Who Is Blake DeWitt?
The Dodgers’ main trade piece in return for Ted Lilly & Ryan Theriot is Blake DeWitt, a 24-year-old, left-handed batting second baseman selected by the Dodgers in the first-round of the 2004 amateur draft.
He debuted with L.A. in 2008 as a third baseman batting .264 with 9 HR and 52 RBI in 117-games.
Against Chicago in the NLDS, DeWitt went 3-for-11, scoring two runs and recording one RBI.
In 2009, however, DeWitt bounced between Triple-A and Los Angeles six times backing up All Star Orlando Hudson. In 33 games with the Dodgers, DeWitt hit just .204 with 2 HR & 4 RBI....
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