#36 Jacob Dunnington, RHP. 6'2", 160 lbs. BD: 2/2/1991.
Low A: 3-3, 3.77, 43 IP, 32 BB, 53 K.
High A: 2-1, 2.82, 22.1 IP, 10 BB, 31 K.
Jacob Dunnington was picked up by the Giants as an undrafted FA out of HS in 2009. I don't have a complete scouting report on him but I think I remember he throws in the low 90's. From his numbers, he is an extreme flyball pitcher like many Giants pitchers and prospects. He had a successful pro debut in 2010 with the AZL Giants where he posted 45 K's in 28.2 IP, with a 0.63 ERA. He followed that up with more success at two levels in 2011 with K/9's continuing to exceed 9. He did walk a lot of batters in Augusta, but actually improved his numbers after a promotion to the Cal League. In a recent interview, Giants Farm Director Fred Stanley suggested the Giants may be thinking of sending Dunnington back to SJ, but as a starter.
I may have ranked some of these guys too low, but how great is it that the Giants have prospects like Bochy, Duvall and Dunnington to discuss in the mid-30 range?
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Undrafted! Love these type of stories. With all the resources clubs have, there still are guys who fall through the cracks. Best undrafted pitchers since... Jeremy Accardo? The Indians are gobbling up ex-Giants faster than even Amaro Jr. Freddy Lew, Accardo, Chris Ray.
ReplyDeleteI finally saw Moneyball. I liked it as a fun baseball flick. It bothered me there was so little mention of the Big 3, Miggy T and Chavez. But I knew that going in, so let's hear it for Scott Hatteberg and David Justice, putting those underdogs over the top... almost. And Chad Bradford, can't forget about him. Still, Pitt did a good job, I wasn't bored by it. Not going to crack my top 5 baseball movie list though.
Just for the hell of it, from B/R, 2002 A's WAR: Hudson 6.6, Zito 6.5, Tejada 5.2, Mulder 4.3, Chavez 3.6, Cory Lidle! 3.3, Hatteberg 2.7, Ellis 2.4, Bradford 1.4, Justice 1.4. So Between Justice/Bradford and Hatteberg they got 5.5 WAR, Zito got more by hisself but didn't get a second of screen time. Hudson gets shelled in the Hatteberg walk off, Tejada was apparently played by Royce Clayton but made no impression on me and I don't think Mulder had a line either. But Pitt got to lecture Chavie a bit, and trade off Carlos Pena because Art Howe just didn't get it!
I wonder if Trader Billie took that RedSox job they would have hit as well as they did on the draft - 3 year run of Papelbon, Pedroia, Ellsbury and Buckholtz is pretty good. 2006 got em Masterson and Bard. Too bad they can't develop and coach pitching as well as a certain team we know and love. The Red Sox did lead the majors in runs scored, obp, slg and ops.
Oh, and via Mack's Mets I found a little tidbit that might go down in history. The Red Sox had the 111th pick, they took a HS catcher Jordan Weems for a 50K signing. Five picks later along plodded Sabey Sabes and snagged Ricky O for a 550K bonus. We'll see how this plays out but could Boston's cheapness have cost em big time?
I like Dunnington a lot. He has proven that he can strike people out and keep hitters from getting hits. As you point DocB, in 3 levels he’s put up the following K/9 and BAA:
ReplyDeleteScottsdale (AZL): 14.1 / .109
Augusta (Sally): 11.1 / .193
San Jose (CAL): 12.6 / .167
Also he has the magical age advantage as his Cal League results were against competition that was much older than him. I want to see this kid against AA and AAA hitters, but if the Giants want to test him as a starter in A+ then all to the good.
The Giants have done a great job fulfilling the adage, if you throw enough quality arms against the wall someone is bound to stick.
Hopefully this will be the year where I can tell the difference between Jake Dunning and Jacob Dunnington. Moneyball was good if you take it for what it is, a baseball movie for entertainment. I am surprised they really didn't mention Zito although I saw an actor in the movie that looked just like him on the Opening Day scene so I am assuming that was supposed to be him. The guy who played Hudson looked identical to him. A couple ex and current Giants on that team: Zito, Tejada, and Durham. The Red Sox theory of spending like the Yankees and hoping to win a championship will not work anymore. Those days are over. What you get is a group of high priced with huge egos and no chemistry. I rather aim for home grown talent any day of the week.
ReplyDeleteWow, Dunnington looks so good so far. Facing batters averaging 23 YO at age 20 and striking out at a high K/9 rate, excellent. Yeah, DrB, the system is looking really deep, I can remember when guys like Dunnington might be considered for the Top 10.
ReplyDeleteHis wildness is a concern, but as long as he's striking out so many, he's fine.
DrB, why do you think the Giants waited until now to try him at starting? Part of it, I guess is because he was so wild that first they had to work on his control first, then focus on adding the pitches he would need to start. Given that Vogelsong is no spring chicken and Zito will be gone soon (enough), we will need starters in 2-3 season, so it makes sense to continue to push pitchers to be starters.
Sanchez was 22 in Augusta when he was annointed, but then he also didn't walk that many while striking out so many. Still, Dunnington's 2011 was great in SJ, his K/BB ratio was over 3, which is excellent.
I'm really excited about Dunnington.
Well to Boston's credit they had just come off of 4 picks in the top 40 - Barnes, Swihart, Owens and Bradley jr so they had to save somewhere I guess. But yes, the spending even on the draft is over to a certain extent. Boston got high marks across the board, it will be interesting to compare drafts in 5 years. I think the Giants have a good chance of cracking that top 5 which initially looks like Boston, Tampa, Toronto as the load up on picks guys, Pittsburgh for the overslot on Josh Bell as well as #1 overall, and maybe the Nats and D-backs. The D-backs 3 pitchers look pretty tough to beat actually, but anything can happen.
ReplyDeleteIf Dunnington goes back to the rotation it'll get easier to tell em apart. Just remember Dunning as the converted SS (joe Nathan!) and Dunnington as the undrafted starter guy who was born in the same town as Timmy. I've finally cracked the difference that way.
A lot of folks wanted Carl Crawford as the perfect fit for our park in 2010 offseason. I think the same folks wanted Jose Reyes as the perfect fit for our park and our lineup in the 2011. We'll see how it turns out. I'm happy on the pass myself. The money is insane. Spend that money on a big time power bat, OK. Not speedy guys going into their 30s.
Lots of good stuff on BA just came out - draft oriented. Scouting reports on top 100 with subscription.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Jacob Dunnington.
ReplyDeleteThis kid was real good in high school. now he is doing well in the minors and i hope he get the chance to go to the show so one day I can tell my kids I knew some one who played professional baseball. I remember when this kid got the ball every third day I knew we would win and we did.
ReplyDeleteI played with dunnington in high school and every time he took the hill i knew we were gonna win. I wish him all the luck and im rooting for him.
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