51s' Chin-Lung Hu Named 2007 Dodgers Minor League Player of the Year
Hu had a tremendous season, splitting time between Double-A Jacksonville and Triple-A Las Vegas. The native of Taiwan hit a combined .325 with 14 homers, 40 doubles, six triples, 62 RBI, 89 runs scored, 15 steals and a .505 slugging percentage in 127 contests, all while making just 16 errors at shortstop. This month, Hu became the fifth Major Leaguer and fourth Dodger to hail from Taiwan and was also named the MVP of the 2007 Futures Game.
He was promoted to Triple-A Las Vegas on July 12. He appeared in 45 games for the 51s and batted .318 (61-for-192) with 10 doubles, 8 home runs and 28 RBI. He compiled 19 multiple-hit games (10 two-hits games; 7 three-hit games; 2 four-hit games) and hit safely in 31 of 45 games. He was promoted to the Dodgers on September 1.
McDonald went 6-7 with a 3.95 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 82.0 innings in 15 starts at Single-A Inland Empire, but then took it to another level after his promotion to Double-A Jacksonville. As a Sun, the right-hander went 7-2 with a 1.71 ERA (10 ER/52.2 IP) and 64 K's in 10 starts, while limiting opposing hitters to a .218 average.