LOS ANGELES -- Zach Lee, a two-sport star and once the Dodgers' top prospect, is still pitching but hasn't completely ruled out returning to football.
Except for a one-start cameo last summer against the Mets, Lee has become the forgotten man in a rebuilt farm system. He's slipped to No. 19 overall in MLB.com's list of Dodgers prospects, behind eight other pitchers.
He was 18 when the Dodgers, with ownership mired in the ugliest of divorces, suddenly broke from penny-pinching ways and signed Lee to a stunning $5.25 million bonus. He had just reported to summer football practice at LSU, having thrown 61 touchdowns in two high-school seasons to be one of the most heavily recruited quarterbacks in the country.