The Dodgers have acquired utility infielder Tyler White from the Houston Astros in exchange for right-handed minor league pitcher Andre Scrubb. The 28-year-old Mooresboro, North Carolina native and Astros 33rd round selection in the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC was hitting .225 (49-for-218) with three homers and 21 RBI in […]

The Dodgers aren’t trading top catching prospect Keibert Ruiz. Nor will they be trading infielder Gavin Lux, right-hander Dustin May, or fellow catching prospect Will Smith prior to next Wednesday’s July 31 trade deadline to improve their bullpen. A bold prediction? Perhaps. But for as much as Dodgers fans (including yours truly) would love to […]

After getting off to a strong 2-0 start in the three-game series with the Ports, the Quakes offense ran out of steam in game-3, guaranteeing them a series win, but also putting them on the wrong side of history.   Game-1 Starter Leo Crawford gave up a solo home run in the bottom of the […]

As most baseball fans know, there are several exceptionally good baseball websites that offer rankings of each team’s many young prospects. And while it is most certainly a matter of choice as to which of these sites you choose to believe (or use), the simple truth is that they are all opinion-based. Granted, these opinions […]

Unless you’ve been stranded on a desert island (or live in an area with poor cell or Wi-Fi service), you are undoubtedly aware that Dodgers top-ranked prospects Gavin Lux and Dustin May have been absolutely tearing it up in the Dodgers minor league system. In fact, both were doing so well at Double-A Tulsa this […]

When ThinkBlueLA broke the news on Saturday afternoon that Dodgers top-ranked catching prospect Keibert Ruiz had been promoted from the Double-A Tulsa Drillers to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, the corresponding lower level roster moves were not yet known. They now are. Late Sunday morning, ThinkBlueLA learned from a reliable source that 24-year-old catcher Stevie […]

ThinkBlueLA has learned from a trusted source that Dodgers number one-ranked prospect Keibert Ruiz has been promoted from the Double-A Drillers to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers. Ruiz, who celebrated his 21st birthday on Saturday, was signed by the Dodgers as an international free agent at the age of 16. He immediately gain attention as […]

For the second time in as many series, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes took on the San Jose Giants (Giants), but this time on the road, where their record has surprisingly been outstanding – even approaching a franchise-record of wins on the road. However, this series didn’t quite go the way of the rest of the […]

Let’s face it, there is no such thing as a good injury in baseball, especially when you are talking about one of a team’s top-ranked prospects and a huge fan favorite. But when words like ‘tried to stay in the game’ and ‘He’s done’ were initially used to describe an injury suffered by Dodgers fourth […]

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 […]