While the Los Angeles Dodgers forge ahead and continue to build a recognizable identity surrounding their 2016 campaign, two of the club’s most recent additions, Andrew Toles and Rob Segedin, continue to impress pundits with both their defensive versatility and abilities to generate offense.
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As the number of starting pitching options appear to be dwindling with each passing day, the Los Angeles Dodgers may be forced to dip into their reserve of talent at the Triple-A level, where a pair of right-handed pitching prospects seem to be throwing the best baseball of their respective careers.
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While star outfielder Yasiel Puig and pitching prospect Jose De Leon both had impressive evenings for Oklahoma City on Wednesday, center fielder Corey Brown was the big hero of the game, connecting on a two-run smash in the bottom of the ninth inning to clinch a 3-2 victory over former Dodgers’ affiliate Albuquerque, evening the series at one apiece.
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The last time we had the opportunity to chat with 23-year-old pitching prospect Trevor Oaks, he was about one week removed from being promoted to Double-A Tulsa after beginning the year at High-A Rancho Cucamonga. Now, a few days less than four months later, Oaks finds himself atop of Triple-A Oklahoma City‘s starting rotation, and could be on the fast track to a well-deserved appearance in the bigs.
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“Well, I fought with a stranger and I met myself
I opened my mouth and I heard myself
It can get pretty lonely when you show yourself
Guess I could have made it easier on myself”
~Dixie Chicks
If the front office crew of the Dodgers hopes to have a handy bench piece with quite a bit of offensive pop available for a playoff run down the stretch, it may want to consider an extended stay for utility man Rob Segedin, who is at the top of almost every single offensive category at Triple-A Oklahoma City.
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After concluding that his lower back problems wouldn’t respond to any additional rest, the Dodgers placed outfielder Trayce Thompson on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday, and in turn recalled utility man Zach Walters from Oklahoma City.
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The Dodgers will take another step in attempting to bolster their starting rotation on Thursday when the club activates lefty Hyun-jin Ryu from the 60-day disabled list to start the series opener against the Padres.
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Accolades continued to accumulate for the Dodgers‘ minor league system on Tuesday when pitcher Jharel Cotton and second baseman Willie Calhoun were selected to represent the organization in the 2016 Futures Game.
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After completing his longest rehab outing since having Tommy John surgery in April of last year, right-hander Brandon McCarthy got one step closer to the Dodgers‘ starting rotation Wednesday night, coming just one out shy of throwing a full four innings for Triple-A Oklahoma City.
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