The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, the Dodgers' Low-A affiliate, are off to a scorching begin, in first place within the California League's Southern Division.
Among the many gamers fueling that run are a quartet of teenage prospects, together with Kendall George, final yr's first-round draft decide who returned this week after lacking a while. At Baseball America, Geoff Pontes recognized 10 youngsters who’ve put up unimaginable batted-ball stats to this point, and in that group have been infielder Jeral Perez, who received the Cal League participant of the week final week, plus l Outfielders Josue De Paula and Zyhir Hope:
Thus far, Hope's information is pristine. He makes contact 88.9% of the time within the zone, chasing at a 19.3% charge whereas exhibiting elite exit velocity. In reality, Hope's 108.7 mph ninetieth percentile exit velocity ranks within the prime 40 for the entire minor leagues. His batted ball angles are inconsistent, however he exhibits the flexibility to raise the ball in arduous contact.
Main League Baseball's oldest participant, Artwork Schallock, turned 100 on Thursday. Just a few weeks in the past, Daniel Brown on the Athletic had a pleasant profile of the left-handed pitcher who initially signed with the Dodgers in 1946 however was traded to the Yankees in 1951.
Schallock pitched in components of 5 main league seasons with the Yankees and Orioles. He was on the roster for 2 World Collection with New York, and he pitched in a single sport within the Fall Traditional, in 1953 towards Brooklyn. In Sport 4 at Ebbets Area, Schallock pitched two innings in reduction, permitting one run in his first body.
His first 4 batters confronted within the World Collection have been all Corridor of Famers – Jackie Robinson (left area lineout), Gil Hodges (strikeout), Roy Campanella (stroll), Duke Snider (RBI double). Schallock this week recalled that have with Steve Henson to the Los Angeles Occasions:
“It was fairly a thrill,” Schallock stated. “The explanation Casey Stengel known as me to pitch was that I used to be the one one within the bullpen who knew the Dodger batters. I had performed with the Brooklyn gamers and grew up with them.”
Former Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier was honored at his alma mater, Arizona State, on Saturday with a bobblehead reward.
Sam Miller's Pebble Looking e-newsletter is nearly all the time a compelling learn, and this week's essay on Patrick Corbin was no exception. However on this put up was an unimaginable enjoyable incontrovertible fact that I simply needed to share: “Phil Niekro, from 1977 to 1980, led the Nationwide League in losses. all 4 years. He additionally led the majors in WAR throughout that point interval.”
