Despite recent graduations and routinely picking at the bottom of the MLB Draft due to their success, the Los Angeles Dodgers farm systems remains one of the deepest in all of baseball. The organization's Minor League pipeline placed No. 1 in The Athletic's Keith Law's rankings for the 2023 season. Rounding out the top 10 are the Cleveland Guardians (No. 2), Baltimore Orioles, Arizona Diamondbacks, Tampa Bay Rays, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs.
On February 7, 1987, Orel Hershiser signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers for $800,000, taking a pay cut of 20% from his previous season's salary. It was only the second time since MLB implemented the rule that a player takes less pay due to salary arbitration. During the first Collective Bargaining Agreement between MLB and the Players Association in 1968, the max salary reduction allowed was set at 20%, and and arbitration system was added to the league. During the 1985 season, Hershiser pitched at an extremely high level, posting a 2.03 ERA, 2.73 FIP and 1.03 WHIP in 239.2 innings over 36 games (34 starts).
There's a chance that 25 percent of the Red Sox' Opening Day roster will have direct ties to the Dodgers. Our John Tomase looks into Boston's fascination with acquiring former L.A. players.
No | Player | Pos |
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38 | P | |
52 | P | |
63 | P | |
21 | P | |
64 | P | |
45 | P | |
26 | P | |
81 | P | |
48 | P | |
78 | P | |
41 | P | |
94 | P | |
22 | P | |
85 | P | |
18 | P | |
47 | P | |
59 | P | |
43 | P | |
49 | P | |
7 | P | |
51 | P |
No | Player | Pos |
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15 | C | |
C | ||
16 | C |
No | Player | Pos |
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2B | ||
5 | 1B | |
60 | 3B | |
83 | SS | |
5 | 3B | |
9 | 2B | |
13 | 3B | |
11 | SS | |
3 | 2B | |
17 | 3B | |
80 | 2B |
No | Player | Pos |
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50 | RF | |
RF | ||
77 | CF | |
CF | ||
25 | LF |
No | Player | Pos |
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28 | DH |