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Dodgers Top Prospect Cameron Gibbens Makes Perfect Double-A Debut
The Cameron Gibbens stock grows higher and higher as the weeks go by with seemingly no end in sight. Just a few months ago Gibbens was just an undrafted overseas free agent signing at the age of 25 and today Gibbens is looking like the future of the Dodgers bullpen. Gibbens was called up to…
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Dodgers Prospects: Trade Deadline Fallout And More
The Trade Deadline was last Friday, July 30th and it was absolute chaos for the Dodgers farm system. The Dodgers were part of the biggest trade of the deadline and one other trade that netted another major leaguer. There were also some promotions, demotions, and waiver claims. Traded To The Nationals The Dodgers received the…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Diego Cartaya Article At Dodgers Nation And Some Bonus Photos Here
Tonight we had an article posted at Dodgers Nation about Diego Cartaya and his great start with the Quakes. The purpose of this article is to make sure you read the article at the mother ship and to highlight some excellent pictures from our friends at Fuentes Photography. In the referenced article we spoke about…
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Is Cameron Gibbens A Possible Replacement For Kenley Jansen In The Coming Years?
The LA Dodgers are going to be in a tough spot this coming offseason with longtime Dodger closer Kenley Jansen set to ride off into the sunset of free agency. The 12 year Dodger vet is likely to walk in free agency at the season’s end, especially after a tumultuous 2020 postseason that saw Jansen…
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