Katrina Stebbins

New York

Staff Writer at FanSided

mlb staff writer @fansided, covering dodgers & tigers. umich alum. she/her.

Articles

Dave Roberts makes arrival of high-profile Dodgers trade acquisition seem imminent

22 hours ago | dodgersway.com | Katrina Stebbins

The Dodgers acquired former Reds All-Star closer Alexis Díaz on May 29, about a month after Cincinnati demoted him to Triple-A. It was an intriguing trade, given Díaz's history of excellence and then steep decline over his last two seasons, but a harmless one (for now); the Dodgers sent unranked pitching prospect Mike Villani to the Reds in exchange.
Dodgers’ patience with Max Muncy paid off in game-changing performance vs. Mets

1 day ago | dodgersway.com | Katrina Stebbins

The Dodgers were down to their last three outs against the Mets on Tuesday night, on the verge of losing this year's NLCS rematch after a mortifying blowup by Tanner Scott on Monday. Max Muncy was the first man up, and he'd already hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the first to cap off a four-run inning for LA.
Tanner Scott finally lost Dodgers' most optimistic fans with absolute Mets meltdown

2 days ago | dodgersway.com | Katrina Stebbins

Tanner Scott was supposed to let the Dodgers to breathe a sigh of relief whenever he entered a game in late innings with a close or tied score. Lately, he's making Dodgers fans want to turn off their TVs and call it a day whenever we see him jogging out of the bullpen. We would've been better off doing the latter on Monday night.
Volatile reliever could be Pirates' most valuable trade deadline asset

3 days ago | rumbunter.com | Katrina Stebbins

Unless a miracle happens, the Pirates look like they'll be open for business as major sellers at the trade deadline. Bob Nightengale reported on Sunday that they were willing to listen to offers on everyone except Paul Skenes and Oneil Cruz, which could indicate a fire sale at the end of July.
3 other players Red Sox could've spent $140 million on instead of Trevor Story

6 days ago | bosoxinjection.com | Katrina Stebbins

Ever since he signed with the Red Sox on a six-year, $140 million deal in 2022, Trevor Story has gone back and forth between two lanes — hurt and bad. His 2022-24 seasons were all abbreviated, amounting to 163 games played; he's only sat out of two games this year, but he's batting .218 with a .581 OPS. Gone was the friendly air at Coors Field, and Story's performance has been in freefall ever since.
Dodgers steal spiraling former All-Star closer in early redemption trade

1 week ago | dodgersway.com | Katrina Stebbins

The Dodgers have made their first questionable trade for a potential reclamation project of the season, but this time, it's for a guy Dodgers fans actually might know. Per Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman, the Dodgers are acquiring former (and recently demoted) Reds closer Alexis Díaz and sending pitcher Mike Villani back to Cincinnati in return. Fabian Ardaya was quick to follow up that Díaz is expected to go to Triple-A first instead of immediately being directed to the majors.
Chris Taylor signs with the exact new team Dodgers fans should've suspected

1 week ago | dodgersway.com | Katrina Stebbins

There were never going to be many, if any, takers on Chris Taylor after he was released from the Dodgers last week. He left LA with a .200 batting average and .457 OPS and zero walks to 13 strikeouts on the heels of a .202 average and .598 OPS in 2024. The Dodgers had to let him go if they wanted to keep Hyeseong Kim on the roster when Tommy Edman returned from the IL — out with the old, in with the new.
Chris Taylor being linked to hated rival is a double-edged sword for Dodgers fans

2 weeks ago | share.google | Katrina Stebbins

Chris Taylor's DFA is in the Dodgers' rearview mirror, but it's likely that he'll still be looking for a new home, if any takers materialize at all. He could realistically play for any new team for the league minimum, as the Dodgers are still responsible for paying out the $15 million they owe him for the year, but Taylor didn't exactly state a strong case for himself with a .200 batting average in just 35 at-bats this season. He could always go to a bottomfeeder with nothing to lose.
Even the Pirates' TV analysts are fed up with the team's awful start to 2025

2 weeks ago | rumbunter.com | Katrina Stebbins

The Pittsburgh Pirates are a bad baseball team, and there's really just no way to sugarcoat that. They might not have the worst record in the game, but they can't fully hide behind the Rockies and White Sox. The offense hasn't scored more than five runs in a game this month. Excluding the Rockies as outliers, they have the second-worst run differential through May 19 and have allowed the most runs of any team.
2 more Dodgers who won't be on roster June 1 after Chris Taylor DFA

2 weeks ago | dodgersway.com | Katrina Stebbins

On Sunday, the Dodgers parted ways with veteran utilityman Chris Taylor, who was released as Tommy Edman came off of the IL. It was either dump Taylor, who barely batted .200 last season and is batting .200 this season, or option Hyeseong Kim, who's already endeared himself to Dodgers fans with electric baserunning and a nearly .500 batting average. It's still kind of surprising that the Dodgers finally gave up on Taylor after his disaster of a 2024, but it was the only thing they could do.