Los Angeles Dodgers Prospects to Know

Prospects to know from the Los Angeles Dodgers farm system for 2025

You are reading the free version of the Los Angeles Top Prospects. In this version, you will get the full writeups on the top prospect in the system, the biggest sleeper, and a player I could see breaking out in 2025.

In this edition, you will see what I offer in the full team reports. For every farm system, you will get my top 50 ranked players and detailed reports on the top 30. Each report includes advanced player data, traditional scouting thoughts from live and video looks, plus thoughts from scouts around the league.

Let’s dive in on what you get in the full report!

Glossary:

FFG = Future Fantasy Grade - essentially, what is the likely long-term outcome for the prospect? This is always going to be more conservative. Handing out ace tags is not something I like to do. So, this is a realistic outcome.

90th Peak = If the player hits their best-case outcome, what does it look like?

Variance = How risky is this player’s profile, and how likely are they to hit their likely outcome? Low variance is good; high means more risky.

Format for report: Name/Position/Age on 2025 Opening Day/Height/Weight/Highest Level

Los Angeles Dodgers Top Prospects to Know

Top Overall Prospect

1. Dalton Rushing, C/OF, 24, 6’1”/220, AAA

Rushing has hit and hit some more since being drafted by the Dodgers in the second round of the 2022 draft. After spending his first two seasons behind Henry Davis at Louisville, Rushing broke out during his junior year, hitting 23 home runs with a .314/.401/.542 slash. He continued to hit at every stop, with the 2024 season arguably being his best performance yet.

Splitting time between Double-A and Triple-A in 2024, Rushing mashed 24 home runs and had 48 extra-base hits while posting an impressive .271/.385/.512 slash. That all led to a 142 wRC+, one of the top marks of any full-season minor leaguer. He did all this at the plate while showing improvements behind the plate, throwing out 30 percent of runners that attempted to steal and learning a new position in the outfield.

It is the combination of skills that makes Rushing one of the most well-rounded hitting prospects in baseball. He makes contact, rarely chases, hits the ball hard, and hits it at ideal angles. The barrel rates are elite for Rushing, thanks to a 90th percentile exit velocity of 106 mph, which already puts him in the plus territory of MLB hitters. Considering the low ground ball rates, Rushing put the ball in the air over 63 percent of the time, leading to ideal launch angles and many barrels.

Starting slightly open in the box, Rushing utilizes a small leg kick but keeps his timing exceptional. There is minimal hand movement pre-swing before he gets on the plane, and he generates a ton of bat speed from quick hands and a strong lower half.

The contact skills with Rushing are also impressive. With an overall mark near 77 percent, the number jumps north of 83 percent in-zone. He knows the strike zone well and picks up spin. He chased less than 19 percent of the time out of the zone.

From a pure data standpoint, Rushing checks every box you want to see in a hitter. He also checks all the scouting boxes. This is a hitter that will be very good for a very long time.

FFG: High OBP/Power Bat w/OF+C Eligibility

90th Percentile Peak Outcome: .280/.400 OBP/28 HR/5 SB

Variance: Medium

Buy/Sell: Buy

Dodgers Sleeper Prospect

15. Payton Martin, RHP, 20, 6’0”/170, A+

Martin looks to be a steal from the 2022 draft, as the Dodgers selected him in the 17th round, and he has proceeded to pitch at a high level despite a smaller sample. Martin pitched in Single-A Rancho Cucamonga in 2023, posting a 2.04 ERA across 39.2 innings with 48 strikeouts and 15 walks allowed. An injury cut his 2023 season short and delayed his start to 2024. While he worked back slowly, Martin still logged 72 innings this year between Single-A and High-A, posting a 3.75 ERA, but with 54 strikeouts and 35 walks.

Despite a smaller frame, there is still room to grow and add weight while already having a strong arm. Martin consistently sits in 94-96, touching 98 with his fastball with carry. When he hits the upper part of the zone, he gets swings and misses. He is still working on fastball command, but when he learns to locate up consistently, he could take off.

Martin uses a slider as his second pitch, sitting in the low-to-mid 80s with late bite and downward action. He does feature a changeup, but primarily to lefthanded hitters, and he could benefit from further developing the upper-80s offering and throwing it more often. 

Being a strong athlete, it shows on the mound in his mechanics that he repeats well and fills the zone with strikes. While the overall strike rate did drop from 65 to 61 percent from 2023 to 2024, the number trended upward all year, as did the swinging strike rate. Having a normal offseason of work, I would not be shocked to see Martin take a huge step forward in 2025.

FFG: SP5/Spot Starter

90th Percentile Peak Outcome: 150 IP/3.80 ERA/155 K

Variance: Very High

Buy/Sell: Buy

Los Angeles Dodgers Breakout Prospect for 2025

21. Ko Ching-Hsien, OF, 18, 6’3”/215, DSL

Ching-Hsien might be the most intriguing prospect in this system from a pure standpoint of upside and unknown. The Dodgers followed the route they went with Hyun-Seok Jang signing Ching-Hsien mid-season as a 17 year-old to a $750k deal. He is half Taiwaneese Indigenous and half South African.

Upon signing, the organization sent him straight to the Dominican Summer League. There he slashed .241/.450/.448 with a home run and three doubles in nine games. I probably would not put a ton of stock into Ching-Hsien’s performance there just given the culture change and the short time to even settle in.

Ching-Hsien has a quick bat from the left side and plenty of projectable power on his 6’3” frame. Already strong at 215 pounds, Ching-Hsien has shown the ability to hit some big-time home runs and has the look of a 20-25 home run bat.

His plate skills are reportedly impressive for his age, and Ching-Hsien has a good understanding of the strike zone. Given the walk rates he posted in the DSL, this should be no surprise.

He is presently an average runner and plays a strong outfield. He will likely move to a corner, but if the power develops, he can definitely play there.

While there are still many question marks, one thing is certain—there is a lot of intrigue surrounding Ching-Hsien. The talent is there, but we will wait to see how he performs state-side before pushing him too high up the rankings.

FFG: Power Hitting OF

90th Percentile Peak Outcome: .260/.360 OBP/25 HR/5 SB

Variance: Very High

Buy/Sell: Buy

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