The Los Angeles Dodgers preach the patience of developing homegrown talent and have reaped the benefits of excellent drafting and scouting in recent seasons.
The organization has especially succeeded in those departments over the previous two decades, seeing the likes of Cody Bellinger, Clayton Kershaw and Corey Seager blossom into stars and play significant roles in helping the Dodgers reach the World Series in 2017.
Though, that’s not to say there weren’t a few missed opportunities along the way. One example that stands out is when Los Angeles drafted Paul Goldschmidt out of high school in the 49th round of the 2006 MLB Draft.