As a prelude to the 2018 MLB All-Star Game, many devout fans and knowledgeable baseball pundits managed to catch a glimpse of several potential All-Star players in this year’s Futures Game this past Sunday. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent two of their top prospects in outfielder Yusniel Diaz (ranked 4th in their system) and catcher Keibert Ruiz (ranked 2nd) to represent the club this year, both playing for the World Team due to their international backgrounds.
Diaz, one of the many international signings that the front office unapologetically splurged on back during the 2015-16 period, immediately let his presence be known on National TV when he crushed a two-run home run to right-center on a 96-mph fastball off of Detroit Tigers’ 2016 first-round pick and No.