On Thursday morning, it was reported that 21-year-old first baseman Dillon Paulson had been promoted from the Dodgers Low Single-A Great Lakes Loons to the Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. Dodger fans may recognize the name Dillon Paulson, as he was selected by the Dodgers in the 13th round of the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft […]
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Fernando Induction Ceremony Highlights Five-Game Homestand
July 19th, 2019 at 7:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka The first-place Los Angeles Dodgers, who have the best record in baseball, return home on Friday night to begin a three-game series with the Miami Marlins (July 19-21) and then the second half of the annual Freeway Series with the Angels of Anaheim (July 23-24) during their five-game homestand. The Marlins series will be highlighted […]
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Dodgers Brass Got This One Right
July 18th, 2019 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka There (probably) isn’t a Dodger fan on the planet who hasn’t, at one point or another, been upset – or perhaps even furious – with some of the decisions made by Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts – collectively, the Dodgers brass. But when […]
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Quakes Release Helsabeck, Call up Rooney and Zuniga from Great Lakes
July 17th, 2019 at 10:30 am by Ron Cervenka ThinkBlueLA has learned from a trusted source that the Dodgers Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes have released just-turned-27-year-old right-hander Wes Helsabeck, with 22-year-old left-hander John Rooney and 20-year-old right-hander Guillermo Zuniga being promoted from the Low Single-A Great Lakes Loons. Helsabeck made 29 relief appearances with Rancho this season, posting a very good 5-0 record […]
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Is Kenley is broken?
July 17th, 2019 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka There is no disputing that Dodgers right-hander Kenley Jansen‘s cut fastball is one of, if not the very best in the game today. In fact, it is the sole reason why the Dodgers gave the extremely likable yet extremely fierce 31-year-old Willemstad, Curacao native a monster 5-year / $80 million contract extension on January 10, 2017 […]
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Quakes Josiah Gray promoted to Double-A Tulsa
July 17th, 2019 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka Although there has been no official announcement from the Dodgers or any of their minor league affiliates yet, ThinkBlueLA has learned from a trusted source that 21-year-old right-hander Josiah Gray, one of the two key players acquired from the Cincinnati Reds (along with highly touted 20-year-old middle infielder Jeter Downs) in the trade that sent […]
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Quakes Drop First Series Since June
July 16th, 2019 at 10:30 am by Lauren Jennings After sweeping three straight series and going on a nine-game winning streak, the Quakes have cooled off a little in the second half, but still show signs of greatness as they take on the California League North in 12 straight games, dating back to July 10. Game-1 Stockton got on the board with a run […]
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The Bad News Phillies
July 16th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It’a hard to believe that it’s been 43 years since the movie The Bad News Bears was released; a lighthearted comedy about an aging, down-on-his-luck, beer-drinking ex-minor leaguer-turned-pool-man who gets roped into coaching a bunch of young misfits – including a then very young Tatum O’Neal – in an ultra-competitive California little league. In the […]
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Feduccia Promoted to Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
July 16th, 2019 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka Don’t know how this one slipped under the radar, but early Monday afternoon ThinkBlueLA learned that 22-year-old catcher Hunter Feduccia had been promoted from the Dodgers Low Single-A Great Lakes Loons to the Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. For those unfamiliar with the Lake Charles, LA native, he was selected by the Dodgers in the […]
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Dodgers Call Up Casey Sadler from OKC – DFA Zac Rosscup
July 15th, 2019 at 1:40 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have recalled right-handed pitcher Casey Sadler from Triple-A Oklahoma City and designated left-handed pitcher Zac Rosscup for assignment. Sadler will wear number 65. Sadler, 29, joined Los Angeles on July 3 from Tampa Bay in exchange for right-handed pitcher Nathan Witt. He made two appearances for Oklahoma City prior to the promotion, firing […]
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