Draft Dope: Dodgers

June 6, 2007

Draft History (Click the year to view the picks)
Year	Top Pick
1992	Ryan Luzinski
1993	Darren Dreifort
1994	Paul Konerko
1995	David Yocum
1996	Damian Rolls
1997	Glenn Davis
1998	Bubba Crosby
1999	Jason Repko
2000	Ben Diggins
2001	Brian Pilkington
2002	James Loney
2003	Chad Billingsley
2004	Scott Elbert
2005	*Luke Hochevar
2006	Clayton Kershaw
* did not sign

Scouting Director: Tim Hallgren (first year: 2007)
Order in 2007 Rotation: 22nd
Extra Picks: First round (20th, for loss of Type A free agent Julio Lugo to Red Sox), Supplemental first round (39th, for loss of Lugo)
Lost Picks: First round (22nd, for signing Type A free agent Jason Schmidt from Giants)
Trend: Logan White was promoted to assistant general manager for his five years of work as scouting director, as the Dodgers exploited the "Moneyball" trend to snap up high school players who fell to them. The Dodgers also aren't afraid to go against the grain, as was the case with James Loney (2002, first round) and Preston Mattingly (2006, supplemental).
This Year's Outlook: Hallgren had been White's top aid in recent years and now handles the bulk of the draft himself, with White's obvious input toward the top. The Dodgers could use an infusion of righthanded power arms to fill in for those graduated to the majors lately (Chad Billingsley, Jonathan Broxton), and this year's a good year to do that.