Baseball Prospectus ranked Yadier Alvarez No. 1 on their list of the top-10 Los Angeles Dodgers prospects for the 2017 season. Alvarez checked in at No. 2 on Baseball America’s ranking.
The Cuban right-hander received a $16 million signing bonus from the Dodgers in July 2015. Alvarez was sixth on Baseball Prospectus’ list last year. He began the season with the Arizona League Dodgers and concluded 2016 pitching for Low-A Great Lakes.
Alvarez finished the year with a combined 2.12 ERA, 81 strikeouts and just 21 walks in 59.