Category: Players
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Dodgers Prospects: December 21 Is A Big Day For Josiah Gray
It was two years ago today that the Dodgers shocked us all with a very different trade. The Los Angeles Dodgers today acquired minor league IF Jeter Downs, minor league RHP Josiah Gray and RHP Homer Bailey from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for C/IF Kyle Farmer, outfielders Matt Kemp and Yasiel Puig, LHP Alex…
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Dodgers Prospects: Darien Nuñez Strikes Out The Side
It’s great to find highlights of Dodgers’ prospects playing in the winter leagues. Darien Nuñez is a left-handed reliever in the Dodgers system that I saw play in 2019. I was also able to interview him a few months ago. Nuñez is playing with the Atenienses de Manatí in the Liga de Beisbol Profesional Roberto…
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Dodgers Prospects: Good players up for grabs in the Rule 5 Draft
The rule 5 draft is December 10th and the Dodgers are probably going to lose some good prospects.
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Dodgers Prospects: Cuadrado Off To A Good Winter League Start
As we spoke about yesterday the winter league in Venezuela is underway. With two Dodgers on the Leones del Caracas I’ve been following them. So far Keibert Ruiz and Romer Cuadrado have started in both games. So far Los Leones are 2-0. In the second game both Dodger farmhands combined for three hits (two of…
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Dodgers Prospects: Kendall Williams Is One PTBNL
The players-to-be-named-later (PTBNL) in the Ross Stripling trade to the Blue Jays have started to be revealed. Kendall Williams, a right handed starting pitcher, was the first to be named. However, it might be a while before we hear about the second, and final one. This article will take a look at Williams and what…
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Dodgers Prospects: Worst Part About The Trade Deadline
The weird trade deadline of this weird baseball season is on August 31st this year. For the #ProspectHugger like myself it is bitter sweet. Prospects you learn about, follow and might even get to know, are usually part of these deadline deals. Let’s take a look at some of the last few seasons and the…
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Dodgers Prospects: Keibert Ruiz Gets The Call
The Dodgers called up switch-hitting catcher Keibert Ruiz on August 15 with a targeted debut on the following day.. According to both Baseball America and MLB Pipeline Ruiz is the Dodgers 3rd ranked prospect. Dave Roberts: Keibert Ruiz will get his first Major League start tomorrow. — Dodger Insider (@DodgerInsider) August 16, 2020 The 2017…
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Dodgers Prospects: All Draft Picks Are Now Signed
The Dodgers have finally signed all of their draft picks as Clayton Beeter announced his signing on Twitter. Beeter was the 66th overall draft pick and was taken with the pick acquired by the Dodgers in the Kenta Maeda trade. https://twitter.com/C_Beeter/status/1279968486974840832?s=20 On the 20-80 scale, MLB Pipeline gave Beeter the following grades: Fastball: 60 Slider:…
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Dodgers Prospects: An Interview With A Breakthrough Prospect
At any moment you can check the big prospect lists and you’ll find 10-12 right handed pitchers on the list. You will also see very few, if any, left handers. Lately we’ve covered lefties Leo Crawford, John Rooney, Alec Gamboa, Jeff Belge and Darien Nunez. There is another under-the-radar lefty named Justin Bruihl, who put…