From the Collection: Gookie Dawkins, if, Cincinnati Reds

Gookie Dawkins was drafted in the second round of the 1997 draft by the Reds.

After rating the #2 prospect in the system in 1997, he rated #1 in 1998.  His strength was his fielding, but he showed some pop and many projected him to be a decent hitting shortstop with Gold Gloves defense.  He was suppose to be the heir apparent to Barry Larkin at shortstop.

But his offense never really developed.  He was rated the organizations #8 prospect in 2000 and 2001, then #20 in 2002 before falling off the prospect radar.

Year	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	AB	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	OPS
1997	18	Billings	Rk	CIN	253	4	37	16	6	30	38	.241	.315	.623
1998	19	Burlington	A	CIN	367	1	30	37	10	37	60	.264	.332	.656
1999	20	2 Teams	A-AA	CIN	434	10	45	53	18	49	55	.300	.370	.805
1999	20	Rockford	A	CIN	305	8	32	38	13	35	38	.272	.346	.769
1999	20	Chattanooga	AA	CIN	129	2	13	15	5	14	17	.364	.427	.892
2000	21	Chattanooga	AA	CIN	368	6	31	22	10	40	71	.231	.310	.677
2001	22	Chattanooga	AA	CIN	394	8	40	14	4	32	88	.226	.285	.628
2002	23	2 Teams	AAA-AA	CIN	322	1	20	7	8	37	62	.261	.337	.672
2002	23	Chattanooga	AA	CIN	155	1	12	5	5	25	28	.271	.372	.740
2002	23	Louisville	AAA	CIN	167	0	8	2	3	12	34	.251	.302	.608
2003	24	3 Teams	AAA-AA	LAD,KCR	340	6	50	8	6	26	62	.229	.287	.625
2003	24	Jacksonville	AA	LAD	113	4	20	3	2	10	12	.265	.333	.758
2003	24	Omaha,Las Vegas	AAA	LAD,KCR	227	2	30	5	4	16	50	.211	.263	.558
2003	24	Las Vegas	AAA	LAD	115	0	12	3	1	9	26	.165	.224	.450
2003	24	Omaha	AAA	KCR	112	2	18	2	3	7	24	.259	.303	.669
2004	25	2 Teams	AAA	KCR,CHC	330	10	45	13	2	30	75	.276	.336	.788
2004	25	Omaha	AAA	KCR	166	4	17	2	2	10	41	.223	.267	.616
2004	25	Omaha,Iowa	AAA	CHC,KCR	330	10	45	13	2	30	75	.276	.336	.788
2004	25	Iowa	AAA	CHC	164	6	28	11	0	20	34	.329	.402	.957
2005	26	Toledo	AAA	DET	355	10	38	10	7	31	75	.242	.313	.727
2006	27	Indianapolis	AAA	PIT	203	5	26	3	6	13	55	.266	.312	.731
2007	28	2 Teams	AAA	SEA,PHI	421	5	39	12	5	30	86	.257	.308	.654
2007	28	Tacoma	AAA	SEA	308	4	32	11	3	19	55	.250	.293	.634
2007	28	Ottawa	AAA	PHI	113	1	7	1	2	11	31	.274	.346	.709
2008	29	4 Teams	AAA-AA	KCR,PHI,CHW	402	10	40	6	4	30	114	.239	.293	.671
2008	29	Reading	AA	PHI	67	1	4	1	2	8	13	.224	.316	.644
2008	29	Omaha	AAA	KCR	278	9	32	3	2	18	78	.266	.310	.738
2008	29	Lehigh Valley	AAA	PHI	14	0	2	1	0	2	6	.214	.313	.670
2008	29	Lehigh Valley,Charlotte	AAA	CHW,PHI	57	0	4	2	0	4	23	.123	.180	.373
2008	29	Charlotte	AAA	CHW	43	0	2	1	0	2	17	.093	.133	.273
2009	30	2 Teams	AAA	FLA,CHW	381	5	27	9	5	29	95	.241	.307	.643
2009	30	New Orleans	AAA	FLA	311	5	26	7	4	27	78	.244	.317	.658
2009	30	Charlotte	AAA	CHW	70	0	1	2	1	2	17	.229	.260	.575
2010	31	New Orleans	AAA	FLA	261	10	39	1	1	25	89	.268	.332	.811
2011	32	Charlotte	AAA	CHW	330	12	48	9	4	32	105	.233	.305	.714
15 Seasons					5161	103	555	220	96	471	1130	.252	.316	.693
AAA (10 seasons)			AAA		3010	68	336	69	39	240	765	.249	.308	.694

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Generated 3/20/2014.