| Josh Bell | 3B | View Bell's Player Page & Stats » |
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Birthplace: Lantana, FL
Opening Day Age: 21
Acquired: Fourth round pick in 2005
2007 Club(s): Great Lakes (A) / Inland Empire (A) |
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Scouting Report:
Rated as the 11th-best prospect in the Dodger organization and the ninth-best prospect in the
Midwest League by Baseball America...was tied for the ninth-best batting average (.289) and the fourth-best slugging
percentage (.470) in the Midwest League...played for the West Oahu CaneFires of the Hawaii Winter Baseball League following
the season and was named the leagues' 10th-best prospect by Baseball America...participated in the inaugural
Dodgers' Winter Development Program in January 2008.
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| Blake DeWitt | 3B | View DeWitt's Player Page & Stats » |
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Birthplace: Sikeston, MO
Opening Day Age: 22
Acquired: First round pick in 2004
2007 Club(s): Inland Empire (A) / Jacksonville (AA) |
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Scouting Report:
Rated as the fifth-best prospect in the Dodger organization by Baseball America...batted .390 with four homers and 25 RBI in June...batted .535 (23-for-43) during an 11-game hitting streak from June 13-26...played for the Peoria Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League following the season and batted .281 (16-for-57) in 16 games...participated in the inaugural Dodgers' Winter Development Program in January 2008.
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| Chin-Lung Hu | SS | View Hu's Player Page & Stats » |
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Birthplace: Tainan City, Taiwan
Opening Day Age: 24
Acquired: Non-drafted free agent 2003
2007 Club(s): Las Vegas (AAA) / Dodgers (MLB) |
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Scouting Report:
Was named the Dodgers' Branch Rickey Minor League Player of the Year and reached the big leagues for the first time in his career...was named to the World Team in the XM Radio All-Star Futures Game at AT&T Park in San Francisco on July 8 and earned the game's MVP Award, going 2-for-2 with two RBI...batted .241 (7-for-29) in 12 games (seven starts) for the Dodgers...made his Major League debut on Sept. 1 at San Diego.
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| Clayton Kershaw | LHP | View Kershaw's Player Page & Stats » |
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Birthplace: Dallas, TX
Opening Day Age: 20
Acquired: First round pick in 2006
2007 Club(s): Great Lakes (A) / Jacksonville (AA) |
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Scouting Report:
Rated as the #1 overall prospect in the Dodger organization and #1 prospect in the Midwest League by Baseball America...was also recognized as having the Best Fastball in the Dodger organization by the publication...
ranked as the #5 overall prospect in Minor League Baseball by Baseball Prospectus...held opposing hitters to the fifth-lowest batting average (.201, Double-A Jacksonville/Single-A Great Lakes) in all of Minor League Baseball...named Co-Pitcher of the Month in April when he went 2-0 with a 1.08 ERA (3 ER/25.0), 35 strikeouts and held the opposition
to a .188 batting average....named to the Midwest League All-Star team at midseason...played for the United States squad at the XM Radio Futures game in San Francisco on July 8 and was the youngest player on his team (fourth youngest
in the contest) at 19 years, 112 days old...ranked fifth in strikeouts (134) amongst Midwest League pitchers even with being promoted to Double-A Jacksonville in early August...participated in the inaugural Dodgers’ Winter Development Program in January 2008.
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| Andy LaRoche | 3B | View LaRoche's Player Page & Stats » |
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Birthplace: Fort Scott, KS
Opening Day Age: 24
Acquired: Thirty-ninth round pick in 2003
2007 Club(s): Las Vegas (AAA) / Dodgers (MLB) |
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Scouting Report:
Batted a combined .315 (136-for-432) with 27 doubles, 19 home runs and 81 RBI in 127 games at Double-A Jacksonville (62) and Triple-A Las Vegas (55). Had 19 multiple-hit games at Las Vegas, hitting safely in 40 of 55 games.
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| James McDonald | RHP | View McDonald's Player Page & Stats » |
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Birthplace: Long Beach, CA
Opening Day Age: 23
Acquired: Eleventh round in 2002
2007 Club(s): Jacksonville (AA) |
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Scouting Report:
Made 30 appearances (22 starts) with Class A Columbus, going 5-10 with a 3.98 ERA...was first in the South Atlantic League in shutouts (1); fifth in runs allowed (15) and first in complete games (2).
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| Jon Meloan | RHP | View Meloan's Player Page & Stats » |
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Birthplace: Houston, TX
Opening Day Age: 23
Acquired: Fifth round pick in 2005
2007 Club(s): Las Vegas (AAA) |
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Scouting Report:
Big right-hander is rapidly climbing the minor league ranks, moving through three levels in 2006...ranked as the fifth-best propsect in the organization by Baseball Prospectus and seventh-best prospect according to Baseball America...combined to go 3-1 with a 1.90 ERA and a 91/52 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 52 innings in 2006.
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| Chris Withrow | RHP | View Withrow's Player Page & Stats » |
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Birthplace: Midland, TX
Opening Day Age: 19
Acquired: First round pick in 2007
2007 Club(s): GCL Dodgers (R) |
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Scouting Report:
Coming soon.
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| Delwyn Young | RHP | View Youngs's Player Page & Stats » |
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Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Opening Day Age: 25
Acquired: Fourth round pick in 2002
2007 Club(s): Las Vegas (AAA) / Dodgers (MLB) |
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Scouting Report:
Batted .273 (145-for-532) and tied the franchise record with 140 games played (Joe Lansford, 1983) for Triple-A Las Vegas...led all Dodger minor leaguers in games played and at-bats (532)... Recipient of the Mayor's Trophy, which is the MVP as voted by the fans... Pacific Coast League leader with 42 doubles, which was the fourth-highest single-season total in team history.
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