Scott Dohmann

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Colorado Rockies #19 prospect in 2005
  Dohmann led Louisiana-Lafayette's College World Series team in victories and earned Sun Belt Conference pitcher of the year honors in 2000. His development accelerated rapidly when the Rockies made him a reliever in Double-A in May 2003. Little more than a year later, Colorado summoned him to the major leagues. When he moved to the bullpen, Dohmann's fastball jumped from 88-90 mph to 92-94. He also uses a hard slider that he runs in on lefthanders. He has a history of throwing strikes but seemed a little too cautious in the majors. Even when he wasn't having trouble finding the zone, he would leave pitches up, making him vulnerable to homers. Now that he has gotten his first season in the majors under his belt, the Rockies hope Dohmann will be as aggressive going after hitters as he was in the minors. He's the type of strikeout pitcher they need in their bullpen and should make the Opening Day roster this year.
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  Ranked Colorado Rockies #14 prospect in 2004
  The top winner on Louisiana-Lafayette's College World Series team and the Sun Belt Conference pitcher of the year in 2000, Dohmann won in double figures and led his league in starts in each of his first two full pro seasons. After four starts in 2003, however, Dohmann was moved to the bullpen. He welcomed the change, feeling it would speed his path to the big leagues. He didn't have much of a ceiling as a starter but opened eyes out of the bullpen. His fastball, which had sat at 89 mph, suddenly moved to 93-95. He has a slider and used the Arizona Fall League to work on his changeup, a pitch he'll need against lefthanders. Dohmann can get out of whack with his delivery and suffer through spurts where he battles his command. He has toned his motion down and generally has good control. Dohmann will get a chance to make the Rockies out of spring training, but likely will open the year in Triple-A.