Although there has been no official confirmation from the Dodgers yet, their Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and the Angels Advanced Single-A affiliate Inland Empire 66ers are reporting (via Twitter) that Dodgers All-Star shortstop Corey Seager will make his first rehab appearance with the Quakes tonight, as they take on the 66ers in game-2 […]

After losing the first two series of the second half and splitting the third, the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes looked to get back to their winning ways once more, as they played a three-game set with the Lake Elsinore Storm (Padres) from the comfort of their own home field. Game-1 Second baseman […]

With each passing day, the trade that sent outfielders Yasiel Puig and Matt Kemp, utility infielder / catcher Kyle Farmer, and left-hander Alex Wood to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for veteran left-hander Homer Bailey (whom the Dodgers immediately released and was subsequently signed by the Kansas City Royals), minor league shortstop Jeter Downs, and […]

ThinkBlueLA has learned from a trusted source that 19-year-old corner infielder Miguel Vargas has been promoted to the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes from the Low Single-A Great Lakes Loons. In the 70 games in which the La Habana, Cuba native appeared in with the Loons, he had a team-best .325 batting average, with […]

Beginning on Wednesday in select markets, Minor League Baseball (MiLB) players, coaches and umpires in its U.S.-based teams will take the field in specialty caps to celebrate the Independence Day weekend. Traditionally the largest-attended holiday of the baseball season, more than one million fans will pass through the gates at MiLB games from July 3–7. […]

Seldom is there unanimity amongst baseball experts and fans on Major League Baseball topics, but the state of the Dodgers bullpen is one of the exceptions. Other than Kenley Jansen and Pedro Baez, Dodgers relievers in 2019 have neutral or negative Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Theoretically, the team could replace all of those other relievers […]

If you only watched 21-year-old Dodgers top right-handed pitching prospect Dustin May face his first two batters in his Triple-A debut with the Oklahoma City Dodgers against the Nashville Sounds (Rangers) on Sunday afternoon at First Tennessee Park in downtown Nashville, you probably would have rolled your eyes and said something like “Oh great.” After […]

The Quakes looked to get back to their series winning ways against the Lancaster JetHawks in their first home series of the second half, but they ended up having to settle for a split instead. Game-1  A huge third inning set the tone for the Quakes as three home runs and a double put the […]

Why are July 20 and July 31, 2019 important for the Dodgers? According to the current Major League Baseball Rule Book, each team has 45 days from the conclusion of the MLB First-Year Player Draft to sign the players they selected in that year’s Draft. That would give the Dodgers until 5:00 PM (ET) on […]

The Joc-Pederson-at-first-base experiment must end … now! Give him kudos for being a team player and for trying to learn a significantly different position in the middle of the regular season. But his errors by commission and omission are hurting the team, many of which are not recorded on his stat page. After years of […]