dodgers, part two
the dodgers have a pile of extremely talented, extremely young prospects. last time we talked about baseball america's top ten, plus willy aybar. this time we'll talk about the rest.

there may be some i haven't identified. in case i haven't said it yet, the dodgers farm system is fucking retarded.

Career Pitching Statistics for Hong-chih Kuo:
Year Team         Lg. Age Org Lvl    IP   H  HR  BB  SO  WAL  CON  HRP   ERA
2000 San Bernardi Cali 19 La  A     3.0   0   0   0   7 .000 .222 .000  0.00
2002 GCL Dodgers  GCL  21 La  Rk    6.0   4   0   1   9 .043 .591 .000  4.50
2002 Vero Beach   FSL  21 La  A     8.0  11   0   2   8 .054 .771 .000  6.75
2004 Columbus     SAL  23 La  A     6.0   8   0   4  10 .133 .615 .000  4.50
2005 Vero Beach   FSL  24 La  A    26.0  19   2  10  42 .093 .567 .036  2.08
2005 Jacksonville Sou  24 La  AA   28.1  22   1  11  44 .093 .589 .016  1.91
2005 LA Dodgers   NL   24 La  MLB   5.1   5   1   5  10 .192 .524 .091  6.75

hong-chih kuo hasn't had much playing time, but when he has played, he's dominated. cons of .567 and .589 in high-a and double-a after not really pitching anywhere ever. then he hit the bigs and, of course, posted a con of .524.

that was a small sample size but you gotta include this guy when you think about the future of the dodgers. you gotta include anyone that strikes out 96 batters in 59 innings.

he's from taiwan. does anyone know his story? i'm assuming he had injuries. if he can stay healthy, he's a force to be reckoned with. he's a lefty.

Career Batting Statistics for James Loney:
Year Team         Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB   W   K  HR  23  WAL  CON  POW  AVG
2002 Great Falls  Pio  18 La  Rk  170  27  18   5  25 .137 .894 .197 .371
2002 Vero Beach   FSL  18 La  A    67   6  10   0   6 .082 .851 .105 .299
2003 Vero Beach   FSL  19 La  A   469  44  80   7  34 .086 .829 .105 .276
2004 Jacksonville Sou  20 La  AA  397  45  75   4  21 .102 .811 .078 .238
2005 Jacksonville Sou  21 La  AA  510  61  87  11  33 .107 .829 .104 .284

james loney was a much bigger prospect two years ago. since then, he hasn't shown the improvement you'd expect. but he's still young. that's the thing. for a legitimate prospect, you'd like to see him in double-a at 22. but loney is 21. and he developed some power. he's gonna crush the ball in vegas.

he's a lefty.

Career Pitching Statistics for Mark Alexander:
Year Team         Lg. Age Org Lvl    IP   H  HR  BB  SO  WAL  CON  HRP   ERA
2001 U. of Missou NCAA 20 0   NCA   5.0  10   1   1   5 .038 .800 .050 10.80
2002 U. of Missou NCAA 21 0   NCA   7.0  16   0   3  10 .075 .730 .000 15.43
2003 U. of Missou NCAA 22 0   NCA  19.1  18   2   5  22 .062 .711 .037  5.12
2004 U. of Missou NCAA 23 0   NCA  54.2  50   4  18  59 .078 .724 .026  2.14
2004 Ogden        Pio  23 La  Rk   34.0  30   4   8  37 .057 .720 .042  2.65
2005 Vero Beach   FSL  24 La  A    65.1  64   6  23  91 .081 .650 .036  3.03

well. 91 strikeouts in 65 innings. that's about all there is to say. he's 24, but he just got out of college. i'm not saying he's their best prospect or anything, but he's a good example of the depth of the organization.

Career Pitching Statistics for Justin Orenduff:
Year Team         Lg. Age Org Lvl    IP   H  HR  BB  SO  WAL  CON  HRP   ERA
2002 George Washi NCAA 19 0   NCA  59.0  38   0  19  78 .081 .637 .000  1.68
2003 Va. Commonwe NCAA 20 0   NCA  95.0  70   8  26 120 .068 .662 .034  2.27
2004 Va. Commonwe NCAA 21 0   NCA 100.0  84   4  34 129 .081 .664 .016  2.43
2004 Ogden        Pio  21 La  Rk   43.2  46   4  25  57 .124 .678 .033  4.74
2005 Vero Beach   FSL  22 La  A    60.1  35   3  26  81 .107 .625 .022  2.24
2005 Jacksonville Sou  22 La  AA   66.1  59   6  24  65 .085 .748 .031  4.07

justin orenduff went to college and then shot all the way to double-a last year. he threw a pile of innings at virginia commonwealth. strikeouts are good. needs a little work on control.

Career Pitching Statistics for Julio Pimentel:
Year Team         Lg. Age Org Lvl    IP   H  HR  BB  SO  WAL  CON  HRP   ERA
2004 Columbus     SAL  18 La  A   111.1 106  14  47 102 .097 .768 .041  3.48
2005 Vero Beach   FSL  19 La  A   124.0 149   9  43 105 .076 .798 .022  5.08

julio pimentel is very, very young and he held his own in high-a last year. he's got a shot. a good shot. you hear people talk about it, but analysts still don't recognize the importance of a player playing above his age. it's a very good sign for future success. even if he barely gets by, it's a strong indicator.

Career Pitching Statistics for Jarod Plummer:
Year Team         Lg. Age Org Lvl    IP   H  HR  BB  SO  WAL  CON  HRP   ERA
2002 GCL Dodgers  GCL  18 La  Rk   33.2  28   0   7  41 .051 .682 .000  2.94
2002 Great Falls  Pio  18 La  Rk    2.0   1   0   1   1 .125 .857 .000  0.00
2003 GCL Dodgers  GCL  19 La  Rk    4.0   3   0   1   4 .063 .733 .000  2.25
2003 South Georgi SAL  19 La  A    18.2  12   2  10  21 .128 .691 .043  4.34
2004 Vero Beach   FSL  20 La  A    63.0  65   8  14  49 .052 .807 .039  3.86
2004 Columbus     SAL  20 La  A    22.0  13   4   5  23 .060 .709 .071  2.45
2005 GCL Dodgers  GCL  21 La  Rk    4.0   4   0   0   2 .000 .875 .000  4.50
2005 Vero Beach   FSL  21 La  A    25.1  22   1   7  23 .067 .765 .013  3.20
2005 Columbus     SAL  21 La  A    54.1  52   5   6  49 .027 .772 .030  4.14

jarod plummer is another quality arm in the dodgers minor league system. his strikeouts are good, but his control is fantastic. it shouldn't take him long to move up.

Career Batting Statistics for Cory Dunlap:
Year Team         Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB   W   K  HR  23  WAL  CON  POW  AVG
2004 Ogden        Pio  20 La  Rk  247  70  40   7  19 .221 .838 .126 .351
2005 Vero Beach   FSL  21 La  A   437  68  64   7  25 .135 .854 .086 .291

cory dunlap. he went to junior college, which is why he played in the pioneer league at age 20. then he skipped right to high-a and succeeded. he's a first baseman, which kind of hurts his chances, but he looks pretty good. his strike zone skills are strong. add a little power, which is likely, and he's a probable major-league player.

he's a lefty.

Career Batting Statistics for Anthony Raglani:
Year Team         Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB   W   K  HR  23  WAL  CON  POW  AVG
2002 George Washi NCAA 19 0   NCA 171  24  35   5  14 .123 .795 .140 .276
2004 George Washi NCAA 21 0   NCA 211  51  36  12  15 .195 .829 .154 .322
2004 GCL Dodgers  GCL  21 La  Rk   20   2   4   0   1 .091 .800 .063 .300
2005 Vero Beach   FSL  22 La  A   424  67  98  19  25 .136 .769 .135 .289

anthony raglani is from indiana, pennsylvania. i went to a national latin convention there once. he's a lefty outfielder, and he pounded the crap out of the ball in college. very good patience, and good power. contact could be the limiting factor. 2006 will be an important indicator in his development.

the last three guys are former prospects that are interesting to talk about.

Career Pitching Statistics for Greg Miller:
Year Team         Lg. Age Org Lvl    IP   H  HR  BB  SO  WAL  CON  HRP   ERA
2002 Great Falls  Pio  17 La  Rk   38.0  27   1  13  37 .084 .738 .010  2.37
2003 Vero Beach   FSL  18 La  A   115.2 103   5  41 111 .084 .753 .015  2.49
2003 Jacksonville Sou  18 La  AA   26.2  15   1   7  40 .069 .579 .018  1.01
2005 GCL Dodgers  GCL  20 La  Rk   12.0   7   0   4  14 .085 .674 .000  2.25
2005 Vero Beach   FSL  20 La  A     9.2   4   0   7  10 .175 .697 .000  0.93
2005 Jacksonville Sou  20 La  AA   13.0  14   1  15  17 .221 .679 .028  2.77

greg miller was my number 20 prospect in 2004. if you look at his 2003, you'll see why. a con of .579 in double-a at the age of 18. yeah, it's a small sample size, but he had a con of .579 in double-a at the age of 18.

i predicted his shoulder surgery would work out fine. obviously, i was wrong. but he pitched last year, at the age of 20, and his cons were good. control was bad.

it's entirely possible that he'll get it together and make it.

Career Batting Statistics for Cody Ross:
Year Team         Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB   W   K  HR  23  WAL  CON  POW  AVG
1999 GCL Tigers   GCL  18 Det Rk  142  16  28   4  11 .101 .803 .132 .218
2000 West Michiga Midw 19 Det A   441  64  83   7  26 .127 .812 .092 .267
2001 Lakeland     FSL  20 Det A   491  49  96  15  39 .091 .804 .137 .276
2002 Erie         East 21 Det AA  405  47  86  19  31 .104 .788 .157 .280
2003 Toledo       IL   22 Det AAA 479  37  86  20  41 .072 .820 .155 .287
2003 Detroit Tige AL   22 Det MLB  19   2   3   1   1 .095 .842 .125 .211
2004 Las Vegas    PCL  23 La  AAA 239  20  43  14  19 .077 .820 .168 .273
2005 Las Vegas    PCL  24 La  AAA 397  51 103  22  25 .114 .741 .160 .267
2005 LA Dodgers   NL   24 La  MLB  25   1  10   0   1 .038 .600 .067 .160

i don't even know if cody ross is a rookie. but look at this. at 22 he pounded the ball in toledo. he's always had power. then, he went to an extreme hitter's park in an extreme hitter's league, and he regressed for two straight years. i don't know what to make of it.

Career Batting Statistics for Brian Myrow:
Year Team         Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB   W   K  HR  23  WAL  CON  POW  AVG
1999 Winnipeg     Nort 23 0   Ind  67  12  15   1   7 .152 .776 .154 .284
2000 Winnipeg     Nort 24 0   Ind 190  42  37   4  16 .181 .805 .131 .305
2001 Tampa        FSL  25 Nyy A   149  32  29   3  12 .177 .805 .125 .255
2001 Winnipeg     Nort 25 0   Ind  88  31  11  10   9 .261 .875 .247 .386
2002 Tampa        FSL  26 Nyy A   228  51  45   5  13 .183 .803 .098 .280
2002 Norwich      East 26 Nyy AA  189  47  42   3  16 .199 .778 .129 .303
2003 Trenton      East 27 Nyy AA  467 123 113  18  39 .208 .758 .161 .306
2004 Columbus     IL   28 Nyy AAA 164  25  37   3  15 .132 .774 .142 .268
2004 Las Vegas    PCL  28 La  AAA 155  25  47   6  17 .139 .697 .213 .359
2005 Las Vegas    PCL  29 La  AAA 398  83  83  22  33 .173 .791 .175 .282
2005 LA Dodgers   NL   29 La  MLB  20   5   8   0   1 .200 .600 .083 .200

the toronto star says his name is byron. myrow went to college at louisiana tech, and was not drafted. so he went to canada and played in the independent northern league. for the winnipeg goldeyes.

he walked a lot, but he was nothing special. then, in 2001, he posted a .546 obp and an .830 slg in his first 88 at-bats. that got him noticed. the yankees picked him up, and he continued to walk and hit for power. and walk. and hit for power. and walk.

i don't know if he was ever good enough for the majors, but when i see lines like that .208 .758 .161 in trenton i think there's gotta be some use for him. anyway, de podesta picked him up in 2004 to add to the third base holdings in case adrian beltre didn't come back. he was the player to be named in the tanyon sturtze trade. i didn't notice it either.

that's the kind of well-thought-out move that goes totally unappreciated that paul de podesta was a master of. i just did a web search and there's a lot of hate for paul de podesta. that hatred is misplaced. he built a team that would have been a dynasty had he stayed on. instead, ned colletti is the gm, and they have a shot at a championship in a few years.

here's how it will go: colletti will get a year to "fix de podesta's mistakes". then the prospects will start rolling in, and the dodgers will win some divisions. colletti will be named a genius. de podesta will be building another contender. you hope it's your team.

but anyway back to myrow, the dodgers didn't offer him a contract. so he's a free agent. if i were colorado, i'd pick him up. high-wal, low-con, high-pow guys are the best value there.

he's a lefty.
- posted by julien @ 4:26 PM