Dodgers draft Jim Riggleman's son

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06/05/2002 9:48 pm ET

Dodgers draft Jim Riggleman's son

2002 Dodger draft recap

By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com




	Jim Riggleman is the latest member of the Dodgers' coaching staff to have his son drafted by the team. (Jon SooHoo/Dodgers)

Dodgers round-by-round picks

LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers, who drafted the son of Manager Jim Tracy Tuesday in the 21st round, selected the son of bench coach Jim Riggleman Wednesday.

Jonathan Riggleman, a 19-year-old third baseman from Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, was taken in the 37th round.

"We think he's a good draft-and-follow," said new scouting director Logan White. "He has raw power, soft hands and he worked hard to make himself a good player. Sometimes it's hard being the son of a former Major League manager. But he has ability. This is not a courtesy pick."

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White concluded his first Dodger draft by sticking to his stated goal of focusing on high school players, particularly pitchers. And tall ones. Only when he took position players with the last three selections did White go more than two picks without taking a pitcher.

Of the 52 players the Dodgers selected, 29 (56 percent) were in high school, 27 (52 percent) were pitchers. Of those pitchers, 20 (74 percent) were 6-3 or taller. Eleven Dodger picks are from California, seven are Canadians. Three of the Canadians were drafted out of Eastern Oklahoma State Junior College.

The top pick, James Loney, is expected to sign after this weekend, when his Elkins High School team competes in the Texas state championship. The left-handed hitting first baseman will bypass a scholarship to Baylor and give up pitching.

"We accomplished everything I hoped for," said White. "We got a special hitter, three quality high school pitchers early (Greg Miller, Zachary Hammes and Jonathan Broxton) and an athlete catcher (Michael Nixon), all guys who could become All-Stars down the road. We took a lot of pitching in picks 6-10 to stock our system with arms. With Dave Wallace and all the great instructors we have to work with our young pitchers, I had no problem going after big, tall pitchers that just need fine-tuning."


DODGERS 2002 DRAFT PICKS
19	JAMES A LONEY	1B	LAWRENCE E ELKINS HS
31	GREGORY D MILLER	LHP	ESPERANZA HS
51	ZACHARY J HAMMES	RHP	IOWA CITY HS
60	JONATHAN R BROXTON	RHP	BURKE COUNTY HS
91	MICHAEL G NIXON	C	SUNNYSLOPE HS
121	DELWYN R YOUNG	2B	SANTA BARBARA CITY COL
151	MICHAEL R MEGREW	LHP	CHARIHO HS
181	MARSHALL L LOONEY	LHP	LA PINE HS
211	DAVID J BAGLEY	3B	U SAN DIEGO
241	JAMAAL D HAMILTON	LHP	MONTEREY HS
271	DENVER T KITCH	SS	U OKLAHOMA
301	RYAN D WILLIAMS	RHP	OLD DOMINION U
331	JAMES MCDONALD	RHP	LONG BEACH POLY HS
361	THOMAS R OWEN	C	WICHITA ST U
391	JULIO E LASALLE	RHP	PALM BEACH ATLANTIC COL
421	KARL MEJLHOLM	RHP	DOVER BAY HS
451	ERIC W STULTS	LHP	BETHEL COLLEGE
481	SAMBU NDUNGIDI	OF	ST GEORGES HS
511	RUSSELL J MARTIN	2B	CHIPOLA JC
541	CURTIS D HUDSON	C	YUBA CITY HS
571	MICHAEL D WHITE	LHP	ST PETERSBURG JC
601	ANDREW W WALKER	RHP	COWLEY COUNTY CC
631	BRIAN TRACY	RHP	CLAREMONT HS
661	BRETT M WAYNE	SS	ST MARYS COL
691	JOSHUA M BARTUSICK	1B RF	FOUNTAIN VALLEY HS
721	DERRY A JACKSON	CF	JESUIT HS
751	ALVIN L HAYES	RHP	ALABAMA SOUTHERN CC
781	JAROD R PLUMMER	RHP	SOUTH GARLAND HS
811	ROBERT M POTOCZNY	RHP	NORTH MARION HS
841	ROBERT A RAY	RHP	LUFKIN HS
871	DOMINIQUE R LAURIN	SS 2B	EASTERN OKLAHOMA ST
901	EDWARD ROBERTS	RHP	KEY WEST HS
931	ROSS D HAWLEY *	RHP	KANSAS STATE UNIV
961	RICHARD P ROBNETT	RF	SANTA BARBARA CITY COL
991	EDUARDO BAEZA	RHP	POLYTECHNIC HS
1021	DOUGLAS A MATHIS	RHP	SHOW LOW HS
1051	MATTHEW S LONG	RHP	GRANVILLE HS
1081	BRYAN M GOELZ	CF	NEW YORK INSTITUTE TECH
1111	JONATHAN D RIGGLEMAN	3B	HILLSBOROUGH CC
1141	DANIEL A FORRER	LHP	JEFFERSON DAVIS HS
1171	LUKE A HOCHEVAR	RHP	FOWLER HS
1201	ERIC WOLFE	1B	YORK MILLS COL
1231	RYAN C LENNERTON	LHP	EASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE JC
1261	NATHAN R WARRICK	CF	BELTON HS
1290	DAVID A PARKER	RHP	OKLAHOMA CC
1318	JAMES BAILIE	C	KODIAK HS
1345	JUSTIN E ESTRADA	SS	TAMPA JESUIT HS
1372	MICKEY D JORDAN	CF	ARMSTRONG ST COL
1398	CHAD A BAILEY	LHP	NORTH IDAHO COL
1424	ANDRE K TRAHAN	CF	YUBA CC
1449	JEFFREY S CRISTY	C	SE LINCOLN HS
1473	JASON D FARRAND	C	CONWAY HS

Ken Gurnick covers the Dodgers for MLB.com. This article was not subject to approval by Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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