{"id":11030,"date":"2018-01-12T15:35:09","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T20:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=11030"},"modified":"2018-01-12T15:35:09","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T20:35:09","slug":"dodgers-top-30-prospects-luke-raley-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2018\/01\/12\/dodgers-top-30-prospects-luke-raley-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Top 30 Prospects – Luke Raley #27"},"content":{"rendered":"

Luke Raley<\/strong><\/a> had a stand-out, All-Star season in 2017 for the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> High-A minor league affiliate. Raley’s performance elevated him into the top 30 prospect<\/a> list at # 27. The seventh round draft pick from 2016 opened eyes last year as he rose to the top of an incredibly talented Cal League. In his first full professional season, the stats he compiled were impressive.<\/p>\n

The pride of Lake Erie College progressed nicely in his first taste of professional ball, he was part of the Midwest League championship Great Lakes Loons team of ’16.<\/p>\n

The clubhouse leader had this to say when asked about his 2017 All-Star selection, “It’s an awesome<\/a> thing to be a part of and represent the Dodgers and I’m ecstatic to be a part of it.”<\/p>\n

Player Profile<\/h2>\n

Age \u00a0 23 \u00a0 \u00a0 Born \u00a0 \u00a0 September 19, 1994<\/h4>\n

Birthplace \u00a0 \u00a0 Hinckley, OH<\/h4>\n

Bats: \u00a0\u00a0 Left \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Throws: \u00a0\u00a0 Right<\/h4>\n

6′ 3″ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 220lbs<\/h4>\n

Lake Erie College<\/h4>\n

2017 Cal-League Mid-Season All-Star<\/h2>\n

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People like to go all out around this time of year. Is your Independence Day outfit as strong as @Lraley00<\/a>? I’m guessing not. So good. pic.twitter.com\/g5jFv76f5G<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 RC Quakes Baseball (@RCQuakes) July 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The statistical information tells one part of the story, however, Luke Raley’s season cannot be defined by numbers alone. The left-handed hitting Raley was versatile for the Quakes. He played mostly in the outfield, splitting time between left and right fields, and he played a couple of games at first base. “Rails,” as he is known by his teammates, showed his adaptability the most by batting in every spot in the line-up, except the ninth. He did not bat below .250 at any of the spots in the batting order, and his overall batting average was just a shade below .300 (.295).<\/p>\n

Raley’s sweet, left-handed swing is a violent collision with a baseball waiting to happen. The big, powerful young hitter is not afraid to use his strength, and as a result, he uses the entire ballpark. At times, those deep fly balls are caught by a speedy centerfielder, and Raley had lots of hard, line-drive outs that don’t show up in the box score. A gap to gap hitter, Raley racked up the extra base hits with 21 doubles, 11 triples, and 14 home runs. Perhaps the most eye-catching stat, besides the triples, is his 102 runs scored in 478 at-bats. He was always on-base in 2017 for the Quakes. “Rails” hit .338 with nine home runs and 45 runs batted in at home. After his worst month, June (.204 batting average), Raley bounced back to hit .340 in both July and August.<\/p>\n

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.@Lraley00<\/a> leads the Quakes into the second game of the South Division Finals! Here is the @ShakeysUSA<\/a> starting lineup! pic.twitter.com\/J8jcVccNsg<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 RC Quakes Baseball (@RCQuakes) September 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Luke Raley – 2018 & Beyond<\/h2>\n