Category: Players
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Dodgers Prospects: Who Is Kosuke Matsuda
Cover photo credit to Fredo Cervantes. The Dodgers signed Japanese right-handed pitcher Kosuke Matsuda to a minor league contract. It has been tough to find any information on Matsuda so I sent out a request to some other prospect gurus. @FutureDodgers @jokeylocomotive @DustinNosler you have anything on this guy? I've only found an article in…
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Dodgers Prospects: 2022 International Signings Roundup
January 15th, 2022 was the day teams were allowed to sign International Free Agents (IFAs). As of this writing, the Dodgers have signed 30 IFAs. The Dodgers announced their 30 international signings from the 2022 class, including top prospects Samuel Muñoz (ranked No. 7 overall on Top 50 list by MLB) and Accimias Morales (No.…
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Dodgers Prospects: A Short Interview With Eddys Leonard
The Dodgers signed Eddys Leonard as an International Free Agent in July of 2017. He’s been one of those players that have not been noticed by the prospect ranking types but in 2021, Eddys made us take notice. He went from a slash of .285/.379/.425 (AVG/OBB/SLG) in 2019 in just at-bats to .296/.390/.539 in 2021…
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MLB.com Dodgers Top 30 Prospect: Robinson Ortiz
Robinson Ortiz is a 21-year-old Left Handed pitching prospect in the Dodger’s organization from the Dominican Republic. Ortiz signed at the end of the 2016-2017 International period, made his debut in 2018 in rookie ball, spent 2019 in Low A Great Lakes, then threw just 11.4 innings in 2021 in High A before going on…
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Dodgers Prospects: A Deeper Look At Breakout Star Jose Ramos
One prospect that broke out in 2021 for the Dodgers was outfielder Jose Ramos. The Panamanian native and New Year’s Baby was originally signed by the Dodgers in July of 2018. Ramos did not make his professional debut until May 2019 with the Dominican Summer League (DSL) Dodgers Bautista team. Let’s take a look at…
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Dodgers Prospect Roundup: Jacob Amaya, Bobby Miller, Michael Grove and More
This article originally appeared on Dodgers Nation 12/3/2021. In organized baseball, the month of November is very busy and very important for players that are considered as prospects. Some end up being released from their home organization after being there for their whole careers. Others are added to the 40-man Major League roster which gives…
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Dodgers Prospects: 40-Man Roster Decisions To Be Made – Jacob Amaya, James Outman, Jorbit Vivas and More
Originally posted at Dodgers Nation. The MLB Rule 5 draft is tentatively just under one month away and with that, the time for organizations to protect eligible minor league prospects is upon us. The Dodgers have until Friday, November 19th to put some of their top prospects on the 40-man Major League roster. Players that…
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Dodgers Prospects: Michael Grove – “Friday Night Lights” to Bright Lights of L.A.
*** This post was originally written and released by Dodger Poke Report and is being cross-posted on Dodgers 2080.*** Baseball and Apple Pie is a phrase used to symbolize everything that is right about America. It’s also a phrase that is used to capture the imagination of every person that has picked up a…
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Dodgers Prospects: Bobby Miller’s Sharp 2021 Season
Bobby Miller continued to make a name for himself in a talented Dodgers farm system in 2021. Miller is the Dodgers’ second-ranked prospect behind Ryan Pepiot. He split his time in 2021 between the Great Lake Loons and Tulsa Drillers. With the Loons, Miller pitched 47.0 innings where he accumulated a 1.91 ERA, 29.8 K%,…
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Dodgers Prospects – Jacob Amaya: Making a Dream Come True
When Jacob Amaya was taken in the 11th round of the 2017 draft, the Dodgers had acquired an elite fielding shortstop and had also made a dream come true. Dream Come True Amaya grew up just 20 miles East of Dodger Stadium and had influences around him that bled Dodger Blue. Jacob’s grandpa, Frank Amaya,…