Dodgers Minor League Baseball Blog

Marshall McDougall was the hitting star in the Suns 4-3 win over Carolina.  He went two for three with a double and two RBIs.

John Meloan picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.  He gave up two walks and he struck out four and improved to 5-2 on the season.

Jacksonville came from behind with two runs in the top of the ninth to tie it 4-4 but Jonathan Meloan gave up a run in the bottom of the ninth as the Suns lost 5-4.  Marshall McDougall had a solid day at the plate.  He went three for with two RBIs.  Chin Lung Hu also had a nice game with four hits, two runs and an RBI.

Eric Cyr had a tough time in his start.  He gave up four runs (just two earned) on eight hits and two walks with two strikeouts in five innings.

Coming in at number five is right handed pitcher John Meloan.  Drafted in the fifth round of 2005 draft, Meloan flew through the system in 2006, making three different stops and throwing well at all three.  He finished things up at Double A as a reliever and he struck out 23 batters in 10  2/3 innings.  In his seson and a half in the minors, he has a very impressive 145/34 strikeout to walk ratio and he’s given up less then a batter per inning.  He then had a very impressive AFL season.

John Sickels projects him as a reliever and if this guy pans out, he could be yet another stud in the Dodgers pen.  With guys like Saito and Broxton, it’s going to be hard for a guy like Meloan to find time but you hope they will.  He was only given six innings in major league spring training games and earlier this week, he was reassigned to the minors.  I’m not sure whether he’ll start in Double A or Triple A but this is a guy who could be up later in the season if some bullpen arms go down.