Dodgers Minor League Baseball Blog

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.