Dodgers’ minor league report- Best players of April

Minor leaguers are not typically well known unless they can crack the top five rankings for their respective club. You add their preexisting anonymity to the fact that they pitch out of the bullpen and getting well known becomes as tall a task as getting called up.

However, for the Dodgers and many other teams, there are some seriously hidden gems in MiLB bullpens and at the moment the Dodgers have one of them.

24-year-old Ryan Moseley is the Dodgers Way High-A player of the month.

Moseley is older than your typical High-A player and his journey is rather atypical as well.

The right-handed pitcher was supposed to be a starting pitcher. He had grown up in the rotation and had the stuff to do it. But, while attending Texas Tech, Moseley’s control became a problem and the Red Raiders opted to push him to the bullpen where he could pitch in shorter stints and control was less of an issue and priority.

There he was really impressive.

His body of work from the pen vaulted the college player to the eighth round of the 2016 draft where he was selected by the Baltimore Orioles.

Things went well in his first minor league season and for his second he was moved to the Dodgers’ system where he has been stuck in the lower levels of the farm.

However, this year, after four really nice appearances in big league spring training and a great start to the 2019 campaign, Moseley could find himself a couple of notches closer to the upper minor league levels.

Through 11 2019 appearances and 16.2 innings pitched, Moseley has given up one earned run for an ERA of 0.59 and has struck out 19 batters.

Control still seems to be a bit of an issue for the rather old prospect and getting to at least Double-A this year will need to be a priority for the health of his career.

Through a month, Moseley has done his part and remains an intriguing name to keep an eye on.