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2013 Minor League Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers

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Organizational Talent Rankings via Baseball America
2012 (23) | 2011 (12) | 2010 (21) | 2009 (23) | 2008 (6)

2012 Affiliate Records
MLB: [86-76] NL West
AAA: [80-64] Pacific Coast League – Albuquerque
AA: [73-65] Southern League – Chattanooga
A+: [68-72] California League – Rancho Cucamonga
A: [67-73] Midwest League – Great Lakes

Arizona Fall League Players — Mesa Solar Sox
Eric Eadington (LHP); Onelki Garcia (LHP); Red Patterson (RHP); Chris Reed (LHP); Andres Santiago (RHP); Gorman Erickson (C)

Graduated Prospects of Note
Nathan Eovaldi (RHP); Shawn Tolleson (RHP); Josh Lindblom (RHP)

The Run Down
The Dodgers entered the 2012 season with a deep farm system, flush with solid pitching prospects.  It was also a system that was virtually void of high-impact talent.  Almost a year later, though, the system has a different look.  Thanks to blockbuster trades with Boston and Miami, the pitching depth has shrunk considerably — Nate Eovaldi and Allen Webser were top three arms in the organization.  The high-impact outlook has only improved, however, after signing the touted Cuban outfielder, Yasiel Puig.  The aforementioned blockbuster trades have given LA an experienced and pricey MLB roster, but they’ve also clogged any prospect throughways that previously existed.  Barring injury in the outfield or the rotation (which certainly is a possibility), I don’t foresee much prospect turnover in 2013.

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Scott Evans

Minor Accomplishments for Week 20

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I don’t often interest myself with indie league baseball, but with this whole 50-year-old Roger Clemens comeback ordeal, I just had to watch.  And from what I witnessed, Clemens was good.  He allowed just one baserunner (a hit) over 3.1 IP, striking out two, showing good command of a fastball in the mid-upper-80s.  After watching the outing, there’s no reason to believe that Clemens couldn’t be as effective as Jaime Moyer was when he pitched with the Rockies this year.  A sideshow type return to the bigs seems plausible here — scouts from the Astros and the Royals were reportedly in attendance.  Of course, my cynical mind wonders how, after five years away from the game, a 50-year-old man can compete at a major league level.  I can’t help but think The Rocket’s return is PED-fueled — and it’s not like there’s no precedent with this guy.  Clemens has an enormous ego.  That’s no secret.  The past five years have been brutal on his legacy, and a “legitimate” return to the majors could go a long way in repairing his image.  I’m not familiar with the PED testing policy employed by the independent Atlantic League, or if there is one at all.  And obviously this is purely speculative thinking.  But, c’mon.  Doesn’t it seem a little fishy?

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