Dodgers News: Top LA Prospect Continues to Fly Up Prospect Rankings Lists

Dodgers prospect Diego Cartaya continues to impress in the minor leagues.

Ryan Menzie | Aug 18, 2022

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The Dodgers have been dominating all-season long and are well on there way to a huge postseason run. For many teams this could be a reason to remain complacent, but the Dodgers continue to focus on their farm system in addition to the big league club, particuarly top catcher prospect Diego Cartaya.

The Dodgers always look to the future even in the midst of a historic season and with their development at the minor league level, the future remains bright. Cartaya has caught the attention of the MLB and continues to climb up the top 100 rankings.

In the previous season, Cartaya was ranked as the 28th prospect, now he's 10th. Cartaya got bumped up this season to the Great Lakes High-A team where he has hit 11 home runs with a .937 OPS in 46 games.

The Dodgers saw something in Cartaya when they signed him at just 16-years old. Now it's only a matter of time before we see Cartaya in LA.

Cartaya will be a name to remember, but other prospects are also in line to be recognized. Pitcher Bobby Miller moved up 51 spots to rank 27 this year and will be playing for Oklahoma City this week.

Infielder Miguel Vargas comes in at 44 and has been used in the Dodgers lineup this season. Infielder Michael Busch jumped up 30 spots to 45 thanks to his 26 home runs in 104 minor league games.

The prospects set to come show a bright future for the Dodgers organization. Even with Will Smith still set to keep the catcher position locked in for at-least a couple more seasons, it seems likely Cartaya will find himself in the lineup someway soon.

Published Aug 18, 2022

RYAN MENZIE

Ryan Menzie | Lead Contributor Ryan is an LA Native who has grown up praising the greatest athletes LA has had to offer. A love for sports ranging between basketball, football, volleyball and golf, a future Sports Management Masters graduate, and being engulfed into organized sports since seven years old, the passion and love for sports never ends for Ryan. If the words he writes don't paint the full picture of his true fandom, he will find more ways than one to tell the story and be more than willing to open up a nice LA sports debate with you. Favorite Player: Mookie Betts Favorite Moment: 2020 World Series. The Lakers won the NBA title and the Dodgers secured the World Series only a couple of months later. During such a rough time with COVID-19 and such a bleak look at how sports has tried to overcome the circumstances, it was a relief to see the night sky lit up for many nights and a makeshift parade in LA when it seemed like we needed it the most.