Baseball America rolled out its updated top 100 prospects list after the trade deadline, and get this: the Dodgers still boast SIX guys on that list, even after sending No. 39 Zyhir Hope to Detroit in the Tarik Skubal deal. That’s a farm system churning out talent like crazy, folks, and two names are absolutely blowing up right now: Christian Zazueta and Charles Davalan. These guys are making headlines, and it’s for all the right reasons.
Zazueta’s Rocket Ride Through the Ranks
Let’s talk about Christian Zazueta for a second, because his rise is insane. The dude wasn’t even on any top-100 lists in the offseason, and now he’s launched himself up to 24th overall! That’s a meteoric climb. Since getting bumped up to Double-A Tulsa in June, he’s given up six homers and holds a 4.13 ERA in six starts. But don’t let that fool you, his strikeout-minus-walk rate is just ridiculous: 37.4 percent in Double-A and a staggering 31.5 percent for the season, which ranks third among all minor league pitchers with at least 50 innings. Josh Norris from Baseball America isn’t sugar-coating it: “Even after a quick rise in our last update, Zazueta is still on a rocket to the top.” He hasn’t missed a beat, striking out 39 and walking only two over his first 24 innings since the High-A to Double-A move. You can’t make this stuff up!
Davalan’s Unbelievable July Tear
Then there’s Charles Davalan, another one of the Dodgers’ 2025 draft picks. This guy is absolutely crushing it in High-A Great Lakes. On the season, he’s hitting .292/.410/.525 with a 140 wRC+. But July? July was different. Davalan went on an absolute tear, hitting .370/.457/.790 with a 203 wRC+, eight home runs, and 16 extra-base hits in just 20 games! Geoff Pontes at Baseball America saw it all: “Over the course of the month, Davalan showed all of his tools, hitting for a high average, walking at a high rate and hitting for power.” He even had an eight-game multi-hit streak that stretched to nine games! To cap it all off, he was named Midwest League Player of the Month for July. That’s just a monster month.
With Zazueta and Davalan absolutely tearing it up, and guys like Josue De Paula, Eduardo Quintero, Mike Sirota, Zach Root, and Emil Morales also firmly in the top 100, the Dodgers are loaded. Keep an eye on Zazueta and Davalan as they continue their ascent; this kind of talent usually doesn’t stay in the minors for long!
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Originally reported by True Blue LA.
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