A Dodgers fan conversation about prospects, trades, panic, patience, and the baseball gods. Written by Bumsrap (even though it says I am the author – I am not!)
Rob: I’ve made a decision.
Dawn: That usually means something regrettable is about to happen.
Ethan: Let’s hear it.
Rob: Trade them all.
Dawn: All who?
Rob: The prospects.
Dawn: Every prospect in the organization?
Rob: Every last one.
Ethan: That’s an aggressive farm system strategy.
Rob: Look, I’m tired of hearing about prospects. Every year it’s the same thing. We hear about
some nineteen-year-old in Oklahoma, somebody in Great Lakes hitting .312, and some pitcher
whose fastball apparently bends space and time.
Dawn: That’s not how scouting reports work.
Rob: Then explain why every prospect description sounds like a Marvel origin story.
Ethan: You do have a point.
Rob: Thank you.
Dawn: Unfortunately, he does.
Rob: Every article says things like, “Elite bat speed. Tremendous upside. Projects as a middle-of-
the-order force.”
Ethan: That’s fairly standard.
Rob: Then three years later he’s playing for Pittsburgh and hitting .218.
Dawn: Also fairly standard.
Rob: Exactly! So trade them all.
Ethan: For whom?
Rob: Whoever is available.
Dawn: That’s not a plan. That’s a shopping spree.
Rob: Flags fly forever.
Dawn: Dodgers fans have turned that phrase into a universal answer.
Rob: Because it’s a great answer.
Dawn: Somebody could ask whether you should trade your car for a reliever and you’d say—
Rob: Flags fly forever.
Ethan: See? Reflexive.
Rob: Listen. The Dodgers are built to win now. Ohtani is here. Betts is here. Freeman is here.
Yamamoto is here. Every season matters.
Dawn: Nobody disagrees with that.
Rob: Then why are we protecting prospects like they’re national treasures?
Ethan: Because some of them become national treasures.
Rob: Name one.
Dawn: Corey Seager.
Rob: Fine.
Dawn: Will Smith.
Rob: Fine.
Dawn: Cody Bellinger.
Rob: Fine.
Dawn: Clayton Kershaw.
Rob: Okay, that’s enough.
Ethan: You forgot Joc Pederson.
Dawn: Russell Martin.
Ethan: Matt Kemp.
Dawn: Eric Karros.
Rob: Stop helping each other.
Ethan: You asked.
Rob: Those are exceptions.
Dawn: No, those are examples.
Rob: Same thing.
Ethan: Not remotely the same thing.
Rob: Here’s my issue. Every prospect is always described as the next great thing.
Dawn: That’s because nobody writes scouting reports that say, “Projects as a slightly
disappointing utility infielder.”
Rob: They should.
Ethan: I’d read that report.
Dawn: “Strong fundamentals. Limited upside. Could someday become the answer to a difficult
trivia question.”
Rob: Exactly. Let’s get some honesty in the process.
Ethan: The truth is that prospect evaluation is hard.
Rob: That’s the understatement of the year.
Ethan: Historically, most prospects don’t become stars.
Rob: Thank you.
Ethan: But some do.
Rob: There it is.
Dawn: That’s the entire problem.
Ethan: Every prospect is basically a lottery ticket.
Rob: Then cash them in.
Dawn: Except some lottery tickets are worth more than the prize you’re trading for.
Rob: Now you’re talking in riddles.
Ethan: Let me simplify.
Rob: Please.
Ethan: Imagine it’s 2014.
Rob: Okay.
Ethan: Somebody offers to trade Corey Seager for a veteran pitcher.
Rob: Depends on the pitcher.
Dawn: That’s not the point.
Ethan: The point is that Seager eventually became one of the best players in baseball.
Rob: Sure.
Ethan: At the time, though, nobody knew exactly what he’d become.
Rob: Right.
Ethan: That’s why teams struggle with these decisions.
Dawn: You’re choosing between certainty and possibility.
Rob: I choose certainty.
Dawn: Of course you do.
Rob: Every time.
Ethan: Most fans do.
Rob: Because certainty wins championships.
Dawn: Sometimes.
Ethan: Sometimes possibility wins championships.
Rob: That’s annoyingly reasonable.
Dawn: That’s Ethan’s specialty.
Rob: Here’s another thing.
Dawn: Go ahead.
Rob: Dodgers fans fall in love with prospects they’ve never actually watched play.
Ethan: That’s definitely true.
Rob: We watch a three-minute highlight video and suddenly we’re experts.
Dawn: Ah yes, the sacred ritual.
Rob: One home run. One diving catch. One slow-motion bat flip.
Ethan: Then the comments start.
Rob: “Untouchable.”
Dawn: Every time.
Rob: I don’t even know if the kid can hit a curveball.
Ethan: Neither does half the internet.
Dawn: Prospect videos are baseball’s version of online dating profiles.
Rob: That’s perfect.
Ethan: Nobody posts the strikeouts.
Dawn: Nobody posts the routine grounders.
Rob: Nobody posts the night he went 0-for-4 and forgot where second base was.
Ethan: It’s a carefully curated experience.
Rob: And somehow we all buy it.
Dawn: Every year.
Rob: You know who the smartest people in baseball are?
Ethan: Who?
Rob: The Dodgers front office.
Dawn: That’s a bold statement.
Rob: Think about it.
Ethan: I’m listening.
Rob: Every deadline, fans demand trades.
Dawn: True.
Rob: Half the fan base wants to trade everybody.
Dawn: Also true.
Rob: The other half wants to trade nobody.
Dawn: Very true.
Rob: Then the front office makes a move nobody predicted.
Ethan: That’s happened a few times.
Rob: And somehow they’re usually smarter than all of us.
Dawn: That’s a surprisingly humble observation.
Rob: Don’t get used to it.
Ethan: The Dodgers have actually become good at both things.
Rob: What things?
Ethan: Developing prospects and trading prospects.
Dawn: That’s the key.
Ethan: They don’t seem emotionally attached to either strategy.
Rob: Unlike fans.
Dawn: Fans get attached to everything.
Rob: We do.
Dawn: A prospect hits .340 for two weeks in Double-A and suddenly people are naming future
Hall of Fame plaques.
Rob: Optimism is part of being a fan.
Ethan: So is overreaction.
Rob: Especially overreaction.
Dawn: The funny part is that fans only remember the prospects who succeed.
Rob: That’s not true.
Dawn: Name five failed Dodgers prospects from ten years ago.
Rob: I can barely remember what I had for breakfast.
Ethan: Meanwhile everybody remembers Kershaw.
Dawn: Exactly.
Rob: So what’s the answer?
Ethan: There isn’t one.
Rob: Helpful.
Ethan: Seriously. Every prospect is a different calculation.
Dawn: Some should be traded.
Ethan: Some should be kept.
Dawn: Some are overrated.
Ethan: Some are underrated.
Rob: That’s not satisfying at all.
Dawn: Baseball rarely is.
Rob: Then let me ask the real question.
Ethan: Here it comes.
Rob: If the trade deadline arrives and there’s an ace available…
Dawn: Yes?
Rob: And the other team wants three top prospects…
Ethan: Go on.
Rob: And the Dodgers have a legitimate chance to win another championship…
Dawn: I know exactly where this is going.
Rob: Do you make the trade?
Ethan: Depends on the prospects.
Dawn: Depends on the pitcher.
Rob: Wrong.
Dawn: Wrong?
Rob: Completely wrong.
Ethan: What’s your answer?
Rob: I make the trade.
Dawn: Of course you do.
Rob: Then I spend the next ten years hoping none of those prospects become superstars.
Ethan: Now that is the most honest thing you’ve said all day.
Dawn: Every Dodgers fan understands that feeling.
Rob: That’s because deep down, we all believe the same thing.
Ethan: What’s that?
Rob: The prospect we trade away is guaranteed to become an All-Star.
Dawn: Baseball superstition.
Ethan: Fan psychology.
Rob: Reality.
Dawn: Not reality.
Rob: Then explain why every former Dodgers prospect eventually appears on television hitting a
home run against us.
Ethan: Confirmation bias.
Rob: I prefer my explanation.
Dawn: Which is?
Rob: The baseball gods have a sense of humor.
Ethan: You know what?
Rob: What?
Ethan: On that point, I might actually agree with you.
Jeff Dominique’s Minor League Report
DSL LAD Mega 7 – DSL Orioles Black 6
RHSP Yadier Zamora completed 3.0 innings. In the 2nd inning, he gave up a triple and then unleashed a WP for the run. He gave up 3 hits and 3 BB to go with his 4 K.
In the 3rd, 1B Ezequiel Aparicio doubled (1). After 2 outs, 3B Hendry Arvelo had a RBI single. RF Erny Orellana doubled (3) to score Arvelo. 2B Juan Macero singled and after a throwing error Orellana scored.
Orioles Black scored two in the 5th on a 1-out BB. With 2 outs the batter reached on a fielding error, and both moved up on a WP. A double brought home both runners to tie the game.
In the 6th, the Orioles Black took the lead. A single, SB, and single put runners on 1st and 3rd. The runner on 3rd scored on a WP for the lead.
In the bottom of the 6th, LAD Mega retook the lead. C Roberto Saucedo walked, and he moved to 3rd on LF Jesus Villaflor’s double (3). Aparicio walked with Saucedo scoring on a ball 4 PB. Aparicio stole 2nd. SS Antoni Urena walked and Villaflor scored on ball 4 WP with Aparicio moving up to 3rd. Aparicio scored on another WP.
Orioles Black scored 2 in the 8th to tie the game.
In the bottom of the 9th. With one out, Urena and CF Helvin Mendoza both walked. Both runners moved up on a WP, and after 2 outs, Urena scored the winning run with a Orellana walkoff RBI single.
• Erny Orellana – 3-5, 1 run, 2 RBI, double (3)
• Doubles – Ezequiel Aparicio (1), Jesus Villaflor (3)
DSL Royals Ventura 5 – DSL LAD Bautista 0
DSL LAD Bautista were shutout with 2 singles.
Discussion (72)
Disagree, not disagreeable
I want to take back everything I ever said negatively about Chuckie. Which would all be today, since I never mentioned him before.
And great job handling Worcs who was great.
I apologize, Chuckie. I loved your couple of knocks and especially the Safety Squeeze, which was perfect.
Looks like LA will keep its 9-game lead over SD. Tatis Jr. hit his 3rd homer of the year in the 6th to tie it at 6. Braves left sacks loaded in the top of the inning. SD has used 5 pitchers so far.
Mets lost again today. They are now 34-44, 10 games under .500. Padres presently trailing the Braves 6-5 in the 6th inning in SD. Machado is hitting just .183. His OPS is .683. He is 0-3 with a K.
Trade Rushing and Smith for more young outfielders. Chuckie is da man!
Pages may have forgotten how to hit, but man, he plays a great CF!
Love Wrobo settling down and pitching a strong game. Love his changeup. Needs to throw it more, especially against righties. He doesn’t let a bad stretch derail him. Something Sheehan and Sasaki can learn from
New pitch alert!
https://x.com/pitchprofiler/status/2069611312083087488?s=46
I thought by now that Betts must be leading the league in strike out looking. But he is not even on the ‘leaders’ list
Chuckie
Congrats on his first big league hit. Boy you could see the relief on his face and a big grin.
The 2B for the Twins probably feels like he can’t hide anywhere tonight.
Not his first big league hit. His first MLB hit with the Dodgers. He got 8 hits while with the Reds in 22. Overall, he now has 19 MLB hits. 9 of them came with the White Sox in 24. He got a ring from the Dodgers for last year. He was 0-1 with a sacrifice. I bet he is pretty happy he got a shot to play in the Dodger system.
And duckie
RHRP Nick Robertson has been promoted to AAA. About time.
additionally:
Teoscar Hernández has joined OKC in Reno to begin a rehab assignment. Tonight he’ll start in LF and bat third.
Also of note, Landon Knack has arrived in Reno as well and will make his first appearance of the season tomorrow night.
Teo with a 2-run shot tonight.
Didn’t mean any disrespect towards Barnes or chuckie. But i agree, you have to put the ball in play with runners in scoring position. But I guess that should apply to the entire lineup! I would love to see Chuckie blast one out, especially with runners on base! Probably another low scoring game again tonight. (If it isn’t raining). Would be nice to see them score 7-8 runs in a game again!
Wow Dad, I too would love to see Chuckie hit one out. He seems like an amiable sort of guy just trying to hang on and make a living. He isn’t a bad catcher and seems to be trying his best. He just can’t hit. There are millions of people who can’t hit.
Since he hits a homer every 70 at bats, and counting, I wouldn’t hold my breath.
6-7
Wow, I’ve never read a blog about four backup catchers and two slightly injured regular before. lol. But let me jump in a bit. Barnes would have been replaced five years earlier if Kershaw didn’t demand him as his catcher. But that’s OK because Kershaw could have any catcher he wanted. To his credit, Kershaw has some good years after that with Smitty behind the plate but the friendship was special. And that’s great for baseball.
You were the one that said that Chuckie was going through the motions. You have no idea how hard it is to be a AAAA player in MiLB 10 years, knowing you will never get a permanent role. It is great that the players on the team respect them even if fans do not.
Apparently you did not pay attention to what Walker Buehler said after the 2020 NLCS Game 6. After loading the bases in the 2nd inning, Barnes went out to tell him to quit second guessing everything and pitch what he puts down . He said from that point on, he just did what Barnes said, and he pitched a masterful game. Again, I am going with Kershaw over a fan’s opinion as to when a catcher should be gone.
Why is this an issue for me? Because you are the type of fan that gave my son shit because he wasn’t a star. In 9 MLB seasons, and 3824 PA, he slashed .270/.354/.449/.804 with 122 HR and 218 doubles. A K rate of 15.7% and a BB rate of 10.07%. He played with concussions, a broken hand, torn meniscus because as a 26th round draft pick and a $1000 signing bonus he could not afford to come out of the lineup. All the injuries and cortisone shots, and playing with the concussions (no concussion protocal then) probably led to his stroke. Don’t tell me that these AAAA players are just going throught the motions. They may not be good enough to satisfy fans, but they are play damn good baseball. I am sorry that that is not good enough.
If that were true, explain AJ — Kershaw’s best friend.
He was traded. There was some apparent disrespect on the part of Ellis.
Ellis burned bridges in the locker room.
He had to go.
AJ Ellis was Kersh’s personal catcher until he was traded for Ruiz. Kersh wasn’t too happy about that.
7:40 PM ET
Dodgers (50-29)
Twins (38-42)
SP Justin Wrobleski L
8-2 2.72 ERA
SP Kendry Rojas L
1-0 1.26 ERA
Confirmed Lineup
DH S. Ohtani L
CF Andy Pages R
1B F. Freeman L
SS Mookie Betts R
LF Tommy Edman S
3B Max Muncy L
RF Alex Call R
2B A. Freeland S
C C. Robinson R
88% Rain
72° Wind 8 mph R-L
I did not understand the animus directed at Austin Barnes and I do not get the animus directed towards Chuckie Robinson. Barnes was loved by his pitchers, especially #22. That endorsement is more than good enough for me. Chuckie is an emergency backup catcher; not a MLB backup catcher, but an emergency backup catcher.
In the 1-0 game against Tampa Bay, Wrobo went out of his way to credit Chuckie with his game calling and management. Last night, it was Lauer and Doc who credited Chuckie with his game calling and management, and Doc with his digits comment.
That is Chuckie’s job, especially for being a backup to the backup catcher. The rest of the team is supposed to hit. He controls the pitching game on the field, and apparently does very well at it. There is a reason for a player who cannot hit has stuck in MiLB for 10 years, and has played in parts of 4 seasons on a MLB roster. It is not his hitting that is keeping him in the game.
Once Smith comes off the IL, Chuckie will be DFA. He may not get picked up off waivers, but I will go out on a limb and say that some team will want him and sign him to a MiLB deal as a backup to the backup emergency catcher, and someone to work with their pitchers.
When his playing time comes to an end, he will be an excellent bullpen coach.
Some people don’t understand that back-up catchers–not to mention 3rd string catchers–exist to field their position and little else. Barnes was a GREAT back-up catcher
I think I understand the value of a backup catcher. Chuckie is the backup to the backup. I wouldn’t care if he hits or not if it weren’t for the fact yesterday he came up twice with two outs and runners in scoring position and left them all out there. But, the team was 0 for 7 WRISP so he wasn’t the only guy who did that.
Looking at the box, after Tucker it reads Call, Edman, Rushing, Robinson, Ward, Rojas, Freeland. That’s a lot of backup names including 3 that are likely to finish the year in the minors. And they won. Amazing
Wesside
People love to complain.
They case it sometimes. I know Friedman is great, but he signed Tucker!
I know Chuckie Robinson is the third catcher cast into an inappropriate role, but he’s not hitting!
I know Ohtani is the greatest player, but he strikes out!
I don’t get it, but it happens everywhere. People still bad mouth Operation Warp Speed, which was a still-incomprehensible miracle of medicine and logistics combined.
CR got two hits and a sac bunt today. Did his job.
I predict Chuckie will connect once before he’s sent down.
Just finished a workout and a protein smoothie with fruits and nuts. Fred, I put the dental floss in the smoothie so I won’t need to do that again the rest of the day. The good news on my workout is I can still easily bench 240, the bad news is it takes 3 reps of 80 to do it.
Edman won’t keep this up. Pages is sinking like a rock. It’s a flat rock, kinda swinging back and forth on its way down. Betts looked like maybe he was snapping out of it. Nope. .665 for the month of June. .710 for the last 365. Basically an average MLB hitter for the last year. Sad to see.
Smith and Rushing. Rub some dirt on it and get back in there.
Haha was about to type 240 ain’t bad
Yup, Chuckie actually hit a foul ball yesterday so that’s a step in the right direction.
Anyone have Rortvedt or Austin Barnes on speed dial?
Rortvedt is at AAA Syracuse in the Mets system. Barnsie is a free agent. No report on Rushing yet, but Tucker is day to day.
Braves working Kyle Farmer in as a catcher.
Strangest baseball career of any former farm hand I can remember.
Farmer was drafted as an infielder, but LA moved him to catcher his first season in the minors with Ogden in the Pioneer league. He has caught 333 games at the minor league level 19 in the majors. Remember, he was a teammate of Alex Wood in college.
Alex Wood
Should
Have a ring
Yes he should. He and Barnesy were the only ones who picked up that something was wrong with how Houston was picking up on pitches. They decided to change the sign sequencing every 10 pitches and it worked. Alex was the one LAD SP who pitched well in Houston.
Once again the old adage, giving up solo homers won’t beat you, is proven wrong.
Attendance at Target Field was 35K and change, and looked pretty full. Apparently the capacity is 41,800 but the place looks way bigger from the drone shots. Nice crowd.
I’ve been quiet on Tucker, except for comments breaking down his unusual swing. But it would suit me fine now if he went on the 150 day IL and let Call patrol right field. Sorry Matt and Dad, I lack your optimism at this point.
(yeah, I know, his salary)
Gawd, Lance Barksdale is brutal behind the plate, especially on pitches north and south. He missed 13 pitches and had 8 calls overturned out of 9 challenges. The ABS Challenge System worked last night especially for the Twins who had 8 successful challenges out of 9. After 20 years in MLB, I would hope ole Lance would be better. Maybe he just had a bad night. And maybe not.
Any word on Rushing’s concession and what the plan is if he is out for a while? Chuckie can’t hit.
I like 2 to 1 and 2:30 games, personally.
Congrats to Oklahoma who found their bats when it counted in the MCWS. I though the Tar Heels would win it coming in but once again, I was wrong.
Congrats to OK.
Amazing run to a title.
Ballplayers.
Rush will probably play this weekend in San Diego. Chuckie got two hits tonight and drove in a run. Call had 2 hits, including his first HR of the year.
Hi Bear, from Guadalajara, Mexico. I’m asking why the LA Dodgers aren’t challenging the calls the umpire clearly made wrong in this series. Yesterday, Tuesday, Robinson didn’t challenge a call on a batter who ended up getting a walk after Caratini’s home run. Is this team strategy?
Just curious. I haven’t given up on Tucker just yet. But I do like Buxton. Tucker has to start producing! This lineup is stagnant right now. Will Smith is someone that is sorely missed. Nobody’s giving them the clutch hit they desperately need. Pages in the 2 hole is not working. Smith fills that spot perfectly. They need Tucker to solidify the 5th spot in the lineup. Hopefully Teo’s bat is hot and ready when he gets back!
Buxton will not be traded period.
He won’t be traded now,…. but I suspect Buxton’s no-trade clause was negotiable.
A no-trade clause doesn’t mean a trade can’t or won’t be made. It simply gives the player more leverage to shape his destiny.
Similarly, I think it’s wrong to assume that the Dodgers couldn’t have landed Mason Miller because it lacked the One Specific Prospect that Preller could offer. (That notion assumes that the A’s wouldn’t be intrigued by two or three strong prospects instead of one.)
Where there’s a will….
It would take the willingness to “overpay” with prospects–not just with $$$.
Now, it’s possible that Buxton just loves the Twin Cities so much he would never, ever, EVER play for a team other than the Twins. Maybe, unlike most ballplayers, he has little interest in competing for the World Championship, or on a team of future HOFers.
But what if guys like Mookie, Freddie and Dave Roberts told him how much fun it is to play with Shohei. What if Shohei made a call. More important, what if AF dangled a Big Fat Check that Minnesota would never offer. This Big Fat Check might be half of what Tucker is getting–say, 3 years at $110 million, but probably less. Maybe Buxton could soothe his feelings of disloyalty by enabling the Twins to replace him with Hope and other ML-quality prospects.
As far as we know, nothing like this came close to happening. Were there any exploratory talks? Beats me.
My impression is that the brass really was just fixated on Kyle Tucker. He was the most coveted position player on the market–and AF overpaid to get him, with an AAV of $60m for four years–a record for position players.
How else to explain that epic contract? AF decided to outbid everybody and hug his prospects.
Oh well. Tucker is playing at a league-average level and Buxton is competing for the AL homer lead with 25, giving the Twins plenty of bang for the bucks.
Will AF deal some prospects this summer? Is the willing to swing for the fences?
An article in FanGraphs projects that the Dodgers and Brewers soon may be competing for Skubal. By some rankings, the Brewers farm system is even deeper than the Dodgers.
And yet they are the first team to 50 wins…..relax season is a Marathon not a sprint….
We’re winning it again.
And I thought Barnsey was terrible at the plate! At least he made contact! Poor Chuckie!
How about moving Edman into the 2 spot? Freddie? Max? Andy is not a number 2 guy!
Any word on Tucker? Dalton? Who gets called up if Tucker goes on IL? Kim?
Lauer was very good last night. Defense saved him a couple of times. But overall he’s been a blessing.
Still concerned about Klein. Clean innings are becoming rare. Tanner Scott is still money!
Hopefully the Dodgers get healthy soon. 5 runs in their last three games? Not scaring anyone are they?
Looking back, Would you take Buxton and his game for 120 games, or Tucker and his game for 145?
Tucker. Stick with him, he is going to pay dividends down the road…..
MUCH easier to play in MN, LA is a diff beast.
The final verdict on Tucker will be written after the final out of 2026 is recorded.
That was not a choice. Buxton is going to be a Twin for life. He has a no trade clause that he has nsisted he is not going to waive. Over and over again. If I get to choose, I want Aaron Judge playing RF for LAD.
“The Dodgers Prospect Problem”
by line Mark Timmons, (with nod to Fred)
Wish I’d written that. Sums up coherently what’s been scrambled in my head for some time now.
As you probably know, I’m with Rob – make the trade.
As Dawn would say, “Of course you are”
I love that you name our prospects who have prospered. It happens!
Was it my imagination or did Freddie look pretty glum yesterday – even after he hit his homer? I hope everything is okay.
Minor League Report added (above)
Chuckie can’t jump out of a boat and hit water.
Anybody who could replace him? Cut him and look for a trade. He has no value and he knows his cup of coffee is almost empty and he looks like he is just going through the motions until the axe falls.
no other catchers on the 40, if history is any indicator a player that can quickly be jettisoned from the 40 once the others get healthy.
can’t go back to four.
Tucker and Rushing leave the game with injuries. Rushing for concussion protocol and Tucker with back spasms. Smith got a cortisone shot in his neck; they will wait to see how he responds. If he responds well, he will go on a rehab assignment. Teo starts his minor league stint today.
Bravo!
Chase Harlan, 3B, Dodgers: The Dodgers are promoting their 2024 third-rounder to High-A Great Lakes. The soon-to-be 20-year-old third baseman batted .329/.438/.571 with 10 home runs in 57 games for Low-A Ontario.
Harlan ranked second in the California League with a 1.009 OPS. He hit seven of his 10 homers in home games in an Ontario park that is playing homer-friendly initially. The Tower Buzzer are a new Cal League franchise playing in a new park, so the data is far from complete—but to date, Ontario home games have featured more than twice as many home runs as Ontario road games.
This is a guy who ncould rise quickly! But, the Tower Buzzers Park is a Bandbox!
He’s top ten right now; he could be top five by the end of the year.
Let’s see how he does in a less hitter-friendly environment…
Have you seen his broad shoulders? 😉
Agree. He is borderline top 100 now. If he has a good summer at Great Lakes, he just might get there. But there are a lot of propspect pundits who believe he is destined for RF. Add another to the long lis t of OF.
The Dodgers should get another top 100 pitcher next year as well with RHSP Christian Zazueta. Not a bad return for Caleb Ferguson. Another reason why teams may be reluctant to trade with AF/BG.
Fans are greatly underestimating Eric Lauer. He might be better than Joe Ryan. The Dodger Coaches are making him a better pitcher… and it is working.
I maintain that Skubal will cost one of Sirota or DePaula and I would not do that. I would do Hope, Tibbs, Ehrhard (or Davalan) , and Leiter. I think it will take four prospects, as Shubal is a generational talent.
Chase Harlan was promoted to Great Lakes. This is great. I will be in the Fort next week to see the Loons play the Tin Caps. As you know, my daughter lives there and maybe she will be my cameraman. I plan to get some interviews.
I got the best Fathers’ Day Gift ever this year, from my daughter with whom I was estranged for 26 years. We have been back together for 16 years and are very close. Thi is living proof that good things come to those who wait!
I’ve been reading this blog for a couple of years but have never posted. But I must say that reading about your Fathers Day gift made this sentimental Dodger loving central Iowan’s eyes misty. I’m very happy for you and quite saddened about those 26 years you endured.
Thank you
Tight game last night, nice to get a 2-1 win and the first team to win 50 games this year.
Miggy Rojas, as usual, with a real nice play in the bottom of the 8th to get the lead runner out on a close play at 2nd. Alex Call on the next play with a diving catch in RF.
Little things make a big difference. Then Tanner Scott closes it out. It’s always nice to win the first game of a series especially on a 9 game road trip.
I went to sleep 1-1 and was somewhat surprised we won. Tanner Scott has been a huge plus this season.