A slew of injuries and faltering production saw the Los Angeles Dodgers take a bit of a tumble in the National League West standings prior to last weekend's series against the San Diego Padres, but it's not all doom and gloom for the reigning World Series champions. Not only did they sweep the Pads, but they got good news on the state of their farm system.
In a rather unexpected development, MLB Pipeline's midseason re-rankings of every MLB farm system saw the Dodgers land the No. 1 spot for just the second time in the rankings' 10-year history.