Prospect Profiles 2008: Tony Abreu

Overview-Abreu is a prospect that the Dodgers have been monitoring for a while, and he finally got a shot to play in the big leagues last year. He played decently well in his limited role and was expected to fill the utility spot for the Dodgers going into the 2008 campaign. Those plans were sidetracked, however, when Abreu reported to Spring Training still not feeling right after having abdominal surgery at the end of 2007. Following much speculation about his status, including some rumblings that he was mentally weak, it was finally concluded that he needed season ending hip surgery to get him feeling healthy again. With the 2008 season lost, both his health and future are now up in the air. Plus stuff on his hitting, baserunning, fielding, mentality, health, performance, and projection.