Ivan DeJesus Jr-Last year at this time, DeJesus, would have been in the top three. But that’s because this year, he has a metal rod in his leg. DeJesus’s broken leg was a tough blow for a player who seemed destined to eventually take over second base for the Dodgers, but he’s back in 2010 and wants to prove to the team that he’s healthy and is the player he was in 2008, when he hit .324 for AA Jacksonville with a .842 OPS. He was clearly on the fast track to being the second baseman of [...]

With the Dodgers 5th starter vacancy looking like it’s going to be filled from within, a lot of candidates are popping up for the job. Some top prospects like James McDonald, Scott Elbert and Josh Lindblom along with some journeymen veterans like Charlie Haeger and Russ Ortiz. Although it is more than likely that a few of these pitchers will be given a chance, only one of them will be the 5th starter when the Dodgers travel to Florida during the second series of the year. This is where things may get interesting for Eric Stults.

Over the next few weeks, we at Lasorda’s Lair will be publishing a Top 10 Prospects Report, where we will be counting down from 10 to 1 along with giving detailed scouting reports on each prospect. We we publish two reports a week where we will detail the statistics, accomplishments and potential for each of the 10 players.  Today, we start at 10 with Kyle Russell.

After the 2005 Dodgers went 71-91, it was evident something needed to change. Jason Philips wasn’t cutting it. Ricky Ledee wasn’t cutting it. So that off-season, the Dodgers finally did something that was long overdue, committed to a youth movement.  They traded the headache that was Milton Bradley for a young outfielder named Andre Ethier. After a combination of Sandy Alomar and Dioner Navarro struggled early, they gave the catching duties to a young backstop named Russell Martin. When Eric Gagne and Yhency Brazoban went down from injuries, they brought up young arms named Jonathan Broxton [...]