Chattanooga Lookouts Roster
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 6, 2010 12:01 PM PDT
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The top two prospects in the system will help fill out the Lookouts Roster along with some interesting outfielders.
The rotation has the gem of system in Chris Withrow who will be the main focus of our attention this summer. If everything goes to plan we can expect to see Withrow in Sept. Timothy Sexton would be the next highest prospect in the rotation. The rest of the rotation will be built from the likes of John Koronka, Jesus Castillo, Alberto Bastardo, Mario Alvarez, andr James Adkins. I'm fairly certain that Castillo and Bastardo will be in the rotation but not sure who else will be. Alvarez still intrigues me and supposedly had a great minor league camp.
Javy Guerra will headline the bullpen with help from Krebs, Sartor, and Garcia. Hopefully they will transition Adkins into the bullpen since it seems obvious he is not going to make it in the rotation.
Lucas May looks to build on his solid 2009 season and show AJ Ellis that the Dodgers have more then one option for the backup job next year.
First base will belong to Eduardo Perez who might have a future as an Olmedo Saenz type.
The Dodgers have jumped the keystone combo from the Loons all the way to Chattanooga. Jamie Pedroza will man 2nd base and try to build a career as a utility player. Or maybe he can become Dan Uggla when we let him go in the Rule Five draft. Pedroza took a strange path to AA, as he was in High A in 2008 only to get moved to Low A in 2009, and now he's finally in AA where he expected to be in 2009.
At SS will be the hope diamond in Dee Gordon who was the CO-MVP of the MidWestern League last year. Many have rated Gordon as the top prospect in the Dodger system which is quite a jump for the former 4th round pick in 2008. He has wowed scouts with his tools and work ethic from the moment he first stepped onto the diamond. If he comes close to meeting the expectations he will have been the steal of the 2008 draft. His ETA may have moved up with the Dodgers aggressively skipping him from Low A to AA. They did the same thing with Andrew Lambo last year and the results were not pretty.
Looks like 3rd base is also going to belong to a 2009 Loon by the name of Anthony Hatch. Hatch was taken from the Blue Jays last year in the minor league draft and did quite well for the Loons but he is already 26 years old.
The Lookouts will feature two top 10 prospects in Andrew Lambo and Trayvon Robinson. Headed into 2009, Lambo was generally regarded as the top position prospect but after a less then stellar effort in 2009 he has been passed. Lambo will play LF and try to prove that 2009 was simply the result of being young for his level. In CF Trayvon Robinson will be trying to prove that his offensive outburst in 2009 was not simply a Cal League illusion but a consolidation of his numerous skills. RF is reserved for Scott Van Slyke who also had a breakout year in the Cal League. Thomas Giles will try to force his way into some playing time.
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This team is great. Withrow and Gordon are the new Billingsley/Guzman (when he was still a great prospect).
http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/G/joel-guzman.shtml
Joel Guzman’s only had one good offensive year in the minors, in 2004 but it was all downhill from there.
Yeah
but it was a heck of a year for a 19 year old in AA.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I’m just saying, Gordon has a much better chance of reaching his potential since JtD was built on false hope.
Not many knew it was false hope in 2004.
He had a long swing but he was 19 putting up an MLE of a slug % of .500 in AA.
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Off-topic: some times I just don't get Tony Jackson
There was more bad leadoff hitting by Rafael Furcal, who struggled to a .335 on-base percentage last year. He went 0 for 3 in this one while it was still a contest, then drew a walk and singled in his final two plate appearances after the Pirates had built a six-run lead
Batting in the major leagues is hard. TJ is going to harp on when Furcal was able to reach base? A legitimate criticism would be that Furcal didn’t make any good contact yesterday.
There’s this also:
[Manny] looked completely out of his element on a couple of balls hit in his general direction in left field in the third inning. One of them fell unchallenged into the front row of the stands, right in the corner by the foul pole, a place where the wall isn’t all that high. It was the second home run of the game by Garrett Jones and the one that put the Pirates ahead to stay.Is there a point to this? We all know Manny lacks as a LF, is aging, and the legs are going. I don’t recall any complaints in the TBLA game thread on these plays and as I watched them on TV, I didn’t think Manny had a play on either, and I recall him converging toward the wall when Jones’ second HR landed. On top of that, both balls were hit near the line by left-handed pull hitters off RHP (Padilla). There was enough going wrong in that game without have to search for more that might not be there..
The other ball hit Ramirez’s way was a high pop by Ryan Doumit that fell in shallow left for a double.
Ramirez probably had no chance at either ball — he had been shading Jones toward left-center and playing Doumit deep. But he also went after Jones’ ball with what could best be described as a slow jog, and his first reaction on Doumit’s ball appeared to come about the time it was arcing back toward Earth.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
The thing with Manny is
if he decides he does not have a play he doesn’t run hard. If we want him to last 140 games this year we probably need him to play like that but he will get boos big time in LA when a pop fly lands in medium LF along the foul line and he’s jogging to the ball 30 feet away.
Fans like to see hustle even if the play can’t be made. Casey Blake went as far as I’ve seen a 3rd baseman go for that ball and Manny was just trotting over. I understand it, but it still bugs me, and it evidently bugged Tony.
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I can not stand the shit he takes for making a calculated effort on balls hit in the corner at DS. balls that are obviously going to be a double off the bat, he cautiously plays the carom and hits Furcal on the money for the cutoff every time. I see it as smart, but so many people think he is not hustling.
Agreed
I will take that every time as opposed the to the SD left fielder that just watched Stephen Drew’s hit turn into a inside the park homer
by robotmadeofnails on Apr 6, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
He is a 1st baseman masquerading as a LF for the time being
but the kid can hit.
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Jackson's entire column / recap
Was negative. It read to me as someone with a spring full of frustrations that simply all spilled out yesterday.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 6, 2010 12:53 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
One interesting thing about Tony is how far he's come on Andre Ethier
Two years ago, he wanted Pierre to start instead of Ethier. This year in ESPN’s preseason predictions, Jackson picked Ethier for NL MVP.
There are legit complaints to be made about Manny in the field, but I’d rather those complaints were saved for catchable balls. It’s one thing to ask him to hustle, it’s another to expect him to be Matt Kemp … or for that matter, Rodney McCray.
McCray
It’s been a while since I have watched that video. To YouTube!
by Eric Stephen on Apr 6, 2010 1:05 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Huh, never realized the guy that hit that ball
…was a former Dodger. Chip Hale.
If Tony really picked Andre to be MVP
then he must think the Dodgers are going to the postseason and that Pujols is kidnapped.
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Tony is not a homer
based on his reporting I always got the feeling he didn’t even like the Dodgers.
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Well
From an observational stand point, Furcal didn’t look great. :o
by Chad Moriyama on Apr 6, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Withrow
I, for one, don’t want to see Withrow in L.A. this year. I hope they go slowly with him. Assuming all goes well, he can join us mid-year in 2011.
When Withrow is pitching for Houston
you might get part of your wish.
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When has Ned
ever traded for someone with a huge existing contract?
http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/2005/01/houston-astros.html
These Ned guys and Ned moves seem based in myth and not reality.
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Only when the required cash comes with the contract, e.g., Manny.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Free Agent year
Ned has never ever traded for a player who has a double digit Million dollar deal that does not expire in their current season. Ever. Loaiza was the closest thing to it.
Carlos Lee is the exact opposite of a Ned player.
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Exactly
So Trayvon Robinson for Pedro Feliz would be a better example.
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what do you mean by this statement?
who do u think ned is going to trade withrow for? oswalt?
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Wolf against Greg Smith tonight
If the Rockies can win this matchup I’ll be impressed. After tomorrow night both teams should be 1 – 1.
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From Brewers beat writer Tom Haudricourt:
Brewers LHP Randy Wolf, who surrendered 4 extra-base hits to LH batters all of last year, has surrendered 2 in his first 2 innings
his BAA against left handeed and domination of LHB was an aberation last year
he was never that good vs lefties… i think it was a one year fluke
I’m hijacking this thread to report that they upgraded Velma in the new Scooby Doo cartoon. (Actually called Mystery Inc.)
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Fangraphs
Has Dave Allen of Fangraphs gone off the deep end?
“St. Louis had the worst-optimized lineup. The big problem for them, in addition to having Chris Carpenter batting 9th, was Albert Pujols batting 3rd. As noted above, the studies of lineup optimization shows that the 2nd, 4th and 5th spots should all have better hitters than the third, so having the game’s best hitter bat third really hurts.”
No
He’s going by “the book’s” lineup optimization.
by Chad Moriyama on Apr 6, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
My hunch is that ESPN did not want to pay for two sites when they already have one
as part of their ESPN Los Angeles family.
I told Eric last night that he should just tell everyone who asks for a season preview
Go buy MSP and read that well written season preview.
I would have Pujols nowhere but 3rd. Batting him 3rd means he gets to hit every first inning, and has the potential to extend more innings and get more at bats during the season.
Why hit him 1st when there would be no one to drive in the first inning and the 7 8 and 9 hitters later on in the game, and hitting 2 it gives just 1 more batter of an opportunity for a run driving in opportunity. 3rd is the optimal spot in the lineup for baseball’s best hitter.
Why would a power hitter like Pujols hit 1st or 2nd? So he can hit more solo homeruns than he already does? I know he also gets on base better than any leadoff hitter in baseball, but that power goes almost wasted hitting leadoff and to a lesser extent second. Would you really hit Pujols 1st or 2nd if he was a Dodger?
Except you need to keep in mind the people behind him and how often they hit into double plays.
by robotmadeofnails on Apr 6, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
BTW - As good as Withrow is right now
It is doubtful he had as much upside as Greg Miller did in 2003.
Don't be breaking my heart with Miller reminders
I put that to bed when Kershaw and Billingsley actually made it.
Speaking of the broken hearted how bizarre is it that I never watch American Idol and the one time I watch a lovely girl sings “What becomes of the broken hearted” and gets bounced from the show. Yet the damn song keeps circulating in my brain. Her version not the good one.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Yeah that is why I kind of want to put the "minotaur" status on Mr. Withrow
Though I am not sure he is at that level yet.
I happened to see that.
I gave up a five-year AI habit last year, but happened to catch her singing that while my wife was watching. Love that song – she butchered it.
Interesting that the one time you watch, my favorite (Siobhan) has her worst performance by far. I am looking for a HUGE comeback tonight.
On Sunday, my family and I were trying to decide which in Beatles song Siobhan would try to execute a high note. We thought it would be funny if she sang, “I want to hold your HAAAAAAAAND!” :)
Funny
I forgot about that song, and just read a column offering that same suggestion. It is perfect IMO.
I was shocked at how much I enjoyed
“Across the Universe”
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This is the first year I have watched Idol
and I was a big Didi fan. She didn’t do so well on that song, but I felt she has been unfairly judged relative to other contestants on past performances.
It's funny
at church, he would sing every week. One week I told my wife, I wonder if he could do this for a living? He is a cool guy. Great wife. Really nice family. Haven’t seen him in a year or so. I guess my earlier post should have read went.
Kershaw and Lincecum And Anybody Else...
…you care to name didn’t have as much upside as Miller had in 2003. An 18-year-old pitcher striking out 13, 14 Double A batters a game and walking one? Hall of Fame talent..
Yes, Greg Miller Is Out Of Baseball. So Is Mark Prior. What's Your Point?
Nothing to do with the talent they had. Arm Injuries can be death to a pitcher’s career.
Greg Miller was the big star of the 2002 draft class
Loney, Broxton and Martin of course are main players on the Dodgers today and McDonald may soon be with them but Miller was the one who would be battling Kershaw and Bills for Ace status.
Just Comparing Apples and Apples
What Miller was able to do as an 18 year old in AA was more impressive then what Strasburg was able to do as an 18 year old at San Diego State.
Miller: K/9 of 13.5
Strasburg: K/9 of 11.4.
Of course, Millers peformance in AA was only over 4 games, but if you were taking a snap shot of the upside at that time compared to Strasburg as an 18 year old, the upside would be higher for Miller.
by Michael White on Apr 6, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
And he was lefthanded
There was a possibility that the Dodgers might have called him up instead of Edwin Jackson.
Strasburg May Also Be a Hall Of Fame Talent...
…but he’s 21 and has yet to throw a pitch in the minors or majors.
Thanks for the reply. I was curious what you thought of him. I seemed to be the only one singing his praises here.
When you start off saying someone is the best talent in a generation
Its hard to carry on a conversation. Look he appears to have all the tools but I don’t expect him to roll out Clemens and Gooden numbers in his first year. But he might do that.
Being able to throw fast is a great physical skill but that does not guarantee MLB success.
I think everyone is very fair here but try to remember that a lot of us have seen a lot of great players so we might be hesitant to immediately call someone great. That;s all.
Ben McDonald, Mark Prior
I’ve seen em come
I’ve seen em go
but ain’t nobody
got what
the Strawman has got
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Ben McDonald
I thought he was a sure thing. Just like the dude from Wichita St…..I think he was a Dodger….sorry, I blocked the guy out of my mind :)
Dewayne Staats looks like a SNL character
by robotmadeofnails on Apr 6, 2010 4:04 PM PDT reply actions
My favorite Greg Miller stat
aside from 2007, when he walked 10.4 per nine and struck out 11.4 per nine…
is that he only gave up 15 homers in 422 minor league innings, including just five home runs in 137 IP in the Cal League.
C'mon, Tony Jackson
from his otherwise fine column on Kershaw:
There was a time when Chad Billingsley — like Kershaw, a first-round draft pick who became the Dodgers’ top pitching prospect the moment he came into the organization — had that potential. Now, almost five years after his big league debut, Billingsley is still trying to find himself.
Billingsley’s debut was June 15, 2006. It hasn’t yet been four years. No need to exaggerate to embellish your point.
Go easy on Tony
He can’t be expected to keep up with guys like you. Its not like writing these columns is his day job….
by Michael White on Apr 6, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude has been ponding on the Dodgers for the last couple of days. I don’t/haven’t read much of his stuff being relatively new to this stuff. But he rarely has anything good to say about us. Poor guy needs a beer and some….. you get the picture. :)
Seems like Tony
either had a great vacation and is grumpy to be back at work
or
had a lousy vacation and is grumpy to be back at work
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I don’t even think it’s that complicated. I think Tony – whom I like personally – is very much a “what have you done for me lately” guy.
I don't
have enough material to know what he “really” thinks. I know he seems pretty frustrated with the Dodgers
Is he any more down on the Dodgers than everyone at the Times, or for that matter most Dodger fans that I encounter?
Cause and effect
would the casual fan be that down on the Dodgers if the beat writer wasn’t always negative about a team that has gone to the NLCS two years in a row?
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Great point ...
I just don’t think it’s limited to Jackson. Show me a mainstream writer who has anything good to say about the Dodgers overall. Basically, it’s love for Kemp, Kershaw and Ethier – the rest are considered junk.
And that love
came belatedly.
What bothers me, is that I recognize the Dodgers have holes but when the mainstream always focuses on the negative it is hard for me to want to write about those holes leaving me to focus on the pluses to try to counteract the negative.
You did a great job on the bullpen but I just as easily written could have written a negative bullpen column but have no desire to go there and instead hope your take proves correct.
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I'm with you
In a sense, I could do a better job being critical of the team – but so many are so critical, what can I say that’s particularly insightful? I don’t think Padilla is going to be that good this year, but it’s hardly the end of the world that he’s back. The bullpen might have problems this year, but nothing on the scope of what others in the past 24 hours have voiced.
I doubt it
I don’t live in California and don’t read anything from the Times, so I have no frame of reference there. He just has the forum to express it. Maybe that is how I should have written it.
I’d be less caught up in the math error than the idea that Billingsley no longer even has the potential to be great.
Yeah, its not like TJ has an issue with Chad
He never comments about his control or things like that.
Not on TW
I had to buy the package yesterday.
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Brandon be back
http://www.truebluela.com/2010/4/6/1408435/new-blog
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Brandon Wahl
from reflections of blue.
Our Brendan is busy and had a tough year. Things are looking up and he may visit us again.
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That link isn’t Brandon Wahl though. Reflections of Blue is back, sort of, but only in Twitter form:
http://twitter.com/reflectnsofblue
That link is a different Brandon.
I just realized I'd mixed them up
So many Brandon’s when I saw the new blog just assumed it was Brandon Wahl. Now that I’ve looked at my link I realize we have a new blogger in town.
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Off Topic
but “Book of Kells” is an interesting movie about a subject I knew nothing about and now find incredibly fascinating. My wife found it to dark but being an Irish movie bad things have to happen.
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I am way behind in reviewing that
Got a copy of the DVD a couple of weeks ago. I liked it, lovely animation, really provocative and yes dark tale. I thought the story kinda peters out at end, not all that satisfying, but I liked it nonetheless.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
I thought the
marauders were going to open the book and shrink in size to normal people and become converted.
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I thought something like that too
Maybe in Secret of Kells II: The Quickening?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Brett Favre
is now a grandfather. Play QB next year or retire and play “PaPa”. I bet he picks football. LOL
Off topic but Jason Repko
is now property of the Twins. Will play for their AAA team though. Maybe it’s a good opportunity for him. Or maybe it’s just more of the same. I wish him luck!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
I am mad for not realizing this in time for the game recap yesterday
George Sherrill
2009: 2 runs allowed in 27.2 IP as a Dodger
2010: 3 runs allowed in 0.2 IP
when will the minor league season kick off??
are there going to be those daily recaps like last year?
Was it Silverwidow
who said that Carlos Gonzalez would hit .320-.330 this year? Whoever it was is brilliant. Dude is 5-6 so far this year. Is this considered a small sample size? :)
the only out he has made so far is a DP
but even that out was a very tough play for the 2nd basemen and he could have had a hit….
Stanford
is attempting to book end Connecticut’s 77 game winning streak with a win tonight. Connecticut’s last loss was to the Cardinal.
Notre Dame book ended UCLA’s 88 game winning streak. That is weird stuff. And Stanford would be in the midst of a 56 game winning streak, if you take out 2 Connecticut losses.
I know you don’t care. I thought it was interesting. :)
that is very interesting..
go cardinals… only in WW college bball tho and today tho
that is some rivalry
If Stanford wins
by Julio Nievas on Apr 6, 2010 6:22 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
will the giants ever give up a run???
or is houstons offense that bad…
houstons offense is pretty bad
feliz as your 5 hitter..
never heard of 6-8 hitters… wow they have a bad lineup besides bourn pence and lee
Which is why
I expect that the Astro’s will be forced this year to deal because the current is bleak and the future is bleaker unless they move some veterans for prospects even though they never do it.
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Astros trying to get on the board
but replay officials are taking their time
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Baltimore Bullpen Fail
Rays win
Awesome
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Corners with 1 out for the Rox
Wolfiie still pitching.
Does anyone
know where I can find out how long games last? I am wondering about the average game vs a Yankee/Red Sox game. It seems like they play for 4 hours every time they get together. thanks in advance
rockies lose
cargo 2 for5 .600 ba so far
randy wolf 6 2/3 innings 4 ER 8 Ks..
wishing he was our opening day starter..
which one happens first...
astros score a run or giants give up a run?
Astros score first. Hunter Pence walks to lead off the 4th. Advances to 2nd on a wild pitch. Moves to 3rd on a FC. Scores on a Sac Fly hit by some dude you have probably never heard of…..unless you are coolguy or silverwidow. :)
Dude I’m special. I guess I’m thinking its a tie. Although, as good as they’ve looked so far, it may take 4 games.
by keithc13 on Apr 6, 2010 10:45 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Waiting for a download and board so.......
Does anyone know if DeWitt is a natural lefty? I assume he just learned how to throw right. To play the infield. But my nephew actually naturally does the opposite. Throws left hits right, wrights left.
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