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Here are the top 30 Dodgers prospects heading into 2018 as ranked by David Hood. This list will be updated throughout the offseason.
The full list ranks 79 prospects in total.
Dodgers top 30 prospects
| Rank | Player | Pos | B/T | Age* | How acquired | 2017 highest level | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Player | Pos | B/T | Age* | How acquired | 2017 highest level | Profile |
| 1 | Walker Buehler | RHP | R/R | 23 | 2015 draft (1st) | MLB | Apr. 16 |
| 2 | Keibert Ruiz | C | S/R | 19 | Int'l FA, 7/20/14 | Tulsa (AA) | Apr. 14 |
| 3 | Alex Verdugo | CF/RF | L/L | 22 | 2014 draft (2nd) | MLB | Apr. 11 |
| 4 | Dennis Santana | RHP | R/R | 22 | Int'l FA, 5/27/15 | Tulsa (AA) | Apr. 5 |
| 5 | Jeren Kendall | CF | L/R | 22 | 2017 draft (1st) | Great Lakes (A) | Apr. 5 |
| 6 | D.J. Peters | CF/RF | R/R | 22 | 2016 draft (4th) | Tulsa (AA) | Apr. 4 |
| 7 | Yadier Alvarez | RHP | R/R | 22 | Int'l FA, 7/2/15 | Tulsa (AA) | Mar. 28 |
| 8 | Dustin May | RHP | R/R | 20 | 2016 draft (3rd) | Rancho (A+) | Mar. 27 |
| 9 | Will Smith | C/2B | R/R | 23 | 2016 draft (1st, supp.) | Tulsa (AA) | Mar. 27 |
| 10 | Mitchell White | RHP | R/R | 23 | 2016 draft (2nd) | Tulsa (AA) | Mar. 26 |
| 11 | Yusniel Diaz | OF | R/R | 21 | Int'l FA, 11/21/15 | Tulsa (AA) | Mar. 22 |
| 12 | Cristian Santana | 3B | R/R | 21 | Int'l FA, 4/21/14 | Rancho (A+) | Mar. 21 |
| 13 | Edwin Rios | 3B/1B | L/R | 24 | 2015 draft (6th) | OKC (AAA) | Mar. 10 |
| 14 | Starling Heredia | OF | R/R | 19 | Int'l FA, 7/2/15 | Great Lakes (A) | Mar. 3 |
| 15 | Morgan Cooper | RHP | R/R | 23 | 2017 draft (2nd) | n/a | Feb. 15 |
| 16 | Gavin Lux | SS | L/R | 20 | 2016 draft (1st) | Great Lakes (A) | Feb. 6 |
| 17 | Jordan Sheffield | RHP | R/R | 23 | 2016 draft (1st, supp.) | Rancho (A+) | Jan. 20 |
| 18 | Imani Adbullah | RHP | R/R | 21 | 2015 draft (11th) | Great Lakes (A) | Jan. 15 |
| 19 | Kyle Farmer | C/3B | R/R | 27 | 2013 draft (8th) | MLB | Jan. 8 |
| 20 | Caleb Ferguson | LHP | R/L | 21 | 2014 draft (38th) | Rancho (A+) | Dec. 29 |
| 21 | Connor Wong | C | R/R | 22 | 2017 draft (3rd) | Great Lakes (A) | Dec. 29 |
| 22 | Josh Sborz | RHP | R/R | 24 | 2015 draft (2nd, supp.) | Tulsa (AA) | Dec. 29 |
| 23 | James Marinan | RHP | R/R | 19 | 2017 draft (4th) | Arizona (rookie) | Dec. 29 |
| 24 | Devin Smeltzer | LHP | R/L | 22 | 2016 draft (5th) | Great Lakes (A) | Dec. 29 |
| 25 | Matt Beaty | 1B/3B/OF | L/R | 25 | 2015 draft (12th) | Tulsa (AA) | Dec. 11 |
| 26 | Andrew Sopko | RHP | R/R | 23 | 2015 draft (7th) | Tulsa (AA) | Dec. 11 |
| 27 | Ariel Sandoval | OF | R/R | 22 | Int'l FA, 12/5/12 | Rancho (A+) | Dec. 11 |
| 28 | Tim Locastro | SS/OF | R/R | 25 | Trade (Tor), 7/2/15 | MLB | Dec. 11 |
| 29 | J.T. Chargois | RHP | S/R | 27 | Waivers (Min), 2/23/18 | Rochester (AAA) | Mar. 3 |
| 30 | Jake Peter | IF | L/R | 25 | Trade (CWS), 1/7/18 | Charlotte (AAA) | Jan. 8 |
| 31 | Yaisel Sierra | RHP | R/R | 27 | Int'l FA, 2/21/16 | OKC (AAA) | Dec. 11 |