A minor league surprise in the making?

Jesse Hoorelbeke is starting to tear up his third level in just over a
year as a professional, hitting .295/.350/.558 with 7 homeruns at Vero
Beach since his promotion a month ago. Normally I wouldn't think of
him as a prospect, since he's 25 (he signed at age 24 as an undrafted
free agent, a year after graduating college - and he bounced around
between three colleges). But he has hit very well at all three
levels, being the best hitter for Great Falls last season once Loney
got promoted, being the best hitter at South Georgia before he got
promoted, and showing tremendous homerun power for the Florida State
League since he got promoted to high A ball.

The Dodgers are beginning to take him seriously. How seriously?
Loney has started playing some games in the outfield, so that
Hoorelbeke can play at first (the only position he can handle
defensively). There's no way the Dodgers would contemplate moving
Loney for another prospect, unless they thought the prospect was
something special.

Oh, and another bonus with Hoorelbeke. If he makes it to the show
(still a longshot) his father can sing the national anthem for the
Dodgers. His father's stage name is Peter Rivera, and he's best known
as being the founder, drummer, and lead singer of the group Rare
Earth.

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> Jesse Hoorelbeke is starting to tear up his third level in just over a
> year as a professional, hitting .295/.350/.558 with 7 homeruns at Vero
> Beach since his promotion a month ago. Normally I wouldn't think of
> him as a prospect, since he's 25 (he signed at age 24 as an undrafted
> free agent, a year after graduating college - and he bounced around
> between three colleges). But he has hit very well at all three
> levels, being the best hitter for Great Falls last season once Loney
> got promoted, being the best hitter at South Georgia before he got
> promoted, and showing tremendous homerun power for the Florida State
> League since he got promoted to high A ball.
>
> The Dodgers are beginning to take him seriously. How seriously?
> Loney has started playing some games in the outfield, so that
> Hoorelbeke can play at first (the only position he can handle
> defensively). There's no way the Dodgers would contemplate moving
> Loney for another prospect, unless they thought the prospect was
> something special.
>
> Oh, and another bonus with Hoorelbeke. If he makes it to the show
> (still a longshot) his father can sing the national anthem for the
> Dodgers. His father's stage name is Peter Rivera, and he's best known
> as being the founder, drummer, and lead singer of the group Rare
> Earth.

He bringing us a bat that's true
So get ready, here he comes!