It was the last thing, the absolute very last thing that the Dodgers and their fans wanted to hear; that staff ace Clayton Kershaw had suffered a setback after his 60-pitch simulated game this past Saturday against live batters at Dodger Stadium. “I don’t know if it’s a step back, but we’re going to let the […]
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Dodgers activate Joc Pederson from DL, recall Luis Avilan
July 19th, 2016 at 1:06 pm 
by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have activated outfielder Joc Pederson from the 15-day disabled list, recalled left-handed reliever Luis Avilan from Triple-A Oklahoma City and placed both right-handed reliever Casey Fien and left-handed starter Hyun-Jin Ryu on the 15-day disabled list with what is being called “elbow tendonitis” – retroactive to July 17 and July 9 respectively. Pederson missed 15 games due […]
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Where will Justin Turner be playing in 2017?
July 19th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka By now there isn’t a Dodger fan on the planet who isn’t aware that third baseman Justin Turner becomes a free agent at the conclusion of the 2016 season. And while there is zero doubt that the extremely popular redhead absolutely loves being a Dodger, the cold hard truth is that the 31-year-old Long Beach, California […]
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Isaac Anderson strong in Cal League debut
July 19th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman Right-hander Isaac Anderson made his debut with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the Class-A Advanced California League on Monday, July 18. He faced quite a challenge matched up against hard throwing Joshua James of the Lancaster JetHawks. The 22-year-old native of Boise, Idaho attended high school in neighboring Meridian, leading Rocky Mountain High School to […]
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Will Dodgers-Dbacks series be ‘the one’ we’ll be talking about this winter?
July 18th, 2016 at 10:29 am by Ron Cervenka It goes without saying that any time a team plays a division rival head-to-head, the ramifications are enormous. Obviously, it generates a full one-game separation in the standings between the two teams. But what many baseball fans tend to overlook is that the exact same thing holds true when one team in a division wins and […]
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Left-hander Caleb Ferguson makes Loons Debut
July 18th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman Caleb Ferguson was selected by the Dodgers in the 38th round of the 2014 MLB First Year Player Draft. He was the 1,149th overall pick meaning that only 66 players were selected after him in the 40-round draft. Ferguson, a 6′-3″ / 215-pound left-hander, attended West Jefferson High School in West Jefferson, Ohio – a […]
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Mitchell White makes Great Lakes Loons debut
July 17th, 2016 at 5:44 pm by Harold Uhlman Right-hander Mitchell White was selected by the Dodgers in the second round of 2016 First-Year Player Draft. The San Jose native who attended high school at Bellarmine College Preparatory was an unlikely candidate to be drafted at all as recently as 2014, much less to be the 65th overall pick. In his graduation year at […]
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Dodgers bullpen still the best in baseball
July 17th, 2016 at 11:48 am by Ron Cervenka There is no denying that Saturday’s 12-inning, 2-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks was a tough one to swallow, especially after the stellar pitching performance by right-hander Brandon McCarthy and equally outstanding scoreless relief work by left-hander Adam Liberatore and right-hander Joe Blanton. But to get down on Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen for blowing only […]
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Meet Josh Kimborowicz – the Raptors newest starter … for now
July 16th, 2016 at 3:18 pm by Harold Uhlman Word leaked out that Josh Kimborowicz was signed as a minor league free agent by the Dodgers on Thursday, July 14. It wasn’t so much of a leak as it was a discovery, as the Southern Illinois Miners of the Independent Frontier League had issued a press release detailing his signing on Monday, July 11. […]
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Down on the Farm – Some nights are like that
July 16th, 2016 at 12:46 pm by Harold Uhlman In checking out the minor league games for the Dodgers eight minor league affiliates on Friday, July 15, a familiar pattern quickly became apparent. That is, it was a good night for starting pitchers, except in Tulsa where the Drillers game was rained out for a second consecutive night. In Oklahoma City the Dodgers came […]
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