On Friday, the Dodgers claimed right-handed pitcher Chris Heston off waivers from the Seattle Mariners. In his last option year, he was immediately optioned to the Oklahoma City Dodgers in the Pacific Coast League. Heston is a three-time draftee having first been selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 47th round of the 2007 First-Year […]

When the Dodgers signed Cuban phenom right-hander Yadier Alvarez as an international free agent back on July 2, 2015, they did so because he had what MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez called “…a fastball that touches 98 mph with a plus-slider and an above-average changeup.” “He threw in front of 70 local scouts in the Dominican Republic earlier this month and […]

It’s not often that fans get to hear about the inner workings of their favorite team’s minor league system. In most cases, unless it is a top prospect being moved up or down, it rarely even makes the social media rounds. But recently, Dodgers minor league right-handed pitcher Shea Spitzbarth was promoted from the Advanced Single-A […]

Dodger fans who are also fans of the franchise’s Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes have had what can only be described as a banner year thus far this season for getting to see a plethora of rehabbing Dodgers at LoanMart Field – and we’re not even 45 games into the 2017 season yet. Through the first 42 […]

Last Friday the Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League received two replacement players from the Dodgers extended spring training facility in Glendale, Arizona. The Loons are still treading water with 10 players presently on the 7-day DL while a number of players have struggled, especially at the plate. The dreaded disabled list includes six […]

On Monday evening, Dodgers right-hander Wilmer Font set a new Oklahoma City Dodgers record for strikeouts by fanning 15 Sacramento River Cats over seven innings. The previous team record of 14 strikeouts was last matched on June 23, 1990. Font was perfect through six innings before issuing his only walk of the game to second […]

For those who think it is still early, by mid-week the minor league season will be closing in on the 25 percent mark in the schedule. Thus far, the Great Lakes Loons of the Class-A Midwest League have not had the type of season that they hoped for on the heels of their championship season […]

I’m a bit confused. Now admittedly, as I get a bit older it takes less and less to confuse me. I’m a bit confused about how the Dodgers move their players around in the early stages of the season. A given player begins the season with one of the Dodgers affiliate teams and then is […]

There was a lot of attention and fanfare at LoanMart Field – home of the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes – on Thursday evening. Why, you ask? Because Dodgers left-hander Rich Hill made his first of what figures to be at least a couple rehab starts to determine if he can remain blister […]

A slump in baseball is normal, everyone has them. As a matter of fact, I think even the best players have had rough stretches where it was tough to get a hit – and by tough I mean they just did not happen. But just as often as a player enters a slump, they break […]