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James McDonald

James Zell McDonald (twitter: @JamesZ53)

Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: October 19, 1984 in Long Beach, California, US
High School: Polytechnic HS (Long Beach, CA)
School: Golden West College (Huntington Beach, CA)

Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 11th round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Polytechnic HS (Long Beach, CA).

Prospect Ratings by Baseball America:
Pre-2009: Rated #56 Prospect

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Pitching: 2013 / 2012 / 2011 / 2010 / 2009 / 2008
Batting: 2013 / 2012 / 2011 / 2010 / 2009 / 2008

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Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
2003	18	Dodgers	GULF	Rk	LAD	2	4	.333	3.33	12	9	0	0	0	0	48.2	39	20	18	3	15	0	47	6	0	3	199	1.110	7.2	0.6	2.8	8.7	3.13

2005	20	Ogden	PION	Rk	LAD	0	0		1.50	4	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	4	3	1	0	2	0	9	1	0	0	26	1.000	6.0	0.0	3.0	13.5	4.50
2006	21	Columbus	SALL	A	LAD	5	10	.333	3.98	30	22	4	2	1	0	142.1	119	72	63	15	65	0	146	11	0	12	600	1.293	7.5	0.9	4.1	9.2	2.25
2007	22	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	LAD	13	9	.591	3.07	26	25	0	0	0	0	134.2	121	51	46	13	37	0	168	7	1	4	556	1.173	8.1	0.9	2.5	11.2	4.54
2007	22	Inland Empire	CALL	A+	LAD	6	7	.462	3.95	16	15	0	0	0	0	82.0	79	37	36	8	21	0	104	5	0	3	341	1.220	8.7	0.9	2.3	11.4	4.95
2007	22	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	LAD	7	2	.778	1.71	10	10	0	0	0	0	52.2	42	14	10	5	16	0	64	2	1	1	215	1.101	7.2	0.9	2.7	10.9	4.00
2008	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	LAD	7	4	.636	3.26	27	26	0	0	0	0	141.0	115	56	51	15	53	2	141	9	2	4	586	1.191	7.3	1.0	3.4	9.0	2.66
2008	23	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	LAD	5	3	.625	3.19	22	22	0	0	0	0	118.2	98	47	42	12	46	2	113	6	2	4	491	1.213	7.4	0.9	3.5	8.6	2.46
2008	23	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	LAD	2	1	.667	3.63	5	4	0	0	0	0	22.1	17	9	9	3	7	0	28	3	0	0	95	1.075	6.9	1.2	2.8	11.3	4.00
2009	24	Albuquerque	PCL	AAA	LAD	1	0	1.000	3.26	6	6	0	0	0	0	30.1	21	11	11	2	14	0	40	0	0	0	122	1.154	6.2	0.6	4.2	11.9	2.86
2010	25	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-Rk	LAD	6	1	.857	4.17	14	14	0	0	0	0	69.0	67	34	32	4	27	0	65	5	0	4	301	1.362	8.7	0.5	3.5	8.5	2.41
2010	25	Dodgers	ARIZ	Rk	LAD	0	0		1.59	2	2	0	0	0	0	5.2	3	3	1	0	3	0	8	0	0	2	23	1.059	4.8	0.0	4.8	12.7	2.67
2010	25	Albuquerque	PCL	AAA	LAD	6	1	.857	4.41	12	12	0	0	0	0	63.1	64	31	31	4	24	0	57	5	0	2	278	1.389	9.1	0.6	3.4	8.1	2.38
7 Seasons						34	28	.548	3.49	119	102	4	2	1	0	572.0	486	247	222	52	213	2	616	39	3	27	2390	1.222	7.6	0.8	3.4	9.7	2.89
Rk (3 seasons)				Rk		2	4	.333	2.98	18	11	0	0	0	0	60.1	46	26	20	3	20	0	64	7	0	5	248	1.094	6.9	0.4	3.0	9.5	3.20
AAA (3 seasons)				AAA		9	2	.818	3.96	23	22	0	0	0	0	116.0	102	51	51	9	45	0	125	8	0	2	495	1.267	7.9	0.7	3.5	9.7	2.78
AA (2 seasons)				AA		12	5	.706	2.73	32	32	0	0	0	0	171.1	140	61	52	17	62	2	177	8	3	5	706	1.179	7.4	0.9	3.3	9.3	2.85
A (1 season)				A		5	10	.333	3.98	30	22	4	2	1	0	142.1	119	72	63	15	65	0	146	11	0	12	600	1.293	7.5	0.9	4.1	9.2	2.25
A+ (1 season)				A+		6	7	.462	3.95	16	15	0	0	0	0	82.0	79	37	36	8	21	0	104	5	0	3	341	1.220	8.7	0.9	2.3	11.4	4.95

Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF
2003	18	Dodgers	GULF	Rk	LAD	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0
2004	19	Dodgers	GULF	Rk	LAD	46	143	125	15	28	2	1	10	3	2	12	44	.224	.291	.256	.547	32	3	1	2	3
2005	20	Ogden	PION	Rk	LAD	32	94	83	12	19	3	1	8	3	0	9	25	.229	.312	.289	.601	24	1	1	1	0
2006	21	Columbus	SALL	A	LAD	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0
2007	22	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A+	LAD	28	15	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.154	.154	.154	.308	2	0	0	2	0
2007	22	Inland Empire	CALL	A+	LAD	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0
2007	22	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	LAD	12	15	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.154	.154	.154	.308	2	0	0	2	0
2008	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	LAD	27	37	29	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	.103	.188	.103	.291	3	0	0	5	0
2008	23	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	LAD	22	29	23	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	.130	.200	.130	.330	3	0	0	4	0
2008	23	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	LAD	5	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	.143	.000	.143	0	0	0	1	0
2009	24	Albuquerque	PCL	AAA	LAD	6	7	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.000	.143	.000	.143	0	0	0	0	0
2010	25	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-Rk	LAD	14	14	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	.091	.231	.091	.322	1	0	0	1	0
2010	25	Dodgers	ARIZ	Rk	LAD	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0
2010	25	Albuquerque	PCL	AAA	LAD	12	14	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	.091	.231	.091	.322	1	0	0	1	0
8 Seasons						195	310	267	29	53	5	2	19	6	2	27	95	.199	.274	.232	.506	62	4	2	11	3
Rk (4 seasons)				Rk		92	237	208	27	47	5	2	18	6	2	21	69	.226	.299	.269	.568	56	4	2	3	3
AAA (3 seasons)				AAA		23	29	23	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	12	.043	.185	.043	.229	1	0	0	2	0
AA (2 seasons)				AA		34	44	36	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	14	.139	.184	.139	.323	5	0	0	6	0
A (1 season)				A		30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0
A+ (1 season)				A+		16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%	Rtz
2003	18	Dodgers	GULF	Rk	LAD	P	12	13	5	8	0	1	1.000	1.08	2	6	75%
2004	19	Dodgers	GULF	Rk	LAD	OF	41	62	61	1	0	0	1.000	1.51
2004	19	Dodgers	GULF	Rk	LAD	RF	3							0.00
2004	19	Dodgers	GULF	Rk	LAD	CF	5							0.00
2004	19	Dodgers	GULF	Rk	LAD	LF	33							0.00
2005	20	Ogden	PION	Rk	LAD	RF	3	4	3	1	0	0	1.000	1.33				-1
2005	20	Ogden	PION	Rk	LAD	CF	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00				0
2005	20	Ogden	PION	Rk	LAD	LF	22	28	26	2	0	1	1.000	1.27				-4
2005	20	Ogden	PION	Rk	LAD	P	4	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	1	0	0%
2006	21	Columbus	SALL	A	LAD	P	30	28	6	22	0	0	1.000	0.93	12	10	45%
2007	22	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	LAD	P	26	14	1	10	3	1	.786	0.42	6	5	45%
2007	22	Inland Empire	CALL	A+	LAD	P	16	8	1	5	2	0	.750	0.38	3	2	40%
2007	22	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	LAD	P	10	6	0	5	1	1	.833	0.50	3	3	50%
2008	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	LAD	P	27	19	5	13	1	2	.947	0.67	5	9	64%
2008	23	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	LAD	P	22	17	5	11	1	2	.941	0.73	5	9	64%
2008	23	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	LAD	P	5	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.40	0	0
2009	24	Albuquerque	PCL	AAA	LAD	P	6	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.17	3	2	40%
2010	25	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-Rk	LAD	P	14	13	3	10	0	4	1.000	0.93	8	1	11%
2010	25	Dodgers	ARIZ	Rk	LAD	P	2	1	0	1	0	1	1.000	0.50	2	0	0%
2010	25	Albuquerque	PCL	AAA	LAD	P	12	12	3	9	0	3	1.000	1.00	6	1	14%
8 Seasons							186	182	110	68	4	9	.978	0.96	37	33	47%	-5
P (7 seasons)						P	119	88	20	64	4	8	.955	0.71	37	33	47%
CF (2 seasons)						CF	6	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
RF (2 seasons)						RF	6	4	3	1	0	0	1.000	0.67				-1
LF (2 seasons)						LF	55	28	26	2	0	1	1.000	0.51				-4
OF (1 season)						OF	41	62	61	1	0	0	1.000	1.51				-5

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
2003	18	GCL Dodgers	Gulf Coast League	Rk	LAD
2004	19	GCL Dodgers	Gulf Coast League	Rk	LAD		2004-06-21	2004-08-28
2005	20	Ogden Raptors	Pioneer League	Rk	LAD		2005-06-22	2005-09-06
2006	21	Columbus Catfish	South Atlantic League	A	LAD		2006-04-06	2006-09-01
2007	22	Inland Empire 66ers	California League	A+	LAD		2007-04-09	2007-07-04
2007	22	Jacksonville Suns	Southern League	AA	LAD		2007-07-12	2007-09-01
2008	23	Jacksonville Suns	Southern League	AA	LAD		2008-04-03	2008-07-30
2008	23	Las Vegas 51s	Pacific Coast League	AAA	LAD		2008-08-06	2008-08-27
2008	23	Los Angeles Dodgers	National League	MLB	LAD	1	2008-09-17	2008-09-26
2009	24	Albuquerque Isotopes	Pacific Coast League	AAA	LAD		2009-05-18	2009-06-14
2009	24	Los Angeles Dodgers	National League	MLB	LAD	1	2009-04-10	2009-10-04
2010	25	Albuquerque Isotopes	Pacific Coast League	AAA	LAD		2010-04-08	2010-07-11
2010	25	AZL Dodgers	Arizona League	Rk	LAD		2010-06-22	2010-06-26
2010	25	Los Angeles Dodgers	National League	MLB	LAD	1	2010-07-19	2010-07-29
2010	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	National League	MLB	PIT	2	2010-08-05	2010-09-29
2011	26	Pittsburgh Pirates	National League	MLB	PIT	1	2011-04-05	2011-09-25
2012	27	Pittsburgh Pirates	National League	MLB	PIT	1	2012-04-08	2012-09-21
2013	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	National League	MLB	PIT	1	2013-04-04	2013-05-01

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