Dodgers Prospect Jeter Downs Named in MLB Pipeline Top-10 at Second Base

One of the newest Dodgers players appeared on MLB Pipeline’s top-10 prospect list at second base.

Here's our new Top 10 2B Prospects list, which includes five players with 60+ hit tools (four more than on the first two position lists combined) and six who are on track to see @MLB in 2019: https://t.co/JfHw9EgXtQ pic.twitter.com/BNep5N9rh8

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) January 21, 2019

Sitting just outside the top-5 in the number 6 position is Jeter Downs. Downs, 20, was acquired by the Dodgers from the Cincinnati Reds in the Kyle Farmer trade in December.

Our Tim Rogers took a look at the middle infield prospect just after the trade. Tim, being the expert and #prospecthugger that he is, had this to say in his article:

Downs adds some quality depth to the Dodger middle infielder prospects and, with Gavin Lux, have two of the top ten spots in the organization..

Moreover, as part of MLB dot com’s article, Downs was rated as having one of the best arms of this top-10 class (tied with a 55 grade along with the Padres’ Luis Urias (no relation), and Rays prospect Vidal Brujan).

More on Jeter Downs

Doug Gray of redsminorleagues.com broke down Downs just about a month before the trade went down:

Hitting | Scouts believe that Jeter Downs is going to hit and give him an average to above-average hit tool grade in the future.

Power | His raw power grade comes out as average. His current power is exclusively to the pull side, and you can see that play out in the spray chart above.

Speed | He’s an above-average runner.

Defense | He’s an average defender overall. With that said, he’s a better second baseman than he is a shortstop.

Arm | His arm is above-average and plays well on the infield.

Jeter currently slots in the number 7 spot on the Dodgers Top-30 Prospects list.