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    Dodgers ace prospect Cameron Gibbens gives thoughts on time in High A

    Dodgers relief ace prospect Cameron Gibbens is currently cutting a torrid path to the Majors. His strikeout numbers look like they’re coming out of a video game and his talent level is currently far above his peers. Hitters look absolutely flabbergasted by him; whether it’s through his intelligent mixing up of his pitches, his ability […] More

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    Unheralded Dodgers Prospects: Jorbit Vivas Is Busting Out

    The Dodgers have a lot of well-known prospects and some have been in the Top 30 for a few years now. However, just because they are in the Top 30 doesn’t mean that there aren’t others to consider. Recent call-up, Darien Nunez, never made any of the big prospect lists. In resurrecting the “Unheralded Prospect […] More

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    Dodgers take RHP Peter Heubeck in 3rd round of 2021 draft

    The Dodgers have once again opted to take a high school pitcher following their pick of left-handed high school ace Maddux Bruns. The Dodgers’ third-round pick Peter Heubeck, who attended Gilham High School in Baltimore, owns a fastball that sits in the low 90s, which is impressive when you consider both his high school status […] More

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    Dodgers Draft LHP Maddux Bruns with 29th pick

    The Dodgers have made their next big organizational move by selecting left-handed power pitcher Maddux Bruns with the 29th pick of the 2021 MLB Draft. Bruns was drafted as a high school pitcher with the Dodgers seeing him as “the best left-handed high school pitcher in the draft”. Bruns pitched at UMS-Wright Preparatory School out […] More

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    All-Star Break Prospect Update: Reliever Cameron Gibbens ready for Double-A Call-Up

    The Dodgers made one of the biggest splashes (that you probably were not aware of) this past offseason with the international free agent signing of 26-year-old Australian pitcher Cameron Gibbens. We’ve covered the surprise breakout prospect a few times here at Dodgers2080, but for those of you who haven’t heard the story yet: Cameron Gibbens […] More

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    Darien Nuñez Gets Called Up To The Dodgers

    Darien Nuñez has received the call he has been waiting for. He left Cuba in 2015 as he escaped in Guyana, went to Haiti, then crossed over to the Dominican Republic. It took him three years before he was able to sign a contract with the Dodgers, which occurred in 2018. Now that long journey […] More