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September fools
I don’t know why the Dodgers decided to stop hitting as a team but this is why the team has won only one game in Sept and that was the 1 – 0 game on Sept 1st. Player Split HR PA 2B RBI BB BA OBP SLG OPS Chris Taylor Sept/Oct 1 23 1 1 …
Top 15 positional prospects
Take this with a grain of salt but here are my top fifteen positional prospects. Rank ProspecName BirthDate AGE League 1 Keibert Ruiz 7/20/1998 19 A+ 2 Alex Verdugo* 5/15/1996 21 AAA/Majors 3 Yusniel Diaz 10/7/1996 20 AA 4 Starling Heredia 2/6/1999 18 A 5 Jeren Kendall 2/4/1996 21 A 6 D.J. Peters 12/12/1995 21 …
Is AAA/OKC where Dodger outfielders go to die?
Normally when a proven major league outfielder struggles and gets sent to AAA they blow back up and are quickly promoted back to the major leagues. Case in point Keon Broxton of the Brewers was their starting CF for most of the season. In an extended slump, Broxton was sent to AAA on July 21st …
FFA August 28th – Sept 4th
The minor league regular season ended last night so I thought I’d wait a day and get a final Farm Factory Award in with eight days instead of seven. The final eight days had quite a few notable performers so without further ado The Contenders: Yusniel Diaz – AA/Tulsa – Diaz had four multi-hit games, …
About that Pythag!!!
That record breaking season the Dodgers were headed for has hit a brick wall named Arizona. When the Dodgers won their 90th game on August 24th, you saw plenty of tweets about how the Dodgers only needed to go 10 – 26 to reach 100 wins. Or 15 – 21 to reach 105 wins, or …
Catching and passing Piazza, still chasing Frank Robinson
It took longer than expected but Cody Bellinger finally caught Mike Piazza with his 35th home run on Saturday and passed him yesterday with his 36th home run. It was just a matter of time, and now Cody Bellinger holds the Dodgers Rookie home run record in a single season with 36. Rk Player HR …
Dodgers reward Brett Eibner
with his release. The AAA outfielder was asked to pitch by the Dodgers this summer and did so, eventually blowing out his arm and requiring Tommy John surgery. Today the Dodger designated him for assignment. They could have put him on the 60 Day Dl, but they choose not to. I guess to make up …
Baseball America checks in on Verdugo and Font
With Alex Verdugo headed to the Dodgers today, Baseball America gave us a rundown on what they expect to happen. Verdugo is not expected to be on the postseason roster, but the Dodgers are eager to see him against big league pitching in hopes of getting him acclimated to compete for a job in 2018. …
That was ugly
The Dodgers did not end August like they started it, as the Diamondbacks swept the Dodgers all the way to San Diego. The three game barrage concluded with the Diamondbacks winning 8 – 1. Overall The Diamondbacks outscored the Dodgers 21 – 11 The Diamondbacks hit seven home runs The Diamondbacks scored ten runs in …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 