Sergio Romo and Franklin Gutierrez join the Dodgers, while Jason Hammel and Travis Wood sign with the Royals.
Which young hitters does PECOTA see as having breakout potential in 2017?
Brandon Phillips finally accepts a trade, Chase Utley returns to the Dodgers on the cheap, and the Cubs and Royals make a minor swap.
Tampa Bay sends second baseman Logan Forsythe to Los Angeles for pitching prospect Jose De Leon.
Brian Dozier is still in Minnesota, but maybe the Dodgers and the Twins were right to balk at a deal.
What happens to Clayton Kershaw’s shaky playoff reputation if we give him the benefit of the doubt (and better bullpen support)?
What spending limits? Los Angeles shells out $144 million to keep Kenley Jansen and Justin Turner.
Rich Hill stays with the Dodgers for three years and $48 million.
Atlanta adds a pair of geezers, Howie Kendrick goes to Philadelphia, and Toronto finds a slugging replacement.
It took Theo Epstein and company exactly five years to rebuild the Cubs into the best team in baseball.
Clayton Kershaw vs. Kyle Hendricks, in Chicago.
Chicago breaks through against Los Angeles’ bullpen, taking a 3-2 lead back to Wrigley Field.
Chicago finally broke through offensively, evening the NLCS at 2-2.
Ryan Merritt vs. Marco Estrada in Toronto and John Lackey vs. Julio Urias in Los Angeles.
Jake Arrieta’s season-long issues continued, Yasmani Grandal did his thing, and the Dodgers are up 2-1.
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