Dodgers: Constructing the Future Dodgers Lineup With Prospects

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Jun 10, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager (5) on the field after hitting walk-off RBI single in the ninth inning of the game against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Corey Seager, Third Base

Corey Seager is the best pure, young hitter on the Dodgers roster. He consistently hits around .300 and has enough pop to drive in runs in the middle of the order. He may never exceed 30+ home runs in a season, but he’ll certainly have seasons where he is close.

The key here is his position. I got Seager moving to third base as his career moves forward. Not because he can’t handle the workload at short, but because this is a position of clear need for the Dodgers farm system right now.

The Dodgers currently have Justin Turner under contract until the 2020 season. That would mean Turner is under contract until his age 35 season. Seager and Turner will hold down their normal position until his contract expires, but when Turner’s contract is up, there’s no current Dodger prospect better to third man base than Seager.

Seager has the build to be a third baseman. At 6-foot-4, 220 pounds, Seager, like his brother Kyle, can make the transition to third quickly. This move opens up shortstop for a young prospect that I will get to later in the lineup.

Seager, like Chris Taylor, is under contract until the 2022 season and isn’t eligible for arbitration until 2019. However, being that he is the up-and-coming face of the Dodgers franchise, I see the organization reaching a deal right around the five or six-year time frame perhaps after next season.

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