Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section share their thoughts on recent roster moves by the Dodgers and Lincoln Riley's USC salary.

Austin Barnes spent his entire MLB career with the Los Angeles Dodgers before they released him last month. Barnes' wife, Nicole, penned a long message for him on social media, prompting reactions ...

The Chris Taylor experience has been a brutal one for Angels fans, and the Dodgers were well-aware how the experiment was ...

Both Chris Taylor and Austin Barnes were handed their walking papers earlier this month as the Dodgers transferred the reins over to some of their young talent. Was that a mistake? Plunkett sure ...

Backup catcher Austin Barnes learned that earlier this week. And on Sunday, veteran utilityman Chris Taylor discovered that reality, too. The Dodgers designated Taylor — who played more than ...

Moves like the release of the well-liked veterans last week are “the business side” of the game, their former teammates acknowledge, but it creates “a new dynamic” in the clubhouse now.

On Wednesday, it meant cutting their longest-tenured position player in Austin Barnes to give top ... of longest-tenured position player to Chris Taylor, who played 1,007 career games as a Dodger ...

“This has been a very emotional week for all of us,” Friedman said, addressing reporters hours after Taylor was released on Sunday. Barnes was ... this year.” Chris Taylor’s run with ...

But the subtraction of established, well-liked veterans Austin Barnes and Chris Taylor, both long-time members of the Dodgers, has left a hole in the day-to-day life of their former teammates and ...