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 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.

X-CITES

Dalton Rushing's first Triple-A homer is absolutely crushed to center field! pic.twitter.com/en3xpIFT0C
— Oklahoma City Baseball Club (@okc_baseball) August 15, 2024

https://twitter.com/LADTerritory/status/1823902747479171530

Shohei Ohtani could be throwing off a mound within a few weeks as his throwing program progresses. Could he be an option out of the bullpen in the postseason?#Dodgers GM Brandon Gomes: "There’s no world where he’s pitching for us this postseason"https://t.co/tuurSHkISD
— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) August 15, 2024

Clayton Kershaw was the one that spotted Joey Ortiz missed second base in Bot 4th inning-confirmation from 22 #Dodgers
— David Vassegh (@THEREAL_DV) August 15, 2024

Kody Hoese ties this game with a grand slam! pic.twitter.com/ZfxSsvhHCE
— Oklahoma City Baseball Club (@okc_baseball) August 15, 2024

https://twitter.com/Dodgers/status/1823864958536573015

If Kiermaier made this play in the World Series, people would be talking about it for 100 years. Myself included! #Dodgers
pic.twitter.com/zw1pi2dqYP
— Howard Cole (@Howard_Cole) August 15, 2024

MLB's No. 5 LHP prospect Jackson Ferris at Double-A after his second straight @TulsaDrillers gem:

0.84 ERA | .184 BAA | 9 K's in 10 2/3 IP@Dodgers | @DodgerPlayerDev pic.twitter.com/ai0GKXpfzE
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 15, 2024

Walker Buehler on his takeaway from tonight's start: "I feel closer than I did a couple months ago. But as I've said, at the end of the day, there's a standard of performing here, and I'm very aware of where I'm at in that standard. So keep plugging away." pic.twitter.com/Jz8KRyObvy
— SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) August 15, 2024

Tommy Edman gets his second hit of the night on this RBI single! pic.twitter.com/Kk2G5NbiM4
— Oklahoma City Baseball Club (@okc_baseball) August 15, 2024

Dodgers 2023 second round pick Jake Gelof has been impressive over the first two games of the series going 3-for-6 w/ a double, two home runs and 2 BB. #LetsGoDodgers pic.twitter.com/4p9SLX6mXn
— Geoff Pontes (@GeoffPontesBA) August 14, 2024

All of these pitchers have a higher ERA then Kershaw’s CAREER

Imagine your Skubal, you look up to Kershaw, you’re having a career year, and you see you’d have to do exactly what you’re doing right now for 2700 more innings and you’d still be worse. https://t.co/KgbfUeKAEZ
— Jake (@MarkPriorRBW) August 14, 2024

Brent Honeywell, Screwball Release (slow) pic.twitter.com/pwjq2itM89
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 15, 2024

imagine your pitcher hitting 37 home runs and stealing 34 bases in a season while rehabbing from Tommy John surgery pic.twitter.com/JQdxfrXbqp
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) August 15, 2024

i’m not sure Heyward is doing enough to be the one getting to stay! With Mookie back in right field, Edman on the way, and Pages at least has been hitting lately, would they consider letting Jason go? Plus, Taylor on a rehab assignment, he’ll be back too, count on it ! Nice win last night! Agree. KK. just cemented his spot on this team! Are we positive Max will be healthy? Edman might get the majority of playing time at 3rd. …. Is this just another “break” for Glasnow? Hopefully that’s all it is! … Yamamoto really needs to be healthy! All signs say he is! … Finally, I love Joe Kelly! He really looked good last night, but he had been mediocre prior to last night. Like i said before, he has electric stuff. He just needs to harness it!

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dodgerdadAugust 17, 2024
i’m not sure Heyward is doing enough to be the one getting to stay! With Mookie back in right field, Edman on the way, and Pages at least has been hitting lately, would they consider letting Jason go? Plus, Taylor on a rehab assignment, he’ll be back too, count on it ! Nice win last night! Agree. KK. just cemented his spot on this team! Are we positive Max will be healthy? Edman might get the majority of playing time at 3rd. …. Is this just another “break” for Glasnow? Hopefully that’s all it is! … Yamamoto really needs to be healthy! All signs say he is! … Finally, I love Joe Kelly! He really looked good last night, but he had been mediocre prior to last night. Like i said before, he has electric stuff. He just needs to harness it!