Archive for the ‘Down on the Farm’ Category

Price Becomes Dodgers New Fan-Favorite Without Making a Pitch

A wise man once said: “Good things happen to good people.” New Dodgers left-hander David Price is in for a lot of good things. Even though he hasn’t made a single pitch in a Dodgers regular-season game yet, the 34-year-old Murfreesboro, TN native is already a huge favorite among Dodger fans. Late Thursday evening it was […]

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2020 MLB Draft to Air Live on MLB Network, ESPN and ESPN2

  *  *  *   Five-Round Draft Will Be Held on Wed., June 10th and Thurs., June 11th; MLB Network, ESPN to Present Live Coverage on June 10th; MLB Network and ESPN2 to Continue Live Draft Coverage on June 11th; First Time Multiple Networks Will Televise the MLB Draft   *  *  *   Major League Baseball announced […]

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Dodgers 2020 Taxi Squad

When the 2020 Major League Baseball season finally arrives, games will be played as they never have before, and hopefully never will again, under the dark cloud of a worldwide pandemic. Huge stadiums built to hold tens of thousands of people will be devoid of fans as the sounds of the game echo amongst the […]

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Cal League Cancels 2020 All-Star Game

In what was undoubtedly among his toughest calls as president of the Advanced Single-A California League, Charlie Blaney announced via social media on Wednesday morning that the 2020 Cal League All-Star game and related activities scheduled for June 22-23, 2020 at Banner Island Ballpark – home of the Stockton Ports (Athletics) – have been canceled […]

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MiLB’s Copa de la Diversion

Anyone who has been to a MiLB game will tell just how much fun an afternoon or evening at a minor league stadium can be. Major league fans can check out future MLB stars or get a closer look at optioned players from their favorite teams. Casual spectators or even non-baseball fans can enjoy inter-inning […]

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Five Ways to Cope with Baseball Withdrawals

  *  *  *   “People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” – Rogers Hornsby   *  *  *   For baseball fans, the four or so month stretch between the World Series and Spring Training is […]

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There’s Live Baseball – If You’re Willing to Get Up Early for It

For the past week, my friend and I have been waking up early before work to watch and text back and forth about the only active baseball league right now: the CPBL. The CPBL is the highest level of professional baseball in Taiwan and although the acronym stands for ‘Chinese Professional Baseball League,’ the CPBL […]

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Rumors of Canceled MiLB Season False … For Now

It is journalism’s Golden Rule and the cause of many immediate job openings in the field, if you get my drift: “It’s better to be right than to be first.” Joe Doyle, whose Twitter profile reads – “Contributor at @BaseballAmerica, @LookoutLanding, @ProspectsLive, and @OperationSports | #GoCougs | MLB Draft | Minor League Baseball | Pay […]

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Quakes Past Opening Days

Had it not been for the rain, or the virus that shall not be named, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes would have opened their 28th season – their 10th as the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate – on April 9th. Would have. Instead, for the previously mentioned reasons, that scheduled April 9 California League 2020 season opener […]

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Dodgers 2020 Draft – Compensation Pick

This will complete our first look at the 2020 First-Year Player Draft prospects who are projected to be available when the Dodgers make the 67th selection (acquired from the Minnesota Twins in the Kenta Maeda trade) using Baseball America, Fangraphs, and Major League Baseball Pipeline current rankings.   *  *  * Baseball America David Calabrese […]

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