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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

The Dodgers lost two of three games to the best-in-AL Yankees over the weekend, with an anemic-looking offense to boot. It was a scene eerily reminiscent of the last two World Series, a stigma the Dodgers won’t shake until they actually win one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the wake of the Dodgers setting a few home run records last week plus a few individual home run milestones, and in a year in which the baseball is clearly juiced, we wonder if we are at our breaking point of too many home runs these days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kenley Jansen is working through some things, no longer at his once-elite status, but the Dodgers continue their faith in him. We also catch up on the seasons for award contenders Cody Bellinger and Hyun-jin Ryu, and take a stroll through the possible timetables for the various injured Dodgers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We sort out potential roster decisions looming for the Dodgers, both in the next few weeks and closer to October. This week is a mailbag episode, where we answer questions from listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nearly real-time reactions to the Dodgers’ moves at the one and only July 31 trade deadline, plus analysis of a busy transactional week prior that saw them add bench depth in Tyler White and Kristopher Negrón. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taking stock of the Dodgers under-performing bullpen, what additions they might make by the July 31 trade deadline, and constructing a postseason bullpen from that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices