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Yusniel Diaz, OF

The Dodgers signed Diaz for $15.5 million out of Cuba in 2015 and watched him
make substantial improvements each year as he’s blossomed into a top
prospect. He hit .314/.428/.477 with 10 doubles, four triples, six home runs
and more walks (41) than strikeouts (39) this season at Double-A Tulsa while
rapidly improving as a center fielder, and he hit two home runs in the
Futures Game on Sunday. A physical, athletic outfielder, Diaz consistently
brings the barrel to ball with authority and drives it on a line gap-to-gap.
He doesn’t always generate the launch angle to put the ball over the wall,
but he frequently bangs doubles off of it, and in the Futures Game his two
home runs went out to the middle of the field on a line. Diaz is
above-average runner underway and has a chance to stick in center field with
the improvements he’s made in his routes and communication this year. He
tracks back well and is improving coming in. Even if Diaz loses a step as he
gets bigger, he has the hitting ability and power potential to stick in a
corner, with a plus arm that works in right field. Diaz ranked as the Dodgers
No. 3 prospect, and has the potential to be a middle-of-the-order outfielder
for years to come.

Dean Kremer, RHP

Kremer was born and raised in Stockton, Calif., but is the son of two Israeli
military veterans and holds dual citizenship. He became the first Israeli
citizen ever drafted when the Dodgers picked him in the 14th round out of
UNLV in 2016. After switching from a sinker/slider pitcher to a four-seam
fastball/curveball pitcher in the offseason, Kremer experienced a breakout
2018 and ranks third in the minors with 125 strikeouts. Kremer sits 90-95 mph
on his fastball some days and 92-96 on others, and it has tremendous carry
through the top of the zone to draw swings and misses. His uses his curveball
to steal strikes early in the count, and his slider projects to be a plus out
pitch as he learns to shape it and move it in and out of the zone. He also
has a nascent changeup. Kremer draws comparisons to Ross Stripling as someone
with carry to his fastball, a four-pitch mix and who pounds the zone. He just
came off of pitching seven shutout innings with three hits allowed and 11
strikeouts in his Double-A debut, and is expected to begin his Orioles career
in Double-A as well.

Rylan Bannon, 3B

Bannon won Big East Conference Player of the Year at Xavier in 2017 and was
drafted by the Dodgers in the eighth round. Though undersized at 5-foot-10,
180 pounds, Bannon has always hit and hit for power. He jumped straight to
high Class A this year in his first full season and hit .296/.402/.559 with
20 home runs and 61 RBIs for Rancho Cucamonga, and earning California League
All-Star honors and reaching the finals of the Cal League Home Run Derby.
Bannon has a slightly unorthodox setup with an extremely open stance and an
uppercut swing, but he’s on time, doesn’t chase and turns around good
velocity. Fastballs with rise through the zone give him some trouble with his
swing path, but he gets to everything else. Most evaluators see Bannon as a
potential utilityman rather than an everyday player because his defense at
third base is slightly below average, and he has recently begun playing an
increased amount of second base as well. Bannon’s bat will carry him, and
how much defensive versatility he’s able to add will determine if he gets
into a big league lineup.

Zach Pop, RHP

A seventh-round pick out of Kentucky in 2017, Pop emerged as the Dodgers most
dominant relief prospect this season and shot through three levels up to
Double-A. At his best, Pop has a vicious 94-96 mph fastball with plus sink
and an above-average slider with swing-and-miss potential. He’s not always
consistent though, and at other times sits 92-94—albeit still with plus sink
—and a loose, below-average slider at 83-84 mph. Pop’s stuff plays up out
of an unconventional arm slot, and hitters don’t square him up even when his
stuff isn’t at its best. He projects as a potential late-inning reliever
with a chance to be in the majors as soon as next year.

Valera, 2B

Valera is in his ninth professional season and has played 25 major league
games. He’s a patient contact hitter who has solid hands, good instincts and
sneaky range defensively at second base, and he can fill in at third base and
the corner outfield too. Valera lacks any plus tools and projects primarily
as an up-and-down organizational utilityman. He is currently in Triple-A and
is ready to fill that role now.

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