DODGERS NEWS/RUMORS Thread

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  1. lastatman

    lastatman DSP Legend Staff Member Moderator

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    What makes the Toles story even more sad is that he was a fan favorite. You and I look at him and say he can easily get the support/help he needs to right his ship. But from his perspective it's so very different. Mental illnesses are horrible. I feel for him... and his family who by the sound of it want to help and want the best for him.
     
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    Bobby Bonilla's contract will expire when he is 72 years old...in 2035.
     
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    Back at the time that they agreed to that contract, the Mets figured they'd make out well on the deal by investing the money. Problem is, they put it with Bernie Madoff. And we all know how that story ends.
     
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    Mets bet on either winning a WS by 2035 or the apocalypse happening.
     
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    I guess this Is old news by now...Toles mug shot was the only way his family knew whether he was dead or alive.
    There is not much the LAD can do to help him, evidently.
    But if he should seek medical ( psychiatric) help, Justin Turner has offered to pay his bills.
    Now, there is a winner.
    Bravo, Red Dream.
     
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    His repertoire has kept his ceiling down a bit as he was really only a 2 pitch pitcher. In a BA article last month, he mentioned that they tweaked some things in his change and curve last year that he wasn't too comfortable with at first, but seemed to really help late in the season. A plus fastball with an already present plus secondary and 2 average ones to go with it, makes you a solid rotation pitcher. That same plus fastball suddenly working two ticks higher and those average secondaries looking like potential plus pitches recently could make him a front of the rotation starter to pair with an already exciting stable of Buehler and May.
     
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    Keibert Ruiz is said to be one of 10 Dodgers players to test positive for Covid-19.
     
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    Dodgers have signed AJ Ramos who is attempting a comeback. Ramos was a rising star in the game whose stellar relief work over the course of 2.5 seasons was overshadowed by the fact he was doing it in Miami for a terrible ball club. Ramos was off to a slow start in 2017 before a trade to the New York Mets where his career ultimately sputtered from there. It was rumored at the time of his trade that the Dodgers were one of the teams that were in pursuit of him as well. According to reports, he had shown that he had regained his lost velocity in recent workouts.
     
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    The 2020 All Star game has been cancelled. LA has been rewarded the 2022 ASG while 2021 will remain in Atlanta.
     
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    David Price opts out of the season.
     
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    Betts is next
     
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    Good.
     
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    I mean then he wouldn’t be a free agent if he’s not among the at risk so I mean I’d be fine with it
     
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    Maybe he can play the "minorities are at a higher risk" card.
     
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    what you got against pussy
    homo
     
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    You’re a family man, huh?. Would you not do the same if you were sitting on $180 million in career earnings, and knowing you will make another $60 million in 2021 and 2022? Give up $10 million to stay home? It’s really just a number on paper for him.
     
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    My worry was if Betts’ wife is pregnant, that would be his opt-out loophole to still get service time. But yeah, I’d be incredibly surprised if he opted out without high-risk status.
     
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    I mean I'm not mad or disappointed at Price at all. But that's partly because I think his replacement whether it is Stripling, Gonsolin, or May will just be better than him.
     
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    White Sox Price can stay home as long as he wants.
    Hope he can trick the league into extending his paid vacation for 2 more years.
     
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    I'm upset at Price....but I'm a bitter son of a bitch. If Price wasn't a known "video game addict" I'd have less ammo to shoot him.
     
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