The one remaining publication that I follow with their unpublished top 100 prospects is Fangraphs. But there are five that have, and the Dodgers are more than well represented.
Roki Sasaki doesn’t fit the traditional profile for a prospect, however he is eligible to be included on three of the five publications, because he signed in the international signing period as an amateur international free agent rather than as a major league free agent, and meets MLB rookie eligibility standards (fewer than 130 at-bats, 50 innings pitched or 45 days on the active roster). Keith Law (The Athletic) and Baseball Prospectus do not follow this standard. Whether or not Sasaki is considered a prospect for a top 100 list is ultimately irrelevant, as it will have no impact as to whether Sasaki (or any other prospect) succeeds at the MLB level.
The Dodgers had 4 consensus top 100: Dalton Rushing, Josue De Paula, Zyhir Hope, and Alex Freeland. Jackson Ferris was named on 4 lists, with only Keith Law (Athletic) failing to list him. River Ryan was named on two lists: Athletic and Kiley McDaniel (ESPN). For good measure, McDaniel also named Emil Morales to the list. Perhaps a bit aggressive, but he is certainly on the radar now, if he wasn’t already.
I will be updating this chart once Fangraphs publishes their list.
If you add up all of the top 100 prospects cumulatively by team, the Dodgers and Seattle had a total of 30 cumulative names for an average of 6 per list. CWS and Detroit had a total of 29 names, while Tampa Bay had 27. I know that is not very scientific, but I am going with it anyways.
On the other side of the spectrum, the San Francisco Giants have to be one of the bottom teams has they had a cumulative total of 5. They had one player named to the top 100 for all five publications, 1B Byrce Eldridge. The Padres had the same two prospects named to each of the publications: C Ethan Salas and SS Leodalis De Vries.
Keith Law certainly saw something in the Arizona D-backs prospects that the other publications did not.
Below is the site where all of the prospect lists can be found. Some may be behind a paywall (probably Athletic). I apologize if some of you cannot access the publications list. If you have any questions, I will try to answer.
https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/top100/
https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/2025-top-100-prospects/
https://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/article/95912/2025-prospects-the-top-101/
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6078454/2025/01/27/top-100-mlb-prospects-2025-keith-law/
MLB had Sasaki at # 1 also. Five Dodgers can be placed on the 60-day once spring training starts. Graterol, Stone, Ryan, Hurt and Sheehan. More than any other team. Guardians have four.
These lists are always fun. But as we recently saw with Diego Cartaya, those “can’t-miss” prospects with all-star comps sometimes miss. (But I do hope Cartaya hits again, for the Twins.) And it’s remarkable how often players that don’t crack the Top 100 lists wind up having good ML careers while the hottest prospects falter.
To me, the most exciting developments on the Dodgers prospect front are the rapid rises of OF Zyhir Hope and young Emil Morales, who plays now at SS but may fit 3B better. Both are about 2-3 years away, but perhaps we’ll have a prodigy emerge and force themselves into the lineup. (How old was Adrian Beltre when he started for the Dodgers? I think there was some mild controversy about that.)
In a couple years, perhaps Hope is playing alongside Teo in the OF. Maybe Morales becomes Max’s challenger and eventual successor.
Danny Coulombe, who used to be a Dodger, 2014-15, was signed by the Twins. He pitched in 33 games for the Orioles last season as a reliever. He was 1-0 with a 2.12 ERA in 29.2 innings.
Former Dodger LHRP, Victor González, has signed a MiLB contract with LAA. I wish him nothing but good luck. It is hard for me to think of VGon and not remember his 2020 playoffs. In Game 6 of 2020 WS, he struck out 3 of the 4 batters he faced before turning it over to Graterol and Urías to close it out.
2025 World Championship Chances
(in %, from PECOTA):
21.6 LAD
9.4 NYY
8.5 ATL
7.5 CHC
7.2 TEX
7.0 BAL
5.8 HOU
5.6 NYM
4.7 SEA
4.3 PHI
3.2 ARI MIN
2.3 TOR
1.8 TB
1.5 KC
1.4 CLE
1.2 DET
0.7 MIL SD
0.5 SF
0.4 BOS LAA STL
0.3 PIT
0.2 WSH
0.1 CIN ATH
0.0 CWS COL MIA
Brasier being traded to the Cubs. Per MLBTR. Trade is for PLTBN. Red Sox and Cardinals discussing Arenado trade.