Three Dodgers Make Baseball America's Updated Top 100 Prospects List

Three Los Angeles Dodgers prospects have made Baseball America's latest top-100 prospects list. Shortstop Alex Freeland comes in at No. 67, outfielder Josue de Paula landed at No. 35, and catcher Dalton Rushing came in at No. 27. All three players have risen up the list May, when De Paula ranked No. 42, Rushing ranked No. 43, and Freeland wasn't even on the list.

Rushing is now the highest-rated Dodgers prospect on this list. The 23-year-old has advanced significantly in the minor leagues this year, starting the year at Double-A before getting promoted to Triple-A recently.

Rushing found Double-A to be tricky due to the nature of the level, but is doing well in Triple-A. He has slashed .308/.439/.551 with five hits and 15 RBIs in 22 games, compared to when he hit .270 in Double-A.

“[Double-A is] not as hitter-friendly of a league, just taking a ton of walks, not swinging the bat too much," Rushing told Dodgers Nation's Doug McKain. "This year, my main goal was to go up there with the idea to do damage, hitting in the two, three, four, five spot [in the lineup]. Ideally, that's my job. That was my main goal getting in and so far it's worked out pretty well. At the end of the day, I'm just trying to finish the season as strong as possible and just get myself to get myself a chance to keep playing baseball.”