Another ring is on the fingers of the Los Angeles Dodgers faithful, just the thumbs remain in their pursuit to fill two whole human hands with hardware. That's eight championships in their illustrious history, two in the last five years alone.
The Dodgers have gradually evolved into the class of Major League Baseball. While some of that success is attributed to dollars spent, most of the credit must be placed on a highly-optimized internal processes and a player development system seemingly years ahead of the pack.
And there's more on the way.
A continued surge by teenage bluechip outfielder Josue De Paula, a ridiculous debut for shortstop Emil Morales, and the potential breakthrough of outfielder Zyhir Hope has the organization primed for sustained success whether through exciting promotions or trades in the near future.
