ZACKRY DODSON
7/23/90; '09 4th; Castroville, TX (HS)
L/L; 6-2, 190
| Level |
W-L-Sv |
G |
GS |
IP |
H |
HR |
BB |
K |
BB/9 |
K/9 |
WHIP |
OAVG |
ERA |
| 2009 HS |
10-0-2 |
16 |
|
64.1 |
28 |
1 |
36 |
129 |
5.0 |
18.0 |
0.99 |
.132 |
1.20 |
| 2009
R |
0-0-0 |
1 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
9.0 |
0.00 |
.000 |
0.00 |
Baseball
America listed Dodson as the 27th best prospect in Texas, but he was not ranked in their top 200 overall, so he may have been another overdraft by the Pirates in the early rounds. Dodson played the outfield in 2009 and hit .465 with 11 HRs, but scouts liked him more as a pitcher. He can reach the low 90s and has a good curve, but had an inconsistent 2009 season that hurt his draft status-or at least that's how Baseball America characterized it, as it's hard to see much inconsistency in those stats. Dodson had a commitment to Baylor and supposedly wanted a seven-figure bonus, but he signed with the Pirates for $600K a little over a week before the deadline. He got in one inning in the GCL on the last day of the season. With the Pirates willing to promote aggressively, he could open 2010 with any of the bottom three teams in the system, probably depending on how he does in fall instructionals and in spring training.
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