Zach Lee is a strong righthander who should arrive to bolster the Dodger rotation very shortly.

L.A. Dodgers: Top 2012 Prospects

The Team With Heart and Courage Still Needs Brains

Pity the Dodgers, one of baseball's signature franchises now fallen on hard times. The club is stuck between gears, halfway in forward and half in idle, trying to win now as well as win later, all with a suspended budget, a lame duck owner and a desperation that's almost palpable. The headless franchise certainly looked it last season, trading away five-tool prospect Trayvon Robinson to the Red Sox for... not much.

While everyone who bleeds blue is hoping new ownership will bring a saner hand at the rudder, there are still a few bright spots in the Dodger minor league system today. Just don't get too attached to them yet.

The usual disclaimer: Scouting Book's Prospect Rankings change very often, to reflect the latest and most promising prospects. These listings recalculate every day as we include new input and MLB situations evolve. For more information on our system, read this blog posting.

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Top OF: Best Outfield Prospects for 2012

Baseball's Biggest, Strongest, Fastest

Outfielders don't get enough love. They're responsible for the biggest parts of the field and need to make the longest and most difficult throws, all while dealing with blinding sun and unruly fans as they try to calculate the flight a ball that's only the size of a pin-head when it starts zooming toward them from three hundred feet away. And so how do we judge the best outfielders? By their bats, of course.   More...

Top SS: Best Shortstop Prospects for 2012

Wherein We Throw Around Words Like 'Natural Athlete' a Lot

Along with centerfield, shortstop is baseball's glamor position. The best Little Leaguers slot in at shortstop, and as they grow bigger and stronger, the best ones stay there. By the time they're pushing out of their teens, anyone still playing shortstop is certainly one of baseball's best all-around players.   More...

Los Angeles Angels: Top 2012 Prospects

Top to Bottom, a High-Class Operation

The Angels have always taken a balanced approach to teambuilding. Never afraid to open the checkbook for a big free agent, the team once again nabbed the best bat and the best starter available this offseason in Albert Pujols and CJ Wilson.   More...

Seattle Mariners: Top 2012 Prospects

Pitching, Pitching, Pitching... and a Bat!

The Mariners have been something of a laughing stock in recent years. The team, once high-flying Yankee rivals behind A-Rod, Griffey and the Big Unit, fell fast and far in the years since. Last year's Mariner team produced an offense so anemic, in fact, that it was one of the worst of the century.   More...

Big in Japan. Bigger in Texas.

Darvish Finally Signs With Rangers

Kimochi ii. After a dramatic month of talks that went down to the wire, the Texas Rangers have finally secured the services of Japanese/Iranian phenom Yu Darvish. The Rangers, of course, outbid the rest of baseball back in December for the rights to even negotiate with Darvish in the first place.   More...

Praise Jesus: How Montero Can Save Seattle

(And How They Could Afford Him)

Sometimes a baseball trade just makes so much sense, you wonder why you're surprised at all when it's announced. That's exactly the case in last night's huge prospect swap between New York and Seattle.   More...

Whoa! Stats Kung-Fu Comes to Scouting Book

Now Online: Expanded Scouting Reports With Stats and Highlights

We told you new things were coming. Today, we're rolling out our new expanded prospect reports, with more details on each player and more complete reports on their likely futures. We're also showing their minor and international league pitching, fielding and batting statistics wherever possible, complete with remarkable highlights and worrisome trends helpfully flagged for your convenience.   More...

Wait Until This Year!

2012 Data Now Online, Lots of New Features On the Way

Happy 2012, baseball fans. That next year you've been waiting for is finally here. In honor of the shiny new calendar, we've resynched our offline database with the website so you can enjoy, laugh at, or otherwise experience our updated prospect information with your morning coffee.    More...

Winter Overhaul Underway

Stay Tuned for New Year Surprises!

We've (finally) started our 2012 overhaul, so get ready to follow the Miami Marlins and the rest of a new-look MLB here at Scouting Book, starting soon.    More...

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