Brian Crawford, Author at Baseball Essential

Dodgers Prospect Max Hewitt Adjusting to Pro Ball

Jun 13, 2022

Interviews, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minor League Baseball

Prospect Max Hewitt has been making the adjustment to affiliated baseball this past year and he's loving it so far. Hewitt, who signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers a year ago, came into camp as a catcher but is...

Dodgers Prospect Cole Percival Making a Name for Himself in Pro Ball

Brian Crawford

May 31, 2022

Features, Interviews, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minor League Baseball

Right-handed pitcher Cole Percival is working hard as a member of the High-A Great Lakes Loons rotation. Percival, the son of former MLB pitcher Troy Percival, is making a name for himself in pro ball. Pitch...

Dodgers’ Prospect Braydon Fisher Pitching Well for High-A Great Lakes

Brian Crawford

May 23, 2022

Interviews, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minor League Baseball

Right-handed pitcher Braydon Fisher joined the High-A Great Lakes Loons in April after a brief stint with Low-A Rancho Cucamonga. For Fisher, this season is his first in High-A and he's enjoying everything abou...

Dodgers Prospect Cole Duensing Enjoying his Bullpen Role

Brian Crawford

Apr 27, 2022

Features, Interviews, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minor League Baseball

Right-handed pitcher Cole Duensing has found a new home in the Los Angeles Dodgers system. Duensing, who began his career with the Angels, has found the transition to his new club an enjoyable one so far. "T...

Dodgers Prospect Zack Plunkett Looking for Consistency

Brian Crawford

Oct 20, 2021

Features, Interviews, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minor League Baseball

The 2021 season was a big one for right-handed pitcher Zack Plunkett. This year presented Plunkett with an opportunity to showcase what he could do on the mound after transitioning from catching to pitching two...

Dodgers Prospect Lael Lockhart Working on his Pitches

Brian Crawford

Oct 20, 2021

Features, Interviews, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minor League Baseball

Left-handed pitcher Lael Lockhart got a brief taste of professional baseball this summer. Lockhart, who was selected in the ninth round in July, was able to make 10 relief appearances in pro ball in 2021. In...

Dodgers RHP Prospect Cameron Gibbens Enjoying Late Inning Work

Brian Crawford

Jun 14, 2021

Features, Interviews, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minor League Baseball

Right-handed pitcher Cameron Gibbens is enjoying his late-inning work for the High-A Great Lakes Loons. Gibbens, who generally comes into games in either the eighth or ninth inning, likes the feel of getting ou...

Dodgers LHP Prospect Alec Gamboa Improving His Pitches

Brian Crawford

Jun 2, 2021

Features, Interviews, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minor League Baseball

Left-handed pitcher Alec Gamboa is making strides on the mound for the High-A Great Lakes Loons. And while Gamboa is still in the early stages of his professional career, the lefty has already tweaked his chang...

Dodgers Prospect Logan Boyer Enjoying Rotation Work

Brian Crawford

May 21, 2021

Features, Interviews, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minor League Baseball

Right-handed pitcher Logan Boyer is excited about his role in the High-A Great Lakes Loons rotation. Boyer, who spent three seasons at San Diego State University before turning pro, talks about his transition f...

Dodgers RHP Morgan Cooper Healthy Once Again

Brian Crawford

May 18, 2021

Features, Interviews, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minor League Baseball

Right-handed pitcher Morgan Cooper is healthy once again after a series of surgeries delayed the start of his professional career. After being drafted back in 2017, Cooper would wait until this season to make h...

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