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Los Angeles Dodgers: Top 10 Rookie-Eligible Prospects for 2018

ByBenjamin Chase|
GLENDALE, AZ - MARCH 5: An equipment bag of the Los Angeles Dodgers is seen prior to the game against the Chicago White Sox on March 5, 2015 at Camelback Ranch-Glendale in Glendale, Arizona. The Dodgers defeated the White Sox 6-1. (Photo by Rich Pilling/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ - MARCH 5: An equipment bag of the Los Angeles Dodgers is seen prior to the game against the Chicago White Sox on March 5, 2015 at Camelback Ranch-Glendale in Glendale, Arizona. The Dodgers defeated the White Sox 6-1. (Photo by Rich Pilling/Getty Images)
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GLENDALE, AZ – MARCH 5: An equipment bag of the Los Angeles Dodgers is seen prior to the game against the Chicago White Sox on March 5, 2015 at Camelback Ranch-Glendale in Glendale, Arizona. The Dodgers defeated the White Sox 6-1. (Photo by Rich Pilling/Getty Images)

We have reached the point of the offseason where prospect lists abound. We continue our top 10 prospects for every team with the Los Angeles Dodgers!

Our team top 10 prospect lists at Call to the Pen are spearheaded by Benjamin Chase. Today, he gives us the top ten prospects for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

This season, we will be going through teams by division, in order of 2017 record. The AL East will be first, followed by the AL Central and AL West. Then the focus will shift to the National League in the same order.

The format will be as it was last season for the same lists, with a system review, which will include last season’s list. The top 10 will follow in reverse order, two players per page in order to give adequate space to each player. Major trades or international signings will lead to an updated top 10!

Finally, don’t go away after #1 is revealed as each list will also contain a player either signed in the 2017 international free agent class or drafted in 2017 that isn’t part of the top 10 and should be tracked. Last season’s mentions in that area made over half of the top 10s this season, so this is a great way to get to know a player who could be making a big splash in the organization.

System overview

Last year’s list

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been able to utilize their funds in an intelligent way. They don’t just load the major league team with talent with their funds, they also have put together an impressive minor league system and spend the money on development and scouting to ensure even their late draft picks are able to be productive players in their farm system.

The Dodgers have invested heavily with prospects from Asia and Cuba, invested heavily into their scouting department, and invested heavily in development and development analytics to find the best way to maximize each player’s talent level as well as working to keep them healthy in the process.

This has created a team that is able to churn top-level prospects to the big league club while being in the running for the best players in free agency year after year. That is a rare combination in the game, and they are still a top 10 farm system in the game.

Let’s take a look at that system….

Next: #9 and #10

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