The Los Angeles Dodgers are Major League Baseball's newest Evil Empire. They spent over $1 billion last offseason on Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Gl
Filling needs with all-stars was the route the Arizona Diamondbacks have taken this winter, earning an A in ESPN's mid-offseason grades.
Even though it had been nearly three weeks since ace right-hander Corbin Burnes had agreed with the Arizona Diamondbacks on a $210 million, six-year deal, it was still a little stunning to see him in the team's jersey at Chase Field on Wednesday.
(and one day) ago, the Los Angeles Dodgers re-signed long-time ace Clayton Kershaw to what, at the time, was the most expensive contract in franchise history.
Opening Day for the Diamondbacks' regular season is a night game at Chase Field on March 27 at 7:10 p.m., against the Chicago Cubs. Arizona's opening series is four games against the Cubs from March 27 to March 30, all starting at different times.
On Tuesday, MLB announced official Spring Training start dates for all 30 clubs, the Arizona Diamondbacks included. D-backs pitchers and catchers will report first, arriving for their first workout on February 12, 2025. Not far behind, full squad workouts will begin on February 17.
Last season the Diamondbacks led the major leagues in runs scored. Next season they could have one of the National League's top rotations.
The Los Angeles Dodgers may have to watch one of their pitchers bolt in free agency to sign a massive deal with the San Francisco Giants.
Free-agent pitcher Jack Flaherty doesn't think the Los Angeles Dodgers are ruining baseball by outspending everyone to acquire players, believing instead that other teams need to do more to keep up. A certain team is not ruining baseballA lot of other teams are just doing very little— Jack Flaherty (@jflare_) January 21,
The Los Angeles Dodgers have won 13 of the last 17 National League West division titles. They have easily been the best team in the division during that stretch but have faced increasing challenges in the recent years, and looking at how the current offseason has shaped up, it is only going to get harder.
For Arizona owner Ken Kendrick ... The move keeps the Diamondbacks competitive in a loaded NL West that includes the free-spending Los Angeles Dodgers - who won last year's World Series - and ...