The Los Angeles Dodgers saw a trio of prospects place in MLB Pipeline’s top 100 rankings for the 2018 season. The group is headlined by Walker Buehler (No. 13), Alex Verdugo (33) and Keibert Ruiz (52).
Buehler additionally checks in as the league’s fifth-best right-handed pitching prospect according to MLB Pipeline. In 28 Minor League games (19 starts) across three levels last season, he posted a 3.35 ERA and 1.11 WHIP over 88.2 innings with 125 strikeouts to 31 walks.
Buehler received a September call-up and worked exclusively out of the bullpen for the Dodgers, where he struggled in a small sample size to the tune of a 7.