I wonder how many of these prospects will make contributions to the big club in 2009. McDonald and Elbert have a good shot to make a significant impact. I’d guess DeJesus & Paul get a cup of coffee at some point (most likely September), and Garate and Miller have chances to contribute as well (Garate moreso than Miller).

Will Lambo see Chavez Ravine in 2009?

While I think it’s great to have 4 players from last year’s draft in our BA Top 10, do you think that’s more a reflection of their talent, or perhaps more a result of a system weakened by graduations and trades?

It’s probably a combination of both, but perhaps one factor is more prevalent than the other.

The system is weaker, but Eovaldi was really overlooked it seems.

Whenever I saw clips or pictures I kept thinking, “he lasted until the 11th round?” :o

For somebody who already went through Tommy John, his mechanics didn’t look bad either.

but if Martin, Eovaldi, and Withrow can get it together it would be a nice trio to follow McDonald/Elbert/Lindblom up the ladder.

I still have a gut feeling that John Dutton is going to amount to something.

…and is surprising to me is how low Baseball America has ranked Ivan DeJesus Jr among Dodger Prospects. It seems most other publications currently have Ivan pegged as the first, second, or third best prospect in the Dodgers’ system. But I cannot tell if Baseball America’s ranking of Ivan as sixth is an insult to DeJesus or perhaps a positive sign of growing strength and depth in the Dodgers’ Farm System…