LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers are on a mission to win a World Sequence title on the Main League stage. That may all the time be the principle precedence of the group. However down on the farm, the Dodgers have additionally been in a position to put collectively some actually good groups.
Final season, Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis received its first Pacific Coast League title since changing into a Minor League affiliate of the Dodgers. Within the championship spherical, they swept the Spherical Rock Specific, the Rangers’ Triple-A affiliate.
Excessive-A Nice Lakes additionally had nice success final season, ending atop the Midwest League East division with a 76-55 document. The membership fell wanting successful a championship, nevertheless, shedding the winner-take-all recreation in opposition to the Twins’ Minor League affiliate. The identical utilized to Single-A Rancho Cucamonga, which additionally received its division with a 71-61 document however fell within the championship sequence.
En path to a decade of regular-season dominance, the Dodgers have prioritized success within the Minors. They know that’s the easiest way to keep up success, whether or not it’s by calling up homegrown expertise similar to Walker Buehler and Will Smith, or utilizing some prime prospects to amass Main League stars.
This 12 months shall be no totally different for the Dodgers, who’ve a extremely stable farm system.
Triple-A: Oklahoma Metropolis Baseball Membership
Pages, the Dodgers’ No. 3 prospect per MLB Pipeline, was essentially the most spectacular younger participant in camp this spring. Regardless of lacking many of the 2023 season with a torn labrum in his proper shoulder, Pages got here into Spring Coaching in nice form and impressed nearly everybody within the group. He’s getting actually near being a Main Leaguer.
Cartaya (No. 9) was the Dodgers’ can’t-miss prospect, however the Venezuelan catcher actually must have a superb season in ‘24. Cartaya struggled mightily on the plate in ‘23, and again accidents have slowed his development. He’s nonetheless 22 years outdated so there’s nonetheless time, however it’s an enormous 12 months for Cartaya.
As for Lao, that is one other prospect who opened eyes this spring. A transformed infielder, Lao continues to be studying learn how to pitch, however there’s a variety of potential there. It’ll be attention-grabbing to see what he does in opposition to Double-A hitters.
Excessive-A: Nice Lakes Loons
Ferris (No. 8) was the principle piece acquired from the Cubs within the deal that despatched Michael Busch and Yency Almonte to Chicago this winter. The left-hander has drawn a variety of reward since becoming a member of the group.
Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
Primarily based on pure expertise, it’s simple to argue that De Paula (No. 4) is the perfect prospect within the group. His hit software is likely one of the greatest within the Minors and he’s simply 18 years outdated. If De Paula continues to develop the way in which scouts anticipate him to, don’t be shocked if he’s a High 10 prospect in all of baseball by the point he enters his twenties.
