On Monday afternoon the Dodgers announced that they had acquired right-handed pitcher Joe Gunkel from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for a player to be named later or cash consideration. The 25-year-old Boynton Beach, Florida native has a career minor league record of 28-25 and 3.30 ERA, with nine saves in nine opportunities in 99 games (65 starts) […]

It was weird. In fact, it was out-of-this-world weird. It all started when Thursday night’s season opener between the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and the Oakland A’s affiliate Stockton Ports were rained out at Banner Island Ballpark in downtown Stockton. As a result, the teams would play a doubleheader on Friday evening. The caveat […]

The 2017 Great Lakes Loons season started somewhat like their 2015 and 2016 seasons. That is, with weather playing the dominant role. The opening day parade planned for Main Street in Midland was canceled on Thursday, April 6 and will not be rescheduled. Later in the day the decision was made to postpone the opening […]

Outfielder Cody Thomas was selected by the Dodgers in the 13th round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Oklahoma. Thomas had previously been drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2013 Amateur Draft when he graduated from Colleyville Heritage High School in his hometown of Colleyville, Texas. He chose […]

Right-handed pitcher Conor Costello was selected by the Dodgers in the 32nd round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of Oklahoma State University. He had previously been drafted by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 38th of the 2015 draft but chose to return to the Cowboys for his senior year. Costello is a native of Edmond, […]

It may well be difficult to top the 2016 season but the Great Lakes Loons are gearing up from top to bottom to make 2017 another unforgettable experience for the loyal fans in the Midland area. Preparations for the current season actually started last September when Nolan Thomas and Company out of Stovall, North Carolina, […]

  *  *  *  *  Edited April 4, 2017 at 2:15 pm PT  *  *  *  * Monday’s Opening Day at Dodger Stadium was great on so many levels. In addition to their usual great opening ceremonies, the Dodgers themselves put on a record-setting spectacle that will be remembered by Dodger fans for a very […]

Brock Carpenter was selected by the Dodgers in the 20th round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of Seattle University. He was the only player picked by the Dodgers in that draft that was designated as a third baseman. Carpenter is a native of the Tacoma, Washington area and attended high school at Fife […]

What do James Carter and Jeff Paschke have in common? First, they are both right-handed pitchers selected by the Dodgers in the 2016 First-Year Player Draft. Secondly, they both have a connection to Santa Barbara, California and both pitched exactly one inning with the Arizona League Dodgers in 2016. Coincidentally enough, they were selected by […]

When LA Daily News Dodgers beat writer J.P. Hoornstra posted the 2017 Dodgers minor league rosters on his InsideSoCal.com blog on Friday afternoon, chances are my neighbors thought that there was some type of problem going on inside my house, and understandably so. Upon looking at the 2017 roster for the Dodgers Advanced Single-A Rancho […]