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Los Angeles Dodgers Youngster Could See His Prospect Status "Explode" in 2025

According to Baseball America, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Eriq Swan could be the next Dodgers prospect to see his stock rise fast.
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Oakland coach Mack Hawks talks to pitcher Eriq Swan (22) during Monday's season opener. Blackman defeated Oakland 3-2.
Oakland coach Mack Hawks talks to pitcher Eriq Swan (22) during Monday's season opener. Blackman defeated Oakland 3-2. | Brent Milam / For The DNJ, Murfreesboro Daily News Journal via Imagn Content Services, LLC

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Count Baseball America among the believers in Los Angeles Dodgers pitching prospect Eriq Swan.

The 23-year-old Swan was a fourth-round pick of the Dodgers in 2023 out of Middle Tennessee State. He pitched in just 13 games last season (nine starts), going 0-1 with a 5.72 ERA,. but despite the numbers, BA ranked him as a potential breakout prospect for 2025.

Could Swan be the next Dodgers pitcher to see his prospect status explode? Possibly, as Swan has shown elite pure stuff as a professional. One of the buzziest names in the Arizona Fall League, Swan showed off an upper-90s fastball that touches triple digits at peak, as well as an upper-80s cutter and a changeup. He was limited to just 28.1 innings in his pro debut but pitched in the AFL.

The Dodgers have one of the best pitching development groups around, having cultivated Bobby Miller, Tony Gonsolin, Emmett Sheehan, Gavin Stone, Dustin May and Landon Knack in just the last few years. Because of that, Swan should continue to refine his skills this season.

He should begin the year in the High-A California League but could appear in Double-A by the end of the season, bringing his big-league dream closer to a reality.

The other thing to note about Swan's development is this: It will be interesting to see how other teams view him moving forward. Given that the Dodgers are so rich in pitching at the major league level, perhaps Swan can become a trade piece for them down the road.

The Dodgers have Roki Sasaki, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell and Gonsolin in the rotation mix at the beginning of the year, plus the rest of the above group.

The minor league season begins at most levels on April 5.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is the senior writer for “Minor League Baseball on SI’’ and the host of “The Payoff Pitch’’ podcast, which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. Follow Brady on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady.

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