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Dodgers Prospects: An Interview and 2019 Review with Ryan Pepiot
Previously posted at Dodgers Nation. The Dodgers selected Ryan Pepiot in the 3rd round of the 2019 draft after an excellent career at Butler University. Like most Dodgers draft picks he was held back a bit after a full college season. Many would say that the Dodgers were fortunate that Pepiot was still available in…
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Dodgers Prospects: An Interview and 2019 Review with John Rooney
Previously posted at Dodgers Nation. A lot of Dodgers prospects made excellent progress in 2019. We are reaching out to some players over the next few weeks with some questions about their 2019 season. The first one to respond with his answers was John Rooney and we want to thank him upfront. This is not…
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Dodgers Draft A Right Handed Pitcher In The First Round
In the last mock draft for experts Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo predicted right handed pitcher Slade Cecconi, from Miami, would be drafted by the Dodgers. With many mock drafts being messed up within the first few draft picks, the Dodgers ended up with Bobby Miller, another right handed pitcher. Miller is from Louisville and…
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Dodgers Nation Reachback: Our Interview With John Rooney
I have started to reach out to various prospects to talk about their 2019 season. John Rooney was kind enough to respond to my questions via email. We have initially published the interview at Dodgers Nation and we will cross-post it here soon. There will be more posts coming with some here at some at Dodgers Nation.…
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Report: Dodgers To Pay Minor Leaguers Past May 31
Earlier today, Kyle Glaser of Baseball America has reported that the Dodgers will continue to pay their minor league players past May 31st. As Glaser is reporting, it is for the players stationed domestically, as well as those who are in the Dominican Republic. At this time, there are no further reports on exactly how…
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Loons Looking to Help Amidst Midland Flood
About a week ago, Midland, Michigan, home of the Dodgers’ low-A affiliate, the Great Lakes Loons, suffered a devastating flood as the Edenville Dam had been breached. We seriously appreciate all of the kind words from our fans, our friends in @MiLB, and beyond. Midland and the surrounding areas will need all of our support…
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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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