디 고든의 시대가 열리나?

앤드류 람보(Andrew Lambo)가 부진한 가운데 BP의 케빈 골드스타인(Kevin Goldstein)은 다저스의 최고 유망주는 람보가 아닌 디 고든(Dee Gordon)이라고 말했습니다.
As I mentioned in the latest Prospect Star of the Day, Dee Gordon is the hottest hitter in the minor leagues and is getting big love from Baseball America and the Hot Sheet:

 Why He's Here: .480/.552/.680 (12-for-25), 1 2B, 2 3B, 1 RBI, 3 BB, 2 SO, 4-for-5 SB
The Scoop: Despite playing at a lower classification, Gordon has a higher ceiling than the other prominent shortstop prospects on the Dodgers' depth chart (Chin-Hung Lu, Ivan DeJesus Jr.). His game-changing speed and discerning batting eye make him a potential top of the order hitter. Gordon also is a potential plus defender, but what's stood out the most in the Midwest League is his speed—his 36 steals and eight triples both lead the circuit, and he's second in the league in runs scored.

싱글 A 레벨에서 뛰고 있지만 고든은 조직내의 다른 유격수 유망주인 후친렁과 이반 데헤수스보다 더 높은 실링을 가지고 있으며 그의 스피드로 게임을 한 순간에 바꿔버릴수가 있다고 하는군요. 수비에서도 좋은 유망주라고 하는데 일단은 21개의 실책이 거슬리네요.
현재 리그 최고인 8개의 3루타를 생산해내고 있으며 40개의 도루 역시 리그 최고입니다.
득점은 리그 2위
With thanks to Tango and Cash we have these plaudits from Baseball Prospectus Kevin Goldstein:

“Dee Gordon, SS, Dodgers (Single-A Great Lakes)
It’s possible that no prospect excites me as much as Gordon has this year. He’s reeled off seven straight multi-hit games as part of an 11-game hitting streak, during which he has gone 22-for-45 to boost his season averages to .308/.372/.405, with his blinding speed adding eight triples and 40 stolen bases. The thing is, when you ask scouts about him, all they talk about is how incredibly raw he is. He’s getting this done on almost pure athleticism alone, and the gap between what he is now and what he can be is still massive. While it will require more research and discussion, I’m becoming convinced that he’s the top prospect in the Dodgers’ system right now.”

현재 고든은 11경기 연속안타를 기록중이며 전반기 성적은 308/372/405를 찍고 있습니다.
to winning the Midwest League Player of the Week:

Midwest League
Dee Gordon, Great Lakes
.500 (13-26), 10 R, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR,1 RBI, 3 BB, 4 SO, 7 SB, .577 SLG
Dee Gordon has got both an 11-game hitting streak and a seven-game multi-hit streak. The Dodgers prospect finished a terrific week at the plate by scoring a pair of runs in each of the last four games. Gordon has raised his average to a team-best .308. He also leads the Loons in hits (86), on-base percentage (.372), stolen bases (40) and triples (8).

오늘 올스타전에서 9번타자겸 선발 유격수로 2타수 1안타 1득점 1도루를 기록하고 중간에 교체되었습니다.
To  starting SS in the Midwest League All-Star game tonight. Great article about Dee Gordon and following his father 21 summer ago when FlashGordon played in the MidWest all-star game.

잴 위의 사진은 sudden-death bunt-off라는데 올스타전에 했던 행사인데 무슨 경기인지는 모르겠습니다. 슬러거들은 홈런더비를 했고 번트 잘대는 타자들은 이 게임에 출전했던데 아마도 번트 잘대기 시합같은게 아닐까 싶네요.
It would have nice a perfect ending to the story if Dee Gordon had then dominated the All-Star Game but alas he was only able to manage a single and stolen base as the many Loons from the East defeated the West.

오늘 경기에서 론스는 총 7명의 선수가 뛰었는데 특히 카일 러셀(Kyle Russell)의 경우는 팀 타자가운데 유일하게 교체되지 않고 끝까지 경기를 뛰었음에도 불구하고 0-5에 삼진 1개만 기록한 초라한(?) 모습을 보여줬습니다.
오늘 언론의 관심은 아무래도 컵스의 최고 유망주인 조쉬 비터스(Josh Vitters)가 아닐까 싶네요. 하지만 0-3에 삼진 1개를 기록한 후 제임스 다넬(James Darnell)로 교체되었습니다.
The East was loaded with Loons (Pedroza, Kyle Russell, Dee Gordon, and Delmonico) started the game. Walter, Redding and Guerra pitched in relief with Walter giving up two of the three runs that the West scored. Redding and Guerra got four outs (two a piece) with no hits. Kyle Russell went 0/5 but the other three Loons all contributed to the scoring.

These are all players who we hope to keep covering as they climb the prospect ladder but no one seems to have climbed that ladder faster then one Dee Gordon.