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Blake DeWitt - 3B Dodgers - Age 23
Projection: .260/.298/.384, 2 HR, 9 R, 9 RBI, 0 SB in 73 AB
2008 stats: .264/.344/.383, 9 HR, 45 R, 52 RBI, 3 SB in 368 AB

From Rotoworld:

With Nomar Garciaparra, Andy LaRoche and Tony Abreu all down, DeWitt, who was supposed to begin the season at Double-A, was the Dodgers’ Opening Day third baseman. Garciaparra’s return took him out of the lineup after a couple of weeks and he was actually sent down to Triple-A for a day in April, but he moved back into the lineup and hit .322 with five homers in May. A June slump followed and he was demoted again when Casey Blake was acquired, but the Dodgers stuck him at second base in place of Jeff Kent in September and he hit his other four homers that month. DeWitt has a line-drive swing that should produce solid batting averages in the majors. However, his power potential is still in question. He’d be a fine regular if he could last at second base, but he lacks range there. He’s going to have to deliver 35 doubles and 15 homers per year if he wants to make it at third. The Dodgers will probably pencil him in at one of the two spots next year. He could hit .280 and drove in 70-80 runs.

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