Tag: Prospects

Dodgers 25-Man Roster: 5 Minor Leaguers Who Could Contribute in 2018

Published on by Dennis Schlossman13 Comments
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There’s no question that the Dodgers‘ big league, 25-man roster is structured to handle a short-term absence from just about any player on the squad. The team has relief pitchers who can start, starters who can relieve, outfielders who can play the infield, and even a utility man who can handle the catching duties. However, if another type of unfortunate, long-term injury occurs at any point during the season, the club may find themselves forced to dip into the minor league depths for added cover.

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Dodgers Prospect Watch: Dennis Santana Rising Quickly

Published on by Dennis Schlossman2 Comments
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For those of you who are regular readers of this site, you know that we spend a lot of time covering the Dodgers‘ minor league affiliates, especially the Double-A Tulsa Drillers. And for those of you who tuned in frequently over the winter months, you know that we gave a lot of air time time to 21-year-old righty pitching prospect, Dennis Santana.

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Dodgers Roster: Let’s Talk a Little More About the Depth at Catcher

Published on by Dennis Schlossman9 Comments
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If you missed Friday’s column, I took a few moments to quickly layout the names which will conceivably make up the majority of the Oklahoma City Dodgers 25-man roster when they open the season early next month at Iowa. In my haste, I foolishly grouped Rocky Gale and Shawn Zarraga together at Triple-A, while paring Will Smith and Keibert Ruiz together at Double-A Tulsa.

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A Few Ideas About the Oklahoma City Dodgers 25-Man Roster

Published on by Dennis Schlossman11 Comments
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With all the recent emphasis on the prospective Dodgers big league roster, I thought it would be worth investing a few minutes to start laying out some names to get an idea of what the Opening Day Triple-A squad might look like at Oklahoma City.

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Dodgers Prospect Watch: A Closer Look at Keibert Ruiz

Published on by Dennis Schlossman2 Comments
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If you’re a regular visitor to this site and have the feeling that we talk about catching prospect Keibert Ruiz quite frequently, you would indeed be correct. At 19 years of age, the native of Venezuela earned his first trip to the Dodgers‘ big league spring camp this year, and it’s probably safe to say that he’s one of the Top 5 backstops in the entire organization.

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Dodgers Roster: A Look at the Organization’s Middle Infield Depth

Published on by Dennis Schlossman3 Comments
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Just in case you’ve missed a few of our recent columns, last week Andy took a look at the potential fallout if Corey Seager wasn’t ready for the season opener, while I shed some light on the Dodgers‘ overall bench picture a few days prior. Consequently, after digging a little deeper into the positional depth, I thought today would be a good opportunity to take a glance at how the middle infielders line up from an organizational perspective.

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Dodgers Prospect Watch: Yusniel Diaz Is Rising Quickly

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Unlike several of his predecessors, Dodgers‘ boss Andrew Friedman is developing a reputation for giving his younger players opportunities to show their value on the highest stages. This spring, for example, the Los Angeles management crew invited a whopping 22 players who were not on the 40-man to take part in major league workouts at Camelback Ranch, elevating the number of participants on the big league side of camp to well over 60 players.

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Dodgers Prospect Watch: What Lies Ahead for Walker Buehler in 2018?

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This year feels slightly different in one area for the Dodgers. In the last couple years, the Dodgers have had an excess of starting pitchers. Not necessarily pitchers that were top-of-the-line, but pitchers they thought maybe could help them throughout the year. They knew they had issues, and they were just hoping for the best. But this year there doesn’t seem to be a true excess of pitching waiting in the wings to step up if one or two pitchers happen to go down.

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Digging Deeper into the Dodgers’ Minor League Bullpen Depth

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In case you missed it earlier in the week, on Tuesday we put together a concise profile surrounding righty reliever Shea Spitzbarth, and offered up a bit of insight as to what may be in store for the 23-year old in 2018. Along those same lines, we thought it would be worth mentioning a few other pitchers who will likely provide quality relief on the farm this year, and briefly discuss how exactly they may fit into the landscape of the organization.

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Dodgers Prospects: Ranking the Top 4 Pure Hitters on the Farm

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Continuing along the same lines as yesterday’s post, we thought it would be fun to put together another subjective-type of story during a time when the news surrounding the Dodgers is very quiet.

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