Right-hander Dean Kremer was selected by the Dodgers in the 14th round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. Kremer had previously been selected by the San Diego Padres in the 38th round in 2015 following his sophomore year at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, California but chose […]
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Today is the most important start of Brandon McCarthy’s career
August 13th, 2016 at 12:52 pm 
by Ron Cervenka When Dodgers right-hander Brandon McCarthy made his start on August 2 against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field the conditions were less than favorable. In fact, 11 pitches into the game home plate umpire Mike Everitt called for a rain delay. Of those first 11 pitches, one nearly hit Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu and two missed the […]
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Dodgers No. 2 draft pick Will Smith moving quickly through minors
August 13th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka When 2015 NL Cy Young runner-up Zack Greinke declined to re-sign with the Dodgers this past off-season two things happened: 1) It upset a lot of Dodger fans and; 2) It gave the Dodgers a first round, 32nd overall compensatory pick in the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft. And though it will probably take some time for […]
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Casey Fien pleased with third rehab outing
August 12th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Dodgers right-hander Casey Fien pitched one scoreless inning in the first of what is expected to be two rehab appearances with the Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on Thursday night. He allowed no runs on two hits while walking none and striking out two. “I feel good, I feel strong,” Fien said, after his one inning of […]
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Dodgers – Quakes make Player Development Contract extension official
August 11th, 2016 at 11:40 pm by Ron Cervenka After reporting that a two-year extension of the Player Development Contract (PDC) between the Dodgers and the Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes was imminent a week ago, the two parties officially announced the extension on Thursday evening prior to the Quakes game at LoanMart Field. The contract extension will run through the 2018 season “The relationship with […]
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Friday offers Dodger fans a look into the future
August 11th, 2016 at 12:00 pm by Ron Cervenka With the anxiety of the non-waiver trade deadline now behind us and the Dodgers farm system for the most part still very much intact, Dodger fans will get a rare opportunity to glance into the future of the organization on Friday evening when two of the franchise’e best pitching prospects take the mound for their respective Dodgers […]
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Down on the Farm – The playoff picture
August 11th, 2016 at 9:45 am by Harold Uhlman I absolutely cannot believe it is that time of the year again. That is, time to look at the playoff picture with the Dodgers minor league affiliates. In one month the minor league season will be over. That is one depressing thought, at least for me. In any event, it appears a number of the […]
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The ball is finally beginning to drop for Josh Reddick
August 11th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka After what has arguably been one of the toughest weeks of his eight-year major league career, the ball is finally beginning to drop for newly acquired Dodgers outfielder Josh Reddick. The 29-year-old Savannah, Georgia native was acquired by the Dodgers at the August 1 non-waiver trade deadline from the Oakland Athletics along with left-hander Rich Hill in […]
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Could Corey Seager be the best shortstop in Dodgers history?
August 9th, 2016 at 1:30 pm by Ron Cervenka Baseball is a generation thing. Ask any Dodger fan who their favorite Dodger player is and chances are their answer will be someone who played during their lifetime as opposed to someone who played decades or even a century before they were born. As such, when someone gives you an answer to this question, it […]
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Loons’ Tony Gonsolin – ‘I just want to play baseball’
August 9th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman Right-hander Tony Gonsolin was selected by the Dodgers in the ninth round of the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Saint Mary’s College, a Division I School in Moraga, California. Gonsolin was born in Vacaville, California and attended high school in Vacaville which is located roughly midway between Sacramento and San Francisco. Following his […]
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