Down on the Farm
Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra and Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com ranked the MLB Farm Systems and the Dodgers are currently #5, behind these teams: Tampa Bay Rays Minnesota Twins Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Indians 5. Los Angeles Dodgers 2024 preseason rank: 8 2023 midseason rank: 6 2023…
Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra and Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com ranked the MLB Farm Systems and the Dodgers are currently #5, behind these teams:
- Tampa Bay Rays
- Minnesota Twins
- Baltimore Orioles
- Cleveland Indians
5. Los Angeles Dodgers
2024 preseason rank: 8
2023 midseason rank: 6
2023 preseason rank: 2
2022 midseason rank: 2
Top 100 prospects: Dalton Rushing, C/OF (No. 39); Josue De Paula, OF (No. 49); River Ryan, RHP (No. 65); Alex Freeland, SS (No. 79); Jackson Ferris, LHP (No. 90)
“We write this every time we do system rankings, but the Dodgers never stop winning or developing prospects. They’re a lock for their 12th consecutive playoff appearance and responded to graduating three Top 100 prospects in 2023 by having De Paula, Ryan, Freeland and Ferris all jump onto the list since the start of this season. They also have an incredible wave of teenage talent just getting started in shortstops Joendry Vargas, Emil Morales and Kellon Lindsey; and outfielders Eduardo Quintero, Zyhir Hope and Ching-Hsien Ko.“
Of course, Ryan is out for most, if not all of 2025, as is Emmet Sheehan, but Freeland and Ferris are fast risers, and Vargas and Hope are also forces to be reckoned with.
Now, all they have to do is win it all this year. The jury is still out on Walker Buehler. He looks rusty. He’s not getting that 98 MPH Fastball back. Can he adjust? We shall find out. I saw reason for hope last night.
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Wednesday scores
Oklahoma City 13, Las Vegas 7
Tulsa 2, Midland 1
Lake County 2, Great Lakes 0
Visalia 9, Rancho Cucamonga 3
Thursday schedule
1:30 p.m. PT (doubleheader): Great Lakes (Peter Heubeck & Wyatt Crowell) at Lake County (Yorman Gomez & Alonzo Richrdson)
5 p.m.: Tulsa (Carlos Duran) vs. Midland (Mason Barnett)
6:30 p.m.: Rancho Cucamonga (Hyun-Seok Jang) at Visalia (Adonys Perez)
7:05 p.m.: Oklahoma City (Bobby Miller) at Las Vegas (J.T. Ginn)
“Thursday in Las Vegas is a battle on the mound of former Dodgers first-round draft picks. Miller, picked 29th overall in 2020, did sign, while 2018 No. 30 pick Ginn did not”.