Tuesday, December 04, 2007 |
Baseball America Ranks Top 10 Dodger Prospects
1. Clayton, Kershaw, lhpThe best thing to come of this was from the Alan Matthews chat:
2. Andy LaRoche, 3b
3. Chin-Lung Hu, ss
4. Scott Elbert, lhp
5. Blake DeWitt, 3b
6. Chris Withrow, rhp
7. James McDonald, rhp
8. Jonathan Meloan, rhp
9. Delwyn Young, of
10. Pedro Baez, 3b
Matthews will be joining the Rockies organization after this series completes. Congratulations to him.
Q: Martin from Los Angeles asks:
What would you rather have: James Loney, Matt Kemp and Clayton kershaw for 6 years or Miguel Cabrera for 2 years? As great a talent that Cabrera possesses, it seems madness to trade 3 cheap above average players for 1 expensive All-Star that might walk after 2 seasons. Do you agree?A: Alan Matthews: I concur, but I am fearful ownership in L.A. does not. I think the McCourts are a little media-hungry, and they want to give this team a shot in the arm after bring Torre over as manager. There's a rumor that the Dodgers might trade Erik Bedard to the Dodhers for Jonathan Broxton and Matt Kemp, and that deal, like the one for Cabrera, seems short-sighted. Ned Colletti came from an organization that made a nice living by pawning prospects for major league talent, and there's nothting wrong with using your system that way. But the current asking price for Cabrera's too high if Kemp and Loney and or Billingsley and Kershaw have to be in the mix. Making matters worse for Dodgers fans who want to see the homegrown guys get their shot is that I think the Angels are the frontrunner to get Cabrera, which might make ownership more headstrong in its pursuit of him, regardless of the costs.
Good times.
Frankly, it seems to me that if the Dodgers could get Bedard for Kemp and Broxton, they should do that deal yesterday. I think Baltimore could get a lot more for him than that. Bedard's a true ace, and the last time I checked, the Dodgers were planning to go to spring training with Mark Hendrickson and Esteban Loaiza in their rotation. With Bedard leading the way, followed by Penny, Lowe & Billingsley, they actually would have a real rotation. Broxton's good, but bullpen arms can be replaced easily enough. And while it would hurt to lose Kemp, I suspect they'd have an easier time finding a replacement for him than they would finding another front of the rotation starter comparable to Bedard. Bedard's an answer to Jake Peavy and Brandon Webb, and outclasses anyone Colorado or the Giants can run out there. The Giants can only hope that Cain & Lincecum become as good as Bedard is.
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