MiLB Organization All-Stars – Old Friends Just out of curiosity, I checked on all 30 MLB teams to see who had been chosen as their MiLB Organization All-Stars. I noticed that a number of former Dodger minor league players made that list. I have included the MiLB synopsis on each of those players Second baseman — Drew Jackson, Syracuse (85 games) New York Mets Claimed off waivers from the Dodgers…
This is a call up from the archives from an article I posted on December 7, 2016. The game we all love has changed considerably since the first published rules of baseball were written in 1845 for a New York baseball club called the Knickerbockers. Alexander Cartwright authored the rules and is considered to be one of “the fathers of baseball” along with Abner Doubleday, Henry Chadwick and the most…
Could Jason Martin be the next Max Muncy, CT3 or Justin Turner? There is no reason to believe that he could but also no reason to expect that he could not. Martin, like JT, is a California boy who was born in Corona and attended Orange Lutheran High School in Orange which is just 32 miles from Los Angeles. Like Muncy he bats left but not with the power at…
This is a re-run of an article I posted on TBLA back on July 28, 2015. It provides a glimpse of Matt Beaty as a pre-MLB player. Great Lakes Loons third baseman Matt Beaty is enjoying his first season of professional baseball simply doing what he loves to do. Beaty was born in Dresden, Tennessee and played four years of baseball with the Dresden High School Lions. In each of…
Among the recent news items was a clip that Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, would celebrate his 49th birthday on Sunday, December 25. That piqued my curiosity a bit and I quickly took a peak to determine who else might have a Christmas Day birthday. That is, those with a recognizable name for me. There were many who had been born on that day but almost all were not part…
It is a bit difficult to write now. We have a house full. Jamie , Laura and three-year-old grandson Rowan are here, as are Elanya and Dean. Plus two dogs that are not ours as well as our two cats. Also, I am retired as a writer. So here goes a bit at a time. BulldogsandPenguins, to my recollection, is the only one on TBLA who has mentioned the next…
It is a bit difficult to find some new or interesting MiLB Matters with so many knowledgeable LADT members posting regarding the Dodgers minor league roster. Jeff’s “ LAD PROSPECTS – REAL OR HYPE” was indeed a pièce de résistance. Jose Ramos I will start with Jose Ramos who seems to be DodgerLover’s main guy and who caught us all by surprise. There is nothing new here but just a…
Rule 5 Draft This was written before the MLB lockout. The Rule 5 Draft is scheduled for Tuesday, December 9. The Dodgers added James Outman, Jacob Amaya, Jorbit Vivas, Eddys Leonard and Michael Grove to the 40-man roster to protect them from the draft. Last Year pitchers Brett de Geus and Jordan Sheffield were taken in the Rule 5 Draft and kept on the MLB rosters by the Arizona Diamondbacks…
https://www.milb.com/fans/2021-organization-all-stars On Monday MiLB released the 2021 Organization All-Star list for the Dodgers. The list was developed by Michael Avallone who apparently had some discussions with Will Rhymes, the Dodgers Director of Player Development. These are his selections for 2021. Catcher – Keibert Ruiz First Base – Matt Davidson Second Base – Michael Busch Third Base – Miguel Vargas Shortstop – Alex De Jesus Outfield – Andy Pages Outfield –…
A while back someone suggested that my column perhaps should be called, MiLB Matter with Dodger Chatter. I think it might have been Bluto. So under his advisement going forward, it shall be called, MiLB Matters with Dodger Chatter. Matters refers not only to the “stuff” going on in MiLB but more so to the significance of MiLB. Minor league ball matters more than we know. It matters not only…