Dodgers Minor League Baseball Blog

Coming in at number six is second baseman Blake DeWitt. who was the Dodgers first round draft pick back in 2004.  His best showing was on John Sickels list where he was seventh and he was eighth on the other two.  I know you’re wondering why he’s sixth on my list and that’s because most of the guys below him only showed up on one or two lists, even if they were ahead of DeWitt when they showed up.

DeWitt made his minor league debut in 2004 at Ogden where he showed some decent pop and finished with a .284/.350/488 line.  He had a solid season with plenty of doubles in Charlotte in 2005 and he finished with a nice .283/.333/.428 line.  He then got promoted to Vero Beach in 2006 where he hit okay (.268/.339/.442) but then he bombed when he got promoted to Double A.

DeWitt is a converted third baseman so he’ll get a repeat of Double A where he’ll work on his hitting and his fielding.  Regardless, you could be looking at a guy who could replace Jeff Kent when he decides to hang it up.