Comments on: It’s Time to Talk About Blake DeWitt

By: For the Record, I Still Think Blake DeWitt is Awesome « Mike Scioscia’s tragic illness

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:02:09 +0000

[...] you, he blew every single projection out of the water with his hot bat and sparkling defense, which led me to say this about him on May 5: Judging by every statistic and scouting report known to man, letting this kid who admittedly had [...]

By: For the Record, I Think Blake DeWitt is Awesome « Mike Scioscia’s tragic illness

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:49:23 +0000

By: Sikeston1213

Sikeston1213 — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:43:05 +0000

All of Sikeston is proud of Blake. I’m happy to say I am now playing on the same team that Blake did 4 years ago. He’s a down to earth, level-headed guy. No one deserves it more than Blake. Not only is he a good athlete, he’s a great guy to talk to. He’s one of the few “jocks” in high school taht are very likeable. Here’s to you Blake

By: SoSG Sax

SoSG Sax — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:04:11 +0000

Love your depth chart. Hilarious! Keep up the great work…

By: grabarkewitz

grabarkewitz — Wed, 07 May 2008 05:42:29 +0000

Mike, if it is about putting the best nine on the field, playing either DeWitt or LaRoche at second accomplishes that a lot better than running Nancy Abreu or Hu? out there. I really don’t care who plays second of the two, but I remember that DeWitt had problems with the turn at second and seeing as how LaRoche has bounced all over the infield in his career, moving him to second might be the easier transition. Hell, right now, I wanna hope that Torre is thinking along the same lines.

By: Mike Scioscia's tragic illness

Mike Scioscia's tragic illness — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:21:18 +0000

Pride of Sikeston! Paul, did you know him personally?

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:01:33 +0000

I am so excited to see this kid make it to the big leagues as he comes from my hometown.
I hope he continues this path and makes a superstar in baseball.
He has his head on straight and was raised to be his best and I cannot think of anyone else who deserves a chance like he has now.
Way to go Blake!!!!

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:03:44 +0000

DeWitt should stay. Not only is he proving to be a big leaguer at the plate and in the field (a few errors aside), but the obvious team chemistry that’s apparent in the Dodger dugout is something I want to see for the rest of 2008 and beyond. Even Kent was smiling when the team goofed with DeWitt after his first major league home run last night.

If LaRoche or Abreau can play second or be an all-around utility player, then fine, but DeWitt should stay.

By: Mike Scioscia's tragic illness

Mike Scioscia's tragic illness — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:41:03 +0000

I hadn’t seen his most recent comments on DeWitt, actually. I should would love to have a power threat like LaRoche at 2B, but while DeWitt has been great, I’m not sure he’s been SO good in just 80-something atbats to force LaRoche to learn a new position already. I guess it also depends on whether Kent finally does call it quits or not.

By: grabarkewitz

grabarkewitz — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:52:46 +0000

Mike, I would’ve added Rob Neyer’s comments from yesterday morning regarding DeWitt. Neyer’s comments were, to say, very vicious, regarding DeWitt. He is expecting him to fail at any moment, but even with this small sample, the most anti-DeWitt person can see that The Rook has a strong approach at the plate, makes changes from at bat to at bat and has stuck with what made him a hot prospect in high school, spraying line drives and hitting the ball all over the field.

As for his defense, call me very impressed. I had read in more than one prospect handbook that DeWitt was a mediocre fielder and was range-challenged. Obviously, someone or more than a few folks didn’t do their homework on this kid’s glovework - he is something special at third.

Lastly, like several posters on Dodgerthoughts and the BBWC have said - can LaRoche play second? It might be something for DeJon Watson, White and Colletti to investigate. Given the fact that LaRoche started out his career at short, one would think that second could be doable. Maybe he might be range-challenged, but after three years of Kent, I wouldn’t know how to handle a second baseman who actually had range.