Pitching
The Retired or Inactive Players hope he can work on his control a little bit. Every once and a while one slips away from him and either ends up at the backstop or in the right field bleachers. He can hit 90 MPH but is too smart to try to get his fastball past most hitters. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.
Defense & Hitting
His pickoff move is only fair. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Dobens is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Dobens has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Dobens as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2025 Outlook
AA isn't the right place for Dobens. Expect the Retired or Inactive Players to send him down for some minor retooling. I just don't know if The Retired or Inactive Players are ever going to get what they expect out of him.
-- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout