Los Angeles Dodgers

Longtime Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca died Wednesday at the age of 90.

It's November. That means turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie and Evan Longoria to the Los Angeles Dodgers rumors.

Here's one, courtesy of MLB Network's Jon Morosi:

OK, that's less a rumor and more informed speculation. And maybe Longoria-to-L.A. talk isn't quite as inevitable as Thanksgiving.

When you're also up for the Most Valuable Player Award, winning Rookie of the Year is a mere formality.

Still, Corey Seager will take it.

The Los Angeles Dodgers need another ace. They have a deep farm system. And the free-agent starting pitching cupboard is basically bare.

Add those disparate facts up and what do you get?

Possibly Chris Sale plying his trade in Southern California.

The Los Angeles Dodgers "are exploring" potential trade options for Howie Kendrick as they look to build on their National League Championship Series appearance, per Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports.

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Only the Chicago Cubs deserve to look back onto the 2016 Major League Baseball season. For every other organization, it is now time to look forward.

That made the timing of Saturday's Fall Stars Game, the showcase of the Arizona Fall League's best players, perfect.

And no, the Cubs' Kyle Schwarber did not play in the game, though he played two Arizona Fall League games in order to get ready for the World Series.

Clayton Kershaw's worst postseason misadventures have mostly been tales of his having it and then losing it.

In Game 6 of the National League Championship Series, he never had it.

After suffering through back-to-back shutouts in Games 2 and 3 of the National League Championship Series, the Chicago Cubs' slumbering offense awoke for a 10-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 to tie the series at two games apiece.

You know that thing about momentum being the next day's starting pitcher? The Los Angeles Dodgers are about to put that to an interesting test.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are in the driver's seat in the National League Championship Series.

Now, rookie Julio Urias can steer them to the brink of a World Series berth.