Dodgers: Pitching Prospects to Keep an Eye On in 2017

Baseball is in full swing at every level of the professional sphere, and the Dodgers’ minor league talent has been dispersed around the country to their respected affiliates. While the big league club is still tinkering with the rotation and bullpen, the youth of the organization is fighting for their chance to crack the 25-man roster.

The Dodgers have already taken an early hit, losing Rich Hill to the 10-Day disabled list with the same blister issue that pestered him all of last year. The club has enough depth to navigate its way through troubles like these with relative ease and even manager Dave Roberts called this “not a big issue.” The short-term solution to his rotation spot will be either Alex Wood or Ross Stripling – Wood getting the first chance – but what about the rest of the season?

Regardless of if it is Hill or another rotation mate, these things happen during the course of the year. Although the club will rely on its bullpen to answer this problem, Los Angeles has plenty of other arms waiting in Oklahoma City and beyond.

At some point, the Dodgers will reach down and start bringing these guys up to spot start, fill in pen roles, and just eat the innings needed of them, while getting experience to set them up for the future.

There are certainly more players that could and should be named on this list, but this is a small sampling. Next time we will get into some deeper cuts but let’s take a look at some of the Dodgers’ top pitching prospects across all levels of the minor leagues.