5 Biggest Dodgers Prospect Flameouts of All Time

Tis the season for Dodgers prospects! Simply because the entrance workplace promised, the group has leaned on the younger, up and coming core of gamers this season with guys like James Outman, Miguel Vargas, and Bobby Miller being known as on to play huge roles for the membership. With so many huge title prospects becoming a member of the energetic roster this season, it bought us serious about the most important prospect flameouts of all time. The busts.

We requested the tremendous people within the Dodgers Nation Official Fb Group for his or her enter and it was a throwback Thursday that’s positive to get you nostalgic.

5. Darren Dreifort

Darren Dreifort was surprisingly talked about loads within the Fb group. Dreifort was taken simply behind Alex Rodriguez with the second general choice within the 1993 MLB draft. He was rapidly introduced as much as the Dodgers’ main league roster in ’94 and struggled in a aid position.

Damage points had been the story of his profession. He missed the 1995 season after present process Tommy John surgical procedure. He stayed principally wholesome from 1996-2000, lastly becoming a member of the beginning rotation throughout the 1998 season. Dreifort turned his three seasons at a starter (33-34, 4.31 ERA over 87 begins) right into a 5 12 months, $55 million contract and it was a direct catastrophe from there.

He was terrible to open the 2001 season and finally needed to bear the second Tommy John operation of his profession, wiping out the second half of 2001 and the entire 2002 season. He returned in 2003 to make 10 begins earlier than one other damage ended his season. In 2004, he made the roster within the bullpen and bought right into a profession excessive 60 video games earlier than a knee damage ended his season and, in the end, his profession.

4. Greg Brock

Greg Brock was speculated to be the man that might substitute Steve Garvey and play first base for the Dodgers for the following decade. Nobody would substitute the Garv within the eye of true blue followers in LA. Brock made his debut in 1982 and struggled over 18 video games — all as a pinch hitter as a result of, effectively, as you recognize, Steve Garvey didn’t take days off.

The Dodgers let Garvey depart for the Padres through free company within the 1982-1983 offseason and the keys to first base had been handed to Brock. It didn’t go effectively. In his first full season in 1983 he hit simply .224 with 20 house runs. In 1984 he was beginning to hit for a bit extra energy however a wrist damage ruined his season. By 1985 it was make or break time for Brock in Dodger blue.

After 1986, the Dodgers had sufficient. Normal supervisor Al Campanis shipped him off to Milwaukee for pitchers Tim Crews and Tim Leary, each of whom performed key roles for the 1988 World Collection group.

In 1987, the Dodgers handed the keys to first base to…

3. Franklin Stubbs

Franklin Stubbs had been round for the reason that 1984 season, mixing in at first base when Brock was harm and within the outfield. Stubbs wasn’t a lot unhealthy as he wasn’t good. As a former first spherical draft decide, loads was anticipated out of the lefty swinger however he simply by no means lived as much as the hype.

He did have a pleasant postseason run in 1988 hitting .294 throughout the World Collection win over the A’s. In 1989 he was relegated to a bench position after basic supervisor Fred Claire signed Corridor of Famer Eddie Murray to a 3 12 months deal. Stubbs was traded to Houston in 1990 and spent the following 5 seasons out and in of organized baseball earlier than retiring after the 1995 season.

2. Zach Lee

Popping out of the ’80s and into the 2010s, the Dodgers shockingly signed Zach Lee to an enormous $5 million bonus to lure him away from taking part in soccer at LSU. What made the signing so stunning was that it was throughout the Frank McCourt period of Dodger baseball. And by 2010, McCourt was knee deep in an unpleasant divorce and was quickly about to start out struggling to pay folks on time.

All that drama apart, Lee was simply by no means good. Say what you’ll concerning the guys talked about on this record earlier than Lee, not less than that they had main league careers. Zach Lee made simply 4 profession appearances on the huge league stage and simply a type of was with the Dodgers. He was lit up for 7 runs over 4.1 innings in a spot begin in 2015 and that was the top of the road in blue.

His biggest declare to fame is, in fact, that he was traded to the Seattle Mariners for Chris Taylor who has had a pleasant profession as a Dodger.

Honorable Mentions

I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out a number of names that deserve some love from the final couple of a long time.

Jerry Sands. Andy LaRoche. Joel Guzman. Todd Hollandsworth.

1. Billy Ashley

As you very long time Dodger devoted would possibly count on, Billy Ashley was far and away the title most often talked about by followers. Ashley had all of the smoke behind him as the following huge factor within the outfield for the Dodgers. Whereas guys like Eric Karros and Mike Piazza had been gearing up for his or her MLB debuts and Rookie of the Yr campaigns, Billy Ashley was the massive title prospect.

He was drafted within the third spherical of 1988 draft however took some time to get his footing. By 1992, he started to show the facility down on the minor leagues that might have followers salivating. He made his MLB debut in ’92 however struggled to stay. From ’92-’94 he bought into simply 45 huge league video games whereas persevering with to crush minor league pitching. As a serious leaguer, he couldn’t hit and will area and was out of baseball by the age of 28.