Guzman- I don't really think he was a dissapointment.  He was playing half his games in a pitchers park and like you mentioned, is only 20 years old.
Billingsley- will be given a chance to compete for a spot in the starting rotation in LA next year.
Broxton- despite shakey control was impressive in the majors.  He has a great fastball and a very good slider.  He keeps the ball in the park too.  Here is a list of some of the guys that Broxton struck out last year:
Troy Glaus
Andruw Jones
Miguel Cabrera
Carlos Delgado
Bobby Abreu
Jason Bay
Albert Pujols- TWICE (!)

The joke in LA was that he dominated the great hitters, but was walking the mediocre ones.
Jackson- he's still young, but I'm not as high on him as I used to be.  At the end of last year, he was topping out at 91-92.  Like Billingsley, he will be given an opportunity to make the Dodgers rotation out of spring training.  Could probably use a change of scenery.
James Loney- Colletti is very high on him.  Loney will be given a chance to win the starting 1st base job out spring training.  Would be better off playing a full year at Vegas.
Tiffany- should be trade bait
Brazoban- is adding a changeup to his repertoire, was more comfortable as a setup man
Young- will likely move to the OF, excellent bat, mediocre glove.  Jerry Royster called him the best hitter in the Dodgers farm system.  Better suited for the AL.
Navarro- impressive plate discipline, good, but raw defender.  When Martin is ready, he may be traded.
Martin- one of the jewels of the Dodgers farm system.  Great plate discipline, very good defender, and he even runs well.
DeWitt- is probably going to move to 2B because of the presence of LaRoche.  Great potential.  Rumored to be practically untouchable.
Dunlap- will hit for high average and get on base a lot, but will he hit for power?  Another player who is better suited for the AL.
Aybar- was injured much of the year in the minors.  Showed advanced plate discipline in the majors.  Not much power, could move back to 2B when Kent leaves.
LaRoche- had an excellent year.  Will be given an opportunity to win a job out a spring training.  I'd rather see him spend at least half a year in Vegas.
Hu- excellent defensive SS, good speed, good contact hitter.  Could be trade bait if the Dodgers get a certain SS through free agency.
Elbert- another player who is rumored to be on Colletti's "almost untouchable" list.
Orenduff- would be a top prospect in other farm systems.  Should be trade bait.
Pimentel- biggest disappointment, besides Jackson last year.  Has great stuff.  Look for him to have a breakout year.
Kemp- one of the Dodgers top 5 prospects.  5 tool player, has a ton of potential, especially if he can improve his plate discipline.
Houlton- gave up too many HRs, but he was a rookie.  Not really a prospect, but is a cheap and serviceable innings eater.

I don't think it should go unmentioned that Guzman's 2005 stats were adversely affected by a left shoulder injury that cost him some playing time in the middle of the season, and when he resumed playing, he was not 100% for the rest of the season.  At the end of May, Guzman was batting .293/.371/.575.  He injured his shoulder in June.  He hit 11 HR's before June, and only 5 HR's from the start of June through to the end of August.

Also, Guzman's numbers suffered from playing home games in the Southern League's best pitcher's park.  This year, he hit .323 on the road, but only .258 at home.

I remember reading on the Dodgers website towards the end of the regular season that Eric Gagne was going to train with Edwin Jackson and I believe Duaner Sanchez during the offseason.

If it really does happen, I think it would be a big help for EJ

All right, I will admit it, home games played in pitchers' parks account for Dodgers' pitching prospects striking out batters at excellent rates.  Such parks even cause them to throw fastballs with superb velocity and get wicked movement on their breaking pitches, all while being, on average, younger than the members of pitching staffs of pretty much every other team in their leagues.

Seriously, I am fully prepared to acknowledge that Dodger pitching prospects would be posting higher ERA's if they were working in the California League or Texas League, but "performance analysts" do not consider ERA's to be nearly as valuable as an indicator of future performance as K rates.  I myself am interested in performance, but I also am a stickler for "age versus competition" performance analysis, and really, at the end of the day, stats are not as important to me as tools.  Dodgers' pitching prospects are great because they have great tools and sound mechanics.  Those attributes are what makes Logan White draft them in the first place.

this system is ridiculous. orenduff way down at the bottom, and greg miller not appearing at all. how many systems are there where they would be the top two pitching prospects?

by my count, there are 13 guys here i'd rather have than the A's second-best prospect (andre ethier), and four that i'd rank ahead of the A's #1 (daric barton). that doesn't even count guys who won't be on the 2006 list because they graduated to the majors. sigh.

i think the interesting thing about this review of last years list is that the only dissapointments are Jackson, and i guess Houlton. Compared to most of the other lists lately, where they seem to be split between success' and busts, the dodger prospects are seeming to atlest hold steady.  what does john think about the system as a whole?

The rarity of straight prospect for prospect deals was brought up in a diary not too long ago, but the reminder of seeing Edwin Jackson featured in the poll question got me thinking. It may not be a classic prospect for prospect trade (more of a stalled prospect kind of thing), but do you think either the Phillies or Dodgers would be interested in a Gavin Floyd for Edwin Jackson swap? Which team would hypothetically have the edge there?

By the way, as a Phillies fan myself I'll cop to being extremely envious of the Dodgers system. Philly fans are always talking about the lack of any kind of starting quality third base or catching prospects in the system. The Dodgers have two legit guys at each spot. Can any Dodger fan (or anybody with knowledge on the situation for that matter) confirm what I've heard about LaRoche, DeWitt, Navarro, and Russell being dubbed "untouchable?" I ask because of the incessant lackluster Abreu trade rumors all of which I would turn down. Any insight on either topic would be greatly appreciated. Take care.

colletti has made some mention of these rumored "untouchables".

according to published reports, beat writers think they are Billingsley, LaRoche, Matt Kemp, Scott Elbert and Blake DeWitt.

http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051130&content_id=1274361&am p;vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la

^^^ at the very bottom.

i find it interesting gurnick doesnt mention martin, guzman or greg miller.

for the first month- 2months of the season, dewitt had the wrong prescription contact lenses and he had bruised ribs as well.

here are his numbers from june 1st to the end of vero beach's playoff run.

82 games played
318ABs
.318 average
.361 OBP
.491 SLG
44 runs
101 hits
24 doubles
2 triples
9 HRs
48 RBI
25 BB
44 K

.073 BB/PA
.128 K/PA

i think im one of the few people that still has hope for edwin jackson to turn into an above average pitcher.

granted, he did get shelled in AAA, but he was more than solid in his time in AA this year.

When he was called up to the dodgers in late july, in his first two starts (marlins and astros) he was pretty solid. had good life on his fastball, ranging from 89-97 and sitting around 93mph. A circle change that he used as a K pitch and a set up pitch that at times showed to be a plus pitch and a pretty solid 82-85 mph slider. Then in his 3rd start in colorado his fb velocity was totally zapped. he was coming in at an average of 86 and even dropping down to 83ish. After that, news came out that jackson was hit hard with back spasms in the colorado game and it was something that bothered him til the end of the season.

Also, this fall/winter, he is spending time in arizona, staying at eric gagne's house, training and basically learning how to pitch with gagne. personally i think this is a great move because gagne can instill some fire and aggressive in jackson and not to mention maybe teach him that deadly vulcan change up. Since AAA, jackson has been afraid to go after hitters because when he did in vegas, a pop fly resulted in a 3 run homerun. If anyone can show jackson how to go after hitters, its gagne.

so after my rant, im going to say i think we will see a new edwin this ST. A more mature 22 yr old edwin jackson with something to prove to everyone.

man, i cant believe he is still only 22 yrs old, it seems weve been talking about him since the dawn of time.

For some reason, Dewon Brazelton seems like a good comp.  Maybe not the headcase, but the hype to talent ratio was about the same for good but not great stuff.

Their top-tier prospects might not be the best, but, in my opinion, this is undoubtedly the deepest farm system in baseball.  Having guys like LaRoche, Elbert, Orenduff and Kemp at 14, 16, 17 and 19 is a testament to that.

I don't think Guzman's season was dissapointing at all.  He was one of the youngest players in all of Double-A, and he hit quite well.

It's scary to think how strong the level of pitching talent will be in the system if they sign Hochevar.

But, despite what you said, Jackson DID/DOES have GREAT stuff

seems like one of the great flameouts of the past decade.  Not following the Dodgers system that closely, can anyone explain what John meant by 'terribly mishandled?'

Travis Denker looks great.. what other dodger prospects emerged this year?  (seems like too many)