Dodgers Minor League Baseball Blog

Remember there was a tie at the bottom and tied for tenth on my list is Ivan DeJesus.  The shortstop mostly cashed in because he finished fifth on the Baseball America list.  He was tenth on John Sickels’ and didn’t even show up on Kevin Goldstein’s.  DeJesus was the Dodgers second round pick in 2005 and he had a mixed season after getting drafted.  He tore up the Gulf Coast League but he struggled at Ogden.  In 2006 he spent his entire season at Low A and was pretty mediocre.

DeJesus is a great fielder but he doesn’t have much in the way of power.  He has a grand total of one homerun in 676 and his slugging percentage is only .325.  He’ll turn 20 in May so the power could develop but he doesn’t even hit many doubles.  He does seem to have a good eye at the plate though and he could make a solid leadoff hitter if he continues to develop in on that end.  He’s also been playing a bit over his head so it’ll be interesting to see how he does in 2007 with some time most likely at Inland Empire in the Caly League.