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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Chris Taylor's run with the Dodgers is over, with the team favoring Tommy Edman and Hyeseong Kim over their longest-tenured ...