He isn’t a product of the Dodgers system; he was actually drafted by the Astros in the 6th round in 2009. He started his pro career in the Gulf League, a rookie level team. He was 17 years old. He showed versatility from the beginning playing SS and 2B primarily. He played in 53 games his first-year batting .295/1/27. He had 8 steals, 12 doubles and 3 triples. He struck…
Dodgers Vs NL Opponents All-Time Records
Last week when the Dodgers faced the Giants, their all-time record against each other was tied at 1,288-1,288. What you did not see were the 17 ties that they have had. So, I thought it would be interesting to see how they have fared against the teams in the National League. Arizona: The Diamondbacks joined MLB in 1996. Since then, they have played 478 games against each other, not counting…
Tuesday MiLB Games – 4 Games, 4 Wins
OKC Comets 7- Round Rock Express (Texas) 3 OKC jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the top of the 1st. 2B Ryan Fitzpatrick led off with a single, and with one out, 1B Ryan Ward slugged 2-run HR (5). RF James Tibbs III followed with a double (8). CF Zach Ehrhard reached on a E-4. LF Jack Suwinski followed with a 3-run HR (6) and a quick 5-0 lead….
The Sad Case of Diego Cartaya
Just three short years ago, Diego Cartaya was the top prospect for the Los Angeles Dodgers and had a bright future as a Catcher. I did an interview with Cartaya, and he seemed like a great guy (I can’t find the video right now). Here was Baseball America’s Scouting Report on him: “A large, physical masher at 6-foot-3, 219 pounds, Cartaya has grown into plus-plus power and has become one…
Dodger Offense Showing Its Age?
On the Dodgers last road trip, they first went to Colorado, a team with the worst record in the majors. They got a stellar starting performance from Tyler Glasnow who went 7 innings and allowed just one run on two hits and two walked. Dreyer then came in and pitched two innings striking out 3 and walking just one. Glasnow struck out 7. On the offensive side, in extreme cold…
MiLB Game Summary Report
Tacoma Rainiers (Seattle) 3 – OKC Comets 2 LHSP Cole Irvin started for OKC. He allowed a HR in the 1st, and a another in the 4th. Overall, Irvin pitched well enough to win in the PCL. Just the two runs on 5 hits and 3 BB. He did strike out one. But he left trailing 2-0 after 6.0 IP. LHRP Ronan Kopp pitched a scoreless 7th inning, issuing 1…
The Reemergence of Tyler Glasnow
I always pick a player from a draft and he immediately becomes a favorite. In 2019, I was more of an advocate for Michael Busch than Kody Hoese. But he was too high in the draft. Rarely do I choose a top pick in the draft. Some of my friends were surprised it was not the 6’6” LHP from Austin, Texas, Jimmy Lewis. I do not know why, but I…
The Leadoff Man
There has been a lot of conversation recently about who should hit leadoff for the Dodgers. Shohei Ohtani has been the leadoff hitter in nearly every game he has played for the Dodgers in 2024 and 2025, and it remains the same this year. Oh, and I should mention that with Ohtani leading off, the Dodgers have always won the World Series. They are going for their third in a row, with…
Depth Being Tested
It seems like every season lately the media talks about the depth of the Dodger organization. It also seems like every season that depth is tested. The beginning of this season seems to be no exception. The depth of the starting rotation is already under scrutiny because of the performance of Sasaki and Sheehan, To his credit, Sheehan has looked better his last couple of starts. His ERA after 4…
Where Have All the Nicknames Gone?
I got to thinking about this earlier today when I was watching an old Miller beer commercial on Facebook. The player in the commercial was none other than “The Penguin”, Ron Cey. Back when I first began following the game, there were so many players with nicknames. Some were always identified by that nickname on their baseball cards. Duke Snider, Yogi Berra, Smokey Burgess. The Dodgers first Babe was Babe…