Dodgers Nation Podcast Network

One week is down in the books for the 2023 Dodgers season! We give our BIG takeaways from the week as LA had its ups and downs as they went 2-2! We talk about Trayce Thompson's big game, Max Muncy's early struggles, and Stephen Nelson being terrific on the calls! We dive into a segment called Love It, Hate It, where we talk about what we loved seeing in the first week of baseball and what we didn't love to see as much!LA had concerns over the first four games, including the bullpen and offense in spots! We discuss where we have the biggest concerns in the bullpen and some concerns with the offense!We look ahead to this week's slate of games and predict what we think will happen for LA as they take on the Rockies and Diamondbacks! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

It's TIME FOR DODGER BASEBALL! The MLB season is upon us so we do a little pregame preview of the Dodgers and the Diamondbacks! We talk about what to expect from the team, our thoughts on the Opening Day lineup, and what possible moves within the lineup could mean for the rest of the season.We dive into Ryan Pepiot's injury and what that means for him, the rotation going forward, Michael Grove, and much more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Opening Day is this week! We do some preview of the NL West as the Dodgers look like they are in a race for first against the San Diego Padres! We also preview how we think the Dodgers will fare in the NL.We dive into the recent Freeway series and question whether the games are now too fast! We discuss whether we think Dodgers fans are getting ripped off for the games being too fast, and more on this edition of Blue Heaven! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Opening Day is less than a week away and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has decided on what the roster will look like! We preview each player that made it onto the Opening Day roster.We finally get to see James Outman in some BIG LEAGUE action! Ryan Pepiot will get his shot to shine and Andre Jackson will see some bullpen action as well. We discuss the structure of the team and where it stands against other teams in baseball.We break down what we expect to see out of some players like Max Muncy, Chris Taylor, Dustin May, and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The WBC is going crazy! We dive into whether it is good for baseball, what the players say about the tournament and Trea Turner's monster performances!Opening Day is approaching, so we are talking a bit about pitching! We discuss the bullpen and who we see taking spots with injuries on the roster, with the likes of Andre Jackson, Jake Reed, and others being thrown around. The position battles for the last few spots on LA's bench are heavily being discussed, so we dive into the battles of Hayward/Outman and Zimmer/Duggar and others.We close out by discussing Gavin Stone's impressive performances during Spring Training and what this means for him in LA moving forward. We talk about where we see Stone being at this season and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Opening Day is right around the corner! The Dodgers sent some players back down to the minors, including Diego Cartaya, Michael Busch, Bobby Miller, and others! We discuss some of these prospects' progress throughout Spring Training and when LA fans will see them again in the majors.Tony Gonsolin injured his ankle last week and is not ready for Opening Day, leaving a spot open for Ryan Pepiot or Michael Grove to take over while the Catman recovers. We discuss who we like better between Pepiot and Grove, which one is ready to be a part of the rotation, what this means for Noah Syndergaard as he looks to have a resurgence, and more on the pitchers.James Outman is the talk of the town as he continues to impress at Camelback Ranch, but we discuss recent comments by Dave Roberts and whether we will see Outman on the Opening Day roster. LA also looks to solidify their bench, so we break down who will take the last remaining spots.We finish the show talking about the World Baseball Classic and how Team USA is doing! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

In this edition of the Dodgers Nation Dougout, D-Mac goes into a four-part series MEGA preview of the season for your LA Dodgers! He breaks down the additions the Dodgers made throughout the off-season and what to expect from the new additions like J.D Martinez, Jason Hayward, Bradley Zimmer, and others this season.D-Mac then dives into the rotation! He discusses who to expect to be in the starting rotation with names like Noah Syndergaard, Dustin May, and Tony Gonsolin joining Julio Urias and Clayton Kershaw. How will the rotation look? What to expect from Gonsolin and May as they look to have a BIG season. Syndergaard looks to revive his career with LA and what to expect from Thor this season.D-Mac goes into whether LA will trade for a shortstop with the loss of Gavin Lux, what the centerfield picture looks like, and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The Dodgers are well into Spring Training as some players get ready for the World Baseball Classic. The Dodgers did make their first cuts to the roster including cutting Landon Knack, Jordan Yamamoto, Yusniel Diaz and a few others. We dive a bit into what those roster cuts mean and the overall shape of the clubhouse as the season starts soon. Tony Gonsolin and Justin Bruihl sustained injuries on Monday. Gonsolin hurt his ankle during a drill and Bruihl seems to be dealing with back spasms.We give our thoughts on the centerfield position as Jason Hayward and James Outman both seem to be making a case on why they should be on the Opening Day roster for LA. We dive deeper into how impressive James Outman was during our time at Spring Training. We then give a small prediction on who we think will be the Opening Day Centerfielder for the Dodgers.We close with "Stock Up, Stock Down", a little game we played to give our thoughts on four players' stocks that are rising and four players' stocks that we think have lowered since the beginning of Spring Training Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Gavin Lux sustained a devastating leg injury during a Spring Training game against the Padres. We give the latest updates on what happened with Gavin Lux. We discuss what the potential plans are for the Dodgers at shortstop moving forward.The Dodgers do have some options internally to plug in at shortstop in Miguel Rojas and Chris Taylor but we explore options externally through trade or free agents that LA could go after as well. (recorded 2/27/2023) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The centerfield picture for the Dodgers is very complicated as Dave Roberts will have to make decision about what the outfield will look like. Trayce Thompson's role will be impacted as he looks to carve out a role for himself.We talk about seeing the Dodgers scrimmage, how Julio Urias & Noah Syndergaard looked throwing against hitters, and a recent report about Julio being frustrated with LA, and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands