After just one season in the Dominican Summer League, Starling Heredia loudly announced his presence stateside in the short-season leagues. Full-season pitching proved to be a tougher challenge for the teenager, exposing the flaws in his nascent offensive approach. Needing his baseball acumen to catch up to his man sized physique, Heredia is one of the more curious prospects in the Dodgers’ system with equal parts star and bust potential.
While Heredia has been on most media top-30 Dodger prospect lists from some time, I tend to shy from ranking any teenager too highly that has not yet reached stateside, let alone full-season ball.