Brian Dopirak

40-Year-Old First Baseman1B

Free Agent

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Bats R

Throws R

40 Man No

Height 6'4"

Weight 220

DOB 12/20/1983

Born Tampa, FL

1BFree Agent

June 16, 2011

The Astros have released Dopriak, reports Zachary Levine of the Houston Chronicle.

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Dopriak had six home runs and a .252 batting average in Triple-A, but doesn't walk much. Look for him to catch on with a different organization as minor league depth.

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Dopirak, and not David Cooper, may be the one to fill the vacancy at first base when Lyle Overbay departs as expected following the 2010 season. A career that seemingly had stalled from 2005-2007 appears to have some life left in it after a .317/.371/.549 season between Double-A New Hampshire and Triple-A Las Vegas. He'll turn 26 and is too old to be considered a prospect, but could give the Jays a stopgap option in 2011 if David Cooper still needs some ironing out. He'll start the season at Triple-A in all likelihood as long as Lyle Overbay is still a Blue Jay.

After a very promising 2004 campaign at low-A Lansing, Dopirak has had two straight disappointing seasons, all but falling off the radar as a serious prospect. He missed much of 2006 with a broken right foot, but returned to hit just .257/.322/.341 in 179 Double-A at-bats. At 6-4, 230 lbs., Dopirak can generate a lot of power, but his plate discipline and contact skills need to improve significantly for him to succeed at higher levels.

After tearing up Low-A at age 20 in 2004 and hitting seven home runs in the Arizona Fall League, Dopirak regressed at High-A Daytona last year. Poor plate discipline is probably a major factor here, and at this point, it's not clear whether he'll start 2006 at Double-A or have to repeat at Daytona.

Dopirak led the low Single-A Midwest League in HR and RBI in 2004 and finished second in slugging with a .593 mark. He followed that up with 7 HR (tied for second) and a .275 average in the Arizona Fall League, but struck out 23 times against just 5 BB. The bottom line is that Dopirak, at 21, has some big-time power upside, but he'll need to improve his plate discipline just a little bit if he expects to succeed at higher levels.

Dopriak was the 56th overall pick in 2002 out of high school. He has excellent power potential – second only to Ryan Harvey in the organization – but must prove he can be more than a free swinger. Scouts comment he has an exceptionally short stroke for a player of his size, so there is room for optimism. If he can maintain a decent strikeout-to –walk ratio in low Single-A in 2004, he could emerge as a genuine home run prospect.

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