Dodgers top pitching prospect Jackson Ferris sets his sights on a Hall of Fame career in Los Angeles, aiming to reach the big leagues and establish himself pitchers in baseball.
On Jan. 11, the Los Angeles Dodgers made a surprising move, trading infielder Michael Busch, their No. 4 prospect and the reigning Branch Rickey Minor League Player of the Year, to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for two minor leaguers.
Eight months later, one of those prospects, left-handed pitcher Jackson Ferris, has made a major impact. Ferris was named the Dodgers’ Branch Rickey Minor League Pitcher of the Year, capping off an impressive debut season with the organization. “I feel like step one is always just going up a level," Ferris said. "I’m in Double-A, you gotta start going up to Triple-A, then go into the big leagues. I definitely want to get to the big leagues as quick as possible, establish myself there. And I mean, I feel like if I get to the big leagues, there’s no end in sight. I want to be a Hall-of-Famer, I want to be all those things, be in Cooperstown, go down as one of the greater lefty pitchers out there.
His dominant run at Single-A Great Lakes earned him a promotion. Over his final 12 starts there, Ferris posted a remarkable 1.59 ERA and limited opposing hitters to a .159 batting average. On August 1, he threw eight no-hit innings for Great Lakes before moving up to Tulsa.
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