Los Angeles Dodgers: Five prospects that could be this year’s Cody Bellinger

Yusniel Diaz – CF

(MiLB Career) AVG: .281 G: 199 H: 216 OBP: .342 HR: 20

Spring Training is exciting for many reasons. The most evident one being that it’s the first time fans get to see the Dodgers play for the first time since Game 7. But Spring Training is also our first look at the players that had nothing to do with Game 7. These players, still in the minor leagues, did not affect LA during the postseason. That’s not to say they won’t have an effect this year, or next. It’s these players, these promising non-roster invitees that bring hope for the future.

Hope is pleantiful in the Dodgers farm system.

Yusniel Diaz is one of the 22 minor leaugers who will be training at Camelback Ranch begininning this week. Like Turner, Diaz’ swing is rooted in the leg kick. For many players, the leg kick is just as much of a driving force as the arms are. Diaz’s swing proves he is no exception.

It’s why he’s destined to thrive in LA.

Hitting coach Turner Ward has helped players like Yasiel Puig and Justin Turner adjust their swings and embrace the results. Diaz is on his way to being a superstar for Los Angeles. The great Dodgers that he resembles are simply another reason to be excited.

After Game 7, two reactions seemed inevitable. At first, we wanted to go back to how things were in the summer. We wanted to forget Game 7 and live in the greatness of July all over again.  Then, we wanted to look forward, far into the future, when the Dodgers could start over and get another chance. Not many people wanted to live in the heartbreak of Game 7, I sure didn’t.

But now, Spring Training has arrived. The fresh start we wanted after Game 7 is here. And the Dodgers’ top prospects, the future of the organization, will be there too.

Next: Dodger Roundtable: Offseason Review

We may not know who the next Cody Bellinger will be, but the very fact that there are more Dodgers’ who could match his historic feats is something we can celebrate now.