The Book on Joel Guzman

Prospect Info

TBJoel Guzman
Born 11/24/1984
3B, TB

A one-time Dodger hot prospect, Guzman was shipped to the Rays in the trade for Julio Lugo, which shows you how far he's fallen. While his bat still shows big-league pop, he's a long way away in the discipline department, and Tampa doesn't seem like the sort of place where he'll get much opportunity, either. On the other hand, it is the sort of organization that will leave him to 'develop' in the minors for the next few years, so maybe that'll be good for him, in a bitter pill sort of way.

The 6-foot-6, 250-pound Dominican has a body that screams 'corner', and the power bat to match, but he's actually adept enough at shortstop to be worth considering there too... if Tampa didn't already have two better prospects in their system.

Ranking in ScoutingBook (8/28/2008): #152

Ranking in Baseball America 2008: n/a

Ranking in Baseball Prospectus: Unranked

Ranking in MiLB.com Season Preview Unranked

Ranking from the Sporting News: Unranked

Ranking from ESPN: Unranked

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