The Los Angeles Dodgers played their first game without Mookie Betts on Monday night, and the offense stepped up. Shohei Ohtani, Miguel Rojas, and Jason Heyward had three hits each and Freddie Freeman was on base all six times he came to the plate. On the other side of the ball, James Paxton struck out eight and only walked one in seven dominant innings at Coors field. Jeff is here to dig into all of that plus a crazy trade idea from disgraced former bad GM Jim Bowden and some other crazy ideas.

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It was a bittersweet weekend for the Dodgers as they took the series against the Royals but lost Mookie Betts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to injury. Betts has a fractured hand and will not need surgery but his absence opens up another hole in the lineup. What can the Dodgers do to try and fix it? Yamamoto has a strained rotator cuff, and even though the Dodgers are better suited to handle him being out, it's a concern if the injury is deeper than expected. There was a positive though as Shohei Ohtani hit a pair of homers on Sunday, and will hopefully be on a hot stretch with Betts out.

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The Dodgers lost the game and the series to the Rangers on Thursday behind a rough performance from the offense and a rough 8th inning by the 'Big 3.' It's tough to score and win if the top of the order for the Dodgers struggles. Michael Grove got the start in a bullpen game, and we question the necessity for the Dodgers to use bullpen games. Lastly, Andy Pages did homer and has been very good at the plate the last couple weeks. His continued success can really help the Dodgers clear up their deadline approach.

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