Matt Beaty Heating up with Great Lakes Loons

December 27, 2021

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…

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MiLB Matters

November 27, 2021

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 –…

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MiLB Matters

November 11, 2021

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…

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Minor League Odds and Ends with Dodger Chatter

September 14, 2021

Manning Up Devin Mann had six home runs and 12 RBI with the Drillers in three consecutive two-home run games on September 9, 10,11. How is he not a Player of the Week? The 6’3”/180-lb. former second baseman has played six positions during the 2021 season – 1B ( 34), 2B (12), 3B (12), LF (20),CF (8), LF (11). He was selected by the Dodgers in the 5th round of…

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Minor League Odds and Ends with Dodger Chatter

September 7, 2021

Just a bit about the week that was knowing that there are only two more weeks of the weeks that were in the 2021 season. Oh my! MiLB Players of the Month for August It is no small feat to be selected as the MiLB Player of the Month in their division as there are many good prospects throughout the leagues. Miguel Vargas may well be selected as the Dodgers…

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MiLB Odds and Ends with Dodger Chatter

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…

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MiLB Odds and Ends with Dodger Chatter

August 24, 2021

Well, folks, a change of pace is good from the pitcher’s mound but maybe not so much on an interactive blog such as LADT.  However, this is what I have. That is, some of the players that piqued my interest in the past few days.  I do not have the time and LADT does not have the space to include all of those who have made me take a second…

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Cody Bellinger: Superstar!

August 23, 2021

So, let’s get right to it. The guy many of you wanted to be benched, sent to OKC, or even executed drove in the only two Dodger runs yesterday. I wish this were a stock market site because I would get the consensus of opinion and then do exactly the opposite. I would make a fortune going against the conventional thinking I read on this site. “Corey Seager is not…

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MiLB Odds & Ends with Dodger Chatter

August 17, 2021

Play-Off Picture Although the minor league season has been extended to the third week in September the push for a very limited play-off spot will soon begin. Actually, the A and AA regular seasons end on September 19 with a five-game playoff between the two teams with the best winning percentage in the league regardless of their division. There are no playoffs at the AAA level but the regular schedule…

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Odds and Ends – MiLB

August 7, 2021

Just a few notes today. Following some of the amazing posts in the past few days, I indeed feel somewhat like a little leaguer as my writing is solely focused on the minor leagues and naturally cannot lead to much discussion.  However, little league provided me with some of my best long-term memories, way back in the early fifties. Minor league ball keeps me somewhat in touch with those memories…

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