LAD already have eight players with double digit home runs
It is only July 27th, but the 2017 wallbangers already have eight players with double digit home runs.
Rk Pos Name Age PA HR OPS+ 1 1B Cody Bellinger* 21 342 28 144 2 RF Yasiel Puig 26 365 19 107 3 SS Corey Seager* 23 401 16 130 4 C Yasmani Grandal# 28 318 14 107 5 LF Chris Taylor 26 327 12 141 6 3B Justin Turner 32 321 11 165 7 CF Joc Pederson* 25 245 11 113 8 UT Enrique Hernandez 25 238 10 108
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Generated 7/27/2017.
How does this compare to other teams in the 21st century?
2000 / 6
2001 / 7
2002 / 6
2003 / 5
2004 / 9
2005 / 5
2006 / 7
2008 / 7
2009 / 5
2010 / 4
2011 / 4
2012 / 4
2013 / 6
2014 / 5
2015 / 8
2016 / 8
Remember for every other year but 2017 that is a full season. The Dodgers still have Austin Barnes with six who might crack the list.
Reviewing MLB Top 30 LAD Prospects
We have reviewed Baseball America top 30 LAD prospects and Baseball America top ten MidSeason ranking, now let us turn to MLB and see how they did.
Hits:
- Bellinger was nails. Looks like everyone got that right with Fangraphs being the only main publication to go with Yadier Alvarez instead of Bellinger as the top prospect.
- The had Buehler at five to begin with, so not such a big jump to number one.
- Almost no change between 2 – 6 other than placement so that was solid.
- They were in on Mitch White before anyone except David Hood.
- At least they had Dennis Santana ranked even if only at 25.
- They were in on Heredia and Ruiz before anyone except Fangraphs. Excellent work here.
Misses:
- Lux seems like a whiff in pre-season but you had to put him high just based on his draft position. He has dropped to eleven but is that far enough? With the draft pedigree in the back window, I’m not sure why he’s still considered the better prospect over Brendon Davis. Scouts know stuff but the stats tell a different story.
- Sborz has disappointed everyone and is no longer ranked
- Dustin May wasn’t ranked very high and probably continues to be under valued by MLB
How about the midseason rankings.
- 2017 draft picks show up. Jeren Kendall pops in at 5, James Marinan at 24, and Morgan Cooper at 27.
- Caleb Ferguson cracks the list at 25
- Kyle Farmer cracks the list at 30
- Dropping off the list are Sopko, Sborz, Mieses, and Rhame
- Dennis Santana looks to be the biggest gainer going from 25 to 14
- AJ Alexy moved from 29 to 18
- Keibert Ruiz and Will Smith are neck and neck at 8 and 9 respectively
- Might be missing the boat on Cristian Santana
- I have no idea why Drew Jackson is still on any ranking list. I hope to be shown why but I’ve yet to see it. He’s old for his age in A+, is repeating the league, and still can’t hit.
| ProspecName | BirthDate | AGE | League | MLBSpring | MLBMidSeason |
| Cody Bellinger | 7/13/1995 | 22 | Majors | 1 | Graduated |
| Yadier Alvarez | 3/7/1996 | 21 | AA | 2 | 3 |
| Alex Verdugo* | 5/15/1996 | 21 | AAA | 3 | 2 |
| Willie Calhoun* | 11/4/1994 | 22 | AAA | 4 | 4 |
| Walker Buehler | 7/28/1994 | 22 | AAA | 5 | 1 |
| Yusniel Diaz | 10/7/1996 | 20 | A+ | 6 | 6 |
| Gavin Lux | 11/23/1997 | 19 | A | 7 | 11 |
| Brock Stewart | 10/3/1991 | 25 | Majors | 8 | 10 |
| Jordan Sheffield | 6/1/1995 | 22 | A | 9 | 12 |
| Mitchell White | 12/28/1994 | 22 | AA | 10 | 7 |
| Omar Estevez | 2/25/1998 | 19 | A+ | 11 | 15 |
| Starling Heredia | 2/6/1999 | 18 | Rookie | 12 | 13 |
| Keibert Ruiz | 7/20/1998 | 19 | A+ | 13 | 8 |
| Will Smith | 3/28/1995 | 22 | AA | 14 | 9 |
| Imani Abdullah | 4/20/1997 | 20 | A | 15 | 23 |
| Josh Sborz | 12/17/1993 | 23 | AA | 16 | NR |
| Trevor Oaks | 3/26/1993 | 24 | AAA | 17 | 16 |
| Drew Jackson | 7/28/1993 | 23 | A+ | 18 | 21 |
| D.J. Peters | 12/12/1995 | 21 | A+ | 19 | 20 |
| Ronny Brito | 3/22/1999 | 18 | Rookie | 20 | 26 |
| Oneil Cruz | 10/4/1998 | 18 | A | 21 | 22 |
| Edwin Rios* | 4/21/1994 | 23 | AAA | 22 | 19 |
| Dustin May | 9/6/1997 | 19 | A | 23 | 17 |
| Carlos Rincon | 10/14/1997 | 19 | A | 24 | 29 |
| Dennis Santana | 4/12/1996 | 21 | AA | 25 | 14 |
| Johan Mieses | 7/13/1995 | 22 | A+ | 26 | NR |
| Brendon Davis | 7/27/1997 | 20 | A+ | 27 | 28 |
| Andrew Sopko | 8/7/1994 | 22 | AA | 28 | NR |
| AJ Alexy | 4/21/1998 | 19 | A | 29 | 18 |
| Jacob Rhame | 3/16/1993 | 24 | AAA | 30 | NR |
| Jeren Kendall | 2/4/1996 | 21 | A | NA | 5 |
| James Marinan | 10/10/1998 | 18 | NA | 24 | |
| Morgan Cooper | 9/12/1994 | 22 | NA | 27 | |
| Caleb Ferguson* | 7/2/1996 | 21 | A+ | NR | 25 |
| Kyle Farmer | 8/17/1990 | 26 | AAA | NR | 30 |
| Andrew Toles* | 5/24/1992 | 25 | Majors | NR | |
| Austin Barnes | 12/28/1989 | 27 | Majors | NR | |
| Grant Dayton* | 11/25/1987 | 29 | Majors | NR | |
| Yaisel Sierra | 6/5/1991 | 26 | AAA | NR | |
| Mitch Hansen* | 5/1/1996 | 21 | A | NR | |
| Cody Thomas* | 10/8/1994 | 22 | A | NR | |
| Jacob Scavuzzo | 1/15/1994 | 23 | AA | NR | |
| Devin Smeltzer | 9/7/1995 | 21 | A+ | NR | |
| Scott Barlow | 12/18/1993 | 23 | AAA | NR | |
| Cristian Santana | 2/24/1997 | 20 | A | NR |
Reviewing Baseball America MidSeason Prospect Rankings
Earlier we took a look at the original 2017 Baseball America Ranking and found some hits and misses. Now we will look at the midseason ranking that Baseball America came out with a few weeks ago.
In the table below the number in parenthesis is the original 2017 ranking.
- Walker Buehler couldn’t crack the top ten in Jan/Feb but after three months of domination, he is now the Dodgers top prospect according to Baseball America.
- The next big jump belongs to Mitchell White who moved from nineteen to six. That was a big jump considering how little White has pitched this year. Was his stuff that different from August of 2016 to April of 2017? Everyone else saw that stuff in 2016 and graded him higher, nice of BA to join the party.
- One of their better original rankings was Dustin May at thirteen and May made it look good with great work for the Loons this year. May has jumped to number eight.
- 2017 number one pick Jeren Kendall pops right in at number seven. That gives the Dodgers three center fielders in the top ten though Verdugo is probably a RF, and Diaz has been splitting time with DJ Peters in CF for Rancho. This ranking came in before Kendall made a mockery of the Pioneer League. He is due to make his full season debut today for the Loons. Many eyes will be on him to see how he handles the advanced pitching of full season baseball.
- Baseball America likes Will Smith more than Keibert Ruiz. Time will tell if that was a good idea. When you read the Baseball America handbook you can see why Baseball America likes Will Smith. He’s now in AA and looking more and more like an Austin Barnes clone.
My expectations are that when Starling Heredia is done with playing baseball in 2017 he will be a top ten Dodger prospect.
I like the list. I would have squeezed Keibert Ruiz onto this list. BA was not high on Dennis Santana entering the season so I’m not sure if he has changed their mind with his great season so far.
I’m not sure why AL teams aren’t knocking on the Dodgers door for Willie Calhoun. You shouldn’t need to be an old player to be a DH.
| ProspecName | BirthDate | AGE | League | BA MidSeason |
| Walker Buehler | 7/28/1994 | 22 | AAA | 1 (11) |
| Alex Verdugo* | 5/15/1996 | 21 | AAA | 2 (4) |
| Yadier Alvarez | 3/7/1996 | 21 | AA | 3 (2) |
| Willie Calhoun* | 11/4/1994 | 22 | AAA | 4 (5) |
| Yusniel Diaz | 10/7/1996 | 20 | A+ | 5 (7) |
| Mitchell White | 12/28/1994 | 22 | AA | 6 (19) |
| Jeren Kendall | 2/4/1996 | 21 | A | 7 |
| Dustin May | 9/6/1997 | 19 | A | 8 (13) |
| Brock Stewart | 10/3/1991 | 25 | Majors | 9 (8) |
| Will Smith | 3/28/1995 | 22 | AA | 10 (16) |
Reviewing Baseball America Dodger Top 30
Several weeks ago Baseball American came out with their updated prospect list which made me go back and look harder at their original Dodger top 30 which came out in Jan/Feb of 2017.
The Hits:
- Bellinger as the top prospect was prophetic. In reading the BA review they thought he had 30 home run power, they didn’t think he’d hit almost 30 home runs by the all-star game. Glowing reports about his athletism proved true. Nailed this.
- Alex Verdugo at number 4 and the 2nd best position prospect has done nothing but hit at AAA and continues his climb up the prospect charts.
- Willie Calhoun at five has also lived up to the billing. If he had a position he might be the highest ranked hitter but he’s still trying to make do at 2nd base.
- Number six Andrew Toles started out the year as Dodgers starting left fielder and certainly looked liked someone who could handle the position all year until he had the season ending surgery.
- Dustin May at 13 was a solid choice and May has done everything to deserve this. BA had May higher than MLB, David Hood, and Fangraphs.
The Misses:
- Gavin Lux at number 9. You can understand the lofty ranking given his 1st round pedigree from 2016. This looks like a big whiff as he has struggled with his assignment to the Loons. Showing no power and barely hitting .200 the only thing Lux has going for him was some early signs of patience. He might bounce back but he won’t be a top ten prospect next year.
- Walker Buehler was ranked 11th which was the highest of any of the prospect sights. Everyone else had Walker in their top top 7, and now at midseason BA has moved from 11th to their top rated Dodger prospect.
- Johan Mieses was ranked 15th and probably won’t be a top 30 prospect by the end of the season. Johan failed miserably at AA and has been demoted back to A+ ball to get his confidence back. This was an aggressive ranking for Johan but it did not pan out.
- Hard to imagine Dodger Minor League Player of the Year, Edwin Rios didn’t make the top 30. He continued to mash in AA and has been promoted to AAA where after a slow start he has got it going.
- Not ranking Dennis Santana who excelled at A+ and is now in AA and easily one of the Dodgers top five pitching prospects.
- Not ranking Starling Heredia. The big bonus baby has a bigger pedigree than Lux but went unranked. He’s now turning heads in the Pioneer League. He’s three years younger than Jeren Kendall who already made the BA midseason top 10 Dodger prospect list. Heredia could be better.
- Not ranking Caleb Ferguson or Devin Smeltzer. I bet they are above Sopko and Sborz by seasons end.
Below is the table.
| ProspecName | BirthDate | AGE | League | 2017 BA |
| Cody Bellinger | 7/13/1995 | 22 | Majors | 1 |
| Yadier Alvarez | 3/7/1996 | 21 | AA | 2 |
| Jose De Leon | 8/7/1992 | 24 | Tampa | 3 |
| Alex Verdugo* | 5/15/1996 | 21 | AAA | 4 |
| Willie Calhoun* | 11/4/1994 | 22 | AAA | 5 |
| Andrew Toles* | 5/24/1992 | 25 | Majors | 6 |
| Yusniel Diaz | 10/7/1996 | 20 | A+ | 7 |
| Brock Stewart | 10/3/1991 | 25 | Majors | 8 |
| Gavin Lux | 11/23/1997 | 19 | A | 9 |
| Austin Barnes | 12/28/1989 | 27 | Majors | 10 |
| Walker Buehler | 7/28/1994 | 22 | AAA | 11 |
| Jordan Sheffield | 6/1/1995 | 22 | A | 12 |
| Dustin May | 9/6/1997 | 19 | A | 13 |
| Trevor Oaks | 3/26/1993 | 24 | AAA | 14 |
| Johan Mieses | 7/13/1995 | 22 | A+ | 15 |
| Will Smith | 3/28/1995 | 22 | AA | 16 |
| Grant Dayton* | 11/25/1987 | 29 | Majors | 17 |
| Josh Sborz | 12/17/1993 | 23 | AA | 18 |
| Mitchell White | 12/28/1994 | 22 | AA | 19 |
| Keibert Ruiz | 7/20/1998 | 19 | A+ | 20 |
| D.J. Peters | 12/12/1995 | 21 | A+ | 21 |
| Yaisel Sierra | 6/5/1991 | 26 | AAA | 22 |
| Omar Estevez | 2/25/1998 | 19 | A+ | 24 |
| Chase De Jong | 12/29/1993 | 23 | Seattle | 25 |
| Andrew Sopko | 8/7/1994 | 22 | AA | 26 |
| Oneil Cruz | 10/4/1998 | A | 27 | |
| Mitch Hansen* | 5/1/1996 | 21 | A | 28 |
| Cody Thomas* | 10/8/1994 | 22 | A | 29 |
| Jacob Scavuzzo | 1/15/1994 | 23 | AA | 30 |
| Drew Jackson | 7/28/1993 | A+ | 7-Seattle | |
| Starling Heredia | 2/6/1999 | 18 | Rookie | NR |
| Imani Abdullah | 4/20/1997 | 20 | A | NR |
| Ronny Brito | 3/22/1999 | 18 | Rookie | NR |
| Edwin Rios* | 4/21/1994 | 23 | AAA | NR |
| Carlos Rincon | 10/14/1997 | 19 | A | NR |
| Dennis Santana | 4/12/1996 | AA | NR | |
| Brendon Davis | 7/27/1997 | 20 | A+ | NR |
| AJ Alexy | 4/21/1998 | 19 | A | NR |
| Jacob Rhame | 3/16/1993 | 24 | AAA | NR |
| Kyle Farmer | 8/17/1990 | 26 | AAA | NR |
| Devin Smeltzer | 9/7/1995 | A+ | NR | |
| Caleb Ferguson* | 7/2/1996 | 21 | A+ | NR |
| Scott Barlow | 12/18/1993 | 23 | AAA | NR |
| Cristian Santana | 2/24/1997 | 20 | A | NR |
Dodgers might have three top five MVP candidates
The first is certainly Justin Turner, and I’ll be the first to admit I mocked a comment over at TBLA when someone suggested that Turner might win the MVP back in March. I liked Turner but I never thought he could put together a full-season of MVP worthy stats. I was wrong, Justin Turner is certainly in the MVP conversation as we pass the 100 game part of the season.
The second is Cody Bellinger who ignited the Dodger offense when he joined the team in late April. Cody has slowed down in July but he still finds ways to contribute key clutch hits while displaying prodigious defensive tools for a 1st baseman. The clean up hitter on a team that has won 70 games on July 25th is going to get a long look by the MVP committee.
The shocking 3rd option is not Corey Seager but Chris Taylor. As much as Cody Bellinger saved the Dodgers this year when Adrian Gonzalez went down, Chris Taylor did the same when Andrew Toles went down. He just won’t stop hitting. Using Fangraphs, he’s the second best hitter in the NL in July. He only trails someone named Harper. The metrics are small sample size but he’s playing LF like he was born to it. We had recently had to watch Carl Crawford with his speed hesitate on just about every ball, Toles seemed to be in the same mode. Taylor flies to the ball like a magnet to a steel frig. Such a joy to watch play LF, and what an arm. He made an error on Monday, and I think it was the first ball I’d ever seen him misplay. Taylor also has great baserunning instincts. He is very aggressive and takes lots of chances, but for the most part, they pay off. He’s the best LF in the NL. Here are the stats to prove it.
Taylor is not without some red flags. The great walk rate he had earlier in the year has cratered but you don’t notice because he gets two hits every night. His BABIP is over .500 in July and sits at .426 for the season. No one can carry a BABIP that high so regression is due. But he does seem to barrel up just about everything, so while we know there has to be regression it does seem reasonable to expect Chris Taylor to be an above average core player for the Dodgers for years to come. Right now he’s the best LF in the NL. Here are the stats to prove it.
From Fangraphs, NL, Left Fielders.
| Name | WAR | wRC+ | wOBA | HR | R | RBI | SB | BABIP |
| Chris Taylor | 3.5 | 147 | 0.395 | 12 | 52 | 47 | 12 | 0.426 |
| Michael Conforto | 3 | 154 | 0.406 | 19 | 55 | 52 | 2 | 0.345 |
| Marcell Ozuna | 2.9 | 136 | 0.383 | 23 | 54 | 72 | 0 | 0.36 |
| Cody Bellinger | 2.7 | 146 | 0.393 | 28 | 56 | 67 | 6 | 0.291 |
| Adam Duvall | 1.9 | 112 | 0.35 | 20 | 49 | 65 | 5 | 0.317 |
| Gregory Polanco | 0.8 | 95 | 0.317 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 8 | 0.286 |
| Hernan Perez | 0.8 | 84 | 0.31 | 11 | 35 | 36 | 8 | 0.283 |
| Matt Kemp | 0.3 | 111 | 0.345 | 14 | 40 | 47 | 0 | 0.344 |
| Kyle Schwarber | 0.2 | 82 | 0.302 | 15 | 38 | 31 | 0 | 0.204 |
And just for fun this is what he has done lately.
Since the all-star break:
Date PA H 2B 3B HR RBI Jul 14 4 2 0 0 0 0 Jul 15 5 2 0 1 0 0 Jul 16 4 1 0 1 0 0 Jul 18 5 4 1 0 0 0 Jul 19 4 3 1 0 1 2 Jul 20 4 2 1 0 0 0 Jul 21 4 0 0 0 0 0 Jul 22 2 2 0 1 1 3 Jul 23 5 2 0 0 0 0 Jul 24 4 3 0 0 0 1 Jul 25 4 2 2 0 0 3
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Generated 7/26/2017.
Of course, the Nationals have three of their own very credible MVP candidates in Harper, Rendon, and Zimmerman. There is a reason why these are the two best teams in the NL.
Cool prospect links and notes
DJ Peters on being the home town kid.
“He would be so mad if he knew I told you this, but every night in the month when he shuts down right after the season, all I see in his bed are Reese’s peanut butter cups and hot Cheetos. I mean, it’s awful,” Shelly said with a laugh. “He goes to sleep with the hot Cheetos. I ask him if he brushed his teeth. And he’s like, ‘Yeah, sure.’ I’m like, ‘No you didn’t.’ He’s bad during that first month in the off-season.
Brendon Davis got promoted to Rancho. The 2nd/SS/3rd will get out of the way of Gavin Lux. Even though Davis and Lux are the same age, Davis clearly outhit Lux while with the Loons but the 2016 number one pick Lux continues to rank much higher than Davis on the prospect charts. Takes a while before that number one pick luster loses its shine.
2017 number one pick Jeren Kendall has already been promoted to the Loons. Good to see the Dodgers being aggressive with Jeren, he certainly was too good for the Pioneer League. I expect his teammate Starling Heredia to join him shortly.
Heredia/Paz/Clementina make Pioneer League All-Star Team
The Dodger Pioneer League affiliate the Ogden Raptors had a league leading three all-stars with Starling Heredia, Hendrik Clementina , and Luis Paz all named to the Pioneer League All-Star team.
Kind of weird to here about an all-star team on July 24th, but the short rookie league seasons have to have their day in the sun too.
Heredia …. Signed for $2.6 million out of the Dominican Republic in 2015, the 18-year-old outfielder has impressed in his first stateside season. He spent seven games in the AZL, going 12-for-28 (.429) with six extra-base hits, before moving up to Ogden on July 5 — and he hasn’t cooled off. The right-handed-hitting slugger owns a .422/.500/.766 line with four homers, one triple and eight doubles in 15 games since joining the Raptors.
Since I don’t pay much attention to the short season teams, this is the first time I’ve heard of Hendrik Clementina and Luiz Paz.
Clementina is a catcher from Curacao, which is where Kenley Jansen hails from. If you remember, Kenley Jansen was also a catcher for the Ogden Raptors back in 2007. Two years later Jansen was converted to a pitcher and the rest is history. Clementina split time in 2016 between 1st and catcher but seems to have settled in strictly as a catcher in 2017.
Luis Paz just turned 21 this month and is from Brazil. I didn’t even know the Dodgers had anyone in the system from Brazil. Paz leads the Pioneer league in home runs with ten and slug% at .768. I’m not sure what Paz is. In 2017 he has caught a little (4 games), played some 1st base (5 games), played some DH (6), and played the outfield (10 games).
Long and winding road for 1st win for Edward Paredes at age 30
When Edward Paredes took the mound at Dodger Stadium last night you might not have known who he was and for good reason. No one did.
“First of all I want to thank God. It’s been 11 long years to get to this point,” said Paredes. “I want to thank my family, my wife. I’m glad I have the opportunity to show the world what I can do. I’m proud of myself. Sometimes you put obstacles in front of you and the best you can do you can do what you set out to do.”
The win may not be a symbol anymore of baseball pitching excellence but you can bet that Paredes will take that game ball and keep it the rest of his life and hopefully tell the story to his children and his grandchildren.
MLB debut: ✔️
First win: ✔️👏👏 #LetsGoDodgers pic.twitter.com/KzKPzVHfvs
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 25, 2017
How many major league pitchers get their first win at the age of 30? I wish I knew how to find out. What I do know how to do is show you the long and winding road that Paredes took to finally get that first major league win. Anyone who hits the independent leagues and makes it to the major leagues should get a ribbon that they would get to wear proudly on their uniform.
Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff 2006 19 Mariners DOSL FRk SEA 2007 20 Tacoma PCL AAA SEA 2007 20 Everett NORW A- SEA 2008 21 WestTenn SOUL AA SEA 2008 21 Wisconsin MIDW A SEA 2009 22 WestTenn SOUL AA SEA 2009 22 HighDesert CALL A+ SEA 2009-10 22 Aguilas DOWL FgW 2010 23 Tacoma PCL AAA SEA 2010 23 WestTenn SOUL AA SEA 2010-11 23 Aguilas DOWL FgW 2011 24 Tacoma PCL AAA SEA 2011 24 Jackson SOUL AA SEA 2011-12 24 Aguilas DOWL FgW 2012-13 25 Aguilas DOWL FgW 2013 26 Akron EL AA CLE 2013-14 26 Aguilas DOWL FgW 2013 26 York ATLL Ind 2014-15 27 Aguilas DOWL FgW 2014 27 York ATLL Ind 2015-16 28 Escogido DOWL FgW 2015 28 York ATLL Ind 2016 29 Arkansas TL AA LAA 2016-17 29 Escogido DOWL FgW 2017 30 LAD NL MLB LAD 2017 30 OklahomaCity PCL AAA LAD 2017 30 Tulsa TL AA LAD Mino Mino Mino Minors Fore Fore Fore Foreign Othe Othe Othe Other All All All
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Generated 7/25/2017.
Cody Bellinger moving up with 28
With Cody Bellinger on pace to set the new NL Rookie Home Run record, I thought now would be a good time to look at the names he’ll be passing on his way to the record.
Frank Robinson blasted those 38 home runs way back in 1956 when he was just 20 years old. That record was able to survive the PED years. The second youngest player to ever hit at least 28 home runs as a rookie? Cody Bellinger. Tied with Pujols
Dodgers on the list include Piazza, Bellinger, Seager, and Pederson.
Fun little item.
Joc was 23 when he hit 26 in 2015
Corey was 22 when hit 26 in 2016
Cody is 21 with his 28 in 2017
The list below is every NL Rookie to hit at least 25 home runs. The list includes HOF Frank Robinson, HOF Mike Piazza, HOF Billy Williams, HOF Orlando Cepeda, and HOF Eddie Mathews. Both Cepeda and Mathews were only 20 when the hit their 25 rookie home runs.
Players still active on this list are Albert Pujols, Ryan Braun, Chris Young, Bellinger, Story, Seager, Pederson, Bryant.
Eight players are still active and three of them are Dodgers and all are still 25 or younger. Yeah baby.
Player HR Year Age Tm PA OPS Pos Frank Robinson (RoY-1st) 38 1956 20 CIN 667 .936 *7/8H Wally Berger 38 1930 24 BSN 628 .990 *7/H Albert Pujols (RoY-1st) 37 2001 21 STL 676 1.013 5379/HD Mike Piazza (RoY-1st) 35 1993 24 LAD 602 .932 *2/H3 Ryan Braun (RoY-1st) 34 2007 23 MIL 492 1.004 *5/H Earl Williams (RoY-1st) 33 1971 22 ATL 550 .815 253H Chris Young (RoY-4th) 32 2007 23 ARI 624 .763 *8/H Jim Ray Hart (RoY-2nd) 31 1964 22 SFG 625 .840 *5/9H7 Willie Montanez (RoY-2nd) 30 1971 23 PHI 683 .798 *89/3H Dave Kingman 29 1972 23 SFG 531 .765 537/H Dick Allen (RoY-1st) 29 1964 22 PHI 709 .939 *5 Bobby Thomson 29 1947 23 NYG 591 .844 *8/4H Cody Bellinger 28 2017 21 LAD 334 .973 *37/9HD Wilin Rosario (RoY-4th) 28 2012 23 COL 426 .843 *2H/53 Prince Fielder (RoY-7th) 28 2006 22 MIL 648 .831 *3/HD David Justice (RoY-1st) 28 1990 24 ATL 504 .908 *39/H7 Trevor Story 27 2016 23 COL 415 .909 *6/H Dan Uggla (RoY-3rd) 27 2006 26 FLA 683 .818 *4/HD Corey Seager 26 2016 22 LAD 687 .877 *6/H Joc Pederson 26 2015 23 LAD 585 .763 *8H Kris Bryant 26 2015 23 CHC 650 .858 *5/789HD3 Josh Willingham (RoY-9th) 26 2006 27 FLA 573 .852 *7/HD32 Jason Bay (RoY-1st) 26 2004 25 PIT 472 .907 *7/H8 Preston Wilson (RoY-2nd) 26 1999 24 FLA 543 .852 *879H Darryl Strawberry (RoY-1st) 26 1983 21 NYM 473 .848 *9/H Todd Helton (RoY-2nd) 25 1998 24 COL 595 .911 *3H Billy Williams (RoY-1st) 25 1961 23 CHC 584 .822 *79H Orlando Cepeda (RoY-1st) 25 1958 20 SFG 643 .854 *3/H Eddie Mathews (RoY-3rd) 25 1952 20 BSN 593 .767 *5/H
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Dodgers place 6 in revised MLB Prospect top 100
MLB finally released their midseason top 100 prospect list and six Dodgers made the top 100 list.
- Walker Buehler at 13 – preseason rank was 93 – big jump
- Alex Verdugo at 28 – preseason rank was 61 – big jump
- Yadier Alvarez at 51 – preseason rank was 49 – not much movement
- Willie Calhoun at 71 – preseason rank was 82 – some movement
- Jeren Kendall at 86 – Not Ranked in Preseason, just drafted
- Yusniel Diaz at 89 – Not Ranked in Preseason – so big jump
I’ll have a post up later comparing the midseason ranking to the preseason ranking. Cody Bellinger fell off the list with his promotion and Jeren Kendall popped right onto it.
With the trading deadline looming, and Yu Darvish name in play, some of these would need to go to make that happen. At least Jeren Kendall can rest assured he will still be in the Dodger organization after the trading deadline passes.
I don’t see a name on the list that I’d really regret if the return was Yu Darvish.
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 