{"id":549719,"date":"2026-02-02T00:43:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/549719\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T00:43:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:43:18","slug":"dodgers-farm-system-ranked-as-second-best-behind-nl-rival-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/549719\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Farm System Ranked as Second-Best Behind NL Rival"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Athletic\u2019s Keith Law ranked the Dodgers\u2019 farm system as the second-best in MLB, only behind the Milwaukee Brewers.<\/p>\n

Law ranked seven Dodgers prospects in the Top 100, but stated the Brewers\u2019 recent trade with the New York Mets for Freddy Peralta pushed the former into the No. 1 spot.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI take no pleasure in reporting this, but the Dodgers continue to boast one of the best farm systems in baseball \u2014 and I could make an argument for them as No. 1, although the Freddy Peralta trade locked the Brewers into that spot for me,\u201d Law wrote. \u201cThe Dodgers are the paragon of hitter development, with a clear idea of who they believe they can help and processes that make it happen once they acquire the player, whether it\u2019s via the draft, a trade or international signing.<\/p>\n

\u201cKendall George is not a top 100 prospect, but they took George, an 80 runner (on the 20-80 scouting scale) with an awful swing and no power, and fixed the swing to the point where he is now a viable prospect \u2014 maybe a Chandler Simpson type (it\u2019s the obvious comparison), maybe even a little better.<\/p>\n

More news: Former Dodgers Catching Prospect From Venezuela Becomes Coach at 23<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThis seemed like such an unlikely proposition a year ago, but the Dodgers are the best at what they do. Fans of other teams can complain all day about the money the team spends on the major-league roster, but the Dodgers do back it up with the old-school stuff that you should respect, even if you don\u2019t like it: They scout, heavily, and they do individual development work with their players \u2014 especially hitters \u2014 that is the best in the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Of the Dodgers\u2019 Top 10 prospects from last season, eight of them play the field. L.A. has plenty of bat development success stories across the league, such as All-Stars Corey Seager and Cody Bellinger, and still have some in their own squad.<\/p>\n

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Feb 23, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Zyhir Hope (94) runs to second base en route to an RBI double against the San Diego Padres during the second inning at Camelback Ranch-Glendale. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Which Hitters Did the Dodgers Develop in Their Team?<\/p>\n

When looking at the Dodgers\u2019 roster, the three names they developed which stand out are Will Smith, Max Muncy and Andy Pages.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers drafted Smith in the first round of the 2016 MLB Draft, and he has become one of the best hitters on the team during his time with L.A. He\u2019s made each of the last three All-Star Games, and received MVP votes for the first time this season.<\/p>\n

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Pages came up through the Dodgers system as well, with L.A. signing him as an international free agent in 2018. He broke out in 2025, hitting 27 homers \u2014 the second most on the team \u2014 and posting a .774 OPS.<\/p>\n

More news: Former Dodgers Catcher Austin Barnes Signs With Mets on Minor League Deal<\/a><\/p>\n

Muncy didn\u2019t come up with the Dodgers, but his success is largely due to his move to Los Angeles. The Athletics released Muncy ahead of the 2017 season, and after spending the year in the lower levels, Muncy returned in 2018 on a tear. He posted a .973 OPS in 2018, then made his first All-Star Game in 2019. He has played with the Dodgers for eight seasons now, and is still their starting third baseman.<\/p>\n

Even if the Dodgers aren\u2019t ranked first among MLB farm systems, their ability to nurture talent and bring the best out of their hitters has set them apart from the rest of the league, and will surely continue to pay off with their current group of prospects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Athletic\u2019s Keith Law ranked the Dodgers\u2019 farm system as the second-best in MLB, only behind the Milwaukee…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":549720,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2406],"tags":[1384,1146,5,457,1365,384,39,753,1165,4332,4333,774,57,3224,4331,1532,59,4,61,18,1949,1558,1535],"class_list":["post-549719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles-dodgers","tag-andy-pages","tag-austin-barnes","tag-baseball","tag-chandler-simpson","tag-cody-bellinger","tag-corey-seager","tag-dodgers","tag-freddy-peralta","tag-la","tag-la-dodgers","tag-ladodgers","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-dodgers","tag-losangeles","tag-losangelesdodgers","tag-max-muncy","tag-milwaukee-brewers","tag-mlb","tag-new-york-mets","tag-san-diego-padres","tag-the-athletics","tag-the-dodgers","tag-will-smith"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/115998269497298179","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=549719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/549720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=549719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=549719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=549719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}