the front runners for Brendan Donovan Brewers traded Isaac Collins and Rick Mears to the Royals for Angel Zerpa. Orioles outrighted former Dodger Ryan Noda to AAA. D-Backs bringing back Merrill Kelly on a 2-year 40-million-dollar deal. Mets and Padres interested in Luis Robert Jr. Long Beach will have a minor league team this year that will be playing at Blair Field.

I was thinking about went into building this dynasty and while the foundation is the minor league system & player development it all started with Betts.

After landing that franchise-defining player we needed a pure bat to replace Seager and got Freeman. An attempt to land a TOR arm netted us Glasnow and Ohtani/Yama sealed the deal.

But the real key move was extending Smith.

I’m pulling for your colts today Mark, as is every old guy in America. Rivers is such a quality guy and a great competitor. Go colts!!

Good news about Frasso.

He was the key player in the Mitch White trade to Jays. Great arm but progress delayed by injuries….

Stumbled upon the 11th inning highlights of Game 7 on YouTube. Forgot that Kershaw was warming up in the bullpen when Yamamoto closed out the win with the grounder to Mookie for the double play.

Looking out the kitchen at the deck – It is -2 Degrees F

Per Ardaya:

The Dodgers have brought back RHP Nick Frasso on a minor league deal, source confirms. Had been non-tendered last month. @AramLeighton8 was on it.

Talented prospect who has had some injury trouble that has kept him from an MLB debut. Now, he remains in the org.

Kenley Jansen signed a one-year contract with the Tigers on Saturday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

Hello. I just happened to run across your article from 2020, about the Dodger’s trades from 1958-1979. I really enjoyed it. I also thought I’d mention, that they traded for Manny Mota during or before the 1969 season. In your article, it says it occured in 1966.

Thanks,

Point And Laugh

Hi Mark. I just happened to run across your article from 2020, about the Dodger’s trades from 1958-1979. I really enjoyed it. I also thought I’d mention, that they traded for Manny Mota during or before the 1969 season. In your article, it says it occured in 1966.

Thanks,

Point And Laugh

Definitely. And maybe JT could get a job as a coach… or return to Cal State Fullerton and rebuild the Titans’ once-mighty program.

On the dream front, a YouTuber using the “trade values” site came up with this proposal for Skubal:

–Rushing

— Glasnow

— Wrobleski

–Patrick Copen , an SP who is now ranked about #17 among Dodgers prospects.|

–$20 million to help compensate for Glasnow’s salary.

I’m not that bullish on a Skubal deal–feels like overkill– but something like this seems in the proverbial ballpark.

JT would like to sign a one-day deal and retire as a Dodger. I am all for that.

Loaisiga has great stuff, but health is the issue. Big Time!

I mentioned way back that my wife has a cousin in the Yankee org, Jonathan Loaisiga, an injury riddled reliever, 31 years old, that has had a rather respetable career so far.

Now he’s returning from injury and ramping up his velocity, the Yankees have opted to let him go. He reports that 3 National League teams are interested. The Cubs, Giants and D-Backs. All waiting to see how he looks playing winter ball in Nicaragua.

The Dodgers signed his brother, an infielder, a few years back, but he didn’t pan out in the Dominican Summer League. Looks like they aren’t in on his brother .

It’s gonna be brutal with the family if he signs with the Giants (the team that originally signs him back in 2013).

https://www.nj.com/yankees/2025/12/yankees-free-agent-weighing-3-offers-that-come-with-contingency.html?outputType=amp

Longenhagen Chat:

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/eric-longenhagen-prospects-chat-12-12-25/

urub: No longer a prospect, but what’s your guess what happens with Dalton Rushing? Isn’t he good enough for a starting job somewhere?

Eric A Longenhagen: He is but that doesn’t mean they have to trade him. It’d probably take a real blockbuster for me to move him.

Scotty: Happy Friday, Eric. After doing the Dodgers list… in a vacuum as it stands today, would you trade Hope/Ferris for Michael Busch?

Eric A Longenhagen: At his moment you’d rather have the busch end of the deal in a vacuum

Guest: Please rank the following in terms of long term potential: McLean, Sasaki, Burns, Horton, Schlitter. Thanks!

Eric A Longenhagen: Flip Cam and Cade and they’re basically in the right order for me right now. You could flip Burns and Roki if you want, they’re basically the same for me.

Dodgers claimed CF Michael Siani off of waivers from the Braves.

Dodgers open to trading Glasnow. Pepiot and Baz have been in discussions with the D-Backs as the Rays pursue Marte.

Witt is a pipe dream but Bichette is there for the taking. He plays second next year then slides over to third in 27. We don’t have much in the pipeline for 3rd. Can DePaula play 1B after Freddie’s contract is up? Morales at SS in 28, moving Mookie to second. Infield would be set for several years

I agree with you Duke. Teo stays until Edmon gets activated or they trade for Tucker. Then he goes even if we have to kick in cash and only get a few prospects.

wow! left field and right field defense is scary! i honestly believe that if Teo is a Dodger in 2026, he’s going to play left.. Ward is a very intriguing guy. i would hate for them to trade him and he hits 35 bombs somewhere else. i just don’t see a scenario where Teo stays in right field.

like your idea of Whitt being a dodger. just can’t ever see it happening. I think somewhere along the line, The Wilson kid from the A’S. comes into play. Unless the A’S lock him up for a long time, he’ll be a hot commodity .

Boy aren’t the dodgers smart for not “actually “ pursuing Soto? Seems nobody on the mets really likes the guy! i said it before last season, he’ll be a DH within the next couple years. if the mets don’t get Tucker or Bellinger, it’ll be a big disappointment in Mets land! I’m so sorry for them!

Witt would definitely be on my dream team….

And I’d bat him ahead of Shohei.

Meanwhile, in a conscious state, I noticed that the Royals have signed Lane Thomas, which might make the Teo rumor less viable. I also saw a report that two of the Royals’ top prospects are catchers. Perhaps Ryan Ward could journey from Dodger blue to Royal blue….

That said, I also just noticed a report stating that Edman is not expected to be fully healed and ready for Opening Day, which would prevent or at least delay an OF of Teo-Edman-Pages. Edman may be delayed by a month or more–and that we may not expect the as-yet-unsigned Kike back until July. Perhaps these delays could provide guys like Ward, HS Kim and Alex Freeland an opportunity to prove themselves.

There is, I think, a lot to like about this scenario. While it’s fun fantasize about the possibilities of a bullet-proof lineup–with Buxton or Tucker or Duran or Abreu–the Dodgers don’t need to lock in the best possible roster in the spring. If Ward, Kim and Freeland all flounder, the cavalry will be coming,

Possible opening day lineup vs righty, with that L/R rhythm that Roberts likes:

Shohei DH

Mookie SS

Freddie 1B

Smith C

Max 3B

Teo RF

Ryan LF

Pages CF

Kim 2B

Bench: Freeland, Rojas, Call and Rushing.

If the Dodgers do nothing more until spring, they’re still in fine shape.

Honestly, if we’re going the dope fiend route, just give Tucker 10y/$400m.

Shit, man, pass some of what you’re smoking my way.

Now that’s a big dream… Luckily, it’s just that!