Dodgers: Minor League All-Star Report

Oklahoma City Dodgers

Oklahoma City had four players selected to this year’s Triple-A All-Star game in Tacoma, Washington as well as one player in the MLB Futures game. Which is a collection of all the top prospects in baseball played in the same city as the MLB All-Star game. They are tied with the Reno Aces for the most well-represented team.

Top prospects Alex Verdugo and Willie Calhoun will be headed to the Pacific Northwest for the game to the surprise of, well, no one. These two have been on the prospect radar since the start of the season and have lived up to all the expectations so far. It’s arguable that both should be in the Futures game, but only Verdugo will be making the trip this year.

Calhoun leads the team in home runs, RBI, total bases, doubles and triples. Verdugo is on top in OBP, walks, stolen bases as well as being considered one of the best young defensive prospects in baseball mainly due to his plus arm.

Joining those two are names that are probably a little less familiar amongst Dodgers fans. Starting pitcher Wilmer Font will start the game for the Pacific Coast League All-Stars, and relief pitcher Madison Younginer will be joining the crew as well.

Font has put together a very nice year for the Triple-A affiliate, leading the league in strikeouts and sits atop the team leaderboard for innings pitched over 16 starts.

Younginer has been solid all year out of the bullpen, tossing the ball to the tune of a 2.52 ERA with a WHIP of 1.09 and is tied for the team lead with six saves.