*  *  *  UPDATE  *  *  * It’s one of the absolutes in professional baseball; in fact, it’s one of the absolutes in life itself – one man’s misfortune is another man’s opportunity. Such is the case for Dodgers pitching prospect Lindsey Caughel, who came to spring training this past March with every intention of […]

The Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes announced on Thursday that they will be sending four players to the 2015 California League versus Carolina League All-Star Game to be held on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 7:35 pm (PT) – although sending probably isn’t the right word to use. The prestigious annual event is […]

After 11 major league seasons, 36-year-old veteran left-hander Erik Bedard has notified the Dodgers of his intention to retire. Bedard, who was signed to a minor league contract on January 18, 2015 by his former Tampa Bay Rays general manager and current Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman, was given an invitation to major league camp and appeared […]

The Tulsa Drillers played a double header with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Tuesday. Playing two on a given day is not all that unusual but what happened yesterday in Springdale Arkansas certainly was out of the ordinary. At Arvest Ballpark – home of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals – the Dodgers AA affiliate shut out […]

The Dodgers selected right-hander Walker Buehler out of Vanderbilt University with their first round pick in the 2015 First Year Player Draft. The 20-year-old junior was a bit of a surprise pick in that he was not expected to still be available as a 24th overall selection. Little did he know that he would be […]

Unless you happened to be at the Dodgers spring training game against the Angels in Tempe, Arizona on March 19, 2015 (or were watching it on SportsNet LA), you probably never even noticed it. In fact, even if saw the game you probably missed it anyway. In the top of the eighth inning during one of […]

The annual First Year Player Draft is always a highlight of the season for me. I particularly enjoy the speculation that surrounds the draft and the mock drafts that suddenly appear as the actual draft day approaches. The first few selections are usually quite predictable although the exact order is not always quite as easy […]

The Great Lakes Loons of the Class-A Midwest League have had three players named to the 2015 All-Star team. Pitchers Grant Holmes, J.D. Underwood and infielder Michael Ahmed will represent the Loons on the Eastern Division team in the All-Star Classic to be played on June 23, 2015 at Dozer Park, the home of the […]

Great Lakes Loons Hitter: Fortunately in May the Loons’ bats, at least some of them, have started to catch fire. Manager Luis Matos has kept reassuring Loons followers that the offense will be fine. During the month left fielder Alex Santana, second baseman Jimmy Allen and first baseman Josmar Cordero all had hot streaks. Perhaps the […]

Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez doesn’t figure to be going anywhere anytime soon. After all, he is the Dodgers most consistent and reliable hitter and is the unofficial leader in the Dodgers clubhouse – although you will never get him to admit this; not to mention the fact that he is under contract with the Dodgers through […]