MIDDLE INFIELDERS
Top Prospect: Gavin Lux
Lux just turned 20 and is still a couple years away from helping the Dodgers. He is an athletic SS with a solid hit tool. He is expected to develop a little pop as he matures. MLB Prospect Watch touts his advanced instincts. He will move slowly and likely open the year at High A Rancho Cucamonga after spending last season at Low A Great Lakes. With Corey Seager manning SS, for now, there is no need to rush Lux. If the Dodgers do move Seager off of SS in a few years, Lux should be ready to take over SS as a solid, defensive oriented player.
Top Reinforcement: Tim Locastro
Locastro has steadily moved through the minors after being drafted by the Blue Jays out of college in 2013. The Dodgers acquired him in a trade in 2015. Locastro made his MLB debut during the last series of the 2017 regular season in an abbreviated audition to be a pinch runner in the postseason. Locastro profiles as a utility player who is extremely capable defensively wherever he plays. Locastro is a guy at the dish who can put the ball in play, and use his speed as a weapon once he gets on base. He will likely be riding the AAA shuttle back and forth from OKC to LA throughout the season.