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Here is our list of the top 20 Dodgers prospects heading into 2015, as ranked and profiled by David Hood.
Rank | Player | Pos | B/T | 2015 age* | How acquired | 2014 highest level | Profile |
1 | Corey Seager | OF | L/R | 21 | 2012 draft (1st rd) | Double-A Chattanooga |
Mar. 5 |
2 | Julio Urias | LHP | L/L | 18 | Amateur FA, 8/17/12 | Class-A Rancho Cucamonga |
Feb. 25 |
3 | Joc Pederson | OF | L/L | 23 | 2010 draft (11th rd) | MLB |
Feb. 20 |
4 | Grant Holmes | RHP | L/R | 19 | 2014 draft (1st rd) | Rookie-level Ogden |
Feb. 12 |
5 | Chris Reed | LHP | L/L | 25 | 2011 draft (1st rd) | Triple-A Albuquerque |
Feb. 2 |
6 | Scott Schebler | OF | L/R | 24 | 2010 draft (26th rd) | Double-A Chattanooga |
Jan. 28 |
7 |
Zach Lee |
RHP | R/R | 23 | 2010 draft (1st rd) | Triple-A Albuquerque |
Jan. 23 |
8 | Chris Anderson | RHP | R/R | 22 | 2013 draft (1st rd) | Class-A Rancho Cucamonga |
Jan. 21 |
9 | Alex Verdugo | OF | L/L | 19 | 2014 draft (2nd rd) | Rookie-level Ogden |
Jan. 16 |
10 | Ross Stripling | RHP | R/R | 25 | 2012 draft (5th rd) | Double-A (DNP, TJ surgery) |
Jan. 14 |
11 | Austin Barnes | C/IF | R/R | 25 | Trade, 12/10/14 | Double-A | Jan. 9 |
12 | Pedro Baez | RHP | R/R | 27 | Amateur FA, 1/22/07 | MLB | Jan. 6 |
13 | Zachary Bird | RHP | R/R | 20 | 2012 draft (9th rd) | Class-A Great Lakes | Jan. 2 |
14 | Darnell Sweeney | 2B/SS/OF | S/R | 24 | 2012 draft (13th rd) | Double-A Chattanooga | Dec. 23 |
15 | Cody Bellinger | 1B | L/L | 19 | 2013 draft (4th rd) | Rookie-level Ogden | Dec. 18 |
16 | Daniel Coulombe | LHP | L/L | 25 | 2012 draft (25th rd) | MLB | Dec. 15 |
17 | Jeff Brigham | RHP | R/R | 23 | 2014 draft (4th rd) | Rookie-level Ogden | Dec. 10 |
18 | Brandon Dixon | 2B/3B | R/R | 23 | 2013 draft (3rd rd) | Class-A Rancho Cucamonga | Dec. 5 |
19 | A.J. Vanegas | P | R/R | 22 | 2014 draft (11th rd) | Class-A Great Lakes | Nov. 21 |
20 | Joe Wieland | RHP | R/R | 25 | Trade, 12/18/14 | MLB | Feb. 4 |
21 | Erisbel Arruebarrena | SS | R/R | 25 | FA, 2/22/14 | MLB | Dec. 2 |
*age as of June 30, 2015 |
There were some prospects who just missed the cut as well, with a little more detail on those players and the process of ranking.