Seven games in does not a season make for the Dodgers. So, too, does not one game in for the team’s minor league affiliates. However, if what we saw on Thursday’s minor league Opening Day is any indication, it’s probably safe to say that Dodgers director of player development Brandon Gomes, general manager Farhan Zaidi, and […]
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Dodgers claim RHP Alec Asher from Orioles
April 5th, 2018 at 12:27 pm 
by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have claimed right-handed pitcher Alec Asher from the Baltimore Orioles. Asher will be optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Asher, 26, has gone 4-12 with a 5.55 ERA (72 ER/116.2 IP) and has struck out 76 batters against 37 walks in 36 career Major League games (18 starts) over three seasons with the Philadelphia […]
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A well-timed day off … or two
April 5th, 2018 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka There is little doubt that there are many Dodgers fans on the verge of panic, with their team having lost five of their first seven games. To these unquestionably loyal Dodger fans, the best I can offer is … relax. I mean, after Thursday’s much-needed and well-timed day off, the Dodgers have a grand total of […]
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Kershaw takes full responsibility for 6-1 loss to Dbacks
April 4th, 2018 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka Following Monday night’s marathon record-setting five hour and 46 minute / 15-inning loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field, a battered and beaten Dodgers bullpen showed signs of fatigue during Tuesday night’s 6-1 loss to those same Dbacks when they allowed three bases-loaded walks. But the cold, hard, and unpleasant reality is that it was […]
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Is Kenley broken?
April 3rd, 2018 at 10:00 am by Ron Cervenka It was brutal. Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen was one strike away from from giving the Dodgers their third consecutive win in game number five of the new 2018 season against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Monday night. One strike. It didn’t happen. Instead, the man often called “the best closer in the game” […]
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Dodgers acquire Jesus Liranzo from Orioles
April 2nd, 2018 at 3:42 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have acquired right-handed pitcher Jesus Liranzo from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for minor league left-handed pitcher Luis Ysla. Liranzo will be optioned to Double-A Tulsa. Liranzo, 23, has gone 7-8 with two saves and has posted a 3.71 ERA in 91 career minor league games (15 starts) over five professional seasons with […]
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Dodgers release Quakes preliminary 2018 roster
April 2nd, 2018 at 2:00 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have released the preliminary 2018 roster for their Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes three days in advance of the team’s 2018 California League opener in Visalia against the Rawhide. A total of 16 former Quakes will return to Rancho Cucamonga to begin the 2018 campaign, including 12 of the 13 pitchers on […]
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The unquantifiable Yasiel Puig
April 2nd, 2018 at 10:00 am by Ron Cervenka During Sunday night’s 9-0 blowout win over the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium to conclude the four-game 2018 Opening Series, Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig had a night to remember. Not only did the eccentric 27-year-old Cienfuegos, Cuba got 3-for-4 at the plate with two singles and a run-scoring double, he also got into an old-fashioned […]
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Apologies from an April Fool
April 1st, 2018 at 12:00 pm by Ron Cervenka On Saturday, I received a direct message from the father of a top Dodgers prospect, who also happens to be a good friend of mine. He was clearly very excited, telling me that his son, again, a top Dodgers prospect, was being traded as part of a blockbuster deal involving Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp and […]
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Great pitching continues as Dodgers finally step on home plate
April 1st, 2018 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It was a pretty safe assumption that the Dodgers weren’t going to lose 162 games this season, but it was still a huge relief when the first Dodger finally stepped on home plate on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium – albeit three games into the new season. That Dodger was center fielder Chris Taylor, who […]
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