Is there a Dodgers fan out there who isn’t aware that middle infielder Gavin Lux is the team’s best position prospect – by far? I didn’t think so. Less than one month ago (July 19), Baseball America ranked Lux as the sixth-best position prospect in all of MLB, behind only: Tampa Bay Rays 18-year-old shortstop […]
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Quakes Walk-Off for Series Win Over JetHawks


The Quakes had lost five straight games coming into this series against the Lancaster JetHawks (Rockies) and looked to bounce back and work their way back into first place. Game-1 The Quakes scored three quick runs via the long ball in the second. Center fielder Jeren Kendall hit a solo shot on the first pitch […]
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Don’t Write Austin Barnes Off Just Yet


Do not write off Austin Barnes, at least not just yet. Reports of his demise as a Dodger may have been greatly exaggerated. Optioned by the team on July 25 to work on his hitting at Triple-A Oklahoma City (OKC), the 29-year-old Fullerton, CA native and Marlins ninth-round draft pick in 2011 out of Arizona State […]
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Quakes Swept for First Time Since April


After a rough three-game series in Lancaster, the Quakes looked to turn things around in Visalia while playing the Rawhide (Diamondbacks). Unfortunately, things didn’t quite go as planned, as late rallies by the Rawhide and a lack of offense from the Quakes led to them being swept for the first time since their home-opener series […]
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Crawford, Casey Promoted to Double-A Tulsa


ThinkBlueLA has learned from a trusted source that Rancho Cucamonga Quakes left-hander Leo Crawford and outfielder Donovan Casey have been promoted to the Double-A Tulsa Drillers. In his 19 appearances (16 starts) with the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate, Crawford posted a 5-4 record and very impressive 2.96 ERA. Casey appeared in 100 games at Rancho, […]
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Keibert Ruiz Out For Season With Broken Finger


ThinkBlueLA has learned from several reliable sources that Dodgers 21-year-old top-ranked catching prospect Keibert Ruiz broke a finger on his right (throwing) hand. Although details as to the extent of the injury and how he sustained it are not known at this time, early reports are that the Dodgers number three-ranked prospect (behind infielder Gavin […]
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Andrew Friedman – ‘The Intimidator’


By any standard, the 2019 trade deadline for Dodgers fans was, to put it mildly, disappointing. With Dodger fans and MLB analysts proclaiming that the Dodgers needed to improve the backend of their bullpen, the team acquired 30-year old LOOGY (Left-handed One Out Guy) Adam Kolarek and a soon-to-be 31-year old, right-handed hitting infielder Jedd […]
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Quakes Fall to JetHawks in Final Lancaster Trip


For the final time this regular season, the Quakes traveled to Lancaster to take on the JetHawks (Rockies) in a three-game series. Things in Lancaster are always a bit strange with late rallies and unexpected home runs, but this seemed to be one of the more mellow series in the desert for the Quakes and […]
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BREAKING: Dodgers Call Up Dustin May


ThinkBlueLA has learned from a trusted source that the Dodgers have called up 21-year-old right-hander Dustin May from Triple-A Oklahoma City. May, who was selected by the Dodgers in the third round of the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Northwest High School in his home town of Justin, TX, has been absolutely lights out […]
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Gonsolin Silences Rockies … and Doubters


When ThinkBlueLA broke the news on Sunday afternoon that 25-year-old Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin had been recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City, it was met with a flood of skepticism and doubt. Of chief concern was that the Vacaville, CA native and Dodgers ninth-round draft pick in 2016 out of St. Mary’s College of California in Moraga, […]
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