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Diamondbacks Face Embarrassing Scheduling Snafu, Forced to Cancel Concert to Face Dodgers in NLDS – Inside the Dodgers | News, Rumors, Videos, Schedule, Roster, Salaries And More – Sports Illustrated
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- Guns N’ Roses moves Arizona concert so D-backs can host NLDS – ESPN ESPN
- Guns N’ Roses cancel Chase Field concert. How to see them at a new Phoenix venue that night The Arizona Republic
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Dave Roberts rebuts Seth Lugo’s claims of Dodgers’ sign-stealing: ‘Sounds like an excuse’ – The Athletic
- Dave Roberts rebuts Seth Lugo’s claims of Dodgers’ sign-stealing: ‘Sounds like an excuse’ The Athletic
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Kershaw disagrees with Dodgers’ decision to reinstate gay ‘nun’ group for Pride Night award – The Associated Press
- Kershaw disagrees with Dodgers’ decision to reinstate gay ‘nun’ group for Pride Night award The Associated Press
- Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw disagreed with organization’s decision to honor Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Fox News
- Clayton Kershaw details objections to Dodgers’ plan to honor controversial LGBTQ group ABC7
- Clayton Kershaw explains objections to Dodgers’ plan to honor Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence group for LGBTQ Pride Night KABC-TV
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Dodgers withdraw LGBTQ+ Pride Night invite to The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence after criticism from Catholic groups – KABC-TV
- Dodgers withdraw LGBTQ+ Pride Night invite to The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence after criticism from Catholic groups KABC-TV
- Dodgers pull Pride Night invitation from The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence after objections KCAL News
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- Dodgers face blowback after uninviting LGBTQ group from Pride Night KTLA Los Angeles
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Dodgers, Tony Gonsolin Avoid Arbitration With Two-Year Deal
The Dodgers and right-hander Tony Gonsolin have signed a two-year, $6.65MM contract to avoid arbitration, the team announced. The deal doesn’t affect the club’s window of team control, as he’s still controllable through the 2026 season.
Fabian Ardaya of the Athletic reports the financial breakdown for the Beverly Hills Sports Council client (on Twitter). Gonsolin will make $3.25MM during the upcoming season, slightly north of the midpoint between his $3.4MM filing figure and the team’s $3MM offer. The deal contains a fairly modest $3.4MM base salary for 2024 but would allow the right-hander to tack on a decent amount if he stays healthy this year. Gonsolin’s 2024 salary would escalate by $500K apiece if he makes 14, 16, 18, 20, 24 and 28 starts this season — potentially adding $3MM to his ’24 salary. The contract also contains bonuses based on his finishes in Cy Young voting.
The Associated Press reports that Gonsolin’s 2024 salary was escalate by $1.125M if he wins the Cy Young next season, with $625K available for a top three finish and $500K if he places fourth of fifth. According to the AP, any relief appearance of at least 3 1/3 would be equivalent to a start for purposes of the escalators — presumably a means of protecting Gonsolin’s path to unlocking the escalators in the event he’s deployed behind an opener.
It’s a relatively inconsequential transaction in the bigger picture, but it locks in some cost certainty for the club and player over the next couple years. Gonsolin, who’d qualified for arbitration early this winter as a Super Two player, will still have two additional seasons of arbitration eligibility covering 2025-26. The deal wraps up the Dodgers’ arbitration work for this offseason, as they’d agreed to terms with their other nine arb-eligible players before the January 14 deadline for parties to exchange figures.
Gonsolin debuted in 2019 and worked as a depth starter for his first two-plus seasons. While the Saint Mary’s product was consistently effective, he didn’t crack a permanent spot in the Dodgers’ strong rotation until last year. During the 2022 campaign, Gonsolin cemented himself as one of the sport’s better pitchers. He posted a brilliant 2.14 ERA in 130 1/3 innings covering 24 starts. A .207 batting average on balls in play makes it unlikely he’ll maintain that ace-level run prevention, but the 28-year-old struck out an above-average 23.9% of opponents with a strong 7% walk rate. Even if his ERA takes a step back, he looks like a quality mid-rotation hurler.
The Dodgers’ payroll sits just under $222MM, as calculated by Roster Resource. The team’s competitive balance tax figure is a few million dollars above the $233MM base threshold, with Gonsolin’s $3.325MM average annual value counting against the ledger. They’re at roughly $238MM in estimated CBT obligations.
Miguel Rojas traded to Dodgers from Marlins
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers have found a way to address their infield depth, and it involves a familiar face.
Los Angeles acquired shortstop Miguel Rojas from the Marlins in exchange for Minor League infielder Jacob Amaya, the club announced on Wednesday.
Rojas, who turns 34 on Feb. 24, is entering the final season of a two-year, $10 million extension, with $5 million owed to him in 2023. In Rojas, the Dodgers get an elite defensive shortstop who is a two-time Gold Glove finalist — including last season, when he ranked in the 98th percentile of outs above average, per Statcast — as well as a respected clubhouse leader.
Beyond that, they’re reuniting with someone who secured his place in Dodgers history as a rookie in 2014. During the seventh inning of Clayton Kershaw’s no-hit bid on June 18, 2014, Rojas made an excellent pick and throw at third base to keep the effort intact and allow the ace to finish the job.
It’s that glovework for which Rojas was best known during the eight years he spent with the Marlins, after being traded there with Dee Strange-Gordon and Dan Haren for Austin Barnes, Chris Hatcher, Andrew Heaney and Kiké Hernández in December of 2014. Although he’s served as Miami’s primary shortstop for much of that span, he’s also seen time at all three other infield positions.
On the offensive side, Rojas slashed .265/.318/.366 during his time with the Marlins, with 2022 seeing him post career lows in nearly all offensive categories. He spent most of the second half of the season playing with a right wrist injury, though, ultimately undergoing debridement of his right wrist to remove cartilage in October.
After the Dodgers missed out on the big-name free-agent shortstops on the market this offseason, it seemed that Gavin Lux would get the majority of reps there in 2023. That may still be the case, but at the very least Rojas gives them some flexibility. Additionally, Rojas also bats right-handed, whereas Lux hits lefty.
Amaya, who is regarded as a plus defender at shortstop with impressive plate discipline, is expected to make his Major League debut during the 2023 season. He was selected by the Dodgers in the 11th round of the 2017 Draft. Amaya was on the Dodgers’ 40-man roster, so no additional move is needed for Rojas.
Trevor Bauer designated for assignment by Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers announced on Friday that they had designated for assignment right-handed pitcher Trevor Bauer, who just finished serving a 194-game suspension for violating the MLB-MLBPA Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy.
“The Dodgers organization believes that allegations of sexual assault or domestic violence should be thoroughly investigated, with due process given to the accused,” the Dodgers wrote in a statement. “From the beginning, we have fully cooperated with Major League Baseball’s investigation and strictly followed the process stipulated under MLB’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy. Two extensive reviews of all the available evidence in this case — one by Commissioner [Rob] Manfred and another by a neutral arbitrator — concluded that Mr. Bauer’s actions warranted the longest ever active player suspension in our sport for violations of this policy. Now that this process has been completed, and after careful consideration, we have decided that he will no longer be part of our organization.”
Independent arbitrator Martin F. Scheinman affirmed that Bauer violated the domestic violence policy while cutting Bauer’s suspension from 324 games to 194 games on Dec. 22. That reduction made Bauer eligible for immediate reinstatement since he had already missed 243 games between his time on administrative leave and the 144 games he served under suspension in 2022.
The Dodgers had until Friday to determine whether to place Bauer back on the active 40-man roster or let him go. They held organizational meetings, including some with clubhouse leaders, over the last 14 days before making their final decision.
The club has seven days to trade Bauer, and if he is not traded, he will be placed on unconditional release waivers. If no team claims him, he will become a free agent.
Barring a trade, the Dodgers will owe Bauer $22.5 million for the upcoming season. This was to be the final season of his three-year, $102 million contract.
Bauer, who will turn 32 on Jan. 17, was the first player to appeal a suspension under the domestic violence policy. While reduced, it’s still the longest suspension handed down under the MLB-MLBPA Joint Domestic Violence Policy, which was enacted in 2015.
Bauer was initially placed on paid administrative leave after a San Diego woman accused him of sexual assault during two sexual encounters in 2021. The woman also submitted a temporary ex parte restraining order against him. Bauer maintained he did nothing wrong, saying the encounters were consensual.
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge denied the restraining order. In February 2022, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office announced that it would not pursue a criminal case against Bauer.
MLB conducted a separate investigation of its own to determine if Bauer violated the league’s domestic violence policy. Under the joint domestic violence policy agreed upon by MLB and the MLBPA, the Commissioner’s Office has the ability to suspend a player even if he has not been charged or convicted in court.
Los Angeles Dodgers officially cut ties with pitcher Trevor Bauer who served suspension for violating MLB policies
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have officially cut ties with pitcher Trevor Bauer, the team announced Friday.
The former Cy Young award winner was previously suspended by Major League Baseball for violating the league’s joint domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse policy, but was reinstated last month when an arbitrator reduced his suspension from 324 games to 194, effective immediately.
Bauer has not played since June 2021, after a San Diego woman claimed he had sexually assaulted her. The pitcher, whom a prosecutor in Los Angeles declined to charge with a crime, has denied the sexual assault allegations and maintained his encounters with the woman were consensual.
“The Dodgers organization believes that allegations of sexual assault or domestic violence should be thoroughly investigated, with due process given to the accused,” the team said in a statement Friday. “From the beginning, we have fully cooperated with Major League Baseball’s investigation and strictly followed the process stipulated under MLB’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy.
The team said “two extensive reviews of all the available evidence in the case,” performed by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and another by a neutral arbitrator, “concluded that Mr. Bauer’s actions warranted the longest ever active player suspension in our sport for violations of this policy. Now that this process has been completed, and after careful consideration, we have decided that he will no longer be part of our organization.”
Bauer said on Twitter on Friday that he talked to “Dodgers leadership” in Arizona on Thursday and he was told they wanted him to pitch there next season.
“While I am disappointed by the organization’s decision today, I appreciate the wealth of support I’ve received from the Dodgers clubhouse,” he wrote. “I wish the players all the best and look forward to competing elsewhere.”
CNN Sports has reached out to the Dodgers for further comment
Bauer was placed on administrative leave by the league in July 2021 and in April he was suspended for 324 games. But on December 22 an arbitrator reduced the suspension, making him eligible to play next season.
At the time his attorneys – Jon Fetterolf, Shawn Holley, and Rachel Luba, – said: “While we are pleased that Mr. Bauer has been reinstated immediately, we disagree that any discipline should have been imposed. That said, Mr. Bauer looks forward to his return to the field, where his goal remains to help his team win a World Series.”
According to league rules, the Dodgers had 14 days from reinstatement – until Friday – to decide whether to put Bauer back on the team’s 40-man roster.
According to the team website, Bauer was designated for assignment, which means a player can be traded or released within seven days. If Bauer was released, any of the other 29 teams can sign him.
Dodgers: How Does the Trevor Bauer News Affect LA’s Plan This Offseason?
Trevor Bauer has been reinstated after an independent arbitrator reduced his suspension from 324 games to 194. That means the Dodgers are on the hook for nearly 70% of Bauer’s $32 million salary in 2023, whether they keep him on their roster or not.
The #Dodgers plan to release Trevor Bauer but have not announced a decision.
Los Angeles had reportedly been trying to get under the luxury tax for next year, but that might not be possible now. (For more on why they might already be over the tax along with an explanation of why it’s a big deal to get under the tax, click here.)
So the question becomes, what does L.A. do from here? There are reports that the Dodgers don’t plan to play Bauer. If those reports are accurate, they could try to trade him and get a little financial relief from his contract, or they could simply release him.
But the Dodgers still have holes on their roster. As of now, Gavin Lux is their starting shortstop, and while they say they’re comfortable with that idea, they might prefer him and his athleticism at second base now that the shift has been banned. We also don’t know who will play center field for Los Angeles; they have internal options in James Outman, Trayce Thompson, and Chris Taylor, but they’re reportedly in the market for an established center-fielder.
In a way, this could free up the Dodgers to be more aggressive, because there’s not much benefit to being one dollar over the tax threshold instead of $20 million. If they accept that they’re over the tax limit anyway, a whole new world of opportunities opens up. Not as big a world as if the Bauer decision had been handed down before the Winter Meetings, of course, but the Dodgers weren’t likely to be handing out the kind of contracts a lot of the big free agents have gotten, anyway.
In a way, Bauer is the least consequential part of the big Bauer news. Figuring out what to do with him isn’t easy, but it’s a one-time decision. But having his salary on the books completely reshapes their thinking for 2023, which could change their strategy the rest of this offseason.
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