3 easiest top prospects Dodgers can trade at the deadline

The Los Angeles Dodgers have had a good season thus far, despite what you might read on social media. That being said, there are undoubtedly holes on the roster that Andrew Friedman and the front office would like to fix at the deadline.

Besides Oneil Cruz and Yordan Alvarez, the Dodgers have been pretty good about trading the right prospects. Former top-100 prospects like Grant Holmes, Yusniel Diaz and Willie Calhoun have not lived up to the billing for their new teams.

It is imperative that if the Dodgers do make a splash at the deadline that they trade the right prospect(s). That decision might be easy to make, though, as some prospects in the farm system are easier to trade than others.

Here are the 3 easiest top prospects for the Dodgers to trade at the deadline:

3. Kody Hoese, 3B

Kody Hoese is currently ranked 24th in the Dodgers’ farm system on MLB Pipeline but there was a time in which he was a bonafide top-10 prospect for LA. Things simply have not worked out for the 2019 first-round pick and his stock as dropped as a result.

Hoese had a really bad 2021 season in which he slashed .196/.247/.250 between Double-A and rookie ball. The infield prospect recorded more strikeouts (59) than he did base hits (51) in 2021. Things have gotten better for Hoese in 2022, as he has a .286/.307/.435 slash line. That still is not great, however.

The Dodgers are not going to get the same kind of return for Hoese that they would have if they traded him during the 2020 season. Is he going to be the centerpiece of a big deal? Absolutely not.

However, he could be flipped for a mid-tier reliever or be part of a bigger package. Even if he starts playing better, Hoese is blocked by multiple top prospects ahead of him (Michael Busch, Miguel Vargas, Jorbit Vivas) who likely won’t be traded.