True Blue L.A.: My Dodgers Top 200 “Prospect” Ranking

Welcome to the most comprehensive analysis of the Dodgers minor league system.  For the next few months, I am going to provide a summary of every player in the Dodgers minor league system who meets the following qualifications:  (1) played in the Dodgers minor league system during 2009, or was injured during the entire 2009 season; (2) is still with within the Dodgers organization as of season end; (3) is under 28 years old as of Opening Day 2010; and (4) the player is still considered a prospect by Baseball America Standards, which means that pitchers must have less than 50 innings pitched in the majors, and hitters must have less than 130 at bats in the majors.  Like Baseball America, I do not take into account service time, and therefore it is possible that I have included prospects who will not technically be rookies in 2010 (i.e. Brent Leach).

The players are going to be listed by how I rank them as a prospect.  Just like last year, the list is almost exactly 200 players, and I will start from #200 (actually, #201 this year), and work my way to who I think is the #1 prospect in the Dodgers system.  I’ve included where each prospect played in 2009, how each was acquired by the Dodgers, their height, weight, and age as of the start of the 2010 season, and finally their 2009 combined minor league statistics.  Also, since this is my second year completing these rankings, I’ll include my prior year ranking, my review of how accurate I was during my prior year ranking, and obviously a current year discussion about the player.  I will generally post 10 players at a time, and will try to post at least once a week.  The first 100 players will probably be unknown to most people, but look at it as a way to get to know the Dodgers minor league system even better.  Feel free to discuss, comment, and let me know what you think.