Baseball America rates Dodger farm system No. 1 now, and things look promising for 2017 By Cary Osborne On top of the Dodgers’ being rated No. 1 in Baseball America’s 2016 Organization Talent Rankings, which were released on Thursday, and it being a fourth straight year in which the organization has risen on the list, the Dodgers appear poised to maintain the momentum on the minor league side into 2017 as well. BA評躲人農場是大聯盟第一。 And Julio Urias, Jose De Leon and some of the Dodgers’ other elite prospects aren’t the only reasons why. Baseball America national writer Ben Badler believes the Dodger system will likely be highly thought of again next year because the Dodgers have positioned themselves well for the 2016 MLB Draft and have had success through recent drafts, player development and international signings. “It’s hard for any team to maintain a No. 1 farm system ranking — or stay close to it — consistently, especially when you’re winning at the Major League level and picking later in the draft,” Badler said. “The Royals a few years ago had one of the greatest farm systems we’ve ever seen and parlayed it into a World Series Champion, but they’re back to being a middle-of-the-pack system. The Cubs were No. 1 a year ago, but they graduated a wave of elite prospects to the Majors. They’re No. 20 this year. That said, the Dodgers do have three of the top 36 picks and five in the top 101 of this year’s draft, they are aggressive in the Cuban market and the depth in the system is good enough that even with players like Corey Seager and others set to graduate to the Major League club, there’s still a strong chance they can maintain a top-10 farm system a year from now.” 對任何球隊來說農場強度要維持住前段班的位子都是很困難的，尤其當你在大聯盟 取得成功時，皇家之前擁有大聯盟最好的農場之一，他們贏得了世界大賽，現在他 們農場強度排在中間，小熊去年是第一，但多名頂級新秀上去之後今年排20。 躲人今年還有三支前36的籤，同時在古巴球員市場非常積極，農場深度也很夠，就 算像Seager這些高階新秀已經要上去了，躲人明年還是很有機會作為top10的球隊。 The people who did the rankings for Baseball America were high on the organization last year and thus ranked the Dodgers at No. 3, but weren’t convinced that the depth was there outside of Joc Pederson, Seager and Urias, Badler said. The staff saw elite players at the top again in 2016 — Seager, Urias, Jose De Leon and now Frankie Montas — but was now persuaded by how much talent there is beyond those players. Badler specifically pointed out position players Cody Bellinger and Alex Verdugo and right-hander Jharel Cotton. The Dodgers have seven players on Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects list: Seager (No. 1), Urias (4), De Leon (23), Kenta Maeda (50), Bellinger (54), Grant Holmes (72) and Verdugo (100). 有七名球員擠進top100：Seager (1), Urias (4), De Leon (23), Kenta Maeda (50), Bellinger (54),Grant Holmes (72) and Verdugo (100). That list was released Friday and is now the third major prospect ranking that has Seager at No. 1 — MLB.com and Baseball Prospectus also placed him at the top. Badler mentioned a couple of other players who don’t have the shine of all the aforementioned players, but who are potential gems. Seager是#1，MLB.com, BP也都把他排第一。 “Beyond the standouts of the system who ranked among the top 10 prospects, three players to keep an eye on are Willie Calhoun, Yusniel Diaz (a signing the Dodgers haven’t announced yet) and Johan Mieses,” Badler said. “ Calhoun was a great pick last year in the fourth round and a guy who is a gifted hitter with a sweet, pure swing who was productive right away after signing. He’s not very big and his defense needs work, but there’s surprising power in his bat and he can really, really hit. Diaz was a big-ticket signing out of Cuba who excelled throughout his time in Cuba’s youth leagues and even in Serie Nacional, which is Cuba’s top league, as an 18-year-old playing against players much older than him. He has a promising combination of tools, athleticism and hand-eye coordination. Mieses was a much smaller signing a few years ago out of the Dominican Republic, and while there’s still some rawness to his game, particularly with pitch recognition, he’s a physical outfielder with solid tools across the board who has been pushed through the system at a quick pace. All three of those players could be top 10 prospects in the system after the season.” 除了top10以外的人值得注意的還有Willie Calhoun, Yusniel Diaz, Johan Mieses 他們有機會在這季之後擠進球隊的前十大新秀榜。 Earlier this week, ESPN.com’s Keith Law ranked the Dodger system No. 2 behind the Atlanta Braves, who bolstered their farm system with the Shelby Miller trade to Arizona and Andrelton Simmons deal to the Angels. The Braves are No. 3 in Baseball America’s rankings, behind Houston. --

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