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Here's a guy I know the Dodgers are high on. Another infielder turned catcher and he's off to a fast start this season in Jacksonville.

Team	League	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
JAX	SOU	.319	20	72	16	23	9	0	5	16	47	10	17	0	0	.400	.653	1.053
Minors		.319	20	72	16	23	9	0	5	16	47	10	17	0	0	.400	.653	1.053

#17 Lucas May
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B-R
T-R
6-0 190

Originally Posted by Baseball America

No prospect elicits the type of satisfaction in Dodgers officials that May does. An athletic grinder who was drafted as a shortstop out of high school in 2002. May moved to third base before being converting to catcher during instructional league in 2006. He was added to the 40-man roster after he showed steady improvement in his first full season behind the dish last season.

May always had intriguing juice in his bat, and it came alive as he slugged a career-high 25 home runs in 2007, albeit as a 22-year old in the hitter's haven that is the California League. He generates plus bat speed and can backspin balls with loft and carry, especially to the pull side. He feasts on fastballs, but has a habit of swinging and missing too often against offspeed stuff. His swing plane often causes him to work around the ball.

He's a solid-average runner who takes nothing for granted on the basepaths and could steal 8-15 bases a year. May is agile and nimble with good hip flexibility behind the plate. Though he led Cal League catchers with a .994 fielding percentage and threw out 29 percent of basestealers, his 31 passed balls were the most in the minors.

His throws have carry and accuracy, with solid-average arm strength that plays up because of a quick release. His receiving is his greatest defensive deficiency presently, but his hands are adequate. May's pull-happy approach may not elicit high batting averages, so his ability to hit for power and improve defensively are the keys to his value. May's status within the organization is at an all-time high, and he'll try to replicate his success in Double-A this year.