It’s hard to argue that the pitching staff of the Oklahoma City Dodgers isn’t a formidable one – both their starters and relievers. After all, we’re talking about guys named Julio Urias, Ross Stripling, Jose De Leon, Jharel Cotton, Logan Bawcom, Ian Thomas … and so on. But if you look about two hours to the […]

Drillers right-hander Chase De Jong continued his strong pitching on Tuesday evening in a home game against the Frisco RoughRiders. In two of his past three starts he had pitched seven shutout innings and allowed a total of three hits in those two games while striking out 15 and walking three. In the fifth inning […]

If I had been consulted by Dodgers general manager Farhan Zaidi a few days ago regarding which three players should immediately be promoted in the Dodgers minor league system by Monday I would have selected Julio Urias, Kyle Garlick and Scott Griggs. There may be other worthy candidates for upward movement, such as Tim Locastro […]

Right-hander Brock Stewart was selected by the Dodgers in the sixth round of the 2014 First Year Player Draft out of Illinois State University. From a baseball family, he had been picked by the New York Mets in the 40th round of the 2010 June Draft along with his older brother Luke, who was a […]

Last December the Dodgers engineered a three-way trade in which they sent prospects Scott Schebler, Jose Peraza and Brandon Dixon to the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds in turn sent All-Star third baseman Todd Frazier to the Chicago White Sox leaving many Dodger fans wondering why Andrew Friedman didn’t just complete a two-way trade with the […]

It’s hard to argue that Tuesday night’s dramatic bottom-of-the ninth, down-to-their-final-strike, pinch-hit home run by Dodgers outfielder Trayce Thompson wasn’t the most exciting event within the Dodgers organization, if not in all of baseball. But Thompson’s walk-off home run to give the Dodgers a 3-2 win over the New York Mets and sole possession of first place […]

While most Dodger fans primarily focus on… well… the Dodgers, there is a very strong group of loyal Dodger fans who also follow the team’s Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, and with good cause – Rancho Cucamonga is relatively close to Dodger Stadium and, even more so, the Quakes are a really good team. So good, […]

When the 2016 Rancho Cucamonga roster was released on Monday, April 4th it included a number of names familiar to Dodgers fans who follow the parent team’s minor league system. There seemed to be an overall depth to the roster that would give Quakes new manager Drew Saylor plenty with which to work. To date […]

If you love exciting baseball, and I mean really exciting baseball, do yourself a favor and get on over to LoanMart Field in Rancho Cucamonga – or wherever the Quakes happen to be playing. If you do, chances are you’re going to see the Quakes come from behind and win. It doesn’t seem to matter […]