Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball are separate organizations that have been working together for more than a century in a mutually beneficial relationship that has, for the most part, been an amicable and successful alliance. The working relationship between the two organizations has been negotiated, and memorialized in the Professional Baseball Agreement (PBA); […]

Early Thursday afternoon, the Dodgers announced who their non-roster invitees to Major League spring training 2020 would be, of which there are 21. Listed alphabetically they are: This list is made up of three catchers, four infielders, five outfielders, and nine pitchers. Although it is doubtful that any of the 21 will actually make the […]

With all of the ugliness of the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox cheating scandals and the lack of integrity throughout those organizations, I recalled a better time – a particular play and integrity of a teenager in a high school junior varsity baseball game. For his privacy, I will not use his name, but […]

In addition to the recent re-signings of several key players and a few new pitchers from around the league, the Dodgers just picked up two new faces from the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball (AA League). First, from the Chicago Dogs, is 31-year-old left-hander Casey Crosby. Crosby was originally drafted by the Detroit Tigers in […]

From their Monday through Thursday night games, to their stadium giveaway games on Fridays, to their firework nights on Saturdays, all Rancho Cucamonga Quakes night home games and all Sunday home day games have, for the most part, always had start times of 7:05 p.m. and a 2:05 p.m. respectively. Until now. On Tuesday, the […]

For those fans of Major League Baseball who closely follow the minor league prospects, there is no better single source of information than Baseball America. There is a wealth of data available on BA’s website and a subscription provides even more detailed analyses and scouting reports. Each year BA publishes its MLB Organization Talent Rankings, […]

During last month’s Winter Meetings in San Diego, CA, the Dodgers did not sign Gerrit Cole or Stephen Strasburg or Anthony Rendon … or anybody else for that matter. And while Dodger fans were – and still are – disappointed or even angry that their beloved team basically did nothing at the Winter Meetings, they […]

As the calendar flips to 2020 and a new decade begins, so too does the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes affiliation as the Dodgers Advance Single-A affiliate in the prestigious and highly-competitive California League. To mark this historic anniversary, the Quakes recently unveiled a commemorative logo that will proudly and prominently be used throughout the upcoming 2020 […]

For those old enough to remember the days before aluminum bats, when we broke a wooden bat – whether it be during a Little League game, a friendly game of ‘Over the Line’ or ‘Three Flies Out’ at the local park, school, or even the middle of the street (“Car…Car…C-A-R”), it was devastating. In fact, we […]

Sometimes we Dodgers fans get caught up in the pursuit of high profile free agent players like Bryce Harper and Manny Machado in 2018. This Hot Stove season starting pitcher Gerrit Cole was the near-unanimous choice of fans and baseball analysts as the prized free agent to be pursued by any team wanting to guarantee […]