Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
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 …
Mikaela Mayer – someone to root for
For the first time in my life, I have an almost direct connection to an Olympic Athlete giving me someone to really root for. Her name is Mikaela Mayer and she is competing in the lightweight boxing division in Rio. It is not my connection it is my wife’s but I’ll take it. My wife …
Simone and Simone
Sometimes it is hard for me to root for the country with the largest contingent of athletes going against tiny little David’s but within the massive number of US Athletes, little stories become big. Simone Biles proved that she was the best female gymnast in the world and did it in such a fashion that …
Merry Go Round Rotation
One day Rich Hill is pitching one day he is not. Over and over the merry go round goes, when Rich Hill will actually pitch no one knows. Might as well call him Scratch Hill at this point. The Dodgers have had two constants in the rotation all year, Kenta Maeda and Scott Kazmir. Having …
Trevor Oaks hurls seven-plus shutout innings for Oklahoma Dodgers
As the Dodgers play musical chairs with their rotation, Trevor Oaks wants to make sure they don’t forget about him by throwing seven-plus shutout innings. Oaks coming off one of his worse starts got twenty-two outs, gave up six hits and zero runs. The 2014, 7th round pick is now 13 – 3 on the season …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 