The Dodgers have announced the coaching staffs for all of their minor league affiliates for the 2017 season: The coaching staffs of the Dodgers’ top three affiliates remain intact, while the organization will welcome new managers at Single-A Great Lakes and Rookie-advanced Ogden, in Jeremy Rodriguez and Mark Kertenian, respectively. For the club’s rookie ball […]
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Dodger fans still waiting for Jansen-Turner Christmas present
December 21st, 2016 at 11:30 am 
by Ron Cervenka When word spread that 2016 NL Reliever of the Year and Dodgers new all-time saves leader Kenley Jansen, and 2016 NL Gold Glove runner-up third baseman Justin Turner had come to terms with the Dodgers for five years/$80 million and four years/$64 million respectively, there was a huge sigh of relief among Dodger fans everywhere. Jansen’s and […]
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Trevor Oaks – Flying high (and fast) under the radar
December 20th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka When the Dodgers’ Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes won the 2015 California League Championship, they did so in huge part because of the outstanding starting pitching by right-handers Chase De Jong, Scott Barlow and Trevor Oaks. But unlike De Jong and Barlow, when Opening Day 2016 rolled around, Oaks found himself as the only one of […]
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If ‘Attitude is Everything’ then Willie Calhoun has everything
December 19th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka ‘Attitude is Everything’ “The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important […]
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Bobby Cuellar – The voice of experience
December 18th, 2016 at 8:00 am by Harold Uhlman Should Great Lakes Loons pitching coach Bobby Cuellar ever decide to write his memoirs, he most likely would include the 2016 season as one of his most interesting and rewarding. Keep in mind that he was also a pitching coach for former Cy Young winners Randy Johnson and Pedro Martinez, as well as All-Star Johan Santana. […]
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Dodger Stadium pop-up museum is well worth your time
December 17th, 2016 at 7:07 am by Ron Cervenka If you’re anything like me, I have a tendency to get museum-ed out in about a half hour. Oh sure there are exceptions, such as the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York (which I’ve been to several times and discovered new things with each visit) and the absolutely breathtaking “Baseball!” […]
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Alex Verdugo – World Traveler and Adrian Gonzalez protégé
December 16th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Being select for the annual Arizona Fall League (AFL) is among the highest honors that a young baseball prospect can receive. It is a collection of the best of the best prospects from each of the 30 MLB teams and the number of former AFL alumni who have gone on to eventually make it to the […]
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Dodgers 2015 first-round draft pick Walker Buehler ‘Feels good again’
December 15th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Among the Dodgers top prospects helping out at last weekend’s Winter Youth Baseball Camp at Dodger Stadium was 2015 first-round draft pick Walker Buehler. Dodger fans may recall that shortly after being selected by the Dodgers as the 24th-overall pick, the (now) 22-year-old Crestview Hills, Kentucky native underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow – […]
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The Hot Stove – the best and worst time of year for baseball fans
December 14th, 2016 at 8:21 am by Ron Cervenka It is a topic, argument, issue, discussion, complaint (or whatever else you choose to call it) which, for the most part, seems to only come up at this time of year – at least in earnest. But it is the one topic, argument, issue, discussion, complaint which unquestionably causes more anguish and anxiety for baseball fans […]
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Dodgers sign outfielder Tyler Holt to minor league contract
December 13th, 2016 at 4:25 pm by Harold Uhlman Baseball America has announced that the Dodgers have signed former Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tyler Holt to a minor league contract. Holt had been outrighted by the Reds to the Louisville Bats of the International League in October and then released by the Bats. The right-handed hitting 27-year-old native of Marion, Indiana was selected by the […]
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