Others of Note
Devin Smeltzer (fifth round)
Smeltzer pitched for Florida Gulf Coast for a year before transferring to San Jacinto Junior College. He absolutely dominated this spring, posting a 1.18 ERA with 128 strikeouts in 91.2 innings.
His fastball can creep into the low 90s but he doesn’t overpower hitters. There’s some deception to the delivery and he has a good slider that he can use against lefties. Smeltzer profiles as a reliever.
Andre Scrubb (eighth round)
Scrubb is a big guy, listed at 6’4 and 265 lbs. While he started in college, there’s a good chance the Dodgers send him out in relief where he can air it out; he was clocked in the upper 90s this spring.
Scrubb also has a good breaking ball. He needs to work on throwing more strikes, which is less of a problem in short relief. Fairly or not, he could quickly receive Jon Broxton or Kenley Jansen comps.
Anthony Gonsolin (ninth round)
Gonsolin has been a two-way player for St Mary’s for his entire college career. This spring, he pitched in 17 games and also hit .316/.391/.454 while stealing 12 bases. The Dodgers will send him out as a pitcher, where he had more success during his senior season.
Cody Thomas (13th round)
Thomas, who played quarterback for Oklahoma, quit the football team to focus on baseball. Eric Longenhagen of FanGraphs had this description of the 6’5 lefty-hitter
Dodgers pick Cody Thomas, OF from Oklahoma. Some power, good body, swing and miss.
— Eric Longenhagen (@longenhagen) June 11, 2016
JJ Cooper of Baseball America also offered a positive review of Thomas:
Brock Carpenter (20th round)
Carpenter was described by Baseball America as a “patient hitter” who has swing-and-miss issues but can hit the fastball. He has a plus arm and should be able to stick at third base.
Bailey Ober (23rd round)
Ober had Tommy John surgery missed the 2015 season after undergoing the operation. Baseball America states that he’s been sitting around 90 mph with the fastball and his go-to secondary offering is his changeup.
Ober reportedly is asking for top-five round money, which would be in the neighborhood of $300,00-$400,000.
