H/W:  6-3  220 lb.     B/T:  R/R     DOB:  8/20/84

Hoffmann signed with the Dodgers in 2003 as and undrafted free agent after being drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL.  Last season, Hoffmann flashed an array of tools at AA Jacksonville, hitting .278 with 10 HR 71 RBI 28 SB and 64 runs scored.  He has a big, strong frame that has the potential to hit 20 HR per season at the major league level.  He is an extremely disciplined hitter at the plate as well.  Last season, Hoffmann had a respectable 54 BB/73 K rate and was successful on 28 of his 37 SB attempts.  Defensively, Jamie has decent range as a centerfielder, but his arm strength and his body size is more serviceable in right field.  His seven errors in right field last season were due in large part to a powerful arm that, at times, can become inaccurate.  At 24 years old, Hoffmann is not the youngest prospect at the AA level and he will need to progress quickly through AAA in order to maintain his allure as a low-cost sleeper prospect.

2009 Projection: Hoffmann is back at AA with the Dodgers' new affiliate, Carolina.  He is off to an excellent start, hitting .333 with a HR, three RBI, three SB and 14 runs scored in his first 11 games.  Additionally, he has walked 14 times versus 9 strikeouts.  Expect Hoffmann to jump to AAA at some point this season, though his chances of cracking the Dodgers big league lineup in 2009 are remote, to say the least.  One thing that could change this is if he can more effectively tap into his power potential.  A 20 HR/20 SB season would do wonders for his resume by either making him a potential late season call up or, more likely, a possible trading chip within the next season.

Key Baseball Cards:

• 2006 Bowman Chrome Prospects

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H/W:  6-5  190 lb.     B/T:  R/R     DOB:  8/16/86

A pop culture icon in Japan, 22 year old Yu Darvish has already  begun to make waves in the U.S. following a dazzling performance in the World Baseball Classic which saw him strike out 20 hitters in 12 innings and earn the win for Team Japan in the championship game against Team Korea.  Last season for the Nippon Ham Fighters, Darvish went 16-4 with a 1.88 ERA and 208 K's in 200 IP.  Reports of Darvish's fastball velocity varies from 91-97 MPH, but it is unanimously known that the pitch has exceptional movement and he commands it well.  Even better is his slider which has been rumored to hit 91 MPH with a wicked two plane break.  Though he is a media sensation (he's even posed nude in a Japanese magazine), Darvish is reported to be an intense competitor, excellent teammate and hard worker.  Darvish is not eligible to be a free agent for another 5 seasons, though he does have the ability to request the Nippon Ham Fighters to make him available to be purchased by an MLB team.  Interested parties engage in a silent auction to pay Nippon Ham for the right to negotiate a contract with Darvish.  This situation happened with Daisuke Matsuzaka who then signed with the Boston Red Sox after they posted a $51.1 million fee to the Seibu Lions for his services.

2009 Projection: His stock has risen considerably in a short period of time, but the economic climate may make it difficult for even the deepest MLB pocket books to open as widely as they did for Dice-K.  That should leave Darvish to continue to pitch in Japan until things change.  However, the odds are long that he will leave Japan as a free agent.  Whether it be this season or a couple down the road, the bidding process will be feverish for Darvish.  Once Yu leaves Japan, expect the Scott Boras-muddled contract negotiations to be as unpleasant as a glimpse at his photo spread.

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• 2005 BBM RC Edition
• 2009 eTopps
• 2009 Bowman WBC Redemption

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