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Here is the first in a series of seven posts with our 2020 Top 100 Dodgers prospect rankings. There will be some recognizable names, but there will also be some names you don’t recognize. Hell, I barely recognized some of them.
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Editor’s Note: I am not a scout (#notascout). I am an amateur when it comes to evaluating players. I don’t claim to be a pro, I just want to pass along the information I observe/obtain to the people. Notes and comments are based on personal observation, talking to sources, reading scouting reports and watching video. For future entries in this series: All ratings in the charts below are on the standard 20-80 scouting scale, where 50 is roughly average, 80 is elite and nearly unattainable and 20 is unacceptably poor. Enjoy.
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| Rank | Name | Position | Age | Best Tool | Height | Weight | ETA |
| 100 | Luis Carlos Diaz | OF | 20 | Hit | 6’1 | 155 | 2024 |
| 99 | Jacob Gilliland | RHP | 20 | Fastball | 6’2 | 180 | 2023 |
| 98 | Heisell Baro | RHP | 18 | Fastball | 6’1 | 185 | 2025 |
| 97 | Marco Hernandez | C | 22 | Defense | 6’2 | 170 | 2022 |
| 96 | Juan Morillo | RHP | 21 | Fastball | 6’1 | 150 | 2024 |
| 95 | Luis Izturis | SS | 18 | Defense | 5’10 | 155 | 2025 |
| 94 | Logan Boyer | RHP | 22 | Slider | 6’3 | 215 | 2023 |
| 93 | Axel Acevedo | RHP | 19 | Fastball | 6’2 | 170 | 2024 |
| 92 | Jose Ramos | CF | 19 | Speed | 5’11 | 150 | 2024 |
| 91 | Nick Robertson | RHP | 21 | Fastball | 6’6 | 265 | 2022 |
Notes
- Gilliland was a 32nd-rounder in 2018 who has a clean delivery and projection.
- Izturis is the nephew of former Dodger Cesar Izturis and former Angel Maicer Izturis.
- Boyer was an overslot ($300,000) 11th-rounder in 2019 who didn’t pitch but has a live arm.
- Ramos was dubbed a sleeper by Baseball America when he signed in 2018-19.
- Robertson was a 2019 7th-rounder who had a solid, yet limited, pro debut (1.65 ERA, 23:1 K:BB ratio, 16 1/3 IP).
| Rank | Name | Position | Age | Best Tool | Height | Weight | ETA |
| 90 | Max Gamboa | RHP | 24 | Fastball | 6’5 | 190 | 2021 |
| 89 | Juan De la Cruz | RHP | 19 | Fastball | 5’11 | 160 | 2024 |
| 88 | Jeff Belge | LHP | 22 | Fastball | 6’5 | 225 | 2022 |
| 87 | Yeiner Fernandez | C | 17 | Hit | 5’9 | 180 | 2025 |
| 86 | Kevin Malisheski | RHP | 22 | Fastball | 6’3 | 200 | 2023 |
| 85 | Wills Montgomerie | RHP | 25 | Fastball | 6’3 | 225 | 2021 |
| 84 | Adolfo Ramirez | RHP | 21 | Fastball | 6’0 | 165 | 2024 |
| 83 | Mitchell Tyranski | LHP | 22 | Curveball | 6’2 | 215 | 2021 |
| 82 | Alec Gamboa | LHP | 23 | Slider | 6’1 | 205 | 2021 |
| 81 | Orlandy Navarro | RHP | 21 | Fastball | 6’2 | 190 | 2023 |
Notes
- Gamoba has a lively arm (mid-90s) and has the ability to rack up big strikeout numbers, but he’s also a bit wild.
- Belge was a 2019 18th-rounder who may have been drafted higher in 2018, but had a strong pro debut (1.16 ERA, 17.4 K-BB%).
- Fernandez, an offensive-minded catcher, was the Dodgers’ more notable signings of the 2019-20 period.
- Ramirez has a 4-pitch mix (low-90s FB, CB, SLD, CHG) who is a pitchability guy
- Tyranski, a 12th-rounder in ’19, posted a ridiculous 40:3 K:BB ratio in his pro debut.
- Gamoba, a 9th-rounder in ’19, had a strong debut (33:2 K:BB) and could move quickly.
| Rank | Name | Position | Age | Best Tool | Height | Weight | ETA |
| 80 | Jose Martinez | RHP | 21 | Fastball | 6’0 | 194 | 2022 |
| 79 | Joel Ibarra | SS | 17 | Defense | 6’0 | 170 | 2025 |
| 78 | Aldrich De Jongh | OF | 21 | Speed | 5’8 | 167 | 2023 |
| 77 | Julian Smith | LHP | 23 | Fastball | 6’4 | 192 | 2023 |
| 76 | Zach Willeman | RHP | 24 | Fastball | 6’2 | 217 | 2022 |
| 75 | Jose Rodulfo | RHP | 19 | Fastball | 6’0 | 215 | 2024 |
| 74 | Justin Bruihl | LHP | 23 | Fastball | 6’2 | 215 | 2021 |
| 73 | Jorbit Vivas | 2B | 19 | Hit | 5’10 | 155 | 2024 |
| 72 | Nolan Long | RHP | 25 | Fastball | 6’9 | 259 | 2021 |
| 71 | Connor Joe | 1B/LF | 27 | Hit | 6’0 | 205 | 2019 |
Notes
- Ibarra had a rough debut, but he’s super young and very toolsy.
- Smith finally debuted after being drafted in the 15th round in 2018. He has premium stuff, but will need to stay healthy to harness it.
- Willeman was a bit of a popup prospect for folks last year after his fastball velo jumped to the mid-90s. It regressed to the low-90s and probably has cemented him as a reliever.
- Vivas was an international signee ($300,000) during the 2017-18 period who made it stateside for the first time and hit well (.327/.410/.472).
- Joe was Rule 5’d last year by the Giants before they ended up returning him to the Dodgers. He can hit minor-league pitching, but he might be a Quad-A guy at this point.
| Rank | Name | Position | Age | Best Tool | Height | Weight | ETA |
| 70 | Carlos Rincon | OF | 22 | Power | 6’2 | 215 | 2021 |
| 69 | Justin Yurchak | 1B | 23 | Hit | 6’1 | 204 | 2022 |
| 68 | Aaron Ochsenbein | RHP | 24 | Fastball | 6’3 | 225 | 2021 |
| 67 | Shea Spitzbarth | RHP | 25 | Fastball | 6’0 | 197 | 2020 |
| 66 | Carlos Duran | RHP | 18 | Sinker | 6’7 | 231 | 2024 |
| 65 | Errol Robinson | SS/2B | 25 | Defense | 5’9 | 179 | 2020 |
| 64 | Yadier Alvarez | RHP | 24 | Fastball | 6’3 | 186 | 2021 |
| 63 | James Outman | OF | 23 | Defense | 6’2 | 205 | 2022 |
| 62 | Stephen Kolek | RHP | 23 | Fastball | 6’3 | 217 | 2023 |
| 61 | Kyle Garlick | OF | 28 | Hit | 6’1 | 210 | 2019 |
Notes
- Ochsenbein was a 2019 6th-rounder who could move quickly as a reliever thanks to a fastball-splitter-slider repertoire.
- Duran is a large adult son who may struggle at the more advanced levels of the minors unless he develops a better out pitch. Still, his sinker is strong.
- Robinson’s glove will only be able to take him so far. His ceiling is of a glove-first utility man.
- Alvarez … how the mighty have fallen. He was added to the 40-man roster last winter, but he spent most of the season on the restricted list.
- Kolek had a solid showing as a former 11th-rounder with Great Lakes. He kept the ball in the park and ate some innings.
- Garlick debuted in 2019 and could be a right-handed option off a bench — the Dodgers or otherwise — going forward.
| Rank | Name | Position | Age | Best Tool | Height | Weight | ETA |
| 60 | Jack Little | RHP | 22 | Slider | 6’4 | 190 | 2022 |
| 59 | Yunior Garcia | OF | 18 | Hit | 6’0 | 199 | 2024 |
| 58 | Sauryn Lao | 3B/1B | 20 | Hit | 6’2 | 191 | 2023 |
| 57 | Braydon Fisher | RHP | 19 | Fastball | 6’4 | 180 | 2024 |
| 56 | Eddys Leonard | SS/2B | 19 | Hit | 6’0 | 158 | 2024 |
| 55 | Jeronimo Castro | RHP | 23 | Fastball | 6’4 | 200 | 2022 |
| 54 | Leo Crawford | LHP | 23 | Changeup | 6’0 | 180 | 2021 |
| 53 | Logan Salow | LHP | 25 | Slider | 6’1 | 185 | 2021 |
| 52 | Donovan Casey | OF | 24 | Arm | 6’2 | 190 | 2021 |
| 51 | Osvanni Gutierrez | RHP | 18 | Fastball | 6’1 | 170 | 2024 |
Notes
- Little, the Dodgers’ 5th-rounder in 2019, was predominantly a reliever in college, but the Dodgers are going to try him as a starter. Hopefully it goes better than the last time they did that with a Stanford pitcher (Chris Reed).
- Fisher, the Dodgers’ 4th-rounder in 2018, is coming back from Tommy John surgery, so 2020 will be an important year for his development.
- Castro came on strong last season and pitched surprisingly well in the Pioneer League.
- Crawford, despite flashy stuff, has gotten better as a prospect. He’ll get a chance to show what he can do with Tulsa this year.
- Salow, despite being on the older side, has a chance to be a solid lefty reliever going forward thanks to a spinning slider.
- Gutierrez signed for $600,000 last signing period and had a solid pro debut. He could jump in these next couple years.
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Next Up: Prospects 50-41
