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Dodgers Prospect Watch: A Closer Look at Jeter Downs

As some fans of the Dodgers are still sorting out their thoughts over the exodus of Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp and Alex Wood, many are focusing on the salary dumps while overlooking the quality of prospects that Los Angeles received in return. Jeter Downs and Josiah Gray are not your typical blue-chip, superstar prospects, but at the same time, both have the tools to make a big league impacts sooner than many think.

Ironically, there have been reports that Andrew Friedman and the Dodgers were eyeing both Downs and Gray long before they were even drafted.