The most recent nationwide prospect checklist was unveiled Monday, with Keith Legislation on the Athletic releasing his high 100, a bunch that included 5 Dodgers.
Outfielder Josue De Paula led the checklist, checking in at No. 25 general, his highest prospect rating thus far. He made two different top-100 lists, ranked forty eighth by Baseball Prospectus and 68th by ESPN, and was amongst 15 gamers to overlook Baseball America's high 100.
The 18-year-old outfielder has already impressed in full season ball, and Legislation has been impressed.
“The principle concern with him is that he's a well-below-average runner already at age 18, and he has a lot projection left in his physique that he may develop proper into first base,” Legislation wrote. “The mixture of bat pace, selectivity, precise energy and nice bodily projection may make him probably the greatest hitters in baseball at his peak, and if that’s the case, whether or not at first base or within the nook of the camp doesn't actually matter.”
River Ryan made his first high 100 checklist of 2024, ranked thirty third general by Legislation. Ryan additionally made the all-miss lists in Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus, after impressing in his two years focusing solely on pitching after a stint as a two-way participant in faculty and within the Padres' system.
Dodgers prospects in The Athletic's high 100
| Participant | Pos | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participant | Pos | 2024 | 2023 |
| Joshua De Paula | OF | 25 | No |
| River Ryan | RHP | 33 | No |
| Dalton Speeding | C | 86 | 62 |
| Gavin Stone | RHP | 95 | 39 |
| Thayron Liranzo | C | 99 | No |
Supply: The Athletic
Ryan had a 3.80 ERA in 104⅓ innings final 12 months largely at Double-A Tulsa, plus a closing two stints at Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis, with 110 strikeouts and 46 walks. The 25-year-old isn't on the Dodgers' 40-man roster but, however with Nick Frasso out for the season after shoulder surgical procedure in November, Ryan has moved up a spot on the rotation depth chart.
“Ryan could possibly be a No. 2 starter, and whereas I don't suppose he's prepared for a serious league function, he's progressed so shortly that he may make one other huge leap this spring and see Chavez Ravine earlier than September “, Legislation. he mentioned.
The 2 Dodgers on The Athletic's high 100 prospects checklist this 12 months who had been additionally on final 12 months's checklist are catcher Dalton Speeding and pitcher Gavin Stone. Stone was ranked thirty ninth in 2023, however after struggling in his first style of the majors is now ranked No. 95 by Legislation.
Speeding is ranked No. 86 by Legislation. The catcher is the one Dodgers prospect to be named to all top-100 lists this 12 months by all of Baseball America, Baseball Prospectus, ESPN, MLB Pipeline, and The Athletic. Speeding was ranked 62nd final 12 months by Legislation with an incredible debut two months after being drafted.
Speeding had a low batting common, however in any other case confirmed energy and plate self-discipline, and hit .228/.404/.452 with a 146 wRC+ in a season that was interrupted by a concussion. Legislation expressed some concern about Speeding's bat, at the least in comparison with earlier than 2023, noting, “among the considerations from his faculty days that he had bother catching pace got here again final 12 months – He didn't see a ton of massive pace, however he fought again when he did.”
One other Dodgers catcher, Thayron Liranzo, was ranked 99th by Legislation. It's the second top-100 checklist for Liranzo, the 20-year-old shortstop who led the California League in residence runs final 12 months and was additionally ranked seventieth by Baseball Prospectus.
Diego Cartaya, the Dodgers' high prospect final 12 months, was not ranked in Legislation's high 100 at The Athletic, however the catcher was listed by Legislation as considered one of 10 prospects who missed the checklist. Cartaya additionally made MLB Pipeline's 101-110 checklist, as did Stone and pitcher Jackson Ferris, who was acquired by the Cubs within the Michael Busch commerce on Jan. 11.
In all, eight completely different Dodgers had been named to at the least one top-100 prospect checklist this 12 months, and 6 gamers had been named to a number of lists.
Dodgers on 2024 top-100 prospect checklist
| Participant | Pos | 2024 age | 2023 excessive degree | B.A | BP | ESPN | MLB | Athletic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participant | Pos | 2024 age | 2023 excessive degree | B.A | BP | ESPN | MLB | Athletic |
| Dalton Speeding | C | 23 | Excessive-A | 50 | 36 | 75 | 75 | 86 |
| Nick Frasso | RHP | 25 | Triple-A | 97 | 67 | 86 | 80 | |
| Jose De Paula | OF | 19 | Low-A | 101-115 | 48 | 68 | 25 | |
| River Ryan | RHP | 25 | Triple-A | 101-115 | 102-111 | 33 | ||
| Gavin Stone | RHP | 25 | MLB | 82 | 101-110 | 95 | ||
| Andy Pages | OF | 23 | Triple-A | 96 | 87 | |||
| Thayron Liranzo | C | 20 | Low-A | 70 | 99 | |||
| Diego Cartaya | C | 22 | Double-A | 85 | 101-110 | 101-110 |
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