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http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2010/269238.html

 

 

TOP TEN PROSPECTS

1. Dee Gordon, ss

2. Chris Withrow, rhp

3. Aaron Miller, lhp

4. Ethan Martin, rhp

5. Josh Lindblom, rhp

6. Scott Elbert, lhp

7. Andrew Lambo, of

8. Ivan DeJesus Jr., ss

9. Trayvon Robinson, of

10. Allen Webster, rhp

 

BEST TOOLS

Best Hitter for Average Dee Gordon

Best Power Hitter Kyle Russell

Best Strike-Zone Discipline Jamie Hoffman

Fastest Baserunner Dee Gordon

Best Athlete Dee Gordon

Best Fastball Kenley Jansen

Best Curveball Ethan Martin

Best Slider Josh Lindblom

Best Changeup Scott Elbert

Best Control Tim Sexton

Best Defensive Catcher A.J. Ellis

Best Defensive Infielder Dee Gordon

Best Infield Arm Pedro Baez

Best Defensive Outfielder Scott Van Slyke

Best Outfield Arm Xavier Paul

 

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Where's Garrett Gould?

Allen Webster over Gould?

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by Andy Seiler on Dec 4, 2025 12:34 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Interesting

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by OldProspects on Dec 4, 2025 1:42 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

webster

19 year old who can hit 96 on the gun with a plus breaking ball and had great stats this year…

he has a better fastball then gould and has experience in the minors unlike gould.. i bet gould was 11..

by matthewmafa on Dec 4, 2025 2:27 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Haha, I thought you wrote "i bet webster was 11 (years old),"

and I would have been like, “he certainly looks it.”

He must have really impressive stuff to have been ranked ahead of Gould — a supplemental talent.

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by Frederick0220 on Dec 4, 2025 2:50 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

ba said this about his stregnths and weaknesses..
Webster’s fastball sits in the low 90s and often touches 94-95 mph. It looks even quicker because he throws it so effortlessly after putting in extensive work on his delivery during extended spring training.
Webster is extremely thin and will have to add significant strength to have the durability to remain a starter.

also webster was a 18 round pick in 2008

by matthewmafa on Dec 4, 2025 2:58 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Josh Lindblom is very under-rated

except by gammons, but he’s closer to the truth then the majority are

by Wheelhouse on Dec 4, 2025 12:51 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Dee Gordon

Solid prospect, but no way is he the Dodgers best prospect. His bat is extrermely questionable in terms of can he ever OPS .725 at the major league level. Above average defense will help out even if the bat doesn’t come all the way around, but he is in no way, shape or form a better prospect than Chris Withrow is, or several others on this list.

by dougdirt on Dec 4, 2025 1:10 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

I don't mind Gordon at #1,

but I definitely would have preferred Withrow.

Brett Anderson is the Truth. Brett Anderson is divine presence. Brett Anderson is eternal life. Brett Anderson is within you. Brett Anderson is here. Brett Anderson is Now.

by Frederick0220 on Dec 4, 2025 2:50 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Tools, tools, tools.

Not saying I necessarily agree, but scouts have raved about him this year, noting that he’s had success despite his rawness. I think he’s defensible at #1.

by PhillyFriar on Dec 4, 2025 3:05 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

+1

Dee Gordon has been consistently underrated at this site and others. The scouts LOVE him though, so you know he will be highly rated by both BA and KG.

It is very defensible for BA to put him #1 over Withrow.

by guru4u on Dec 4, 2025 4:34 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Los Angeles rarely exceeds the bonus recommendations from the commissioner’s office—its total of $8.5 million spent on bonuses in 2008-09 ranks last in MLB

mccourts have no money and are not interested in the draft at all… just like how they messed up a chance to get 4 draft picks for wolf and hudson… they are F’in up the future for the dodgers by not caring about the draft..

by matthewmafa on Dec 4, 2025 2:29 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

scott elber

Fastball in the 91 to 94 range hitting 95 as a starter…

Slider at 85 that is a strikeout pitch.. (showed it this year in the bigs..)

Yet BA last year said he has the Best Curve in the organization last year..
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2009/267509.html

Best Curveball Scott Elbert

and Says he has the Best Changeup in the Organization this year…
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2010/269238.html
Best Changeup Scott Elbert

So he basically has according to BA a Fastball from the Left side hitting 95 with a plus curve and changeup and a plus slider… and yet hes only the 6th best prospect..

by matthewmafa on Dec 4, 2025 3:04 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

i was surprised

i thought he would be higher. he is pretty much major league ready and had a very good year in the minors, striking out well over a batter an inning. he should be in their 2010 rotation.

by rdf8585 on Dec 4, 2025 3:25 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

I like Elbert a good bit and think he deserves a shot to stay in the rotation. Unfortunately, I’m not really expecting him to get that opportunity. It seems like the Dodgers are set on using him as a late inning reliever (which is why I think he’s ranked 6th).

by jar75 on Dec 4, 2025 4:04 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Elbert...

is one of those guys where the best version of each of his pitches is absolutely filthy, but he doesn’t repeat them enough to inspire confidence that he’ll put it all together. I see him as a lefthanded version of Gil Meche. Meche at his best has a mid-90s fastball, a knee-buckling curve, and a solid change. Only problem is 1 curve out of 4 fails to break. The result: an 83mph meatball over the heart of the plate just waiting for any major league hitter to smack it out of the park.

Elbert’s got the same problem. He walks a lot of guys, and his 4hr in 20 major league innings aren’t just bad luck. When those breaking balls flatten out or he telegraphs his fastball and leaves it up in the zone, batters make consistent hard contact against him. No matter how sweet it looks to see a breaking ball make a good hitter look absolutely foolish, the pitch has limited value if a guy can’t repeat it and command it. I’m not sure I’d have ranked him #6 given the other talent in this system, but as a Mariners fan I watched a similarly talented guy scuffle for years, so I understand the concern.

by slamcactus on Dec 4, 2025 4:37 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

This makes sense.

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by Frederick0220 on Dec 5, 2025 3:06 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

The injuries are a huge concern, as we know.

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by Frederick0220 on Dec 5, 2025 3:05 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Chris Withrow comparisons...

who does he remind you of?? mid 90s fastball with great curve..

Josh beckett??

by matthewmafa on Dec 4, 2025 5:10 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

AJ Burnett could be a decent Withrow comp - their development paths at the same age are not at all similar, but if Withrow doesn’t improve with the change-up I could see him being a Burnett type starter as a best case scenario.

by jibs on Dec 4, 2025 5:38 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Burnett sounds good to me.

Brett Anderson is the Truth. Brett Anderson is divine presence. Brett Anderson is eternal life. Brett Anderson is within you. Brett Anderson is here. Brett Anderson is Now.

by Frederick0220 on Dec 5, 2025 3:06 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Lindblom over Elbert !!!!!

Lindblom over Elbert

now, who was that that called me out saying well see everyone thinks Elbert > Lindblom not Lindblom > than Elbert….

Deolis Guerra = Daniel Cabrera ?
I tend to think so

by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Dec 4, 2025 10:34 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

well done

2 RPs placed one spot in front of the other in the middle of a single analyst’s prospect list. Glad that this pressing issue is forever settled.

by jibs on Dec 5, 2025 12:37 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs


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