Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Puig batters AAA pitching as Dodgers climb into 1st place
In a few weeks, Dodger fans will get a glimpse of where Yasiel Puig stands with the organization when the rosters open up on Sept 1st. As of last night Puig has a triple stat line in AAA of .481 | .548 | .926 giving him an OPS of 1.474. He has thirteen hits in only …
Huge day for the Dodgers last night
The Dodgers climbed back into sole custody of first place by plastering the hot Phillies. Everything clicked for the Dodgers: Maeda threw six solid innings giving up a solo home run to the hottest catcher in the NL not named Grandal. Chase Utley had a homecoming that most just dream about Howie Kendrick continued his …
Yadier Alvarez – 100 MPH – WOW
I’ll let the MiLB report tell you all you need to know about what Yadier Alveraz did last night. Alvarez hits 100 mph in five hitless frames Dodgers’ No. 6 prospect strikes out eight in latest gem for the Loons “It’s very impressive,” Velazquez said. “His fastball is a power fastball. He topped out at …
Chase responds big to either cheers or boos
If you don’t want Chase Utley to go off on you the best choice of action as a fan is to sit on your hands. Upon his return to NY, he was booed relentlessly and even watched a fastball sail behind him. He responded to this by driving in four runs in the first game and …
Trevor Oaks dominates, Edwin Rios and Johan Mieses talked up by Baseball Prospectus
I guess anyone can get 27 outs in AAA these days. Just a few days after ex-Dodger prospect Jharel Cotton threw a complete game one-hitter, Trevor Oaks responded with a complete game three-hitter. Maybe all the good hitters have been promoted to the major leagues? This was by far the best game of Trevor Oaks …
Don’t bury Ryan Howard yet
The last time the Dodgers saw Ryan Howard he was clearing the bases at Dodger Stadium against Kenley Jansen, after Dave Roberts decided to intentionally walk weak hitting infielder Freddy Galvis to pitch to Howard. It made sense at the time given that Howard was hitting only .183, but Howard had actually been on a …
Mikaela Mayer thwarted in quarterfinals by Anastasiia Beliakova
Woodland Hills Olympic lightweight boxer Mikaela Mayer lost a split decision to Anastasiia Beliakova. It was a close bout, with Mayer winning the opening round, and even though the announcers thought that Mayer had won the second round, the judges all went with Beliakova. It was so close that until the announcer said the name of …
Yusniel Diaz is getting some attention. Baseball America and MiLB check in on the five-tool prospect
The minor league Dodgers had a successful weekend, and Yusniel Diaz capped the weekend with a huge day on Sunday for Rancho Cucamonga. Baseball America took notice and mentioned him in their daily prospect updates: Yusniel Diaz, of, Dodgers. L.A.’s No. 9 prospect at midseason, Diaz drove in a career-best six runs Sunday as high …
Dodgers addition by subtraction doesn’t seem to be adding up
On August 1st the Dodgers made a plethora of moves, bringing in a new right fielder, a starting pitcher, and two new relief pitchers. Making room for all these additions they sent Yasiel Puig to AAA, without giving fans much of a clue as to what his future with the Dodgers held. Just the fact …
Another day, another home run for Rancho’s Johan Mieses
Mieses has now hit eight home runs in his last twelve games giving him twenty-four for the season and making the Baseball America hot sheet. The Scoop: The muscle-bound Dominican has a lot of swing-and-miss to his game, but when he gets a hold of one, the ball is a safe bet to clear 400 …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 