Dodgers News: Dave Roberts Always Considered Alex Verdugo ‘Major League’ Player, Sees Benefit Of Having ‘Chip On His Shoulder’

With the likes of Corey Seager and Cody Bellinger entrenching themselves with the Los Angeles Dodgers over recent seasons, Alex Verdugo has steadily risen up the organization’s rankings of position-player prospects.

At worst, most publications consider Verdugo the Dodgers’ No. 2 overall prospect. He’s gained minimal experience at the Major League level — making his MLB debut in 2017 season and appearing in 15 games that year.

Verdugo then joined the Dodgers for 37 games last season but remained blocked on the depth chart by the abundance of outfielders. Trading Matt Kemp and Yasiel Puig to the Cincinnati Reds cut into that, though Verdugo is still without a clear role with the Dodgers.