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A Minor Review of 2009: Los Angeles Dodgers
by Marc Hulet - October 6, 2009 ‧ Comments (4) - Share this Article
Prospect ranking season is just around the corner. In anticipation of that,
we present an intro series looking at some of the players who deserve
mentioning but probably will not be appearing on their teams’ Top 10
lists. The popular series is back for a second year.
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Graduate: Ronald Belisario, RHP
Belisario was always one of those talented pitchers that bounced around
organizations because he could never truly turn his potential into results.
That changed pretty quickly after the Pirates organization gave up on
him. Belisario jumped from double-A to the Majors and posted a 2.04
ERA (but a 3.51 FIP) and allowed just 52 hits in 70.2 innings. He also
posted a walk rate of 3.69 BB/9 and a strikeout rate of 8.15 K/9. Belisaro
also did a nice job of limiting the home run (0.51 HR/9) thanks to a
56.0% ground-ball rate. He’s pretty much a one-pitch pitcher (He throws
the heater 85.3% of the time), but with a bowling-ball fastball that sits
around 95 mph, that’s pretty much all he needs.
Belisario 是那種天份很好，但是一直沒有辦法把他的潛力轉換成實績
的投手，也因此在好幾個球團之間遊走。但是這一切在Pirates放棄
他之後改變了。他從2A跳到大聯盟，在70.2局的投球中投出了2.04era
(但是FIP有3.51)的防禦率，而且只被打了52支安打，他的BB/9是
3.69，而K/9則有8.15。他也因為56%的滾地球率而擁有不錯的HR/9
(0.51)。基本上他只有一個球種(85.3%的時候都是投速球)，但是以他
95mph、如同保齡球般的速球，他大概也只需要一種球路。
The Riser: Tony Delmonico, C
Drafted as an infielder, Delmonico moved to catcher in 2009. It increased
his value as a prospect but it’s also slowed his ascent through the minors.
The crazy power numbers that he showed in his debut (.716 slugging)
have leveled off as expected but he still showed a good bat in ‘09 at
low-A ball, especially for a catcher. Delmonico’s work behind the plate
has received mixed reviews but most feel he’ll be good enough to stick
as a backstop. He threw out 26% of runners trying to steal against him.
An injured hand ended his season prematurely on Aug. 4.
以一個內野手的身分被選上的Delmonico在09年轉換到了捕手的位
置。這增加了他身為新秀的價值，但也同時減緩了他在小聯盟升級的
速度。他一開始的超強power (.716 SLG)如同預期般的緩慢下降，但
是他今年在low-A打的還是不錯，尤其是對一名捕手來說。對他在本
壘後方表現的評價有好有壞，但是大部分人都認為他可以勝任捕手一
職。他的阻殺率是26%。他的球季在八月四號因為手受傷而提早結束
了。
The Tumbler: Austin Gallagher, 3B
Affected by injuries, Gallagher’s career has been moving backwards
instead of forwards. After a solid debut, the third baseman was
promoted all the way high-A for the 2008 season. He held his own given
his age and lack of experience, but he played in just 78 games. Sent
down a step in ‘09 to low-A ball, Gallagher’s offense declined to a line
of .257/.319/.345, although his strikeout rate dropped five percent.
Unfortunately, he did not play after July 3 due to a torn labrum in his
throwing shoulder.
因為傷勢的關係，Gallagher的職業生涯不進反退。在亮眼的第一年
後，他在08年被直升到了high-A。08年出賽78場，但是對他的年
齡和經驗來說，已經打出了相對不錯的球季。在09年被下放到low-A
的Gallagher雖然k-rate下降了5%，但是還是只打出了.257/.319/.345
的成績。可惜的是在七月三號後他就因為肩膀的傷勢而停賽了。
The ‘10 Sleeper: Justin Miller, RHP
I’ll admit, Miller is a real sleeper. The right-hander had a rough year in
low-A and high-A. At the lower level, he posted a 4.70 ERA (4.25 FIP) and
allowed 125 hits in 115 innings of work. His walk rate was solid at 3.60
BB/9 but his strikeout rate was low-ish at 5.17 K/9. Upon a promotion to
high-A, Miller lost all seven starts and posted a 8.13 ERA, but his FIP was
just 5.18. He allowed 52 hits in 34.1 innings of work and his strikeout
rate dropped to just 3.67 K/9. What we have here is a pitcher that
pitches to contact with a crazy number of ground balls (61.9%) and an
average repertoire (88-92 mph fastball, slider, change). With better
defenses behind him, he could develop into a nice No. 4/5 starter or
middle reliever.
我承認，Miller真的只是個潛力股。這個右投在low-A跟high-A表現
的都不怎麼好。在low-A他投出了4.70的ERA(4.25 FIP)，並且在115
局中被打出125支安打。他的3.6 BB/9還不錯，但是5.17的K/9就
略低了。被升上high-A之後，他先發七場全敗，ERA高達8.13，但是
他的FIP只有5.18。他在34.1局中被打出52支安打，而且他的K/9
更掉到只有3.67。他是個丟球給你打的那種投手，有著瘋狂的滾地rate
(61.9%) 跟普通的球路(88-92mph速球，滑球，change)。如果他球隊
的守備更好的話，他可以成為一個不錯的四、五號先發或是長中繼。
Bonus: Andrew Lambo, OF
Lambo was identified as the ‘08 sleeper for the Dodgers after a very nice
campaign in low-A ball. He followed up with a promotion to double-A in
‘09 but his bat was much quieter. His overall line was .256/.311/.407 and
his homer total dropped from 18 in ‘08 to 11 in ‘09. However, he did hit
39 doubles, so there is some potential for some of those to jump up and
over the fence as Lambo matures as a hitter. Another positive was the
increase in his walk rate despite the promotion to double-A. The walk
rate rose from 5.3% to 7.3% and the strikeout rate dropped from 25.0%
to 19.3%. It wasn’t a stellar year but it wasn’t a complete waste, either,
as Lambo made some adjustments.
Lambo受到注意是在08年，他在low-A打的相當不錯。他在09年被
升上2A，但是打擊表現沒有之前亮眼。整體的成績是.256/.311/.407，
他的HR從08年的18隻掉到09年的11隻。但是他是有打出39隻
二壘打的，所以當Lambo的打擊更加成熟以後，那些二壘打裡面有
一些可能會飛出牆外。另外就是他的BB%跟K%的進步，從08年的
5.3% / 25.0% 到 09年的7.3% / 19.3%。並不是什麼驚人的球季，但是
Lambo還是有表現出一些進步。
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依照慣例，有錯請不吝指教，謝謝。