The time of the year is approaching where MLB clubs extend their PDC's with their minor league affiliates or start to look around for new Minor League partners. The Dodgers did not wait for the season to end. Yesterday you could read here that they have extended their PDC's with their AAA and AA affiliates. …
Misja Harcksen promoted to Ogden again
Thanks to his relatives I learned that Dutch pitcher Misja Harcksen was promoted by the Los Angeles Dodgers. But unlike earlier expectations, Misja has been promoted to the Ogden Raptors (high Rookie, Pioneer League). Just like last year, Misja spent most of the season in Glendale AZ with the AZL Dodgers. With the AZL Dodgers, …
What to expect from the Dutchies this year? Kenley Jansen
With Spring Training around the corner it is time to see how the players from the Kingdom of the Netherlands will do in the upcoming season. Of course there is no crystal ball and it is still up in the air, but in general you can make a decent prediction based on the performance of …
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Great Lakes Loons rebrand
As they already twittered a couple of days before, the Great Lake Loons have rebranded. The club announced some changes and that could only mean a new look for the team. https://twitter.com/greatlakesloons/status/686923812500320256 The event was announced as a 10th season kick-off event at Dow Diamond as the fans were invited to visit the ballpark to get a …
Summing up the Dutchies per MLB organization: Los Angeles Dodgers
After a few short episodes, this time a rather long one. In this epidose of "Summing up the Dutchies per MLB organization": Number of Dutchies: 7 Kenley Jansen: Kenley was signed by the Dodgers in 2005 as an undrafted free agent. In the first two years of his career he played for the Gulf Coast …
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Oklahoma City Dodgerized
As soon as the news was spread around that the owner group of the Dodgers had bought the Oklahoma City RedHawks, I had a hunch that the team (the RedHawks) would adopt the parent club's identity somehow. Until this off season, most Dodgers farm teams adapted their parent's identity more or less. The Chattanooga Lookouts …
Dutch Baseball Hangout 