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Dodgers Unheralded Prospect Series: A Big Lefty From New York
The 2019 Dodgers draft was filled with a nice selection of left handed relievers. One of them was Jeff Belge and we will introduce you to him as part of our Unheralded Prospect Series. Jeff Belge was born in Syracuse, New York in late 1997. He stayed in New York for college as he went…
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Wisdom From The Great Manny Mota
Manny Mota is one of those players who has fans that were not even born when he played. His primary claim to fame was as a pinch hitter. In 500 at bats as a pinch hitter he had 150 hits with 115 RBI, 63 walks and only 48 strike outs. In most of those situations…
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Dodgers Unheralded Prospect Series: Alec Gamboa
The 2019 MLB Draft brought six new left-handed pitchers to the Dodgers organization. The first one selected was Alec Gamboa in the 9th round out of Fresno City College. Alec is the next subject of our Unheralded Prospect Series and his journey was a long one to the Dodgers organization. February 18th, 2017 was my…
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Dodgers: Analysis of the FanGraphs Top 47
A few days ago we put the spotlight on the FanGraphs top 47 prospect list for the Dodgers. We’ve had a few days to ponder the list so let’s take a look at some observations. The Right Handed Pitchers The Dodgers have quite a few right handed pitching prospects. Of the 47 prospects that FanGraphs…
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Prospect Spotlight: André Jackson Graduates
I expect André Jackson to graduate many times but he just shared some other graduation news on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andre Jackson (@andreterrell13) Like many college draftees, André left school to sign his professional contract with the Dodgers after his Junior year. He ended up finishing his Communications…
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Dodgers: FanGraphs Has Their Top 47 Prospect List
FanGraphs has come out with their annual prospect list for the Dodgers. This year they came out with a top 47. Top 47 Prospects: Los Angeles Dodgers We’ll have a follow up analysis soon. Updated: analysis has been published.
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Dodgers Prospects: Happy Mother’s Day
Many prospects in the Dodgers minor league system took to Instagram to wish their Moms a Happy Mother’s Day. First up is Michael Grove (Instagram: @mgrove_2) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAAyIH2hT6u/?igshid=uh6aumhiywem Next up is Casey Crosby (Instagram: @caseycrosby2) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Casey Crosby (@caseycrosby2) Some moms are watching from above as we are…
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MLB: The 2020 Draft Will Only Be Five Rounds
It has been announced that the 2020 Major League Draft will only be five rounds instead of the normal 40. SOURCE : 2020 mlb draft rules set:*Will occur on June 10th* 5 rounds * Teams can utilize their allotted money as they see fit.* Undrafted player signing period begins on 6/13 (20K max bonus)*Draft signing…
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Dodgers Unheralded Prospect Series: Brett de Geus
We continue our Unheralded Prospect Series with Brett de Geus. The path that de Geus has taken to becoming the Dodgers 29th ranked prospect (according to MLB Pipeline) is almost unbelievable. He was drafted in the 33rd round of the 2017 draft out of Cabrillo Community College. His professional career didn’t actually start until 2018 (a…
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Dodgers Unheralded Prospect Series: Luis Rodriguez Is A Breakout Candidate According to Baseball America
Baseball America thinks that the Dodgers Luis Rodriguez has a chance to break out as a prospect. We take a quick look at him.
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