“That’s all I can stands – I can’t stands no more!” – Popeye (circa mid-1930’s) Let’s be honest, the Joc Pederson first base experiment was bad from the beginning (see June 29 article “What to do with Joc Pederson”) and, if anything, is getting worse. It is painful to watch the errors, those that show up […]

The only word to describe the Dodgers 9-1 loss to the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on Monday night is ‘ugly’. The best that Dodgers manager Dave Roberts’ team could do was score one run on only four hits, while committing two errors at a place where the Dodgers have a well-established history of destroying […]

After playing the Stockton Ports (Athletics) just once in the first half, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes have played them in three series over the last three weekends. Rancho won the opening series in the first half, taking three of four, and have since put together a 5-4 record against them in the second half – […]

Late Sunday night, the Dodgers announced that they had acquired 33-year-old utility infielder/outfielder Kristopher Negrón from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for minor league infielder Daniel Castro. Negrón, who was born in Willingboro, NJ but grew up in northern California, was originally drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the seventh round of the 2006 MLB First-Year […]

ThinkBlueLA has learned from a trusted source that the Dodgers have recalled right-hander Tony Gonsolin from Triple-A Oklahoma City. The move comes as no real surprise, with fellow right-hander Ross Stripling having been placed on the 10-day injured list on Saturday (retroactive to July 25) for right biceps tendinitis. As a result, a starter is […]

Although it undoubtedly took longer than every Dodger fan on the planet would have liked, Dodgers top-ranked catching prospect Will Smith was finally called back up from Triple-A Oklahoma City and struggling catcher Austin Barnes optioned back down on Friday. And even though Smith sat out Friday night’s game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals […]

The Dodgers have placed right-hander Ross Stripling on the 10-day injured list with right biceps tendinitis (retroactive to July 25) and have recalled right-hander Jaime Schultz from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Stripling left Wednesday night’s game against the Angels of Anaheim in the bottom of the fifth inning for what was thought to be neck discomfort. […]

Dodgers right-hander Dylan Floro made the first of what will (now) probably be at least two rehab outings – or more – with the team’s Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on Friday night. And while the box score reflects that he did not allow a run and had a three-pitch strikeout of the first batter […]

After being no-hit by the Stockton Ports (Athletics), the Quakes looked to bounce back from their offensive woes against the Inland Empire 66ers (Angels).  Game-1 John Rooney made his home debut on the mound at LoanMart Field, making an error and giving up two RBI singles in the first, but settling in nicely after the […]

Although it took longer than most Dodger fans would have liked, it appears that 29-year-old Dodgers catcher/utility infielder Austin Barnes has been optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City and extremely popular 24-year-old catcher Will Smith recalled to the big league club. Although there has been no official confirmation or announcement from the Dodgers, early Thursday afternoon, […]