For those who follow the Dodgers minor league affiliates even slightly, they knew that it wasn’t a matter of if a Dodgers prospect would be the MVP of the Arizona Fall League’s annual Fall Stars Game, it was a matter of which one. With Dodgers number three ranked outfield prospect Alex Verdugo out of the […]
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Calhoun, Bellinger lead AFL West Fall Stars to victory
November 6th, 2016 at 7:00 am 
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Calhoun honored by AFL ‘Fall Stars’ selection
November 5th, 2016 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka When Dodgers second base prospect Willie Calhoun learned that he had been named to the Arizona Fall League (AFL) Fall Stars team, he immediately experienced a series of emotions – all of them good. “It means a lot obviously. Being recognized as one of the best minor league baseball players at your position, just being […]
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Don’t hand Cubs that 2017 World Series trophy just yet
November 4th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka We’ve heard it before, the team that wins the World series is “probably going to win several of them.” And while there is no denying that the best team in baseball record wise just won the 2016 World Series and have a very young team with the core of their players still under team control […]
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ESPN to televise Rawlings Gold Glove Awards Show
November 3rd, 2016 at 12:04 pm by Ron Cervenka ESPN will televise the Rawlings Gold Glove Awards Show presented by Fanatics, also streaming on WatchESPN, Tuesday, November 8 at 5 pm PT. The one-hour show from the Baseball Tonight studio will be led by host Karl Ravech with analysts Alex Cora and Doug Glanville. This show marks the 59th year of the iconic award honoring defensive […]
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Congratulations Chicago Cubs
November 3rd, 2016 at 7:13 am by Ron Cervenka ThinkBlueLA.com wishes to extend a huge congratulation to Thomas S. Ricketts, Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer, Joe Madden and the entire Chicago Cubs organization on winning the 2016 World Series. Congratulations also to Larry Dolan, Mike Chernoff, Terry Francona and the entire Cleveland Indians organization for providing baseball fans with what was arguably one of the most enjoyable World Series of […]
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Bellinger enjoying his Arizona Fall League experience
November 2nd, 2016 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka You would think that after six weeks of spring training and 150 minor league games the last thing that a young baseball prospect would want to do is play more baseball. But when 21-year-old Dodgers top first base/outfield prospect Cody Bellinger received word that he had been selected for the prestigious and highly competitive Arizona Fall […]
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Dodgers face difficult Rule 5 Draft decisions
November 1st, 2016 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman The 2016 Baseball Winter Meetings will take place in National Harbor, Maryland beginning on Sunday, December 4 and wrapping up on Thursday, December 8. The meetings will be held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. National Harbor is just south of Washington, D.C. During those five days avid baseball fans will wait anxiously […]
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Dodgers prospects subscribe to ‘Driveline’
October 31st, 2016 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman Major league baseball teams are constantly trying to find ways to get a leg up on the opposition. A variety of techniques have been used to acquire and develop the “best of the best” young players coming out of high school and college. Improved scouting, especially on the international scene, has taken on a more […]
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It’s time to light up the Hot Stove
October 30th, 2016 at 7:00 am by Evan Bladh Each playoff elimination I seem to take harder each year. 2016 was not an exception to the rule. It took a full week to get up the energy to write a piece. Watching the season end on such a dismal note is always tough to bare, especially after investing so much time into watching the […]
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Kenley Jansen named National League’s top reliever
October 29th, 2016 at 9:00 pm by Ron Cervenka Dodgers right-hander Kenley Jansen has been named as the recipient of the 2016 Trevor Hoffman National League Reliever of the Year Award by Major League Baseball and presenting sponsor The Hartford. Jansen posted a 3-2 record and remarkable 1.83 ERA in 71 appearances this season while converting 47 of his 53 save opportunities. The 29-year-old Willemstad, Curacao native struck out 104 […]
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