It’s the start of the Dodgers postseason on Saturday, but here are some related and adjacent stories that aren’t necessarily about the National League Division Series.
Andy McCullough at The Athletic wrote about the Dodgers’ place in baseball heading into the postseason, and their role as the main antagonist for many about two months before Major League Baseball will lockout its players once the collective bargaining agreement expires. But he also wrote about the attention to detail the Dodgers have,
that hasn’t gone unnoticed by players old and new to the organization. From McCullough:
“We’ve done all the little things that we’ve needed to do, and we don’t get the credit for that,” Muncy said. “We just get the credit that we’re all big names on big contracts, and that’s why we won. And that’s not really the case.”
And the organization does the little things to enhance their performance, something Skubal had understood from afar. The Dodgers made headlines when the club purchased a second plane in 2025 so the players could fly separately. After the Tigers drafted Skubal in 2018, he played in the Class A Midwest League, where the Dodgers also had an affiliate.”They had two buses in Low A,” Skubal said. “That sounds like nothing. But having your own seat on a five-hour bus ride or a six-hour bus ride, instead of having to double up or lay on the floor, it matters.”
Former Dodgers catcher Russell Martin this week was elected to the Quebec Sports Hall of Fame. The Montreal native was a two-time All-Star in Los Angeles and was a Gold Glove Award and Silver Slugger Award winner in 2007 with the Dodgers. Martin played for four teams in his 14 major league seasons and made the postseason at least twice with all four teams. Kevin Glew at Cooperstowners in Canada has more on Martin’s latest honor.
Zach Ehrhard rounded out a very nice season for Triple-A Oklahoma City with four multi-hit games during the postseason, helping the Comets to a Pacific Coast League title and a win in the Triple-A championship game. In those four games, Ehrhard had nine hits in 17 at-bats, including a home run and three doubles, plus three walks and a hit by pitch, for tidy .529/.619/.882.
On Wednesday he was named at Baseball America as one of 15 prospects who dominated in the minor league playoffs.
“Ehrhard doesn’t have the upside of some of the other prospects on this list, but he’s a high-probability big leaguer,” wrote Ian Cundall at BA. “He ranks among the Top 30 prospects in the Dodgers’ system and could carve out a solid career as a backup outfielder.”
Baseball America ranks Ehrhard as the No. 12 prospect in the Dodgers’ system, with six outfielders above him, highlighting the strength of the position within the organization.
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