Cory

Dunlap

He went 1-for-3 with a walk in the second game. Dunlap, a 2004 third-round pick, is batting .257/.438/.457 in 11 games since joining Vero Beach earlier this month. The OBP is no fluke -- he entered the year at .425 since being drafted -- but Dunlap has weight issues and isn’t very good defensively. If he makes it, it may be as an American League DH.

The 21-year-old Dunlap, a third-round pick last year, is hitting .303/.393/.415 for Vero Beach. If he develops power, he’ll be interesting.

Dunlap, a 2004 third-round pick, is batting .294/.385/.412 in 34 at-bats in Hawaii. He finished at .261/.435/.461 in 284 at-bats in the Florida State League thsi year. That he’s a poor first baseman will hold him back as a prospect and he’s probably not ever going to overtake James Loney in Los Angeles. However, his on-base skills might make him attractive to a few AL teams if he can put together a nice season in Double-A in 2007.

In a league that to date has been dominated by pitching -- all four teams are hitting between .237 and .243 -- Dunlap is batting .333/.447/.538 in 39 at-bats. He has eight hits and seven RBI in his last four games.