The Chattanooga Lookouts have yet to produce a winning half since partnering with the Los Angeles Dodgers after the 2008 season, but Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti believes that is about to change.
“There are a lot of good prospects here, and I think you’ll see a much better second half as they start to get their feet underneath them a little bit better,” Colletti said during his visit to AT&T Field earlier this month. “It’s a young club, as most of the players of note here were in A-ball last year for a dominant part of the year. It takes a little bit of time to get acclimated to a faster league and a higher classification, and I think as the second half goes on that we’ll see an improved club.”
Chattanooga showed improvement late in the 2010 first half, winning 11 of its last 15 games to finish 33-36 and third in the Southern League’s North Division. The Lookouts have an excellent opportunity for a quick second-half start with a six-game series that starts tonight at AT&T against Birmingham, which had the league’s worst first half at 24-46.
Colletti said the organization will be keeping close tabs on several Lookouts during the second half, including these three: