3 Prospect Stars Of The Day 6/16/09

by ASUcruz on Jun 18, 2009 2:00 AM PDT

Three Stars of the Day 6/16/09

1. Trayvon Robinson - CF - Inland Empire 66ers (A+)

Robinson hit his ninth Home Run and his 19th double to help the 66ers beat Lancaster 10-5. Robinson was 2-5 overall with a run driven in an two runs scored. It was Robinson's 30th RBI of the year. The switch-hitter from Los Angeles has been a consistent performer for the 66ers. It is his second year in the Cali League and he has already surpassed most of his numbers from last year or is on pace to.

2. Jamie Ortiz - 1B - Inland Empire 66ers (A+)

Ortiz hit his first Home Run of the season and drove two runs to give him a total of three on the year. Ortiz was recently assigned to the 66ers on May 30th. Ortiz has hit poorly thus far in limited ABs but he has shown pretty good plate discipline, he has walked nine times and K'd 13 times.

3. Scott Van Slyke - RF - Inland Empire 66ers (A+)

Van Slyke was 1-5 but his only hit was his ninth Home Run of the season. Van Slyke's homer was a two-run shot giving him 41 RBI on the year, good enough for the team lead.

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Robinson’s performance, considering they just converted him to switch hitting last year, is impressive.

by pdotmac1 on Jun 18, 2009 6:39 AM PDT reply actions

I didn't know they he just switched. What was his natural side?

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Jun 18, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions

Probably a silly question

they always seem to take a RH and switch him to LH, I don’t really remember a LH learning how to hit RH.
Anyway his splits are:
.990 OPS against LHP
.808 OPS against RHP

a .800 OPS for just learning how to hit LH is impressive. Even more impressive is the .630 slug% against LHP.

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Jun 18, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions

Agreed.

Extremely impressive.

by Brendan Scolari on Jun 18, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions

Switch Hitting

Robinson started switch hitting in his first full pro season, 2006, at the Dodgers insistence. He hit well in rookie ball in 2005 just batting right handed, so I blamed his later struggles on the switch hitting. It has unquestionably slowed Robinson’s development. But now, in the fourth year of the experiment, it seems to be paying off.

And Phil, the reason for making a righty a switch hitter is because most pitchers are righties and because the running time to first base is slightly less if one is batting lefty.

by CanuckDodger on Jun 18, 2009 4:51 PM PDT reply actions

Right - I knew after I posted the question it was stupid. Should have just deleted it.

Thanks for commenting. Anytime you want to add to any of our prospect discussions or Dodgers in general, we enjoy your input.

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Jun 18, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions

+1

About Canuck being very informed, that is.

by Brendan Scolari on Jun 18, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions

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2012 Dodgers Payroll

Italics denote estimates
Pos	No	Player	2012 Salary
C	17	Ellis	$500,000	team control
1B	7	Loney	$6,375,000
2B	14	Ellis	$2,500,000
3B	5	Uribe	$8,000,000
SS	9	Gordon	$485,000	team control
LF	21	Rivera	$4,000,000
CF	27	Kemp	$10,000,000
RF	16	Ethier	$10,950,000

IF/OF	6	Hairston	$2,250,000
OF	10	Gwynn	$850,000
2B/3B	3	Kennedy	$800,000
C	18	Treanor	$850,000
IF	12	Sellers	$485,000	team control

SP	22	Kershaw	$6,000,000
SP	58	Billingsley	$9,000,000
SP	29	Lilly	$12,000,000
SP	37	Capuano	$3,000,000
SP	44	Harang	$3,000,000

CL	54	Guerra	$485,000	team control
RHP	74	Jansen	$500,000	team control
RHP	55	Guerrier	$4,750,000
RHP		Coffey	$1,000,000
RHP	66	MacDougal	$650,000
LHP	57	Elbert	$485,000	team control
RHP	36	Hawksworth	$500,000	team control

TJ	41	De La Rosa	$485,000	team control

		Manny	$8,087,432	deferred
		Andruw	$3,375,000	deferred
		Pierre	$3,050,000	deferred
		Furcal	$3,000,000	deferred
		Kuroda	$2,000,000	deferred
		Garland	$1,500,000	option buyout
		Blake	$1,250,000	option buyout

Totals			$112,162,432
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Players on 40-man roster used as roster fillers until moves are made. Current 40-man roster count: 40 (not including Belisario)

2012 Non-Roster Invitees

No	Player	Age*
63	Jose Ascanio rhp	27
61	Alberto Castillo lhp	36
60	Matt Chico lhp	29
35	John Grabow lhp	33
59	Angel Guzman rhp	30
47	Wil Ledezma lhp	31
72	Shane Lindsay rhp	27
62	Fernando Nieve rhp	29
73	Scott Rice lhp	30
70	Will Savage rhp	27
71	Ryan Tucker rhp	25

30	Josh Bard c	34
82	Griff Erickson c	24
81	Matt Wallachc	26
67	Jeff Baisley 3b/1b	29
62	Luis Cruz ss/2b	28
33	Josh Fields 3b	29
64	Lance Zawadzki if	27
56	Cory Sullivan of	32

*Age on June 30, 2012
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