Chattanooga had the day off, so Chris Withrow will have to wait until tomorrow to make his second start of the season.

Albuquerque lost 8-7

Ivan DeJesus Jr – 2 for 4, 2B, R, BB (.259 BA)
Jamie Hoffman – 1 for 5, R, 2 K’s (.261 BA)
Russell Mitchell – 2 for 5, RBI, R (.261 BA)
Chin Lung Hu – 1 for 2, RBI (.190 BA)
Xavier Paul – 0 for 1 (.333 BA)

James McDonald – 6.2 IP, 7 Hits, 3 ER, 4 BB, 8 K’s (3.09 ERA)
Jon Link – 1 IP, 3 Hits, 2 ER, 2 BB, K (7.71 ERA)

BOXSCORE

Chattanooga did not play today

Inland Empire lost 4-3

Alfredo Silverio – 0 for 4, RBI, 2 K’s (.182 BA)
Kyle Russell – 1 for 4, K, HBP (.375 BA)
Steven Caseres – 0 for 3, BB (.263 BA)
Austin Gallagher – 2 for 4, 2B (.263 BA)

JonMichael Redding – 5 IP, 6 Hits, 4 ER, 5 BB, K (6.00 ERA)
Cole St Clair – 1 IP, Hit, 0 R, BB, 2 K’s (0.00 ERA)

BOXSCORE

Great Lakes lost 2-1

Brian Cavazos-Galvez – 0 for 4 (.308 BA)
Jerry Sands – 1 for 4, R (.435 BA)
Angelo Songco – 1 for 3, BB (.259 BA)
JT Wise – 0 for 2, BB, K (.286 BA)
Brian Ruggiano – 0 for 1 (.206 BA)
Gorman Erickson – 0 for 2, RBI, K (.455 BA)

BOXSCORE

Player of the Day – Ivan DeJesus Jr, 2B/SS

Slim pickins, but DeJesus had himself a nice day. He played SS today but doesn’t have great range or reliable accuracy on his throws. He’d fit in perfectly as a defense-first 2B, were DeWitt deemed expendable and/or ineffective. Ivan has no power to speak of, but he makes good contact and draws a ton of walks. Not a burner but will steal a base every now and then. Ideal #1/#2 hitter.

I had a cheesy grin on my face as I read the Top 200 Prospect list put out by True Blue LA.  The Dodgers do not have 200 Prospects.  They have about 20 PROSPECTS and 180 SUSPECTS!  However, the Dodgers Organization is not nearly as bereft of prospects as some think.  We don’t have a bunch that are major-league ready, but DeJesus, Lindblom, Elbert, Haeger, Schlichting and Leach are all close to ready and while I don’t see any as “superstars” I believe that some of them will be very good players.  However, we are in a position where we don’t need a bunch of young players RIGHT NOW.

Behind the players mentioned above are Gordon, Lambo, Robinson, Van Slyke, Russell, Withrow, Adkins, Martin, Eovaldi, May, Mitchell, Baez, Jansen, Delmonico, Gallagher, Miller and Guerra.  Some of those guys will be complete “busts” and others who are not on the radar will step up.   Additionally, last years draft has yielded some very good prospects. 

All-in-all, we have 4 or 5 young players who could make the team this year and the second wave is another year or two away.  We don’t have the Jacksonville Five, but in 2011 you could see the Lambo Leap! Read the full story

The Top 10 - In No Particular Order

I have no clue where this “Debacle in the Ravine will take us, but I’d say Jamie does not have the upper hand.   No, I’m not going to speculate on who we will sign and who we won’t or who we should trade.  Today, I just want to do some “farming.”  Let’s take a look at the Dodgers top prospects. Read the full story