If you are among the many Dodger fans who also follow their minor league affiliates, there was a blip on the Twitter radar screen on Thursday morning that may have caught your attention:

Those who do indeed follow the Dodgers farm teams are undoubtedly very familiar with Logan Bawcom. The 30-year-old Lubbock, Texas native was selected by the Dodgers in the 17th round of the 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Texas at Arlington. The hard-throwing right-hander made it as high as Triple-A Oklahoma City (including two stints at nearby Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga) during his nine seasons of professional baseball until released by the Dodgers during the 2018 season.

Not being a quitter, Bawcom immediately signed with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League, with whom he spent the remainder of the 2018 season until Thursday morning, when he returned home to the team that originally drafted him nine years ago.

Although it is rather unusual for a guy to remain in the minors for nine seasons, it speaks volumes about Bawcom’s talent, tenacity, and passion for the game. It also speaks volumes about the Dodgers for there willingness to re-acquire the 6′-2″ / 220-pound reliever. Simply put, there is still something there that the Dodgers scouting and player development folks like about the veteran minor leaguer. I mean, if you are a brand new pitcher drafted by the Dodgers, who better to go to for guidance and direction than a guy who has ‘Been there – Done that’ for nine years?

Although Bawcom’s future with the Dodgers is certainly … uncertain, it is impossible not to admire his intestinal fortitude and passion for the game.

It is also impossible not to root for the guy.

Welcome home, Logan. Godspeed to you.

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