Dodgers Top 52 Prospects

Posted By on December 8, 2024

For a few days now, I have been working on my top Dodger prospect list for 2025 and I currently have 52 players on the list. Frnkly, when you get past 15 or 20, you can just shake them up and put them wherever. This is a work in progress, so I may post this a few more times until it get to the final iteration. There will be a lot more added…

Agree? Disgree? Did I miss anyone? Here they are:

  1. Alex Freeland – Switch-Hitting SS Intangables and talent (in that order) make me rate Alex Freeland the Dodgers Top Prospect. He still has a lot of work to do, but he has done a lot of work and acheived great progress already. He always exceeds expectations. He’s a “ballplayer.”
  2. River Ryan – RHP He will miss all of 2025, but his arms is electric and he has one of the best arms in all of baseball. Can he “stay healthy “is the only question?
  3. Joendry Vargas – RH SS/3B I rank him #3 because of his defense. Rushing and DePaula are offense first players which means they may not have a position.
  4. Dalton Rushing – C/LF I see him as a Kyle Schwarber with not as much plate discipline. He can be a solid (not great) catcher and a below average LF’er. With 500 AB he will get you 30 bombs… and maybe hit .225! In 2026, he could platoon with Smith… maybe sooner!
  5. Josue DePaula – LH DH/LF/1B His “hit tool” is not unlike Yordan Alvaerz. Unfortuneatley, so is his defense. Hopefully Ohtani will be a full time LF’er by the time DePaula arrives.
  6. Jackson Ferris – LHP Not the best arm (but close), but he is the best pitcher in the organization. If we see him this year, it means a lot went wrong.
  7. Emil Morales – RH SS/3B He might stay at SS but could have to move to 3B… of course they said that about Corey Seager too. He has a high baseball IQ and allegedly a great work ethic which will take him a long way.
  8. Zyhir Hope – LH OF He has the tools, but can he put it all together? My closest companison is Luis Robert, Jr.
  9. Eduardo Quintero RH CF – Blazing fast as a Centerfielder, he has 20+ HR power and is the type of player who could win a batting title.
  10. Nick Frasso – RHP He should be back in 2025 after his second surgery. His stuff is filthy and the only questions is “Is he unlucky or just fragile?”
  11. Justin Wrobleski – LHP We have already seen that he has the stuff to pitch in the Show. He just needs control and refinement.
  12. Diego Cartaya – RH C He still has the tools. Can he cut down on his strikeouts and be more selective? His talent and makeup is off the charts… which is why I still have him this high.
  13. Kyle Hurt
  14. Ben Casparius
  15. Maddux Bruns
  16. Hyun-Seok Jang
  17. Kellon Linsdsey
  18. Jarod Karros
  19. Jack Dryer
  20. Patrick Copen
  21. Egardo Henriquez
  22. Chang-Hsien Ko
  23. Wyatt Crowell
  24. Luke Fox
  25. Kendall George
  26. Damon Keith
  27. Chase Harlan
  28. Austin Gauthier
  29. Peyton Martin
  30. Jesus Galiz
  31. Hunter Feduccia
  32. Jakob Wright
  33. Peter Huebeck
  34. Renaldo Yean
  35. Elijah Hanline
  36. Eriq Swan
  37. Ronan Kopp
  38. Kyle Nevin
  39. Jose Ramos
  40. Yenier Fernandez
  41. Jake Gelof
  42. Carlos Duran
  43. Hyun-il Choi
  44. Samuel Sanchez
  45. Cam Day
  46. Noah Miller
  47. Jesus Galiz
  48. Jose Rodriguez
  49. Joe Vetrano
  50. Austin Beck
  51. Sean McLain
  52. Chris Newell

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This article has 22 Comments

  1. Thanks Mark. One of my favorite things to do is to project future rosters, even the 25 roster. Recently I was cleaning a desk that I’d used for the past 8 years. I found on a couple of note pads, projected rosters from the past. One had Pollock in the lineup. I’m not sure other than Muncy at first, there were any other position player on the current roster.

  3. Great list. Will read again. Initial impression is I would rank Ferris higher myself.

  4. That’s a really good list. I love the top 10 being loaded with talented youngsters. They’ve started their professional careers on the right foot and the world is their oyster. They have a long road ahead but I’m still excited.
    Book em

      1. Not so fast….
        Unlike Outman, Conforto doesn’t play CF. And although he bats lefty like Outman, he had reverse splits in ’24, with an .886 OPS against southpaws.
        Like Outman at his best, Conforto slugs, including 20 HRs in ’24, but his OBP was down near .310. In ’23, Outman had an OBP around .350 and an OPS of .790.
        At any rate, Conforto looks like a solid pick-up and a bit of insurance in case the Yankees or Red Sox manage to woo Teo. (I hope Teo comes back, but he was smart to wait out the Soto negotiations. Spurned by Soto, the Yankees could respond by bringing in Alonso and Teo… and maybe Buehler too. )
        Whether or not Teo returns, how about Rushing + Outman or Pages + Wrobleski + Ryan Ward or Feduccia for Luis Robert Jr.?
        And then a separate deal involving Lux for Devin Williams?
        And AF then brings back Treinen and Kike.

        1. I like your thought process. Although I trade Lux for bonus money instead of Williams .
          Book em

  6. Per Feinsand:

    Juan Soto and the Mets have agreed to a 15-year, $765 million deal, per sources.

      1. Juan Soto turned down 15 years, $440 million from the Nationals in July 2022. He winds up getting 15 years, $765 million from the Mets in Dec. 2024. The great ones almost always do better waiting for free agency.

        No deferments. Opt-out after 5 years.

        The Yankees’ final offer to Soto was 16 years and $760 million, per Feinsand. That’s a $47.5 million AAV; the Mets offer was for a $51 million AAV.

        1. The fallout of the deal should be interesting–and could effect the Dodgers if Teo gets an offer that exceeds AF’s comfort zone.
          The Mets and Yankees both still need to make a lot of moves.
          Will the Mets bring Alonso back or will he move to the Bronx?
          With Adames off the table, which teams will land Alex Bregman and Santander?
          And whither Buehler and Flaherty?

    2. I figured it would be the Mets. Cohen got the face of the franchise. I don’t think he cared what it cost him.

      1. Excellent news, assuming it’s accurate.
        Treinen was underpaid (by ML standards) in ’24, and this deal helps make up for that.

        1. The stove is hot and AF is stoking the fire. Treinen is a stud and Conforto ,wow ,
          out of the blue and into the blue.
          Book em

  8. Ain’t no way Soto is going to pay the Mets back like Ohtani has for the Dodgers on his contract . Numerous sources from within the Dodger s front office and even MLB have said that Ohtani in one year has already paid for his contract from all the off field endorsements and of course winning the World Series. Soto won’t come even close to equaling his contract. Mets totally overpaid for Soto. So many teams are bitching about the Dodgers getting anybody they want but what they don’t realize is that the Dodgers are owned by a big time financial conglomerate who specializes in moving money around . Just learned this, the money that the Dodgers have to put aside every year in a special account for Ohtanis deferred contract , they can actually invest in other things, therefore making even more Money on cash they are puting aside, and totally freeing up more money for the Dodgers to sign more guys, and that’s what us pissing off all the other teams . Thing is, the Dodger ownership is playing financial chess while everyone else is playing checkers ,, and they don’t give a rats ass who they piss off, and I’m sayin it here, they will bring back Teo, Treinan, Kike,, and Walker, beacause all those guys want to BE here, they know how special this organization is. What a great time to be a Dodger fan, front office is fearless.

  9. With Conforto on board, the Dodgers can trade Outman, Pages, Rushing (who has no place to play) and additional prospect/s for Luis Robert Jr. Signing Teo will enable he, Robert Jr. and Conforto, with bench support, to solidify the outfield until DePaula is ready. Rojas and Edman can handle SS until Freeland is ready, then revert to utility men. Lux and prospects can be used to obtain a high leverage reliever, at which point the Dodgers have only to obtain Sasaki and they are set for years to come.

  10. thank goodness that’s over! Does signing Conforto spell the end of Teo? Or does it mean that Kike isn’t coming back? If Teo resigns, and Edman is in center, Conforto and pages platoon in right? if edman needs a day or he plays shortstop, Pages can fill in in center. All these questions will soon be answered. I just hope they (AF) doesn’t let Teo walk away! Don’t need to lose that production. As for Outman, i believe he’s gone. i have for awhile. Now a trade for Robert could really change the landscape! hold on everyone, it could get crazy!

  11. Treinen coming back is AWESOME.

    Good dude, great clubhouse guy, great guy in the Pen. And he is nails when it counts.

    Also I have a Treinen jersey and wanted to wear it to opening day, now I will!!

    One of my favorite Dodgers.

    Now go re-sign WB.

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