MiLB Odds and Ends with Dodger Chatter

Posted By on August 31, 2021

The Dodgers Big Hurt

A couple of days ago we profiled Dodger relief pitcher Alex Vesia who came over to the Dodgers in the Dylan Floro trade with the Miami Marlins.

Those were not the only two players involved in the trade.  Right-hander Kyle Hurt also came the Dodgers way.

The 6’3”/215-lb. native of Rancho Santa Fe, California attended  Torrey Pines  High School in San Diego and was drafted out of high school in the 34th round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies. He chose not to sign and spent the next three years with the University of Southern California Trojans. His 2020 season, which had started out very promising, was limited to four games due to Covid-19.

His time with the Trojans was not all he might have wanted it to be but he did start 30 games for USC and he had his moments. Along the way, he posted one of the most exciting performances on the mound in recent USC memory when he tossed 7.2 innings in a combined no-hitter against Utah in 2018. Hurt struck out seven batters in that game and earned Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week and Collegiate Baseball National Pitcher of the Week honors.

He threw a career-high 8.0 innings against Washington in 2019 and struck out a career-best 10 batters in that game as well.

The first part of his dream came true during the 2020 limited draft in which he was selected in the fifth round by the Marlins.

The following February he was traded to the Dodgers as a low-risk, perhaps eventual high reward player. When I say low risk I simply mean the Dodgers got him as a PTBNL when they already had Alex Vesia who was their target. His scouting reports highlight the risk part with the possible reward part disguised within the report.

Baseball America: “The gap between Hurt’s stuff and performance makes him one of the most divisive prospects in this year’s draft class…His fastball reaches 95-96 mph as a starter, his changeup is a consensus plus pitch he locates well and his curveball and slider each flash plus at their best. While he throws hard, Hurt’s fastball is too straight and plays down due to below-average command, often leaving him to rely on his secondaries. He struggles to put together more than a few good innings at a time and scouts have long-held concerns about his work ethic and makeup.”

MLB Pipeline: “The right-hander hasn’t always commanded his stuff well or maintained it deep into starts, with the sharpness of his stuff often varying from outing to outing. He entered the spring as one of the more enigmatic college pitching prospects in this class and there wasn’t really enough time for scouts’ questions to be completely answered this spring.”

“For three years, Kyle Hurt has been one of the most tantalizing prospects on the West Coast. Scouts have been enamored with his fastball that reaches into the mid-90s, a sharp-breaking slider and devastating pull-the-string changeup.” –Shotgun Spratling of D1Baseball.com.

Kyle Hurt’s journey continues with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. Over 8.2 innings pitched he has struck out 16 but has also walked eight. It would seem that the 2022 season might be pivotal for the now 23-year-old right-hander.

Dodgers 2021 Draft Report

Five of the 2021 draft selections have not yet surfaced:

  • RHP Peter Heubeck (3)
  • RHP Ben Casparius (5)
  • LHP Justin Wrokleski (11)
  • RHP Madison Jeffrey (15)
  • RHP Gabe Emmett (19)

Four others have made their professional debut during the past week:

  • RHP Ryan Sublette (7) – ACL Dodgers
  • LHP Ben Harris (8) – ACL Dodgers
  • LHP Maddux Bruns (1) – ACL Dodgers
  • RHP Emmet Sheehan (6) – Rancho Cucamonga Quakes

Undrafted free agent RHP Jonathan Edwards debuted with the  ACL Dodgers.

All had a successful debut except 19-year-old Maddux Bruns who gave up three earned runs in a third of an inning.

Meanwhile over in Midland, left-hander Lael Lockhart (9th round) has made three appearances with the Loons and over five innings has allowed two hits, walked none, and struck out 10.

The home run title in the High-A Central League has boiled down to two players at this point. The first is league leader Andy Pages with 26 and the second is his Great Lakes Loon’s teammate, Ryan Ward, who has 24. Pages hit his 26th on Sunday in the Loons 10-2 win over the Lake County Captains. Ward currently leads the league with 78 runs batted in while Pages is third with 75.

Pages tied Kyle Russell’s 2009 record of 26 home runs in a single Loons season when he went deep in the eighth inning.

Leonard Hits Three

Twenty-year-old Eddys Leonard hit three home runs for the Loons on Sunday driving in four. The most encouraging sign is that the right-handed batter used the whole field hitting one to left field, one to center field, and one to right-center.

Leonard with his three home runs on Sunday joined Cody Thomas (2017) and Niko Hulsizer (2019) as the third Loons player since 2007 to hit three home runs in a game.

Finishing 4-for-5 with his three-round trippers and a single, Leonard set a new Loons individual game-high with 13 total bases against the Captains.

His scouting report when he signed seems to be spot on.

“Eddys Leonard has the ability to make consistent contact with gap to gap power. His above-average speed allows him to fully utilize his contact and power giving him the ability to extend singles into doubles and doubles into triples. Combining his speed with a high baseball IQ, at 16-years-old, and you get a player who will have the ability to steal bases at every level. His speed also gives him good range at short, while his arm strength and quick hands will allow him to be an above-average defender.”

Gamboa Gets Game Going

Alec Gamboa was selected by the Dodgers in the ninth round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of Fresno City College.

His, like so many minor league players, is a story of perseverance. He pitched in two games with Fresno in 2017 and then had the now commonplace TJ surgery. He did not return to action until the 2019 season and it was quite a season.

Through 64 innings – nine as a starter – he gave up 46 hits, walked only 14, and struck out 95. His ERA was a nifty 1.94 along with a 0.94 WHIP.

The Dodgers eased him through his first professional season with the AZL Dodgers in 2019 using him both as a starter and reliever. In 25 innings he gave up 19 hits, walked only 2, and struck out 33 with a 2.88 ERA.

Of note, Gamboa was invited to the Dodgers Instructional League following the 2019 season with the AZL Dodgers.

Fun fact: While with the AZL Dodgers, Gamboa was given jersey No. 34, which was an honor for him.

“It was unbelievable to put on that jersey, especially with No. 34,” he said. “That’s Fernando Valenzuela. That’s why I wore 34 at Fresno City. I’m a diehard Dodgers fan. When I saw that in my locker, I thought somebody was playing a joke. You don’t get to pick your number. I saw a lot of high numbers in the locker room. I get 34 and I thought no way. It was a coincidence I got 34. Everybody in the locker room wondered what string I pulled to get that.”

The  6’1”/205-lb. left-hander’s year on and a year off continued in 2020 as the minor league season was canceled due to the pandemic.

During the current campaign with the High-A Great Lakes Loons, he had a slow start in May and June posting an ERA of around 5.00 over 33.2 innings. However, in mid-June things turned around as in three of his last four starts he pitched 12 innings and gave up only three earned runs while striking out 14 and walking three.

In July and August – also over 33.2 innings pitched – Gamboa has posted an ERA of 2.17 and a WHIP of 1.11 along with 31 strikeouts and 13 walks.

Gamboa has the pitch mix to be a starter with both a two and four-seam fastball, slider, and a change-up with his fastball topping out at 95 MPH.

Now 24, his next stop will be in Tulsa for the 2022 season.

MiLB Player of the Week (August 23-29) : RHP Edgardo Henriquez – ACL Dodgers

The Dodger’s only MiLB Player of the Week was  Edgardo Henriquez who threw five innings of near-perfect ball last Thursday against the ACL D-Backs. His only blemish in the five innings was a walk. He struck out 10. On the season he has pitched 26 innings giving up only 16 hits while striking out 40. He has walked 16.

The 6’4”/200-lb. Henriquez, 19, was signed by the Dodgers as an international free agent on September 25, 2018, out of Cumana, Venezuela.

This article has 124 Comments

  1. Thank you, DC,

    You are hereby named the Honorary Grand Master of MiLB (HGM for short).

    Great coverage. A few observations:

    Kyle Hurt cold become a solid bullpen piece.

    Pages and Ward have to show more bat-to-ball skills (I think) but if they can continue to evolve…

    Eddys Leonard has “eye-popping” skills and speed. He almost looks too good to be true.

    Gamboa is intriguing. He is certainly improving.

    1. I’ll say! Eddys Leonard – is he going to be the next Super Star? He’s got tools, and he’s really using them!

      1. I believe he’ll be exposed in the upcoming Rule V draft.

        Double A pollsters aren’t really taken and kept, but it’s something to watch

        If I’m right

        1. Leonard won’t be exposed in the Rule-5 Draft. He’s only 20 and in his third year.

          1. Minor League Rule 5, then maybe?

            According to Kyle Glaser:

            Leonel Valera, Eddys Leonard and Jorbit Vivas are Rule 5 eligible as well this winter, but teams don’t really take A-ball infielders in the Rule 5 draft (and if they do, they’re often returned). The Dodgers don’t really need to protect them, even as well as they’ve performed this year.

          2. I don’t think they are at risk Bluto.

            In the Minor League phases, only players left unprotected — and there are protected lists at each level to consider for these rounds — can be selected.

          4. Both Leonard and Vivas were signed in 2017. Even though they did not play in 2017, they were with the organization for the 2017 season. They also get credit for 2020. I was not sure about this, but I have no reason to doubt Kyle Glaser, who is an expert on all things MiLB. The rule is if a player is signed on or before the age of 18, the player is eligible for Rule 5 after five years. If the player signs at or after 19, then the player is eligible for Rule 5 after four years.

            Valera has already achieved Rule 5 status. Leonard and Vivas will have completed five seasons after signing in 2017 and will become eligible in December 2021. All three are A+ players, and the likelihood of any of the three being selected for the MLB portion of the Rule 5 draft are very slim (but possible). Last year only 18 players were selected in the MLB portion of the Rule 5 draft. All three figure to be protected in the MiLB draft. There are currently no Dodgers on the 40 Man below AAA.

            The Dodgers currently have 20 players who will be first time Rule 5 draft eligible draftees this December. 10 at AA. 6 at A+, and 4 at A. Other than Leonard and Vivas who do not figure to be drafted in the MLB phase, the most prominent will be Jacob Amaya (AA), James Outman (AA), Gus Varland (AA), Devin Mann (AA), and Robinson Ortiz (A+). It is hard to predict who will be protected, because we do not know who will be released including all those currently on the 60 day IL. None of those mentioned are having the kind of year that screams they must be protected. There is a lot that goes on with Roster Management AFTER the WS. FWIW, Amaya, Valera, Leonard, Vivas, Outman, and Ortiz are all on the LAD Top 30 prospect list.

  2. I missed this yesterday:

    Batman asked me a question. Here’s my answer:

    I mistakenly referred to Ruiz as the pitcher. He is not.

    My point is simply that you do not walk the bases full in the first inning… no matter what. That’s a move you save for later in the game when you might make the manager have to make a decision to pinch-hit for the pitcher.

    CJ Cron was hot but he had a streak of 10 home games in Colorado which inflated his average. The fact is, he hits .235 away from Coors.

    I do not believe many managers would walk a batter in that situation. It’s not smart at that point in the game.

    The book on Cron is that he can hit fastballs and you get him out with breaking stuff. Mitch White threw a fastball right down Broadway. If White has thrown that same pitch to Ruiz, after walking Cron, it would have been a Grand Slam, and boy, would the Roberts Bashers have loved that!

    The problem was not that Doc did not walk Cron, but rather the way White pitched to Cron. I put the blame on White and Barnes. We will never know what could have happened if they walked Cron, but that opens the possibility to a Grand Slam!

    2. MT, your point is well taken. I don’t want to perseverate on this but I want explain my thinking. An intentional walk in the first inning is unconventional and White and Barnes can take some blame. I look at the situation a little differently.
      If I’m forming a game plan against the Rockies line up there are only a couple of guys that I’m not going to let beat me with with runners on; Chuck Nasty and a red hot Cron. So with first base open, even in the first inning, He’s getting nothing to hit, especially a fastball. If you have an experienced pitcher on the hill like a Scherzer, who is capable of executing that plan, you just pitch around Cron with breaking balls and see if he wants to get himself out. But White isn’t yet capable of that command, as we saw. He also couldn’t risk bouncing breaking balls with guys on 2nd and 3rd. I would have tried to get Cron to chase for a couple of pitches and then put him on with an open base and a .171 hitter behind him. I’d try the unintentional, intentional walk at first but in no situation would I have given in and given Cron anything to hit. There was absolutely no difference between pitching around him and walking him instead of just putting him on and saving the risk. And I would have done that in the first inning or the ninth inning and every inning in between unless we had a comfortable lead. I respect Mark’s point but that is my thinking in that situation.

      1. The difference is at least make a couple good pitches to get him him to chase. He’s standing there with two runners in scoring position and he doesn’t want to walk so as a pitcher I’m gonna tease him with stuff near the edges. As a former catcher I’m telling my pitcher don’t f’n worry about bouncing it cuz I promise you nothing is getting by me. Unfortunately it’s true that we see our catchers backhanding those pitches way too often but in that situation you’ve got an anxious guy that strikes out A LOT. I tell him “Mitch, we got this guy right where we want him. High and tight low and away and he will chase. If he walks, so what. Don’t give him anything to hit .” So what happens? A 93 mph cookie belt high. That one is on White and Barnes.

        And, we went 3 for 30 and got shut out so in the larger picture that play meant nothing.

        1. I agree with the concept. But I put it on White. Barnes was set up way inside and White missed it badly. Cron should have hit the hanging slider the pitch before. I saw the look on Barnes’ face indicating that they got lucky with that one. Orel said the same thing. That was supposed to be his low and away slider that he had been throwing. Cron was not going to miss again. Sure enough, center cut 94 MPH 4 seamer. A great pitch for a HR Derby. I can see giving some of the blame to Barnes who probably should have gone out and discussed what the plan was with Cron. White is not an experienced pitcher, and is not known for his command. That has always been his problem. Good stuff, no location. But Austin did set Mitch up inside. Maybe White is not comfortable pitching inside. If not, he needs to learn how. A couple of Joe Kelly tutorials and he will be fine.

      2. PJ,

        And I respect your viewpoint. The thing is. It is subjective.

        I just have difficulty when people say Roberts was an idiot for that. It’s a decision you make with the facts you have.

        Joe Maddon is maybe the only Manager that bats his pitcher (unless it is Otani) 8th. Does that make him or the other 29 managers idiots?

        1. I don’t think most people were calling him an idiot. I know I wasn’t, I just said it was a mistake. You could tell the kid was nervous and not hitting his spots , so after that hanging breaking ball that they got away with all the more reason to put him on
          I don’t agree with everything Phill says but I have a deep respect for most of what he says.

  4. Great win for our boys last night. I went to bed when we were up 5-0, so seeing 5-3 surprised me, and then I see the Braves had two men on in the 9th before the last guy flies to center. Phew!

    I can’t believe Smyly didn’t throw 100% curve balls. Our boys did quite well when he threw the hard one.

    Unlike our boys, i am surprised the Giants did not make a last inning comeback to win like they are prone to do. Glad they didn’t.

    Having Mookie and Trea in the lineup sure makes us a bit better against LHP. I was surprised not to see Pujols, but glad to Marvelous Max not taken out. He hits lefties better than any other lefty on our team, so no need to worry about him.

    And what a lineup with Wonderful William batting 8th? We had no < .200 hitters last night. Glad Cody got a rest; not concerned about McKinney get a rest day.

    What a pitching match up tonight….Morton v Buehler. I’m pumped…..as I know we all are. Plus, today is NFL cut day. I’m pumped for that too.

    Great morning indeed….thank you, Lord for this!

    TM

    3. Nastrini and Emmet Sheehan are the only 2021 draftees so far assigned to Class-A with the Quakes. I’m thinking that the rookie level league that was closed out might be missed instead of the gap from ACL to Ckass-A.

      1. Is this atypical?

        Is it how Dodgers player development works and has worked under the current PD regime??

        Would other teams have their draftees, en masse, “in the system”

        A single inquiring mind wants to know.

        1. Bluto I can’t answer your question for all teams. I picked the Rays at random and checked all of the players on their 2021 drafted list. They signed all 21 of their selections.

          Six are position players and all six are playing with the FCL Rays. All of their pitchers are playing with the FCL Rays with the exception of four. The Dodgers have five not yet assigned.

          As with the Dodgers, some of their pitchers have thrown only one, two or three innings.

          The Dodgers have two at the Class-A level (Emmet Sheehan, Nick Nastrini) while the Rays have none. The Dodgers also have three at the A+ level ( Michael Hobbs, Antonio Knowles, Lael Lockhart) and the Rays have none.

          I expect each team works with their own system of entering the draftees into the minor league system depending on their own circumstances such as injury history, number of innings pitched in college during 2021 before the draft, etc.

          Since the Dodgers have 17 pitchers they will move slowly with them but I think then do a good job of pushing them along. Five of 19 above rookie ball is probably pretty good.

          Again, I expect that the rookie level that was dropped is missed for placing players.

          These young guys will continue on in the instructional league after the regular season closes.d

  6. Good morning after a very good game. They flashed a lot of leather last night and hit some bombs. All of the scoring on both sides come from the long ball. Urias was masterful until he hit a wall in the 6th. Good enough.

    The bullpen was excellent once again, except for one pitch from Bickford and it was a good pitch. Treinen did a tightrope act in the 9th, but proved way too dirty to let it slip away.

    The Braves are a very good team, but they’re going to have a tough road ahead against Bueller and Scherzer. The Brewers are also very good, hopefully we can get some help with them against the Giants. This is going to be the most exciting week of the season and it began in the best possible way.

    The Padres won last night gaining ground on the Reds in the process. They have two more games against the Diamond Backs and two against the Angels. The rest of their schedule is F’d! Astros, Dodgers, Giants, Cardinals, Braves the rest of the way.

    The sprint to the end of the season has officially begun. Even Doc alluded to the fact when discussing Bellinger yesterday. The best guys have to play now. I sure hope those rest series like we just had are a thing of the past. It’s time for the best players to do the playing.

    1. I’m concerned about our starting pitchers v SF though. It appears we will start both Price and Jackson. This can’t be good……

      I wouldn’t mind Scherzer being held back to start the series v SF. We can pitch Price or Jackson v Braves.

      What do you think?

          1. Wood and Cueto on the Covid list. Also Desclafani left his last start early with ankle problems. They claimed Quintana off of waivers from the Angels. They do not have an off day since their series with the Brewers is 4 games. We are lining up Urias, Buehler and Price. Then we head to St. Louis for 4.

      2. LAD knew that there would have to be a bullpen game against ATL or SF. They gave the Big 3 the extra day’s rest, making SF the bullpen game. I am sure that Scherzer is not happy about the extra day, but he certainly is not going to sit for two more days. Starting pitchers have a routine. They are conditioned to have five days between starts, and an occasional 6th if there is an open date. Pitchers like Scherzer (and Buehler/Kershaw) are not going to go 8 days between starts.

        One can argue that the Dodgers should have set up the rotation for SF and the bullpen game for Wednesday against Atlanta. But that would have meant that the Big 3 would not get that extra day. That would have probably been fine for Buehler and Scherzer, but not for the first pitcher up and that was Urias. Urias is at 150.2 IP this year. His last four years combined were 162. He has never pitched more than 80 in a year. I think the extra day helped him somewhat. He will probably need more extra days down the road.

        There is certainly room for civil disagreement, but IMO, AF (Doc/Prior) made the right decision.

  7. Great article @TheAthletic ($$) by Rosenthal about the Giants success and how the team’s young coaches have contributed there to.

    The Dodgers’ Von Scoyocs (hired while Farhan was here) is kinda positioned as the template. Young coaches, analytically inclined, without the traditional “played the game” background, at hitting, at bench coach and at catching instructor…

  8. Looks like we will miss Webb and Gausman in SF unless they shuffle the deck in the next couple of days….

    1. Webb is lined up to pitch Thursday against the Brewers, but they could push him back, especially if Milwaukee is giving them Trouble. Woodruff is pitching tonight.

  9. I must say, I got a big kick out of watching Mookie and his mom put on a show last night. What a great relationship they have. I especially like the story about Mookie not being able to play as a skinny little 5 year old, so his mom gathered up all the misfit toys from a bunch of kids that no one wanted and created a team for all of them to play on. What a great mom!

    She was so animated when she threw out the first pitch. I imagined that’s how they interacted when she was a young mom and he was a little kid as she began teaching him the game.

    She was later rewarded with the greatest gift of the day, but one of many in her lifetime. A homer on his bobblehead night complete with a kiss blown to her from her loving son right after he crosses home plate.

    I just want to say Thank You and Congratulations to Diana for raising a very special son in Mookie. Perhaps my most admired moment of Mookie is when it was reported that he went to a local Pizza place after a World Series game in Boston against the Dodgers and bought a stack of pizzas to distribute them to the homeless in the middle of a cold damp October night in Boston.

    Mookie is a class act and I’m so glad he’s a Dodger. Diana deserves so much credit for that.

      1. Yeah, some players are sweet and some are not. Sherzer is one of those not sweet players. I’m still glad we have some of those on the team.

  10. I have a couple questions that I am hoping someone can answer for me. This could be any player but let me use Mitch White as an example.
    Q1. How many times can a team call up Mitch and send back down when he is no longer needed at the big league level? I know there are rules around this but I am not familiar with the details. I believe there is a limit before they have to release him or something else.

    Question 2. If he is traded to another team do those rules or number of times he can be called up and sent back down reset?

    Thanks in advance.

    1. If the player is optioned, he can be sent up and down like a yo-yo all year. There isn’t a specific number. One option is used each year a player is sent down. So, you can do it for parts of three seasons. I’m not sure you need to use an option for some years if a player is up for a short time, like during a September call up.

      Nothing resets by changing teams. The same rules apply.

      3. You do not need an option for a September callup, because the player will stay with the team the remainder of the year. Thus no option to MiLB.

  12. Players typically have three option years, but those who have accrued less than five full seasons (including both the Major and Minors) are eligible for a fourth if their three options have been exhausted already.

  14. Winning is a byproduct of everybody doing their job from the players to the coaching staff. You can’t win em all but this group should win plenty with the talent we have, when we show up to play. We competed last night unlike Sunday. Better line up. Better execution and better result.
    Nice report on the youngsters DC. Thanks

  15. Question – I have MLB App for Dodgers only. I live in South Carolina about 4 hours from Atlanta. Why are the games with the Braves blacked out here when the games are in LA? Why would they even be blacked out if played in Atlanta? Four hours is a long drive for a game. I am paying to get Dodger games and don’t think I am getting what I paid for. With west coast games I am not getting to bed until the wee hours of the morning!

    2. MLB Blackout rules are about as anachronistic as voting on Tuesdays.

      Yet both persist to the detriment of everyone.

      1. Yeah, “riots” were so anachronistic, they renamed them “mostly peaceful protests”. Biden is living proof that voting on Tuesdays is the better option.

      2. Riots? What the heck do riots have to do with blackout, voting or dated things? They assuredly are not anachronistic, they happen everywhere throughout modern history.

        There is zero proof voting on Tuesday is good for anything, except the farmers who have to sell their wares at Weekend markets.

        Why not weekend voting? Why not a week of voting? Tuesday voting is totally meshuganah.

        1. I think they should do a 4 day weekend with one mandatory off day paid by employers. No mail in voting. ID is a must.

          But, you should stop bringing up politics.

          1. If calling Tuesday voting is political and verboten, we need to seriously take a collective walk and enjoy nature.

            I doubt there’s one person on any political “side” who likes Tuesday voting.

            Is the term crony capitalism also considered political?

            Nobody likes that either.

    3. I am only guessing, but my guess is that South Carolina is considered Braves territory. They will not play any Braves game on MLBtv in Braves territory. I live in SFG territory so I do not get MLBtv when the Dodgers play SF either in SF or LA. You might want to check with MLBtv and see if your area is considered Braves territory.

      1. Im in NC and same thing happens to me when Dodgers play DC. DC is 5.5 hours from me….if not a national broadcast Ill usually wait until game ends, and then after 90 mins its available as an archive, not ideal but better than nothing. Radio aint bad either.

    4. Does not matter home or away, the local team has broadcast rights to all home AND away games. Same thing here as I live in CO. I have to watch the HORRIBLE rocs broadcasters regardless of where they are playing. Now if you like, you can listen to the Dodgers broadcast after the actual game is over.
      cheers
      pb+

      1. I live 2 1/2 hours from Denver. The games are blacked out here also. And I do not have AT&T Sportsnet, so I cannot watch the games at all. They are no longer on the cable service at Root Sports, which became Altitude Sports. So I listen to the radio feed instead. Dodgers radio. So I will only miss 3 games the rest of the year. Dodgers new schedule is out. The open with 7 home games against the Rockies and the Diamondbacks. Then play the Rocks 3 more times in Denver the next week. And they close the season at home against the Rockies.

        1. Weird one. I was just checking the MLBtv site where you can type in a zip to see what teams you get blacked out for. I put in a Salt Lake zip & it came up with BOTH the Rocs & Dbacks. So it could be worse.
          cheers
          pb+

    5. I know your pain.I am the same way ,I live in North Ms..We are a 5 hour drive from Atlanta,St. Louis and Cincinnati and blacked out from each one.I do not understand.That is home and away series.

  16. Hola DC buenos días, como siempre excelente artículo sobre nuestro jugadores en desarrollo con reportes muy alentadores de parte de observadores externos respaldados con las métricas de su actuación individual, con eso no podemos más que estar optimistas para el futuro mediático de nuestro querido equipo.
    DC una pregunta porqué cree usted que jugadores con enorme potencial como Cody Thomas y DJ Peters no terminan por consolidarse cuando se les da oportunidad en grandes ligas ? será presión ?, porque ahora mismo Peters está con 8 jonrones con Texas que ahora mismo maneja el Señor Woodrock (no se si está bien escrito), que obviamente lo conoce porque fue parte del cuerpo técnico de Doc. me queda claro que no es lo mismo LA Dodgers que Rangers Texas.

    1. Cody Thomas is having a nice season, although he has been injured a lot. He strikes out 35% of the time. in the minors.

      DJ Peters strikes out 40% of the time in the majors.

      The Rangers are hoping DJ can be like Joey Gallo, but they can afford to be patient.

      2. Cody Thomas was the Fourth Amigo to Reks, Raley & Peters.

        I can’t talk because I never thought Schebler would make it and he technically did.

      3. I’m glad Dj is getting the opportunity to play everyday. Playing without the pressure of being on that knife’s edge between MLB and AAA can work wonders. I always liked Broc Stewart’s stuff when he was in the system a couple years ago (and he’s back again, albeit injured) . He was sent up and down so frequently, typically with maybe 12 hours notice, that I think it really derailed his career. The Dodgers don’t have the luxury of letting a young player struggle for 150 ABs or 50 IPs. Every roster spot has to produce all the time. Some players really struggle adjusting to the do or die pressure when called up. DJ seems to have found his groove the past two weeks. I hope he makes everything out this opportunity. He wasn’t going to get that with the Dodgers.

  17. José – Seguramente no lo sé, pero el béisbol es un juego muy difícil de jugar, especialmente golpear una pelota redonda pequeña con un bate redondo pequeño mientras la pelota viene de 60 pies, seis pulgadas a 90 mph o más y haciendo todo tipo de movimientos.

    Aquellos que saben mucho más sobre el juego que nosotros, a menudo hablan de un techo para los jugadores. Es decir, qué tan alto pueden subir en la escalera desde los niveles inferiores hasta el nivel más alto de béisbol. Parece que muchos jugadores alcanzan su techo en el nivel AAA. Pueden tener éxito allí, pero simplemente no pueden golpear lo suficientemente bien a nivel de MLB. No sé si tiene que ver con la coordinación ojo-mano, la constitución del cuerpo, etc. Estoy seguro de que la confianza tiene algo que ver con eso, pero mira lo que sucede cuando los mejores jugadores de la MLB se hunden y no pueden ir a la playa. pelota por un tiempo.

    1. Gracias DC, la pregunta es porque veo el enorme esfuerzo de la organización de los Dodgers al estar ” cultivando ” a tantos muchachos para que, como en este caso otra organización le saque provecho como ahora en el caso de Peters porque creo lo perdimos en waivers, es decir costo 0 para Texas, como sea entiendo el punto y te agradezco,

  18. Dodgers claimed Jake Jewell and Ryan Meisinger off waivers from the Cubs. Details pending. Jewell was 0-2 with a 9.90 ERA in 10 games with the Cubs. Meisinger had no decisions in 7 games with Chicago and has a 12.27 ERA. No corresponding roster moves have been announced. Both pitchers are eligible to pitch in the post season for the Dodgers. My question is why? These two are a lot worse than anyone on the roster now.

  19. Jeff Passan has a great write up about the Bauer mess on ESPN.com today. All of you should read it. Basically he says no way Bauer pitches again this season.

  21. For those that stream games and are complaining about blackouts. Get a VPN…

    https://nordvpn.com/country/usa/?vpn=brand&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpreJBhDvARIsAF1_BU0j0B-cDvtIKn8buq9vx3aBzEdpNfCJjI9N8p6i4Yeq2_-RznYZJYAaAqpqEALw_wcB

    When you use a VPN, you connect to a server that is in a market that is close, but not blacked out. So, if you’re getting blacked out because the Braves are in your local area, you simply connect to a Florida server before launching the game with your subscription. MBL.com will see that you’re coming from Florida and won’t black out the game.

    2. What are some of the other benefits of getting a VPN? I understand what it is mostly and I checked out there site but sometimes it’s more understandable coming from someone who has it and is not a salesman.

      1. When MT blocks you, you can connect to a vpn to get a new IP address so he won’t know it’s you when you post with a new username and email address.

        It encrypts everything that comes out of your computer making it harder for malicious actors to hack your system.

        It keeps big tech from tracking you.

        It hides your IP address to the public so people don’t know that your web traffic is coming from your computer.

        1. Thanks for the info BulldogsandPenguins, funny stuff. Now I just need to justify paying for another subscription as I already got Sirius XM, Amazon Prime, etc. You don’t happen to have a coupon code do you?

        2. You only think I don’t know. 😉

          It has happened numerous times. No names will be mentioned.

        3. Mark knows everything.

          I’m just an itinerant message board visitor in permanent exile.

      2. As an example, VPN use is what most people who want to surf the dark web use. And I AM NOT suggesting it for that use, but just use the example to point out that it is very hard for anyone to find out who you are if you do not want them to. Including the govt. Most illegal transactions are done on the dark web over vpn’s. Some even use more than one vpn …….. i.e. …… one vpn to another vpn.
        cheers
        pb+

  22. DODGERS CLAIM JAKE JEWELL AND RYAN MEISINGER

    LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers claimed right-handed pitchers Jake Jewell and Ryan Meisinger from Chicago.

    Jewell, 28, has appeared in 10 games for the Cubs this season, posing an 0-2 record with a 9.90 ERA (11 ER/10.0 IP) and 10 strikeouts. The right-hander has spent parts of three seasons in the Major Leagues with Los Angeles-AL (2018-2019) and Chicago (2021), going a combined 0-3 with a 7.75 ERA (33 ER/38.1 IP) and 34 strikeouts. In 23 games with Triple-A Iowa, he went 2-1 with four saves and 2.78 ERA with 35 strikeouts. He was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the fifth round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft out of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.

    Meisinger, 27, is 0-0 with a 12.27 ERA (10 ER/7.1 IP) and six strikeouts in seven games for the Cubs. The right-hander has made stops in Baltimore (2018), St. Louis (2019) and Chicago (2021) and is a combined 2-1 with a 7.26 ERA (25 ER/31.0 IP) and 30 strikeouts. In 171 minor league games, spanning six seasons, he is combined 14-13 with 23 saves in 24 chances and a 2.68 ERA (81 ER/ 272.0 IP). He was drafted by the Orioles in the 15th round of the 2015 First Year Player Draft out of Radford University

      1. Alexander and Cleavinger. That’s my guess. I think they are both done for the year.

    2. With regards to Jewell and Meisinger, one will be DFA’d when Kershaw comes off 60 day IL, and the other when Duffy comes off 60 day IL. I doubt that anyone would pick them up in September, and I doubt that they would request FA instead of accepting MiLB assignment. Now the Dodgers have two other arms they can try to resurrect. This is organizational depth who cares transaction. Some will criticize AF, but why?

      1. I think it brings a lot of goodwill towards pitchers who are looking to resurrect their careers making it more likely that other pitchers will sign minor league contracts with us. Good deal as long as they don’t have to cut a more deserving player like Neftali Feliz.

        Plus, you can DFA them and see if they would rather take the minor league assignment knowing that the Dodgers might fix them.

        1. Even if DFA’d and accept reassignment, they will be released at the end of the season, and the Dodgers will need to make a decision if they want to sign them to a MiLB contract for 2022. It will be up to the players to accept or try and latch on to a MLB team with a MLB contract. Neither of these two were ever on my radar, so I have no idea what they may have.

  23. Brad Hand would look good in Dodger Blue but I guess someone else would claim him before we got a shot?

    Not really sure how it all works tbh?

    1. His problem was not how he looked in a particular color. It was what his baseballs looked like! Cookies!

      Remember when lots of people wanted to sign him for $10 million?

    2. Watford my Man – Did you catch the BMW tourney?? Crazy good…
      Lookin forward to the Ryder Cup…
      Hope all is well with you and yours…

      1. Pete – I’d backed Bryson before the off to win £300 ($400)

        Couldn’t believe it.

        Gonna win it back plus more on the Dodgers though.

        Life is excellent thanks. So much happier now we are back to normal.
        This whole thing has made me appreciate my life and how good it is, so much more than I did before.
        Been letting off a bit of steam and having a ball.

        Love having the Dodgers to follow as well – Having MLB.com, and this place is great for me.

        Hope you’re well on the mend mate, and yes, cannot wait for the Ryder Cup. Could be epic – so many good players about now.

        Think we are in for a very exciting end to the season.

  26. Gracias DC, la pregunta es porque veo el enorme esfuerzo de la organización de los Dodgers al estar ” cultivando ” a tantos muchachos para que, como en este caso otra organización le saque provecho como ahora en el caso de Peters porque creo lo perdimos en waivers, es decir costo 0 para Texas, como sea entiendo el punto y te agradezco,

  27. Today’s keep beating the Braves and root for the Brewers lineup:
    T Turner
    Muncy
    Betts
    J Turner
    Seager
    Smith
    Pollock
    Bellinger
    Buehler

  29. Joc – Nice hit, bad hairdo, old friend. I’d rather have him out there than McKinney.

  30. Giants seams they are going into a slump…but it dose not look good for Dodgers this night

  31. Read an on article on MILB about Bobby Miller. Video shows quite a little hitch/stutter in his delivery with no men on. Stuff is top shelf though.

  32. Good news for us. Mookie trying to steal 2nd! Phil you’re happy! And flying to score on that double! One more for Kenley!

  37. Wow. You got to give Kenley credit, a lot of guys would’ve folded with all the controversy he’s been through in the last few years. He’s hung in there, with all the boos and the negative press congrats Kenley.
    You can’t forget about the great game that Bueller pitched either, and the key hit by Seager. Plus M’ookie was awesome all around great team game.

    1. Didn’t mean to leave out Belli and JT
      GO DODGERS!!!
      Sorry the posts were so scattered, really tired but happy !!

  39. If Giants cooperate again and lose tomorrow, it’s likely we’ll be at the top of division when we face San Francisco as Scherzer takes the mound in the finally with Braves.

  41. Nice win. Jansen gets his 30th save and passes Fingers with # 342. Betts looks really good. After looking really bad a couple of at bats, Seager hits a gapper for the game winner. Giants have some pitching problems, but the Brewers have a solid staff. Yankees lost to the Angels again. There were no roster moves. Tulsa wins 15-2. Mike Busch goes 4-6 with 3 doubles and a homer and drives in 5. OKC loses as Pepiot goes 4.1 and gives up 4 runs. Gonzalez gave up one run in his inning on a homer. Lux goes 2-4 and is now hitting .300. Wonder who gets called up tomorrow.

  42. Nice job by the pitchers. Buehler is great at getting out of jams. Treinen just filthy against their top hitters. Excellent job by Kenley. Kenley missed his spots a few times and was fortunate they swung and missed. It’s been a trade off for him. He’s worked hard a getting some velo back it’s cost him command but he’s making up for it by mixing up his pitches. The slider has become a real weapon.

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