Three-Inning Save: A Los Angeles Dodgers Podcast

A look at the safety and testing protocols for a potential Major League Baseball return, breaking down the financial data MLB shared with the players, and California’s governor saying there might be professional sports back as early as June, in empty stadiums of course. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discussing the latest news of a possible 2020 Major League Baseball season, including the MLB Draft shortened from 40 to five rounds, and a pending proposal of a reported 80-game regular season starting in July, plus expanded playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Picking the best Dodgers team of players with one Win Above Replacement or fewer, in the style of the movie ‘Major League.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looking back at the first major league games we can remember attending in person, and the Dodgers memories they entail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re kind of all over the place in this episode. We talk about Joe Davis’ cutting board, round up what’s going on at True Blue LA, answer some questions from listeners, and of course Questions from Craig. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All the quirks and oddities of an old set of Dodgers Monopoly, from the year 2000, and some of the players who are and aren’t included in the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are coming up on four weeks without sports, and it’s getting harder and harder to occupy all the time sports used to take up. Here’s a few things we are doing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Major League Baseball and the players association agreed to terms on how to proceed in the 2020 season, when it might begin, when we might see the postseason, plus salary and major league service time in the case of a shortened or canceled season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The coronavirus pandemic has affected all of our daily lives, and we are now without the distraction of sports, with virtually every sports league or event shut down for the time being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spring training games have begun, so it’s time to predict the Dodgers’ 26-man opening day roster. It sure seems like the position players are set, with maybe one actual choice, but the decisions will come on the pitching staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After nearly a week in limbo, the Dodgers finally finalized a trade with the Red Sox that brought Mookie Betts and David Price to Los Angeles, plus another deal that sent Kenta Maeda to the Twins for fireballing reliever Brusdar Graterol. The reported trade of Joc Pederson and Ross Stripling to Anaheim fell through, which makes the Dodgers even more of a favorite in the National League in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the third straight offseason we waited for the Dodgers to make an impact move for which main accomplishment wasn’t getting under the competitive balance tax. It finally happened, with the Dodgers trading for Mookie Betts and David Price. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Astros punishment came down for electronically stealing signs during the 2017 season and postseason, but was it enough? While Dodgers fans contemplate how to rationalize one and maybe two World Series losses, they also have some news of their own. Alex Wood is back with the Dodgers on a one-year deal after one season away. Plus, the Dodgers might have their first salary arbitration hearing since 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s been three weeks since we last recorded, and the Dodgers didn’t make any moves in the interim. They did, however, lose National League Cy Young Award runner-up Hyun-jin Ryu, who signed a four-year, $80 million contract with the Blue Jays. We take a look at what the Dodgers’ options are to fill that fairly large hole. They also lost Rich Hill, who signed a $3 million deal with the Twins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A winter meetings recap, which was eventful though not as much for the Dodgers, who did manage to sign reliever Blake Treinen, looking to bounce back on a 1-year deal after a 2019 downturn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A look at the best Dodgers performances of the last 10 years, including Clayton Kershaw, Cody Bellinger, Justin Turner, Kenley Jansen, Matt Kemp, Yasiel Puig, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A final recap of MLB awards season, including Hyun-jin Ryu finishing second in NL Cy Young voting, and Cody Bellinger winning NL MVP, the first Dodgers position player to do so in 31 years. Also, where do those two rank among the best Dodgers in 2010s? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A breakdown of the Dodgers’ roster heading into the offseason, including free agents, options, additions, those eligible for salary arbitration, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looking back at the stunning Game 5 loss to the Nationals, ending the Dodgers’ season much sooner than expected. We look at the fallout from the NLDS exit, plus a quick recap of several newsworthy items in the week since their season ended — namely Dave Roberts will return, Andrew Friedman is getting a new contract, Rick Honeycutt is moving to a new role after 14 years as pitching coach, and David Freese retired. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers and Nationals split another two games, this time in Washington D.C., sending the NLDS back to Los Angeles for a decisive Game 5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers and Nationals split the first two games of their NLDS at Dodger Stadium. A breakdown of those two games, plus reaction to the bigger moments from Walker Buehler, Stephen Strasburg, Max Muncy, Max Scherzer, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An immediate preview of the NLDS less than an hour after the NL wild card game finished, with the Nationals beating the Brewers in dramatic fashion. We look at how the Dodgers matchup with the Nationals and how the pitching usage in the wild card game might affect the division series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two weeks before the National League Division Series starts, we take a stab at predicting the Dodgers’ 25-man active roster for the first round of the MLB playoffs. There are several locks, so this essentially comes down to the figuring out the final 4-5 spots at most. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are down to just two weeks remaining in the regular season, with the National League West champion Dodgers having one homestand and one road trip left before October postseason baseball beckons. Here’s what to expect over the final 11 games before the real fun starts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers are just 12-11 over the last 3-plus weeks, which eliminated what would have been the earliest playoff clinch in franchise history. They will still easily win the NL West, but the real concerns are health of a few key players and fatigue of their top three starting pitchers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices