Dodgers Minor League Baseball Blog

This is a hitters league but the Lookouts did have some standouts on the mound.  Here’s a look at some of the better hurlers in 2011.

Chris Withrow – He only went 6-6 but he had one of the better strikeout rates amongst starters with 130 strikeouts in 128 2/3 innings.  Walks are a concern (75) but he only gave up eight home runs in 128 2/3 innings.  One nice thing about this is 22 year old is he doesn’t have much of a platoon split so while he’s not death on righties, he’s better then usual against lefties.

Nathan Eovaldi – Eovaldi had a solid 2.62 ERA and a batting average against  of .203 in 103 innings.  He finished 6-5 with a 99/46 strikeout to walk ratio and this earned him a big league call up where he logged 34 2/3 innings.

Scott Rice – With a 1.95 ERA, it’s hard to argue Rice’s effectiveness.  He had a 4/1 ground ball to fly ball ratio and that definitely helped but he still struck out 42 and walked 17 in 50 2/3 innings.  He’s 30 so he’s hardly a prospect but this big left hander definitely got it done this season.