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In ESPN The Magazine's MLB Preview, Eddie Matz and Wendy Thurm spent spring training with the Angels and the Dodgers, two teams coming off very fortunate offseasons.

Get ready for the 2013 MLB season with previews of each team in the National League West.

Left-hander J.P. Howell has agreed to a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers for just under $3 million in base salary, plus performance bonuses, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.

Steve Garvey, a 10-time All-Star, deserved far better when it came to consideration for the Hall of Fame.

In his handicapping of the race for 31-year-old outfielder Josh Hamilton (Insider), ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney noted what makes this "the most unique set of circumstances for any free agent since the system began in 1976, a mix of raw power and...

Editor's note: This story appears in the Nov. 12 issue of ESPN The Magazine. Subscribe today! If those who laughed at what Guggenheim Partners, Magic Johnson and longtime sports executive Stan Kasten paid in March for the Los Angeles Dodgers knew ...

This is ESPN The Magazine's 2012 Franchise Rankings entry for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Preseason pundits were certain the Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Angels would play deep into the fall, but not the Baltimore Orioles and Oakland Athletics. What did they miss? Molly Knight examines in ESPN The Magazine.

Story | Conversation | September 04, 2012

The Houston Astros have traded Carlos Lee to the Miami Marlins, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.

Carlos Lee has vetoed a trade from the Astros to the Dodgers.

In ESPN The Magazine, Molly Knight looks at the evolution of Matt Kemp, from an insecure teen in Oklahoma to the star and leader of the L.A. Dodgers' clubhouse.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are in talks with veteran Bobby Abreu regarding a role as pinch-hitter and part-time outfielder, sources confirmed to ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.

Peter Keating says even though athlete salaries continue to rise, so do the value of sports teams. In comparison to that, athletes are rather underpaid.

Story | Conversation | May 01, 2012

The Texas Rangers' 8-2 start this season has shoved them up the ESPN power rankings and into the top spot. They were fourth last week. This week's voters: Jim Bowden of ESPN Insider, Tim Kurkjian of ESPN The Magazine, David Schoenfield of the Swee...

Check out 2012 capsules previewing each team in the National League West.

In ESPN The Magazine, Tim Keown writes that Tim Lincecum and Clayton Kershaw faced off in four filthy duels last season, treating fans to baseball's latest, greatest pitching rivalry. And this showdown is just getting started.