Play in the Arizona Fall League wrapped up on Saturday, November 19 with the Eastern Division Mesa Solar Sox defeating the Western Division Surprise Saguaros 6-1. The eight Dodger minor leaguers participating in their extended season played with the Glendale Desert Dogs and missed the championship game by a tie. The Desert Dogs made a […]

It is now open season on free agents both at the major league and minor league levels. For minor league players, the season has been open since November 7, five days after the World Series ended. Players who signed a Uniformed Player Contract (UPC) in 2010 are eligible for free agency this year. Teams can […]

It’s probably safe to say that a year ago not too many Dodger fans even knew who Cody Bellinger was. Yet today, it’s probably even safer to say that there are very few – if any – who do not. By every indication, the now 21-year-old Chandler, Arizona native is the heir apparent to become the […]

By now most baseball fans are fully aware of the significance of being selected to the annual Arizona Fall League. A quick look at the AFL’s Hall of Fame and most notable former players pretty much tells you just how big of a deal it is to be selected to baseball’s most prestigious off-season league, which began […]

For those who follow the Dodgers minor league affiliates even slightly, they knew that it wasn’t a matter of if a Dodgers prospect would be the MVP of the Arizona Fall League’s annual Fall Stars Game, it was a matter of which one. With Dodgers number three ranked outfield prospect Alex Verdugo out of the […]

When Dodgers second base prospect Willie Calhoun learned that he had been named to the Arizona Fall League (AFL) Fall Stars team, he immediately experienced a series of emotions – all of them good. “It means a lot obviously. Being recognized as one of the best minor league baseball players at your position, just being […]

You would think that after six weeks of spring training and 150 minor league games the last thing that a young baseball prospect would want to do is play more baseball. But when 21-year-old Dodgers top first base/outfield prospect Cody Bellinger received word that he had been selected for the prestigious and highly competitive Arizona Fall […]

The 2016 Baseball Winter Meetings will take place in National Harbor, Maryland beginning on Sunday, December 4 and wrapping up on Thursday, December 8. The meetings will be held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. National Harbor is just south of Washington, D.C. During those five days avid baseball fans will wait anxiously […]

Major league baseball teams are constantly trying to find ways to get a leg up on the opposition. A variety of techniques have been used to acquire and develop the “best of the best” young players coming out of high school and college. Improved scouting, especially on the international scene, has taken on a more […]

The fourth annual Arizona Fall League (AFL) home run derby is scheduled for Saturday, October 8 beginning at 6:35 at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Fans attending the event will be treated to the Bowman Hitting Challenge. The event was born and raised by Bowman Baseball Cards back in its inaugural season in 2013. […]