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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Dodgers need to be very careful with Brandon McCarthy
August 8th, 2016 at 11:43 am by Ron Cervenka Shortly after Dodgers right-hander Brandon McCarthy made his first pitch at Coors Field on August 2, it began to rain. In fact, it rained so hard that 11 pitches into the game home plate umpire Mike Everitt called for a rain delay that lasted a mere 38 minutes; not uncommon for Denver this time of […]
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Leonardo Crawford makes Loons debut
August 8th, 2016 at 7:00 am by Harold Uhlman Left-hander Leonardo Crawford made his debut with the Great Lakes Loons on Sunday, August 7 in an afternoon game against the South Bend Cubs. The native of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua was signed as a free agent on July 2, 2014, the first day of the 2014-15 international signing period, having been discovered by Dodgers scouts […]
(Read More)Segedin, Gonzalez make baseball history
August 8th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka One day after rookie shortstop Corey Seager broke Eric Karros‘ record of 30 doubles by a Los Angeles Dodgers rookie with his 31st double of the season, another Dodgers rookie set a new record during Sunday afternoon’s 8-5 win over the Boston Red Sox at Dodger Stadium. Around noon on Sunday the Dodgers moved outfielder Trayce […]
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