When the Dodgers selected 18-year-old Alex Verdugo in the second round of the 2014 MLB First Year Player Draft out of Sahuaro High School in Tucson, Arizona, they had hopes that he would become yet another star outfielder of the likes of Yasiel Puig, Joc Pederson and Scott Schebler. And while the now 19-year-old Verdugo has had […]

Cuban pitching sensation Pablo Fernandez, who the Dodgers signed to a minor league contract the same day that they signed Cuban infielder Hector Olivera to a major league contract, will not participate in the Cal League playoffs, which begin on Saturday for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes at LoanMart Field. Fernandez was a late scratch from […]

During the last three days the Dodgers have been playing musical chairs down on the farm with a number of young players moving on up. Several quickly made their debuts at the next level. To the Loons … Colin Hering Right-hander Colin Hering moved from the Ogden Raptors of the rookie level Pioneer league to […]

The Ogden Raptors of the rookie level Pioneer League have taken over first place in the league following a 7-1 victory over the Orem Owlz yesterday. The Raptors swept the four game series with the Owlz and now have beaten them seven times in their last eight meetings. The Idaho Falls Chukars, who had been […]

Ogden Raptors center fielder Gage Green is the hottest hitter in the Dodgers minor league system as the 2015 winds down. The claim he is the hottest hitter in the system perhaps would have to be shared with Willie Calhoun of the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, but nevertheless Green’s bat is on fire and right in the middle […]

DSL Dodgers – eliminated The Dominican Summer League Dodgers are the only Dodger affiliate that has been eliminated from post season play. League play wrapped up on August 22nd with the Dodgers finishing a distant last in the Boca Chica South Division of the DSL. AZL Dodgers – clinched  The Dodgers have finished first in […]

Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and Dodgers fans received some bad news, perhaps even devastating news, prior to Sunday’s series finale between the Quakes and the Visalia Rawhide. Cuban superstar right-hander Pablo Millan Fernandez, whom the Dodgers signed to a minor league contract on May 19 that included an $8 million signing bonus, was a last minute scratch from […]

Second baseman Willie Calhoun made his High-A debut with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League on Tuesday, August 18th. Calhoun attended Benicia High School in Benicia, California which is located in the San Francisco area of the state. With the Panthers he was twice named the school’s Most Valuable Player. As a senior […]

It’s a well established fact that in professional baseball a team’s Opening Day roster never resembles its end-of-the-season roster. In fact, in many cases it is not uncommon for more than half of their Opening Day roster to have changed. This is even more prevalent for an organization’s minor league teams where injuries, promotions, demotions, trades and […]

You’ve got to give former Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti and current Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman and GM Farhan Zaidi credit. All three of them stood their ground when it came to the endless phone calls from other general managers and owners demanding that top prospects Corey Seager and Julio Urias must […]