Dodgers Minor League Baseball Blog

The ‘Topes had some mashers and while not many players were around for more then 100 games, three guys stand out in the hitting friendly PCL.

Jerry Sands – Despite playing only 94 games, Sands led the team in home runs with 29 and RBIs with 88.  His OPS was .931 and while he “only” hit .278, he made up for that with a slugging percentage of .586.

Trayvon Robinson – Right behind Sands was Robinson with a .926 OPS.  He had 26 home runs and he was a couple walks short of the team lead with 48.  Robinson did play in nine more games then Sands though so keep that in mind.

Jamie Hoffman – Hoffman led the team in games (133), and runs (91).  He was also third in home runs with 22 and he finished with an .853 OPS.  His 141 hits were also the best on the team.

It’s tough being a pitcher in the PCL so sometime looking at ERA and even WHIP aren’t always indicative of a quality season. Still, here were some of the ‘Topes best pitchers in 2011

Dana Eveland – Eveland led the team in innings (154), Wins (12), strikeouts (107) and walks (61).  Still, there’s a lot of good here.  HE did have a 4.38 ERA but keep the PCL in mind.  He also only gave up just eleven home runs in his 25 starts.  Eveland was the workhorse on the team and this did translate into some success with the Dodgers where he had five solid starts.

Merkin Valdez – Valdez was on of the ‘Topes better relievers.  He struck out 43 in 50 1/3 innings for the Topes and he finished with four saves and four wins.  He gave up only one home run all season and oddly, his groundball ratio wasn’t that extreme.  His 3.58 ERA was one of the best on the team.